Bryan Chapell– Christ Centered Preaching Redeeming the Expository Sermon

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On today’s Equipping You in Grace Episode, Dave Jenkins and Dr. Bryan Chapell discuss what expository preaching is, challenges facing pastors today, along with the third edition of Christ Centered Preaching Redeeming the Expository Sermon (Baker Academic, 2018).

What you’ll hear in this episode

What expository preaching is and how pastors can be sure they are preaching expository sermons.
A brief history of expository preaching.
Some of the most significant challenges for the young man fresh out of seminary and beginning to preach.
The biblical convictions behind expository preaching.
Some of the most significant challenges facing pastors in the current cultural climate.
The role spiritual disciplines should take in sermon preparation.
What a redemptive approach to preaching should look like as pastors prepare expository sermons.
Principles of application that should guide pastors as they work on the application section of their sermons.

About the Guest

Bryan Chapell (PhD, Southern Illinois University) is senior pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois, as well as president emeritus at Covenant Theological Seminary and distinguished professor of preaching at Knox Theological Seminary. Chapell is a widely traveled speaker and the author of numerous books.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.

Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.

He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).

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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.

Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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