In this bonus episode, Mike Neglia and Pilgrim Benham share highlights and key takeaways from the most recent Expositors Collective Event in Budapest, Hungary. Find out more at https://expositorscollective.com/ The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

In a follow-on discussion from the previous episode Mike and Jason talk about what exactly is the difference between expository and topical preaching. Jason argues that the distinction isn’t as cut and dry as some might assume! Jason Cruise believes that (to paraphrase John Stott) expository preaching is “a commitment to telling the story of the Bible in the way that it was meant to be told”. Unshackled series: https://www.clearview.org/messages/the-will-to-run-freely/ The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

Below you will find Pastor Jason Cruise’s “Sermon Gauntlet”Find out more about Pastor Jason Cruise at jasoncruise.com Description For Web Title: Scripture: Series Engine Keywords: YouTube Description: Working Title: Passage: Supporting Passages: Tuesday: Heart Preparation through meditation Wednesday: Head Preparation through study Thursday: Hands Preparation through arrangement Friday:  Close it out. Exegetical: []Step 1:  Pray For Illumination “I’m not looking for someone who knows what they are doing. I’m looking for someone who knows what I am doing.” -  from Dave Sylvester in York  as the Lord spoke to him in sermon prep Ask for insight. Ask for clarity. Ask for Spirit power to hear His voice. God give me the ability to see this passage as You meant for it to be seen. To understand it as You meant for it to be understood. To apply it in a way that moves people into living practically in Your power. Refuse to chase the information first. Chase His heart about the passage first. Prepare my heart first with His heart Prepare my head next through study Prepare my hands for outline and delivery and digital imagery []Step 2:  Read it, re-read it []Step 3: Read it with an interlinear and break it down []Step 4: Read multiple translations []Step 5: Draw Out Dominant Thoughts ARRANGE: []Step 6: Pray over the arranging that it would make sense Pray for the introduction Pray for the arranging Pray for the closing - for the ability to bring it home. []Step 7: Choose The Communication Model []Step 8: Arrange it in a skeleton - get the bones laid out TYPEOUT: []Step 9: Type Out Sections []Step 10: Write the intro []Step 11: Write the conclusion Images: []Step 12: Craft The Images Background Work: If I was standing there when this passage was unfolding what would I see ? What would I feel ? About what does the passage talk? What is the driving Biblical principle - the timeless truth? What was The Spirit’s intent for inspiring this passage? What does it reveal? What core doctrine does this sermon address? Does This Passage Contain Any: Recurring words? Loud adjectives? Word Pictures? What did it mean to the people when the author wrote it? what the biblical writer was saying to the biblical audience it can never mean what it never meant Is this a story or parable ? If so, briefly describe the characters. Look at it from their position: Is there tension anywhere in this passage? Find the tension and you have a real story. Theological tension? Relational tension? Does the passage itself create tension in me or in the world around me? If this passage were a town, what’s the Main Street? How does this find its fulfillment in Jesus “In every village and hamlet in England there is a road that leads to London.” - Spurgeon Why does this issue matter to God? The Shouting Line: DO NOT REST until I can put this sermon - not the exegesis - into one simple thought. What’s the shouting line? If they drug me off the stage and I had to shout something to remember - what is it? Bridge Work: What does it say now to the people who read it today - in timelessness generally? What does this passage teach me about who God is? What does this teach me about who man is? What is this telling me to do? What Do They Need To Know? What’s the one thing? Why Do They Need To Know It? What Do They Need To Do? Why Do They Need To Do It? Imagine what would happen if we actually did this. Example:  If you actually made a list of debt for people that you owe gratitude and you told them what would happen? What will happen to the person who never discovers the truth or principle you are about to address? What Can I Do To Help Them Remember What’s Being Taught? Is there one core phrase I can use to describe this passage in a single sentence? Is there a compare/contrast to explain the dominant thought? “A life devoted to self ultimately leaves you alone.” Is there a metaphor that can describe the passage? Is there a rhyme to make the domain thought more sticky? "You can be tender without surrender" Is there are structure or a rhythm to the passage? Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of counsel of the wicked, or stand in the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of scoffers (Psalm 1) Why this story ?? Of all the ones that could be chosen, why this one? Application Work: []What’s the goal of this sermon? What do I want them to think, feel, or do … when it’s over? [] If I actually did what this passage is saying how would my life look differently daily ? If I had hidden shame how would this passage affect me? If I were chasing status how would this passage affect me? If I were divorced how would this passage affect me? If I was a teenager how would this passage affect me? If God is only a part of my life but not the authority of my life how would this affect me? []Where can I show God’s mercy in this situation? Exegetical Notes: ARRANGE THE SERMON FOR HEARING: what’s the most effective way to package the sermon so that it can be heard? What Model Am I Using? []Problem. Agitate. Solve. (PAS) Get them to agree with me on a problem or an issue. Agitate it. Stir it up. Solve it with Scripture. []Picture, Promise, Prove, Push Paint a picture of what it could be like or gets attention Capture the promise of the passage Prove it with other Scripture Push for a commitment or action []Hero, Story, Solution The hero/villain goes through a problem and here’s how they solved it or here’s how they failed []PASTOR Person. Start with a person, problem, or pain Amplify the consequences of NOT solving it Story. Insert story, solution, or a system Testimony Offer Response []Before, After, Bridge Before:  here’s your world now After: imagine having this thing gone or solved Bridge:  here’s how to get there []Introduction []How can I be as visual as possible to engage their mind immediately in the beginning? []The Contrast: Positive - Negative - Positive We all want to ___________ (positive) but the problem is _______________ (negative) the good news is that _________________ []If … then []If you don’t do anything, it gets worse []What most people do … []Imagine … []If the only thing you got is … “if the only thing you got from this sermon today was a better understanding of God’s heart for Ethopia, it would be worth it.” []Don’t let this happen to you: []What if … []You’re standing at the crossroads. KEY TRUTH TRANSITION: []Ask them to write down the key truth []Closing What’s the CTA? What do I want them to think, feel, or do? What’s the take-home in all of this? The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

