#exposition of scripture

Sermon Outline of Luke 2:1-7 (w/ Micah 5:2-5)

Main Idea: God brings the promised Son of David into the world by His sovereign providence, yet in visible humility, showing that the Messiah’s kingdom is established by God and not by worldly power.

I. Scripture

A. vv. 1–3, The Lord Orders History For His Purposes

B. vv. 4–5, The Lord Brings David’s Heir to David’s City

C. vv. 6–7, The Lord Brings the Promised Child Forth In Lowliness

II. Doctrine

A. God Rules History to Accomplish His Decree

B. Christ Is the Promised Son of David

C. The Son of God Enters In Humiliation

III. Application

A. Use 1: What This Teaches Us About the World

B. Use 2: A Question About the Kind of King We Want

C. Use 3: Why This Should Lead Us To Worship

Main Idea: God brings the promised Son of David into the world by His sovereign providence, yet in visible humility, showing that the Messiah’s kingdom is established by God and not by worldly power.

I. Scripture

A. vv. 1–3, The Lord Orders History For His Purposes

B. vv. 4–5, The Lord Brings David’s Heir to David’s City

C. vv. 6–7, The Lord Brings the Promised Child Forth In Lowliness

II. Doctrine

A. God Rules History to Accomplish His Decree

B. Christ Is the Promised Son of David

C. The Son of God Enters In Humiliation

III. Application

A. Use 1: What This Teaches Us About the World

B. Use 2: Learning to Trust God’s Quiet Work

C. Use 3: A Question About the Kind of King We Want

D. Use 4: Comfort For Ordinary & Hard Circumstances

E. Use 5: Why This Should Lead Us To Worship

The Expository Sequence: Constructing Faithful Expository Bible Messages with Purpose and Power

I offer a homiletic method that I have used in both seminary, mentoring younger pastors, and in teaching Chaplains in the United States Army. I call it “the Expository Sequence.” Adapting, including, and applying the insights from expository and rhetorical masters, which we list in the bibliography, we have sought to demonstrate an approach that identifies the mind of God in the passage, presents…