1PointPreacher Ep. 8 - Cross References, pt. 1
May 7, 2021•469 words
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Episode 8
Show Notes:
Cross references are just references.
Cross references: referring to other text; not the sermon text.
Referring, not defering.
Often done poorly. Which is unhelpful.
We'll discuss the wrong ways, and the right way to use cross references.
This a technical issue; of method.
You have to be selective, no matter who you are teaching. Simplicity is always helpful.
If you are all over the place, you'll be hard to follow, regardless of audience.
The congregation comes with different problems and burdens, regardless of their level. Not being clear or simple doesn't help anybody.
Types of References:
- Parallel Verse: same idea.
- Cross Reference: strengthening, bolstering. Crossing over.
- Supporting Verse: the broader term including the others.
Cross references are especially helpful in topical studies. When referencing, sometimes you just state it and read it. Refer, but don't explain; don't change topics.
They support the sermon text, but don't replace it.
Don't reference what doesn't support.
It should not add anything new.
The sermon should be fine without referencing other verses.
An expository sermon stands on its own from the sermon text. Supporting verses are only a help, but not necessary.
It depends on how well prepared you are; how well you know your text.
Can you use supporting references like examples?
- Scripture Allusion: referencing with citing the chapter and verse numbers.
Make sure you don't lose the focus of the people as they try to keep track of your supporting verses.
*You don't have to take notes!
We need to state the obvious more, when preaching.
Teach your people how to hear. As much as preachers need to know how to preach, people need to know how to listen.
How Supporting Verses are Used Wrongly:
- Volume—too many references.
Many people expect many extra verses. More Bible! This expectation has been set by popular expository preachers.
Also, topical preaching—which is all supporting verses.
"Be simple" doesn't mean be simple-minded or simplistic. It means not putting too much food in people's mouths—listeners can only take so much.
Be disillusioned of the idea that you can say everything in your sermon. You are already selective. Be more selective—be choosy. Preaching is discipline.
Doing too much of any component is a lack of discipline.
- Expounding and Applying supporting verses.
Not just referencing.
Not truly expository anymore—you are preaching outside your sermon text.
Consumes time.
Affects unity of the sermon—you've changed direction.
Using other texts as examples or illustrations is different. This requires "framing"—saying what you are doing with this other text, and tying it back to the sermon text.
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