
Ep. 336: Moving a church from topical to expository preaching
Dienstag, 15. September 2026 · 33 min
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() The Listener Question: Topical to Expository
() The Anchor Text: 2 Timothy 3-4
() The Case for Expository Preaching
() Broad Exposure to the Whole Bible
() Teaching People How to Read Their Bibles
() Brian's Own Church: 70 Years of Topical Preaching
() Start Short, Familiar, and Compelling
() Larger Chunks, Shorter Series
() "Why Are You Giving Us a Bible Study?"
() The Band of Brothers Illustration
() Sermon Length as the Hidden Variable
() Simplicity, Spurgeon, and Ryle
() Patience — A Multi-Year Horizon
() Preacher and Congregation Growing Together
() They're Being Patient With You, Too
() Sprinkling Topical Sermons Back In
() Don't Preach a Commentary — Point to Christ
() Working on the Craft of Communication
() Final word and Prayer