Transcript Sermon Preparation
JULY 13
S
EVENTH-DAY
A
DVENTIST
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North England Conference
FHM 1
JULY 13
Seventh-day Adventists
Rebuilding the Walls: Rebuilding People; Restoring Relationships; Inspiring Excellence.
(Ephesians 4:1-13)
FHM 2
Dynamic Sermon Design and Delivery
Adapted with permission from the IICM Course, LCL 106, planned and compiled by Gebre Worancha, DPTh.
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Resources
Stickland, Mike J.
Heralds of God’s Word,
Ministerial Assn, 1998 GC Sunukjian, Donald R,
and Relevance, Invitation to Biblical Preaching: Proclaiming Truth with Clarity
Kregel Publications, PO Box 2607 Grand Rapids MI 49501 Larson, Craig & Robinson, Haddon (General Editors)
Art & Craft of Biblical Preaching
, Christianity Today International, 2005 4
Sun 6 Oct 2013
Introduction Lecture 1: The Voice...
Lecture 2: How to Prepare a Sermon 5
Definitions…
What is a sermon?
Is this a sermon?
Is this a sermon?
What is a sermon?
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Questions…
What is a sermon?
Gives instruction Gives encouragement Gives hope to sinners Gives reproof Inspires action Discuss your own definition of a sermon – in pairs - and then report back. five minutes 7
Activities…
Your life should include ..
Time .. To study and meditate on God’s word Strong prayer life where you talk and listen to God Time .. To read widely to increase knowledge Time .. Improving your speaking voice Asking God to inspire you 8
Deciding What to Preach about
The Congregation – Composition The Occasion / Event – Church Calendar Seasonal Activities Your Competence – Ability / Limitations Your Purpose – 2 Tim 3:16 – 4:2 Your Brief – instruction received Other… you tell us 9
Deciding What to Preach about
Cautions on choice of Topic / Text Avoid obscure texts Avoid peculiar interpretations/explanations of Scripture Avoid hobby horses Avoid taking a text out of context Getting an idea from a book ‘Invitation to Biblical preaching’ p.25
Avoid preaching personal opinions ‘How to avoid this?’ Be a preacher, not a lecturer Make it palatable and digestible 10
Deciding What to Preach about
Choose your subject What might inspire you?
Visitation Bible study Reading And … 11
Personal Preparation
(Stickland,15-20) Study of God’s Word Think of the worst sermon you heard Those who stand before the people as teachers of truth are to grapple with great themes. They are not to occupy precious time in talking on trivial subjects. Let them study the Word, and preach the Word. Evangelism p.151
It is a sin for those who accept to teach the Word to others to be themselves neglectful of its study. Gospel Workers p.249
You need to invite the Holy Spirit to inspire you 12
Your resources…
Invitation to Biblical Preaching p.19
Asking God for wisdom Reading your passage in several versions Flag up things you don’t understand .. do it Write down the questions you have Use your original languages Go to commentaries that you can trust 13
Your resources…
Answering the questions Ask God for wisdom Reading your passage in several versions Bible concordance .. BibleGateway.com
Bible dictionary EGW -Go to your books that you have marked 14
Personal Preparation
Cultivate the habit of Making Notes
Of:
Thoughts, Ideas, Suggestions, Observations, Stories, Etc
From:
Reading, Working, Conversations, Listening to others preaching, Nature, Sports, Etc… 15
Personal Preparation
Develop a Filing System Filing Cabinet Concertina Folder Used Envelopes Computer Folders and Pockets Etc… 16
Outline your sermon
Your aim for your sermon. Write this down!
Outlines guide your thoughts They keep you on track People are helped to follow the preacher Helps people remember the sermon 17
The 3 parts of a Sermon Outline 1.
The
Introduction
(notes, p. 16) 2.
The
Main Body
(notes, p. 17) 3.
The
Conclusion
(notes, p. 17) 18
Assignment
Review… Today’s Presentations Course Notes Read Course Notes Sunukjian – 1,2,3 & 4 Write Notes Quotations Do Breathing Exercises Speech Exercises 19
And Finally…
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