ABSTRACT
The first task of exegesis is selection of the text. Although good preaching that can qualify as biblical preaching may back off from the text and develop major themes running through a body of scripture, it is generally the best procedure to have the sermon grow out of what is said in a particular text. Given the limits of one chapter, decision still must be made as to what unit within that chapter will be the point of attention. In order to qualify, the unit should be of manageable size, should contain subject matter central and not marginal to the overall discussion of the passage, and should have its own integrity. In answering the letter from Corinth, Paul Cubitt is not at all interested in dealing with events in the church services there as a question of whether these Spirit activities really happened.
