DOCTRINE

BOOK DIGEST PRESENTATION

THAT
DANCES
Robert smith Jr
MDiv, PhD - Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary

Professor at Beeson Divinity

School, Samford University

Pastor for 20 years at New

Mission Missionary Baptist
Church in Cincinnati
ROBERT SMITH JR
WHAT IS DOCTRINAL
PREACHING?
The escorting of hearers
into the presence of
God for the purpose of
transformation
FUNCTIONS
Apologetical - defines
orthodoxy
Polemical - rejects wrong
belief
Catechetical - nourishes
the cognregation
WHY PREACHING
DOCTRINE?
It is a calling from God
It is a need of people
It is not (necesarily)
boring
WHAT IS IT FOR?
To worship God
To engage the whole
person
To proclaim the full
gospel
how to preach
doctrine?
THE EXEGETICAL
ESCORT
The function of the exegetical
escort is to embrace the text of
Scripture in order to usher the
hearer into the presence of God
for the purpose of
transformation
THE EXEGETICAL ESCORT
Preaches the God of Scripture -
Christocentric
Studies Scripture seriously -
language, context, meaning
Sees Scripture as a story - creativity
and Imagination
Applies the truth of the Bible -
exegetes the context
THE DOXOLOGICAL
DANCER
The function of the doxological
dancer is to communicate the
doctrinal message of the Bible
with accuracy and ardor so that
the exuberant hearer exults in the
exalting of God.
THE DOXOLOGICAL
DANCER
Contextual
Heart and mind
The "resident theologian"
Worship
Authentic
practical advice
1. Start low - identification
2. Go slow - clarification
3. Rise - intensification
4. Strike fire - application
5. Retire - recapitulation
6. Sit down in a storm - conclusion