Interpreting a Text for Preaching – Web Seminar
Here is our second WebSeminar. How to exegete a text for preaching. You can download the powerpoint at this link.
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How Many Sermons Do You Really Preach?
Over at the Biblical Preaching website there is an interesting question. “Are there really only three scriptures in the Bible?” He notes that if you listen to most of the sermons presented by preachers you will see a limited number of sermons. The outlines are as follows:
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- Jesus died for your sins, repent and believe, when you die you’ll go to heaven
- Read the Bible more, pray more, evangelize more
- Have more faith, be more obedient.
Breaking the Theology Down for the People
Olin Moyd, in The Sacred Art: Preaching and Theology in the African American Tradition wrote:
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Do Your Sermons Elevate Your People?
I was reading Pastoral Theology: A Black Church Perspective by James H. Harris. In that book he writes:
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Sword of Gideon and the Lord – Who is in the Pulpit?
There is an interesting discussion in our new forum about whether it is right to attempt to emulate another preacher when learning how to preach. You can join the conversation and read what was written here: http://shermancox.wpengine.com/emulatepreachers.
One writer stated the following common thing:
Sword of Gideon and the Lord – Who is in the Pulpit? Read MoreYou do the work, God will bring the inspiration it is not you who should be in the pulpit but THE PREACHER Jesus by way of the Holy Spirit, you need to get out of the way and let God have God’s way.
Moving from Preparation to Preaching
Someone wrote the following question
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My question has to do with the actual preaching event. How does one go from writing great sermons to actually preaching great sermons?
Avoiding a Dull Sermon
How do you avoid a dull sermon? What can you do to help the congregation understand your sermon? In this video Pastor Cox provides the answer.
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Interestingly, some preaching that is considered great by many is nothing more than a motivational speech. It might be true, it might even be helpful. It may help you succeed at work. But too often all one has done is changed the title from the latest pop-psychologist’s seminar from “how to succeed” to “hot to fulfill God’s purpose” where God’s purpose is defined as “succeeding in this life.”
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There are many issues to preach on. However, sometimes when we preach on issues we are not really preaching sermons. What we say may be enlightening, it may be helpful, but is it truly a sermon?
In this article, I want to give some rules to keep in mind when preaching on issues.
It is Still a Sermon
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Importance of Style
Some have said that I spend too much time writing about “style.” These individuals say that what is important is not the “style” but the “content.” They argue that one of the greatest problems with much African American preaching is spending too much time worrying about the style.
Style Affects Listener Understanding
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How Long to Preach
This is a very good Question. It is too bad that there is not a universal answer. It is highly dependent on where you preach. For example, there are some contexts where preaching longer than 20 minutes may cause people to start fidgeting. There are other contexts where the people would feel cheated if you only preached for 20 minutes. While there is no universal answer to the question, there are some principles to keep in mind.
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