Book Review: Feed My Sheep
Feed My Sheep
(A Passionate Plea for Expository Preaching)
Published by Reformation Trust Publishing
a division of Ligonier Ministries
400 Technology Park, Lake Mary, FL 32746
www.ligonier.org www.reformationtrust.com
ISBN 978-1-56769-107-8
I’ll be honest, I don’t know who all of the contributors to this book are. Some of the names are unknown to me. I do know, however, that a book with John Piper, John MacArthur, Albert Mohler, and R.C. Sproul must have some merit to it. I especially sense that is so when I find that it is about passionate expository preaching.
That being said, I did not find this to be the greatest book that I’ve ever read in terms of enjoyment, but (and that “but” is big) reading isn’t all about enjoyment. I read to learn. I read to grow. I read to benefit from my reading. I believe that all of these have happened as a result of this book. You see, I am a preacher. I grew up and minister in circles where expository preaching is practically unknown. I discovered expository preaching almost accidentally. For you die-hards out there, I discovered it providentially 
Then I read MacArthur’s book on preaching and it radically redefined my ministry, because it confirmed and helped direct what I was already sensing. This book helps do that, too.
Feed My Sheep is not a textbook on expository preaching. You will not necessarily learn how to preach an expository sermon from this book. It was not written for this purpose. The book does not seek to present an exhaustive overview and justification of expository preaching, though it does a great job of doing exactly that. The main goal of the book is to present the duty of, and need for expository preaching.
This book is written by men whose ministries are defined by the faithful preaching of God’s Word. They don’t necessarily call for us to preach verse by verse through the Scriptures. They do call for us to use the Word of God as the foundation and structure of our sermons. That is certainly needful, but they do not stop there. The contributors also call for us to preach so as to affect the lives and hearts of the hearers. They call us to preach with passion out of Scripture, as well as applying Scripture to our lives.
In a day when much preaching is like cotton candy, this book calls for us to be milk, meat, and potatoes sort of preachers. We must not simply preach to the felt needs of the people. We should not let our preaching be defined by surveys. We must preach the Word of God, whether it is convenient or inconvenient.
This book has had such a good reception that it has been released again. My hope is that this book’s message will resonate with so many people that it will become a classic.
Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching
