What The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
Charles Koller’s next appeal that he finds in scripture is the appeal to fear. Koller notes that this appeal has been greatly neglected. I would concur and say that among many it is no longer heard at all.
Biblical Preaching – Appeal to Fear Read MoreLearn to preach with stories. Pastor Cox describes a method for preaching stories in this Audio post.
Charles Koller continues his look at the basic appeals of Biblical preaching by his description of The Appeal to Duty.
The next appeal that Koller speaks of in his book How To Preach Without Notes is the appeal to Curiosity. This is a “susceptibility to that which appears novel, unfamiliar, or mysterious.”
One of the most persistent models of preaching has been termed “Three points and a Poem.” What it means is that the preacher makes three points and then ends with a poem. Some preachers have termed the same sermon method as “Three points and a celebration.”
The next appeal that Charles Koller speaks of in his book entitled How to Preach Without Notes is The appeal to Aspiration. This is the hunger of both “spiritual happiness” and “completeness.”
Charles Koller’s first appeal of Biblical preaching is the appeal to altruism which he defines as: “a benevolent regard for the interests of others.”
I remember one time trying to make some dry beans. I had been used to the frozen beans that cooked very quickly. I didn’t realize that the dry beans need much more time. It felt like they cooked and cooked and cooked. But they were never done. Finally, they got to the point where they were ready for eating. A little seasoning and the outcome was much better than the frozen beans I was used to eating.
Charles Koller’s excellent book entitled How To Preach Without Notes devotes chapter 16 to the topic of The Basic Appeals in Biblical Preaching. We will work our way through these appeals in the coming days.
Charles G. Adams provides a discussion of his sermon preparation method in Cleophus LaRue’s book Power in the Pulpit. It is detailed and comprehensive.
Pastor Adams first emphasizes that prayer is at the beginning of the sermon. In addition, the preacher must have a text from the Bible and a subject from the preacher.
The last general principle Cleophus LaRue writes about in his book before walking through the methods of the great preachers is Preaching Out of the Overflow
Be not deceived, great preaching requires sustained study and great discipline. Cleophus LaRue notes this fact in his book Power in the Pulpit.
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Kent Anderson on the Preaching.Org site put up a link to the Chronological Bible Storying Site.
What is Chronological Bible Storying? According to the site
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