Points #2 and #3 can be read HERE.
Points #4 and #5, HERE; and
Point #6 HERE
If the preacher has discerned the main point of the text and preaches the main point of the text, he can be certain that he is heralding the main point that the Holy Spirit had intended. This gives boldness and confidence.
7. Expository preaching gives us boldness in preaching,
for we are not expounding our own fallible views but the Word of God. It is
only based on this understanding that we can confidently declare the truth,
identify sin, and appeal to the sinner. The promise of God is linked to his
Word and not to our own wisdom. For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. For as
the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without
watering the earth and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the
sower and bread to the eater; So will My word be which goes forth from My
mouth; it will not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and
without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it. (Isa. 55:9–11) This
promise is of great encouragement for shepherds as they strive to feed the
flock what they need to hear even though sometimes it might be hard to swallow.
8. It gives confidence to the listener that what he is
hearing is not the opinion of man but the Word of God. It will build a sense of
momentum among the congregation. They will want to return next week to hear
what comes next. W. A. Criswell built the First Baptist Church of Dallas
beginning at Genesis 1 on Sunday morning, continuing on Sunday evening and kept
on going Sunday mornings and evenings for years until he finished the whole
Bible.
[1] Shepherd Leader (pp. 142-146). P&R Publishing. Kindle Edition.
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