Expository preaching is the most fundamental method of preaching the Bible accurately. The text of Scripture must guide the messenger as he presents the message to the listeners.

We have a rich history of expository preaching, beginning with Moses. When he preached his last message to the Israelites, he explained the past, present, and future implications of their relationship to God (Deut 31:1–33:29). Jesus, on the road to Emmaus, in Luke, exposited the Scripture to verify the necessity of His death: “beginning with Moses and all the prophets, He explained to them all the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures” (Luke 24:27). The apostles and their disciples in Acts explained the Scriptures when they taught the people (Acts 2:17–21; 7:1–50). Exposition has been a historical foundation of explaining God’s Word, and it has proven to be an effective tool by God.

Biblical exposition is God-centered preaching—involving reading of the text, explaining the meaning of the text, expressing the implications of the text, and challenging the hearts of the believers based on what the text says.