tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30394392.post48958558650300078..comments2023-09-18T11:51:24.170-04:00Comments on mikescape: The Power of Verse-by-Verse Teachingmike maconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14035677013054063302noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30394392.post-61575134174777567182007-03-02T13:41:00.000-05:002007-03-02T13:41:00.000-05:00mike,funny thing. i followed the link from bob's ...mike,<BR/><BR/>funny thing. i followed the link from bob's blog here... imagine my surprise when your profile says, "norton shores, MI"...<BR/><BR/>i say, "hey, i know someone from there... oh yeah, it's me."<BR/><BR/>i'm the pastor of spiritual formation at calvary church in town.<BR/><BR/>even more ironically, he linked me in the same post...<BR/><BR/>shoot me an email sometime, we can do coffee at barnes and noble or the pointes.<BR/><BR/>bishoprudd AT gmailDavid Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572780147564110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30394392.post-1204830509984524642007-01-22T10:05:00.000-05:002007-01-22T10:05:00.000-05:00...one other comment on teaching.
Jon Courson (ww......one other comment on teaching.<br /><br />Jon Courson (www.joncourson.com) has taught us at pastors' conferences in the past that what he seeks to do every Sunday is to bring out some milk, some meat, and some manna.<br /><br />I like that.mike maconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035677013054063302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30394392.post-12429815452470621542007-01-22T10:00:00.000-05:002007-01-22T10:00:00.000-05:00Holy cow (and I mean that in the most non-Hindu wa...Holy cow (and I mean that in the most non-Hindu way possible)... I never expected Bob to read <i>much less <b>comment</b></i>.<br /><br />Ummm, hi, Bob. ::sheepish grin::<br /><br />No, the <b>VBV</b> style of expositional teaching won't keep you doesn't keep you from "saying many of the same things, in the same ways," as you aptly put it - but that's ironically part of the point.<br /><br />The <b>VBV</b> style has the (in my opinion) <i>huge</i> strength of forcing you to deal with the subjects in the Bible to the degree the Bible deals with them, to the <i>extent</i> the Bible deals with them, in the <i>context</i> in which the Bible deals with them, and in the <i>frequency</i> at which the Bible deals with them.<br /><br />Hence, I find myself dealing with <i>grace</i> (for instance) a whole heapin' heck of a lot. ...and the Christian's individual responsibility to <i>live in</i> and <i>live out</i> grace, being a "doer of the Word, and not a hearer only."<br /><br />The other huge benefit is the twin consequence that I will (a) not be able to easily avoid those subjects I don't really like to camp on (like giving), and (b) not be able to easily camp on those subjects I <i>do</i>. It becomes <b>quickly</b> obvious to the people when I start to wrench verses out of context to fit my preconceived (i.e., <i>eisegetical</i>) agenda.<br /><br />...which brings up <i>another</i> benefit: the people are trained not to need me or any other pastor, but to feed from the Word <i>for themselves</i>. I then become a brother called alongside the brethren to share what I myself have gleaned, rather than becoming a <i>de facto</i> priestling.<br /><br />Kudos for teaching expositionally through Books of the Bible - <i>rock on</i>!<br /><br />...I'd challenge and encourage you to <i>give a shot at</i> teaching now through the <i>entire</i> Bible - and see what happens.<br /><br />You can always abandon that method after one trek through.<br /><br />And you can always intersperse topical messages throughout the journey through.<br /><br />One more thing - don't fall for the trap of thinking that if the Spirit is having you camp on certain doctrinal themes (assuming you're continuing to teach expositionally) that you're in a "rut." Christians don't need to hear snazzy new things every Sunday; we need to hear the wisdom of the ages which never changes.mike maconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035677013054063302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30394392.post-2958540541483119922007-01-22T09:22:00.000-05:002007-01-22T09:22:00.000-05:00Funny- I spent some very formative time in a CC ch...Funny- I spent some very formative time in a CC church... and it must have rubbed off, since I teach verse by verse through whole books of the Bible! <br />No, not Genesis-to-Maps, but a whole lot closer than most of the evangelical scene...<br /><br />And it's still possible to find yourself saying many of the same things, in the same ways. Verse-by-verse teaching doesn't prevent ruts...<br /><br />God bless the Calvary Chapel denomination! <br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com