I once heard Haddon Robbinson say “Topical preaching can be Biblical, but it rarely is.” Some might think Haddon was having a bad day when he made the statement. I mean, it sounds severe, doesn’t it? Still, I am starting to think that there is a certain nugget of truth in his hyperbole, because while topical preaching can certainly be exegetical – if the message is lacking in contextual exegesis, seldom unpacks the passage (including its complex ideas), randomly uses multip