Expository preaching offers plenty and different kinds of nourishing spiritual food for the listener. When I worked as a missionary in the midst of a desert in China, I often saw sheep that were hungry and in poor wool. The simple reason for that was that there was hardly anything to eat especially during the winter. These animals had to move constantly in order to find some food and survive. In the same way, a flock of God that does not get enough spiritual nourishment, easily becomes ill and restless.
Every shepherd knows that it is difficult to lead a hungry flock.
Therefore, it is beneficial for both the flock and its shepherds to make sure that the flock has enough to eat. Expository preaching method is the best way to feed the flock of God nutritiously. It is the best way to preach biblically. How to Prepare Bible Messages . Fee, Gordon, and Douglas Stuart.