Are the two above opposed to each other? Does being word centred mean being sermon centred? Is that all there is to it or is there more? Is it the only way to teach someone? Is it Biblical?
Its interesting when you study Jesus teaching that actually he seems to use a variety of styles. He teaches as he walks, using the visual and physical aids that are around him to make his point. He teaches in dialogue answering and asking questions, even unasked ones. Even the Sermon on the Mount is a summary of his extended teaching the delivery of which we don't know about.
In Acts the 'Sermons' are not prepared and delivered to the church, but often given in response to the reactions of the crowd or others (Acts 2). When Paul does teach the church in Acts 20:7 the word used is 'dialogue'.
Its not that sermons, as we think of them, are not word centred they most definitely are, but they are not the only means, or even the primary means of teaching God's word in the New Testament. How should this affect the way we structure our churches and corporate services to reflect that we are word centred?
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