Expository Preaching Blog #50 – “Distractions to Expository Preaching”
True Expository Preaching is very specific and very deliberate. It takes work, effort, concentration and a deliberate effort to be an expository preacher. Full expository preaching is very intentional. BUT there can also be distractions during an expository sermon that take away from the expositional nature of the sermon. Let me illustrate. We now have a visual content to sermons. This can be good and this can be bad. I have been using visual tools in my sermons for years. I started using PowerPoint in my sermons in my last ministry in Austin, MN from 2006-2012. Studies and statistics show that people remember 80 more when they see something and not just hear something. I believe that to be true. I remember much better what I see rather than just hearing it. I have been very careful how I used visual and video tools. I find that if done well they can be very helpful. I had some guidance early on that helped my fine tune what I did. There was a big push a few years back to use video