Andy Sochor May 1, 2025

A Defense of Topical Preaching (05/01/25)

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This week we’re talking about topical preaching. Many have become critical of this type of preaching, especially compared with expository preaching, which many believe to be superior. However, topical preaching is good when done right. At the same time, there are plenty of ways that expository preaching can be done wrong. We’re going to talk about all of this in our episode today.

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Related material:

“And How Shall They Preach…?” (Must All Preaching Be Expository?) by Gary P. Eubanks
In Defense of Topical Preaching by Al Diestelkamp
What about Topical Lessons? by Doy Moyer
Why “Book, Chapter, and Verse” Preaching?

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