Expositors Collective: Expository Preaching, Bible Teaching and Sermon Preparation Pastoral Preaching, brevity and John Chrysostom - Gerald Bray
Nov 30, 2021
Gerald Bray, research professor of divinity and ordained Church of England priest and author, reflects on pastoral preaching and church history. He talks about shortening and simplifying sermons, why Psalms and short biblical books work well for one-off preaching, and what John Chrysostom’s expository, threefold pattern can teach modern preachers.
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Authenticity Connects More Than Complexity
- People sense authenticity even if they miss details of doctrine.
- Convey convictions from the heart and listeners will trust and respond.
Trust Led A Parishioner To Ask For Help
- A woman told Gerald Bray he sounded like someone who 'means what you say' though he hadn't preached on death.
- That trust led her to ask him to speak to a friend about death.
A Longtime Listener Finally Understood Forgiveness
- A longtime church member confessed she couldn't forgive herself despite decades of hearing the gospel.
- Bray explained that Jesus forgives what we cannot, and the burden visibly fell away.
