Voddie Baucham on Expository Preaching

Colin Adams asks Voddie Baucham, Pastor of Preaching at Grace Family Baptist Church in Spring, TX, 10 questions about expository preaching. Here are a few selections:

1. Where do you place the importance of preaching in the grand scheme of church life?
   I believe preaching is central to the grand scheme of church life (see Acts 2:42ff). Preaching/teaching sets the tone and the parameters for all other functions of the church. . . .
2. Is it important to you that a sermon contain one major theme or idea? If so, how do you crystallise it?
   Absolutely! I am always looking for the central theme in a passage. There may be more than one, but I have come to realize that I am most effective when I limit myself to the main idea. . . .
3. What is the most important aspect of a preacher’s style and what should he avoid?
   The most important aspect of a preacher’s style is authenticity. . . .
4. What are the greatest perils that a preacher must avoid?
   Laziness, pride and the fear of men. Laziness will keep us from plumbing the depths of the Word. Pride will keep us from prayer, and the fear of men will keep us from preaching the hard things.
5. What books on preaching, or exemplars of it, have you found most influential in your own preaching?
   12 Essential Skills for Great Preaching, by Wayne McDill, Spirit Empowered Preaching, by Arturo Azurdia, and Preaching and Preachers, by D. Martin Lloyd Jones. As for exemplars, I am fond of men like Tony Evans, Alistair Begg and John Piper.

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See also:

• Tim Keller on Expository Preaching
• Philip Ryken on Expository Preaching
• Liam Goligher on Expository Preaching
• Vaughan Roberts on Expository Preaching
• Thabiti Anyabwile on Expository Preaching
• Conrad Mbewe on Expository Preaching

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