Theocast
Christless "Expository" Preaching
September 10, 2025
Summary
Expository preaching has been very popular for the last 30 to 40 years, and we are thankful for that. But the Bible actually tells us how the Word is to be explained and expounded, and that is what this episode is about. Jon and Justin are going to make the argument that if Christ is not part of the explanation, then technically it is not a Christian sermon. It is not a biblical sermon. It is not biblical exposition. It is a bold claim, but this conversation really matters. We are going to argue from Scripture what biblical expositional preaching actually is. To avoid burying the lead: it is about Jesus.
Topics
- Why exposition without Christ is not a Christian sermon
- How the Word is to be explained according to Scripture
- Christ as necessary to biblical exposition
Links
- More Than Forgiven — Justin Perdue
- Theocast Community
- Rest — free ebook on faith vs. faithfulness
- Partner with Theocast
Transcript
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Expository preaching is very popular.
It's been popular for 30, 40 years.
Thankful for it.
But the Bible actually tells us how the word is to be explained, expounded.
And that is what this episode is about.
As you can see in the title, Christless Expository Preaching, that's the argument that Justin and I are going to make.
If Christ isn't a part of the explanation, then technically, it's not a Christian sermon, it's not a biblical sermon.
It's not a biblical exposition.
A pretty punch intro, I know, but stay tuned.
This one really matters.
We're going to argue from scripture what biblical expositional preaching is, not to bear the lead.
It's about Jesus.
Stay tuned.
Hey, guys, this is Justin.
Maybe you know that you are forgiven because of Jesus Christ, but you're wondering what Jesus has 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.
