If You Want to Preach Well

This course is for you!

Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • A welcome message from your instructor

    • Before we begin... a brief survey
  2. 2

    • How to use this course
  3. 3

    • Introduction

    • HOMILETICS
  4. 4

    • THE SERMON IDEA
  5. 5

    • FORMULATING THE STRUCTURE/ THE TITLE OF THE SERMON

    • THE BODY OF THE SERMON (DISCUSSION)

    • CONCLUSION

    • INTRODUCTION

    • INVITATION
  6. 6

    • II CLASSIFICATION OF SERMONS BY SUBJECTS

    • III CLASSIFICATION OF SERMONS BY SUBJECTS

    • IV ETHICAL SERMONS

    • V FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF THE SERMON

    • VI. EXPLANATION OF TEXTS

    • VII. APPLICATIONS

    • VIII. EXPLANATION OF SUBJECTS

    • IX. INTERPRETING THE TEXT

    • X. PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION

    • XI. STEPS IN INTERPRETATION

    • XII. WRITING SERMON MANUSCRIPTS

    • XIII. METHODS OF DELIVERY

    • XIV. RECITATION

    • XV. FREE DELIVERY

    • XVI IMAGINATION

    • XVII FUNCTION OF IMAGINATION IN PREACHING

    • XVIII MEANS OF CULTIVATING IMAGINATION
  7. 7

    • 1 USES OF ILLUSTRATION

    • 2 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION

    • 3 SUGGESTIONS FOR ILLUSTRATION

    • 4 ELEMENTS OF AN ILLUSTRATION
  8. 8

    • SPECIALIZED SERMONS

    • FUNERAL SERMONS

    • FUNERAL SERVICE
  9. 9

    • CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO SERMON DELIVERY

    • A LETTER SERMON

    • SHORT STORY/PARABLE SERMON

    • THE INTERVIEW SERMON

    • AN OBJECT LESSON SERMON

    • DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE

    • DIALOGUE SERMON
  10. 10

    • VOICES

    • THE ABILITIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE VOICE
  11. 11

    • Final Exam: Homiletics
  12. 12

    • Congratulations More resources for you

    • Before you go...

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