Rafael Manzanares talks about the importance of using personal Illustrations in our sermons and the danger of getting TOO personal Find out more about Rafael and the church he pastors at https://www.santaponsacommunitychurch.com

For more on the Gordon Fee Bible Study syntax diagram method that Mike has been using check out these links : https://community.logos.com/forums/t/122831.aspx?fbclid=IwAR10mBamApW4XJbx3qzNXlyAcCk6ABJTi6gstdgwkCXGjvQJeyMeo8z6CME https://blog.logos.com/2006/06/organizing_an_outline_with_syn/?fbclid=IwAR2e-m64qRKL7as5c24u3AcbpySby3w1gPIelpmc80QcQFR12pyWbATArzg Or check out his book: https://www.amazon.com/New-Testament-Exegesis-Handbook-Students/dp/0664223168?fbclid=IwAR22j2MY9OFxju1QUWAPtZq6LyXvJyjwVZ2YKg4OneTbUCkQGWYPaxeVMjs Calvary Chapel Paris began in September, 2002 with a Sunday morning Bible study in the Dente's living room. Since then, the group has grown to where we currently rent a facility on Sunday’s in the Latin Quarter of Paris. You can read some of Pastor Mike’s blogs here: https://calvarychapel.com/authors/michael_dente

Árpád (Árpi) Horváth Kávai is the pastor of Golgota 11, a church in the 11th District of Budapest, Hungary. Árpi has a long history with Calvary Chapel in Europe, having been part of one of the first Calvary Chapel church plants in Yugoslavia in the early 1990’s, then a church plant in Pécs, Hungary. Since that time he has served as a pastor and an integral part of Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe. Along with pastoring, Árpi also currently lectures at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Budapest. In this episode Nick and Árpi discuss the length of sermons, the power of brevity, and how to leave room for the Holy Spirit to speak to people about how to apply a particular text to their lives. Árpi then shares about preaching in the wake of a personal tragedy, and how understanding the cultural context of your listeners shapes your preaching. The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

OICA Inductive Bible Study Method • Observation • Interpretation • Correlation • Application Observation Assignment 1. Circle all the references to God 2. Draw a box around all other characters in the text 3. Underline the action words 4. Give a sequence of numbers to the divisions of the text; usually based on each individual action 5. Find words that need to be defined 6. Ask questions of the text 1. Culture 2. History 3. Context 7. Answer the questions listed above Interpretation Assignment 1. Find the major point(s) of the studied text 2. Paraphrase those points 3. List the supporting arguments, details, or clarifications given to support the main points Correlation Assignment 1. List correlating verses to the main points made out of the given text. Make sure that you explain how the correlating verse ties into the main verse. 2. Does the correlated verse support, add, contrast, or illustrate the original text? 3. Summarize the use of correlation for the audience Application Assignment 1. Does it give examples to follow? 2. Does it give sins that need to be forsaken? 3. Does it list errors that need to be avoided? 4. Does it give a promise to believers? 5. Does it give commands to obey? 6. Does it describe actions that need to be taken? Illustration Assignment 1. Find one example from your life that illustrates the main point 2. Find one example from modern culture that illustrates the main point 3. Find one example from nature that illustrates the main point

Jeff and his wife Teresa grew up in northern California. They met just after high school in 1977, fell in love and married in 1978. Neither one was walking with the Lord. They moved to southern California and started attending Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, where they were both born again in 1991. They have been married for 34 years.Both Jeff and Teresa’s born again experience was life changing. Jeff was a local business man who owned and operated his own company for many years. He went from being motived by money to being motivated by the love of Jesus Christ! After a life-changing trip to Israel in 1992 with Pastor Chuck Smith, the Lord opened a door for him to attend the School of Ministry program at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. For five years following his graduation from the SOM in 1994, he taught two home Bible studies, served as a high school counselor, and was the surf coach for Calvary Chapel High School.In 2003 Jeff was asked to serve over the college and career ministry at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, which he did for two years as a lay pastor. During those two years the Lord began to prepare him to plant a church in Newport Beach, where he has been serving as the lead pastor of Newport Coast Lighthouse since 2005. Jeff Gipe is an Author, Speaker, and Pastor at New Creation Huntington Beach:newcreationhb.com/sermonswww.jeffegipe.com You can find Jeff’s Book, “Contented: In All Things Peace” here:https://www.amazon.com/Contented-Things-Peace-Jeff-Gipe/dp/0578488612 The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

Phil Metzger is the pastor of Calvary San Diego. Prior to moving to San Diego in 2018, Phil served and pastored in Eastern Europe, mostly in Hungary where he was a missionary, church planter, Bible College director at Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe, and most recently the pastor of Golgota Budapest. Phil is also the author of the book, A Story of Grace: Beyond the Iron Curtain. You can find a list of articles he has written here. In this episode, Phil and Nick discuss the unique challenges of preaching in an international context, as well as the importance of the mechanics of preaching, such as letting words “hang” in the air and being very intentional about words and stage presence. Phil explains how his experience in theater has influenced his preaching, how he continually aims to grow and improve as a preacher, and the many benefits of manuscripting your sermons. Finally, Phil discusses how he was able to preach up to 8 times a week during one season of his life. The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit https://goodlion.io/