A good friend sent me a link a blog post by Tullian Tchividjian about the importance of a tri-perspectival approach to preaching (you can read the original post here ). Essentially, he is arguing that those of us who preach the Word are obligated to not simply exegete the text, but our culture and ourselves at the same time. The goal isn't simply to bring out the meaning of the text, but to expose the cultural idols as well as the idols of our heart. I fully agree with him. But this made me reflect a bit on my own journey in preaching. After I became a follower of Christ, I landed in a small Plymouth Brethren (PB) assembly where I discovered my gifts and started teaching in the church. The PB have a number of strengths as a movement - one of which is their emphasis on exegetical teaching. I was on a teaching team that took that strength to a whole new level. We would choose a book of the Bible and then teach our way through it from beginning to end. No pansy topical preaching...
A man made of mud learning to live as an image bearer of God