1. A Comprehensive Introduction to Sermon Options and Structures
KENTON C. ANDERSON
Overview

2. First question:
Are you going to preach?

4. Are you going to preach? No …
No one will ever force you to preach, though they may try to force your silence. Silence is always safer.

5. Are you going to preach? Yes …
God is speaking through his Word, and I have been called to help people hear what he is saying.

6. Second question:
Are you going to preach the Bible?

8. Are you going to preach the Bible? No …
The Bible is too difficult and too offensive for listeners steeped in secular cultures.

9. Are you going to preach the Bible? Yes …
If our task is to help people hear from God, we must preach the Bible, because that is where the power is.

10. Third question:
How will you discern your message from the Bible?

12. How will you discern your message from the Bible? Deduction ...
I will "begin with the Bible" because God is sovereign and we have to submit to what he has to say.

13. How will you discern your message from the Bible? Induction ...
I will "begin with the listener," believing that God speaks to the issues and needs of people today.

14. Fourth question:
How will you communicate the message?

16. How will you communicate the message? Cognition ...
I will focus on the ideas in Scripture, offering a logical and rational appeal to the intellect of the listener.

17. How will you communicate the message? Affection ...
I will focus on the images of the sermon, aiming for a more emotive, affective impact so as to motivate listeners to obedience to God.

19. Learning Styles
DAVID KOLB

21. The Declarative Sermon Model: the lawyer
For Example:
JOHN MACARTHUR JR.

22. The Declarative Sermon
Making Arguments
Poor Argument
Even if the premises are true, the conclusion is false.
Strong Argument
If the premises are true, then the conclusion is very likely to be true.
Sound Argument
If the premises are true, the conclusion must be true.

23. The Declarative Sermon
1. Pray
2. Choose your text
3. Discover the big idea
4. Determine your point structure
5. Explain your points
6. Illustrate your points
7. Apply your points
8. Develop an introduction
9. Create your conclusion
10. Manage your transitions
11. Title your sermon
12. Prepare your notes

24. The Pragmatic Sermon Model: the detective For Example:
RICK WARREN

25. The Pragmatic Sermon Pray for wisdom Raise the listener's question
List all of the possibilities
Eliminate the illogical
Gather all of Scripture's wisdom
Answer the listener's question
Apply the insights gained

26. The Narrative Sermon Model: the novelist For Example:
EUGENE LOWRY

27. The Narrative Sermon Levels of Story in the Sermon Their Story
The experience of the original characters and recipients of the biblical text.
Our Story
The human experience that we and our listeners bring to the sermon.
His Story
The grand story of God's redemptive work with people over time.

28. The Narrative Sermon Pray your way into the story Involve the listener
Create a crisis
Resolve the tension
Realize the hope

29. The Visionary Sermon Model: the artist For Example:
ROB BELL

30. The Elements of Visual Art
The Visionary Sermon
The Elements of Visual Art
Ground and Figure
The subject set against its context.
Line and Shape
Indicate the artist's level of candor.
Color and Light
Control the emotional temper of the viewer.

31. The Visionary Sermon 1. Determine the vision • ground and figure
2. Articulate the vision
• line and shape
• color and light

32. The Integrative Sermon Model: the musician For Example:
KENT ANDERSON

33. The Integrative Sermon
Performing a Song
Composition
The composer's intention.
Performance
The singer's expression.
Words
The rational content.
Music
The emotional appeal.

34. The Integrative Sermon
Option 1:
Nonintegrated
"Put down roots"

35. The Integrative Sermon
Option 2:
Consecutive
"Go on a journey"

36. The Integrative Sermon
Option 3:
Concurrent
"Tear down the borders"

37. A Comprehensive Introduction to Sermon Options and Structures
KENTON C. ANDERSON