Interpretation

In this concluding sermon of Gateway’s series on biblical genres, Matt Crummy explores the importance of becoming spiritually fluent readers of Scripture in a complex, distracted age. Using 2 Timothy 2:1-9, he urges the church to move beyond surface-level Bible reading to cultivate embodied moral fluency—a way of life formed by deep, communal, repetitive engagement with Scripture. Drawing parallels to learning jazz or a language, he encourages a slow, humble apprenticeship to Jesus. Matt walks through Michael Gorman’s seven-step exegetical method to help us grow in our ability to interpret Scripture faithfully. In a world of algorithmic answers and self-isolation, he reminds us that God’s Word is never chained—and calls the church to become people shaped by wisdom, endurance, and the living Word.