North England Conference SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH North England Conference JULY 13 FHM

Seventh-day Adventists Rebuilding the Walls: Rebuilding People; Restoring Relationships; Inspiring Excellence. (Ephesians 4:1-13) JULY 13 FHM

Dynamic Sermon Design and Delivery Adapted with permission from the IICM Course, LCL 106, planned and compiled by Gebre Worancha, DPTh.

Resources Stickland, Mike J. Heralds of God’s Word, GC Ministerial Assn, 1998 Sunukjian, Donald R, Invitation to Biblical Preaching: Proclaiming Truth with Clarity and Relevance, Kregel Publications, PO Box 2607 Grand Rapids MI 49501 Larson, Craig & Robinson, Haddon (General Editors) Art & Craft of Biblical Preaching, Christianity Today International, 2005

Sun 6 Oct 2013 Introduction Lecture 1: The Voice... Lecture 2: How to Prepare a Sermon

Definitions… What is a sermon? Is this a sermon?

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

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

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

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

Deciding What to Preach about Choose your subject What might inspire you? Visitation Bible study Reading And …

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

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

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

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…

Personal Preparation Develop a Filing System Filing Cabinet Concertina Folder Used Envelopes Computer Folders and Pockets Etc…

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

The 3 parts of a Sermon Outline The Introduction (notes, p. 16) The Main Body (notes, p. 17) The Conclusion (notes, p. 17)

Assignment Review… Read Write Do Today’s Presentations Course Notes Sunukjian – 1,2,3 & 4 Write Notes Quotations Do Breathing Exercises Speech Exercises

And Finally…