Some disadvantages of expository preaching are as follows: 1) the truths in a particular Bible passage may not be those most needed by a particular audience at their point of life. 2) The topic presented may lack the unity afforded by the topical method.

Is expository preaching boring?

Many church-goers view expository preachers as odd fellows who stand before a crowd of people and dryly recite abstract references from academic commentaries while the people are left sleeping with their eyes open. ... Far from being boring, expository preaching should be the most soul-stirring preaching in the world.

Why do we need expository preaching?

Expository preaching is necessary because it is the only kind of preaching that opens up the entire revelation of God to sinful men in a bold, clear, authoritative way, so that their sins are confronted and they can see their true face in the mirror of God's Word, which alone is able to save and sanctify.