Shai Linne - Expositional Preaching lyrics

Soli Deo Gloria yeah
Once again it's the Church, man
Called & Collected
There's a lotta confusion about what
Makes up a healthy church
So we gon' look at the first mark
'Cause without this word you're in bad shape
Let's do it

Yo, with our raps we adore
Our Master and Lord jesus Christ
Who deserves all our claps and applause
For the wrath that He bore at the cross
For our blasphemous thoughts and the
Classless acts of a whore
He gave up His life with a passionate roar
Was raised up to heights where
He sat at before
After this all, He gave pastors the call
To ministry found in Second
Timothy chapter four


Verse one and two, what I first wanna do
Is come to you, the Church
To reverse a funny view so let me ask a
Question: what's most essential?
What is it that gives a
Local church it's credentials?
Some would say music, some would say deacons
Others say reaching the lost and soul-seeking
But, if we wanna give God
The glory in our meetings
The most important thing
Is expository preaching

Where are the Whitfields? Where
Are the Spurgeons?
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)
We need sound theology to deal with reality
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)
We got enough rappers, we need more pastors
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)
We need explanation and deep application
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)

This verse right here is for the congregation
This what y'all need to be listenin' for

Yo, let me explain what I mean
It's not too complex
It's preaching God's Word in
It's proper context
As you listen, be discerning
What you have to determine:
Was the point of the passage
The point of the sermon?
If not, this problem must be confronted today
'cause he just used the Bible to
Say what he wanted to say
And even if it's delivered
With fire and intelligence
That's basically making what God
Has inspired irrelevant
Instead of applying the Word's realities
A lot of pastors (are) relying on personality
But gifts of communication can never
Be a true replacement
For the Holy Spirit's illumination
Without exposition, you'll lack major profit
All you'll get is tradition and
Your pastor's favorite topics
And that can be a slippery slope
The Word should be giving you hope
This dude is just giving you jokes
That won't help you love Christ
It won't help your obedience
We need more expositors, not more comedians
But shepherds who labor in the text
Then faithfully connect
You to the Savior, then wait for it's effects
God gives the increase, holiness, love, unity
The Word faithfully preached builds
Up the whole community
If not, your Sunday meal will not last
And you'll have to supplement
It with a podcast (podcast)

Don't entertain us, that won't sustain us
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)
Careful instruction, not a big production
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)
We don't need theatrics
And man-centered tactics
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)
We're on the brink of eternity, please
Speak earnestly
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)

This verse right here is for the pastors
I just wanna encourage y'all, man

Yo, y'all should be mindful
Of this devout thesis
All of the Bible is about Jesus
The Old Testament - Jesus Christ concealed
The New Testament - Jesus Christ revealed
This truth of the Lord
Christ boldly proclaimed this
In Luke 24 on the road to Emmaus the law
The prophets and the teachings of Apostles
All of these point back to
Jesus and the gospel
So if the work of Christ is
What the Word is about
Ultimately, that should be what
The sermon's about forget applause
You've got to let the cross rock ya
All roads in the Bible lead to Golgotha
Whatever the text, faithfulness demands
That we should hear the echoes
Of nails hitting His hands
Don't try to be original, say the old story
And watch your people changed
As they behold glory

The glory of Jesus, we need to see this
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)
Make Christ the center so new life can enter
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)
Give us the whole counsel
Along with the gospel
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)
This is your duty, show us God's beauty
(Preach the Word, Preach the Word)

Yeah so that's it, man
That's the charge
In 2nd Timothy, chapter four, Paul
Tells Timothy, he charges him
To preach the Word and, yo
There's a lot of good resources out there
You know what I'm sayin'?
Spirit-Empowered Preaching by my
Man Art Azurdia
Christ-Centered Preaching by Brian Chapel
The Supremacy of God in
Preaching by John Piper
Get these resources, man
More than anything, dig into the Word
Of God, meditate on it
And give it to your people grace and peace
Yeah