Good application commentary
I own number of good technical series (WBC, Anchor, NIGT, Baker, Pillar, JPS…) and even more of intermediate ones. But more and more I see that my sermons need more practical life applications. Before I became a pastor I was a scientist and used to think very exactly. I have no problem with exegesis but practical conclusions maybe a problem sometimes.
Recently I have upgraded to L5 Silver. Later I noticed Preaching the Word Series in L5 Platinum.. I can still return Silver and buy Platinum. Is it worthy?
But be freely and recommend other series.
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I have no problem with exegesis but practical conclusions maybe a problem sometimes.
Pavel - Not directly related, but may I suggest a book on the topic? Communicate for a Change by Andy Stanley is my favorite work on the subject of preaching. He is a disciple of Howard Hendricks (who wrote Teaching to Change Lives), but takes Hendricks teaching a bit further.
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Hi Paul
NIVAC series also provides an application section - some of which are useful and some are less so (in my opinion).
Personally I find the Preaching the Word series very good, both from a non-technical exegesis and application perspective. I would strongly recommend them
Graham
Interpretation has a fair amount of application in it.
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I have been enjoying a book entitled, "Preaching that Changes Lives." I believe it came with a Nelson bundle purchased last Christmas.
Without a doubt my sermons have been too weak on application. I have been undervaluing that part of the process. But as the author points out, what is the point of a sermon if there is no "therefore" for the audience. Your question raises a very important issue, because far too often we listen to wonderfully deep theological sermons and yet leave with little to nothing to actually apply/do. Application should not be seen as a threat to the necessity of sound exegesis, but if there is no point/application for us to take home, then we will be just "hearers and not doers."
I just started using this series myself. Therefore, I cannot provide a reasonable assessment yet. I believe at least one or two other series like this one comes with Platinum 5 (at least I never noticed them until I recently upgraded to that level).
I do enjoy the Expositor's series, and have always found value from the Holman commentary series with regards to application.
Regards
I was addressed by 2 Tim 3:16-17 where it is put in relationship that Bible is God-breathed and useful for quite specific things. It seems that inspiration is used especially as the argument for that Bible can be used for teaching, rebuking…
So, the sermon has to be practical and I seek for tips how to do that. This is the core of my motivation.
On the other hand one must be careful and not to change the sermon into a manual what to do and what not. I want rather to use tips for making addressing actual questions than for rebuking.