House Blueprints For Modeling

I. Interpretative sermon

nine characteristics of a healthy church

"The point where we must start is where God begins with us - His speech to us," with these words Dever ( IX Mark Ministries ) the first chapter. Our own renewal and repentance comes from God's word. With the community it is no different. You is built up by the eternal Word and renewed. And that's what the Bible has a central point in our ministry are taking, in our churches and communities and in our worship services. It should be mentioned here, not just designed. This means that a certain portion of God's word carefully explained and applied to the community is. This kind of preaching was in the Old Testament known.

And she laid the book of the law of God clear and intelligible, so that they understood what had been read (Nehemiah 8:8). "

Expositional preaching presupposes faith in the authority of Scripture. This means that the preacher in his proclamation these key subjects. He is encouraged to God's words to say and not to spread his own thoughts. Here it is decided whether a sermon is expository or not. The listener must hear God's words and know the Creator and Savior in the passage.
Who is not anxious in the preparation of his sermon to find the actual main point of the text that is in danger, that he passed on only his own thoughts on a text. The struggle of the preparation is where the idea of God preacher and tries to find healing words in the text. These words are healing and edification are the publishers themselves and the whole community.
God has created every time his men by his word. This is true of the creation, as well as God called Abraham from among the Gentiles, until the very last page of the Bible. Therefore, our preaching only give people cope when it arises from God's word.

"So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ (Romans 10:17)."

The Reformation was also not without reason, a movement of the word. People discovered that they are renewed by the Bible. Thus, a likely departure of the church was possible, which we still owe the Bible in our language.
Our churches and communities need to discover the centrality of God's word again and show in their worship services and meetings. Listening to God and can answer him include praise, thanksgiving, confession and any kind of songs. All these things are secondary. Who builds his church on music - what style it should also be -, is built on sandy ground. The sermon is the fundamental service of the pastor, which is built up by the community.

Pray for your preacher or pastor that he is able to study the Bible thoroughly and that God leads to understanding. The Lord of the word it may give him that he can apply what they read to themselves and to the community. Thus, all listeners, every Sunday fresh, built by God's eternal Word and strengthened.