How do you read a letter, especially for the first time?

Suppose you receive a letter from your son. Do you read a bit here and a bit there or do you read every sentence of the letter? I read every sentence of the letter and I start at the beginning and I read to the end.

I have been to several churches and I have listened to many sermons. But these days you hardly find a pastor who is going through a letter or a book of the Bible verse by verse and from the beginning to the end.

If you want to listen to exegetical teaching verse by verse you have to go to the internet.

How can we encourage our pastors to preach through books of the Bible?

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