Welcome back on this Monday. Today we have a wonderful ministry question on

preaching right in your wheelhouse. Pastor John, a young pastor writes in to

ask you this quote, hello Pastor pastor John thank you for this podcast I listen every time a new episode is released

and I'm thankful for the impact that your biblical insights have made on my life

My question for you is about expository preaching

and its place in student ministry. I am the student pastor at my church, responsible for

sixth through twelfth grade ministry. responsible for

our youth worship time on Wednesday nights.

I typically preach through books of the Bible

in an expositional way. I try my best to apply the text to them in ways

that they can understand. However, I sometimes question whether I should preach expository

sermons to the students because I don't believe it's a common practice in youth ministries.

I love God's word and want my students to come to love God's word as well,

but should I teach to my students in a way that is more application focused?

I would appreciate your thoughts on this. Thank you.

Well I have endless thoughts about

about it. Yes. I could just go on and on and on and on. I love preaching. I believe God has appointed preaching to be part of the gathered

worship of his church on the Lord's day especially and I think all of it all the time should be based on and saturated with

scripture that's what preaching is it is a God-ordained way of saving sinners and sustaining and growing saints.

I think it's relevant for old people, middle-aged people, young people, children.

So I'm thrilled that our young pastor friend is in a church

and leading a youth group where he is doing exposition.

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