12 essential skills for great preaching /

McDill, Wayne,

12 essential skills for great preaching / [print] Wayne McDill. - second edition., rev. and expandedition. - Nashville, Tennessee : B and H Publishing Group, (c)2006. - viii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.



Introduction : strengthening sermon preparation skills -- Text analysis. Diagramming the text structure ; Noting the text details ; Asking research questions -- Theological interpretation. Naming the text idea ; Bridging from text to sermon ; Writing sermon divisions -- Sermon development. Balancing persuasive elements ; Exploring natural analogies ; Drawing pictures, telling stories -- