Sermon

Essentials of Reformed Expository Practice (Part 7)

January 24, 2009 | Joel R. Beeke

Joel R. Beeke discusses the critical components of effective Reformed expository preaching. He emphasizes the need for preachers to be deeply rooted in Scripture, to understand and convey its context accurately, and to apply its truths to the lives of their congregation. Beeke highlights the importance of pastoral sensitivity, theological depth, and reliance on the Holy Spirit in delivering sermons that are both faithful to the Bible and relevant to listeners.

Joel R. Beeke serves as president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 books, editor of another 100 volumes, and has just finished writing the final volume, with Paul Smalley, of Reformed Systematic Theology (4 vols.; Crossway).