In an article titled Considering Hearers, Haddon Robinson writes, “But if we focus too hard on not offending, or if we read too many letters from the offended, we can become paralyzed. We start qualifying every sentence. We end up with weasel sermons that are defensive, cautious, and spineless.”
I must admit, these words were much [...]
Archive for May, 2007
Balance Between Caution and Boldness?
Posted in Delivery, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Preaching on May 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Is one sermon enough?
Posted in Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Preaching on May 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Dr. Sid Buzzell of Colorado Christian University made a comment worthy of consideration. He has one foot in pastoral preaching and the other in education. He suggested that if preachers started to think of preaching schedules with the mindset of an educator there would be one obvious difference. If preachers were truly concerned with the [...]
When reading a text during the sermon
Posted in Delivery, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Preaching on May 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Donald Sunukjian, professor of preaching at Talbot School of Theology, writes and teaches concerning “oral clarity.” One of the things he teaches relates to the reading of a text during a sermon. Many preachers will introduce a text with a question, perhaps asking people to find the answer as the text is read. [...]
Review: Preaching Words: 144 Key Terms in Homiletics, by John S. McClure
Posted in Homiletics, Review on May 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is not a dictionary, although the similarities are clear. 144 terms are stated and defined succinctly. Then explanation with quotes from key figures in the area follow in anything from one paragraph to four page explanations of the definition, and then a brief bibliography.
For the author, these terms make up the “building blocks [...]
Review: Preaching with Variety, by Jeffrey Arthurs
Posted in Homiletics, Preaching, Review on May 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Sub-title – How to Re-Create the Dynamics of Biblical Genres.
I hope this book gets the recognition it deserves. This is a power-packed paperback that seeks to stimulate Biblical preachers in developing variety in their preaching through awareness of how the various Biblical genres function. Arthurs offers not only understanding of how the genres [...]
Preaching a Text with a List
Posted in How to . . . ?, New Testament, Preaching, Specific text, Stage 2 - Passage Study on May 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
What should you do when your passage includes a long list? For example, I recently preached 2nd Timothy 3:1-9, which includes a list of almost twenty elements in verses 2-4. With a list this length, to preach through it one element at a time would probably border on torture for the listener; “And [...]
Review: Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible, by Thomas Long.
Posted in Preaching, Review on May 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Thomas Long provides a solid introduction to the literary forms of the Bible and how a preacher should interact with them. The book begins with a relatively brief consideration of reading different genre and the process of moving from text to sermon. Long emphasizes that the Word is to influence not only the [...]
When is persuasion actually manipulation?
Posted in Delivery, Preaching on May 5, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Paul contrasts his approach to preaching the gospel (1Cor.1-4) with the Greek rhetorical approach which relied on “persuasive words of wisdom.” Duane Litfin has argued that the significance for us as preachers is that we must not take decision-making from our listeners by employing persuasive techniques that induce a listener to yield a specific [...]
Preaching OT – one more tip
Posted in Genre, How to . . . ?, Old Testament, Preaching, Stage 2 - Passage Study on May 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Fantastic jump into a pool of muddy water Peter! It seems as though many preaching practitioners prefer the easy way out when it comes to communicating the Old Testament through homily. Short-cuts of allegorizing, spiritualizing, exhortation to imitate characters, moralizing or, with OT texts, jumping to Jesus is common and simultaneously disastrous. Your tips are [...]
What to do with an Old Testament story?
Posted in Genre, How to . . . ?, Old Testament, Preaching, Stage 2 - Passage Study on May 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last Sunday I preached in a small church not far from us. I was assigned a passage that I would never choose for myself, at least not as a one-off message. The raising of the Shunammite’s son by Elisha (2Kings 4:8-37). There are always short-cuts when preaching an Old Testament narrative, but I’m not comfortable [...]
Review: Biblical Preaching, by Haddon Robinson (2nd ed.)
Posted in Preaching, Review on May 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In England this book is sold under the title of “Expository Preaching,” but if you get it online, I would go for the American title so you are sure to get the 2nd edition.
This is Robinson’s highly revered “how to” preaching textbook. He presents a ten-stage process of sermon preparation in his typically precise [...]
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