A God-called preacher is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Though the message NEVER changes, and there should ALWAYS be guidelines to the methods, I have found that there are different styles to preaching the Word of God. I am not talking about preaching personalities, such as calm preachers versus loud preachers. I am talking about the content and how it delivered from the Word of God. There are three types of sermons: Topical, Textual, and Expository.

Topical sermons are based on a specific Bible topic where a thought is presented, and looked at from several Bible references, and a conclusion is drawn to prove the topic of point. If you want to learn more about topical sermons, then you should read a previous post I wrote about topical sermons.

Expository sermons are normally noted as deep and look into the history, character, and express the exact message God is relating from that specific Bible passage. I will be writing an article on expository sermons in about week, so stay tuned!

Now, it’s time to look at Textual sermons. Just as Topical sermons are topic based, and expository sermons expose what God is teaching, textual sermon are based on a particular Bible text, and normally don’t stray much from the text. Textual sermons have a great balance in portraying a specific topic in the text while not “jumping around” in the Bible. This type of sermon is great for an average crowd with average to little Bible knowledge for these reasons: Continue Reading…