Expository preaching uses objective Bible study principles to extract from biblical texts what the original author meant for his original audience to understand by what he wrote, i.e., the interpretation of a text. The expository preacher seeks to package truth that is objectively taken from a text of Scripture and then proclaim the truth to his listeners clearly and accurately, so God can speak to His people. We believe sequential expository preaching through books of the Bible is, in general, the best approach. Though other kinds of preaching have been used by God and are sometimes necessary, sequential, expository preaching through books of the Bible allows God to speak most clearly, comprehensively, and objectively to His people.

We believe Jesus Christ, the gospel, and God’s historical redemptive plan of salvation are major themes in the Bible. We also affirm that many churches are failing to clearly and regularly preach the gospel. We do not believe the solution for churches failing to preach the gospel is to read Jesus into every text, contrary to the original author’s intent. To do so is to commit “Christological eisegesis,” i.e., reading or inserting into the text, adding to the Word of God, content foreign to the original author’s intent. Though Christ might be preached in every sermon, He cannot be preached from every text, for He does not appear in every text. We are committed to preaching the gospel regularly and faithfully. We desire to preach the entire counsel of God’s Word, all doctrines, all texts, proclaiming whatever the original author meant by what he wrote to his original audience. We reject “Christo-exclusivism,” which is the overriding of the authorial intent of a text to insert Jesus Christ. We believe this to be a sinful twisting of the Scriptures, and it sets a bad example by mishandling the Word of God.