Expositors Collective

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/

Dr Gerry Breshears is Professor of Theology at Western Seminary, a former president of the Evangelical Theological Society, an elder at Grace Community Church of Gresham, a husband and a father. In this conversation with one of his students, Clay Worrell and Mike Neglia, Gerry talks about the untapped resource of community sermon preparation, the benefits of preaching without notes and tips and advice for young preachers. You can hear Gerry’s sermons here: http://gracecc.net/component/zoo/category/gerry-breshears?Itemid=101 Things that Matter : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fctzdbxLhVY The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

In this Bonus Episode, recorded in New Jersey in September of 2019, panelists Aaron Campbell, Nick Cady, Cody King and Ray Dash answer questions regarding time management, contextualization and cultural diversity. 1. Recommended books for sermon preparation 2. How to apply Bible teaching to those with low biblical literacy. 3. How to balance ministry alongside full time work and family 4. Is it important to know and address the cultural demographics of your audience? 5. How can a church address the wider culture if there is a disparity between the neighbourhood and the demographics and culture of a particular congregation? Previous Expositors Collective interview on Bivocational Ministry: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2019/9/17/episode-65-bivocational-ministry The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

Recorded live in Howell, New Jersey, Aaron Campbell speaks about the 5 necessary heart ingredients that we must have as we prepare Bible studies and sermons: F - Fall on your face R - Repent U - Understand I - Implore T - Testify Aaron Campbell is a speaker and author, and the founder and lead pastor of Antioch Christian Fellowship. A graduate of The University of Pennsylvania, Aaron has been serving Philadelphia’s universities and drug-and-gang communities—and all people-groups in between —for some 20 years. Though a pastor at heart, Aaron’s evangelism traverses racial/ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic lines—lending to Antioch being one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse churches in the city. Previous Expositors Collective interview with Aaron : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2018/11/6/episode-20-sermon-prep-is-simply-your-devotional-life-spilling-over Aaron’s Story :  http://antiochphilly.org/pastor-aarons-story/ The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

In episode 81, Pete Nelson and Mike Neglia talk preaching with Bruce Clark. Bruce is the senior minister at St Matthews Anglican Church in Manly, Australia. He came to Christ quite dramatically at 20, after years of trying to find himself through partying while at high school and university. A few years later, he went to Bible College and subsequently became an Anglican Minister. His passion is to teach people the Word of God as well as evangelize the vast numbers of unreached people who live down under in Australia. You can find sermons from Bruce Clark at the St. Matthew's church website: https://www.stmattsmanly.org.au/sermons The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/