Theocast
"Accurate" Yet Empty: The Problem with Theological Lectures
August 27, 2025
Summary
Today's episode is definitely a little more in your face, as you can tell from the title, but it's so important. Jon and Justin want to talk about preaching and how we understand Scripture in general, including expository and exegetical preaching. We want to help you see that if your conclusion is not Jesus, then something is missing. And we have reasons for saying that, based on the teaching of Jesus and the apostles. So if your sermon is exegetically and historically sound but does not end with Christ, we are going to challenge that. Because without Jesus, the sermon is ultimately empty.
Topics
- Exegesis that never concludes with Jesus
- Why historically sound sermons can still be empty
- Jesus and the apostles on what faithful preaching must do
Links
- More Than Forgiven — Justin Perdue
- Theocast Community
- Rest — free ebook on faith vs. faithfulness
- Partner with Theocast
Transcript
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All right, so today's episode for sure is a little bit more in your face, as you can see it in the title, but it's so important.
Justin, I want to talk about preaching and really understanding scripture in general.
Expository preaching, exegetical, looking into the text, and we want to help you understand that if your conclusion is not Jesus, then we're missing something.
And we have reasons for that argument, that actually comes from Jesus and the apostles.
So, if your sermon is exegetically sound and historically sound, and the conclusion is not Jesus, we're here to argue with you.
There's something missing, and therefore, your sermon is actually empty.
Stay tuned.
Hey guys, this is Justin.
Maybe you know that you are forgiven because of Jesus Christ, but you're wondering: what does Jesus have to do with my Christian life?
How is he involved in my sanctification, even?
Or is he concerned at all with the ways that I struggle and the way that my life goes up and down?
Is there any comfort for me in Jesus when it comes to all of that.
Well, I've written a book called More Than Forgiven: How Being in Christ Changes Everything that deals with this topic from Romans chapter 6.
You can find this book at theocast.org.
Welcome to Theocast, encouraging weary pilgrims.
That's you, that's us, to rest in Christ.
He is mighty and able to save.
He loves us and he's for us.
We're going to have a conversation today about Christ, about the Christian life, about preaching, about all these kinds of things from a confessional, Reformed, and pastoral Perspective.
Your hosts today are John Moffat, who is pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and I'm Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
