Shepherd's Conference and Arturo Azurdia III

In a couple of weeks there will be several Midlanders heading to California to attend the Shepherd’s Conference held at John McArthur’s church. As I am preparing to go I am reviewing some notes form last year and thought I would post some of the notes here. One of the breakout sessions I attended on expository preaching, was led by Rick Holland. The title of the session was “Preaching the Bible the Way God Wrote It”. The following are bullet points from this session.

• It honors the doctrines of bibliology: namely, inspiration, inerrancy, infallibility, perspicuity, and authorial intent.
• It helps us know and follow the mind of God.
• It teaches people how to study the Bible properly.
• It demonstrates the profitability of all Scripture.
• It sets the agenda for the pulpit.
• It provides context and orientation for any given preaching unit.
• It reveals the nuances and contours of the text.
• It creates familiarity with the books of the Bible.
• It highlights the “foolishness of God” (1 Cor 1:18–31).
• It promotes the work of the Spirit of God in the lives of our people through His use of the Word of God.
• It presents the most comprehensive understanding of God.
  

These points are fleshed out a bit more here.

Also, I was introduced to a preacher this last week that I had not heard before. A series of his sermons was offered by Monergism.com. The preachers name is Arturo Azurdia. A website featuring many of his sermons can be found here. He practices the above in his preaching.