The Redemption Question
If we preach an entire sermon and never mention the Christ, can we claim that it is a Christian sermon? I have come to a firm conviction that our preaching should always, ultimately, be about Jesus. Surprisingly, this conviction is not necessarily shared by all Christian preachers.
The Story Question
I have sought to make a case for “Big Story” preaching. If we are to make disciples who are faithful to the gospel in today’s world, we should lay the foundations of identity, worldview, mission and community by weaving the biblical metanarrative into everything we do. For us preachers, this begins with deliberately including in our sermon process a moment to expand the “story around the text” to include the entire Canon.
Towards A “Big Story” Homiletic
How do we go about intentionally establishing a ministry of “big story preaching?” We need a “big story homiletic” that could secure a metanarrative thread in every sermon. Such a homiletic will need to weave the big story into its theology, its hermeneutic, its cultural engagement, and its application of the text.
Review: Biblical Theology and Preaching
Must Christ be preached from every text? Is it realistic, or even right, to expect that every sermon should proclaim the Gospel? Can you be true to the original intent of the human author behind the text while also tying it to the grand intent of the divine author over the text? Graeme Goldsworthy would answer each of these questions with a resounding “yes!”