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revealed to me through the word of God [as seen primarily
in the Bible]." 2-7 To state it more consisely, the
source and content of Stewart's preaching merged into
one: the "keryqma, the proclamation of news, the
heralding of the wonderful works of God." ..ze And, of
course, the Bible presents the authoritative record of
God's action, for "in every page of it I can encounter
Jesus Chr1st." 11'' Following that, Stewart's first
"plea" in the area of "sermon construction" was "for
expository preaching."°
2. Selection of Material from Sources
In relation to the source of preaching, there is
relative unanimity among Lloyd-Jones, Stewart, and the
lecturers identifying with them. The Bible is the
source. But 'Stewart lecturers' part company with
'Lloyd-Jones lecturers' on the other two questions. On
what basis does one select preaching subjects from the
Bible? As documented above, 'Lloyd-Jones lecturers'
emphasize, as the preacher's first priority, conveying
God's message to the people. 'Stewart lecturers', in
contrast, place greater stress on the congregations who
receive preaching. These lecturers' perspective on the
preacher's priority? Conveying God's message to the
people.
In support of this, note the fact that 'Stewart
lecturers' considered "helping students to understand the
purpose of preaching" as a more important goal of
teaching preaching than "helping students to see God as