Effective Preaching: The Art of Bible Exposition

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Effective PreachingThe Art of Bible Exposition
Dr Rick Griffith, Singapore Bible
College www.biblestudydownloads.com
Dr Alan Stanley, Mueller School of Ministries,
Australia
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The Griffith Family
Stephen
Kurt
Rick
Susan
John
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Our Goal To Bridge the Gap!
Our Goal To Bridge the Gap!
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Course Description
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• Instruction in the basic steps of developing
  expository sermons, beginning with
• accurate exegesis of a text to obtain the
  exegetical idea,
• deriving a homiletical idea,
• outlining the message,
• adding supporting material (applications,
  illustrations, transitions, introduction,
  conclusion, etc.),
• manuscripting, and
• concluding with the actual preaching of two
  sermons in class in addition to two other shorter
  speeches.
• Preaching calendars and specialty sermons
  (narrative, topical, monologue, evangelistic,
  wedding, funeral sermons) are normally taught

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Course Objectives
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• By the courses end the student should be able
  to
• A. Give the what and why of expository preaching
• Form exegetical and homiletical outlines
• Explain introduction, body, and conclusion
• Begin to gain confidence speaking and preaching
• Select and organize effective illustrations
• F. Make relevant applications from a text of
  Scripture
• G. Evaluate sermons to improve them
• H. Preach (the what) narrative, topical,
  monologue, evangelistic, wedding, and funeral
  sermons
• I. Preach (the how) a true, interesting, clear,
  relevant sermon (the basic goal summarized on
  page 25).

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Four ObjectivesA Sermon That is
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True
Interesting
Clear
Relevant
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Course Requirements
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• Readings (10)

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HomileticsThe Art of Bible Exposition
Dr. Rick Griffith, Singapore Bible College
Dr Alan Stanley, Mueller School of Ministries,
Australia
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SBC Course Requirements
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• Readings (10)
• Illustrations (5)
• Assignments (30)
• Participation (5)
• Speaking (50)

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Epistle Sermon Verses (15 min.)
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• Rom 138
• Let no debt remain outstanding, except the
  continuing debt to love one another, for he who
  loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
• Rom 1422-23
• 22So whatever you believe about these things
  keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the man
  who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
  23But the man who has doubts is condemned if he
  eats, because his eating is not from faith and
  everything that does not come from faith is sin.
• Gal 62
• 2Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you
  will fulfill the law of Christ.

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Epistle Sermon Verses (15 min.)
B

• Eph 210
• 10For we are God's workmanship, created in
  Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared
  in advance for us to do.
• Eph 426-27
• 26"In your anger do not sin" Do not let the sun
  go down while you are still angry, 27and do not
  give the devil a foothold.
• Eph 428
• 28He who has been stealing must steal no longer,
  but must work, doing something useful with his
  own hands, that he may have something to share
  with those in need.
• Eph 429
• 29Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of
  your mouths, but only what is helpful for
  building others up according to their needs, that
  it may benefit those who listen.

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Epistle Sermon Verses (15 min.)
B

• Eph 64
• 4Fathers, do not exasperate your children
  instead, bring them up in the training and
  instruction of the Lord.
• Phil 213
• 13for it is God who works in you to will and to
  act according to his good purpose.
• Phil 214
• 14Do everything without complaining or arguing
• Col 28-9
• 8See to it that no one takes you captive through
  hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on
  human tradition and the basic principles of this
  world rather than on Christ.

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Epistle Sermon Verses (15 min.)
B

• 1 Tim 211-12
• 11A woman should learn in quietness and full
  submission. 12I do not permit a woman to teach or
  to have authority over a man she must be silent.
  
• 1 Tim 522
• 22Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and
  do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself
  pure.
• Titus 39
• 9But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies
  and arguments and quarrels about the law, because
  these are unprofitable and useless.
• Heb 313
• 13But encourage one another daily, as long as it
  is called Today, so that none of you may be
  hardened by sin's deceitfulness.

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Epistle Sermon Verses (15 min.)
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• Heb 132
• 2Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so
  doing some people have entertained angels without
  knowing it.
• 1 Peter 22
• 2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,
  so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
• 1 Peter 37
• 7Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you
  live with your wives, and treat them with respect
  as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of
  the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will
  hinder your prayers.
• 2 Peter 33
• 3First of all, you must understand that in the
  last days scoffers will come, scoffing and
  following their own evil desires.

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Other Matters
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• Contacting Me
• SBC box L19 or phone [phone] ext. 7130)
• Mobile number 9113-7090
• Home address is SBC Block 2-302
• Home phone number is 67622011
• E-mail griffith_at_sbc.edu.sg
• My office hours are
• Lets have lunch too!

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Why share your testimony?
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Testimony Flow
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• Post-Conversion
• Your thinking
• Specific changes
• Be concrete!

• Conversion
• Share the event
• What you believed
• Be concrete!

Keep thesame themethroughout!

• Pre-Conversion
• Your thinking
• Your actions
• Be concrete!

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LBC Speakers Evaluators
B
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SBC Speakers Evaluators
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July-Nov 05
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SBC Speakers Evaluators
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July-Nov 06
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SBC Speakers Evaluators
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July-Nov 08
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HGST Speakers Evaluators
B
Speaker Speaker Epistle Sermons Epistle Sermons Epistle Sermons Epistle Sermons Epistle Sermons Narrative Sermons Narrative Sermons Narrative Sermons Narrative Sermons Narrative Sermons
Speaker in Dr Ricks Group Speaker in Dr Alans Group Spkr 1st Eval 2nd Eval 3rd Eval Epistle Texts Spkr 1st Eval 2nd Eval 3rd Eval John Texts
1 4 7 6 Rom 138 1 5 8 7 119-51
2 5 8 7 Gal. 62 2 6 9 8 21-11
3 6 9 8 Eph. 210 3 7 10 9 212-25
4 7 10 9 Eph 426-27 4 8 1 10 322-36
5 8 1 10 Eph. 428 5 9 2 1 41-42
6 9 2 1 Eph. 429 6 10 3 2 443-54
7 10 3 2 Eph. 64 7 1 4 3 51-46
8 1 4 3 1 Tim. 522 8 2 5 4 61-24
9 2 5 4 Tit. 39 9 3 6 5 625-71
10 3 6 5 Heb. 313 10 4 7 6 71-52
May 2010
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SCM Speakers Evaluators
B
January 2011
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HGST Course Requirements
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• Readings (10)
• B. Assignments (25)
• C. Participation (5)
• D. Preaching (60)

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LBC Course Requirements
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• Readings (10)
• B. Assignments (25)
• C. Participation (5)
• D. Preaching (60)

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SCM Course Requirements
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• Readings (25)
• B. Assignments (25)
• C. Preaching (50)

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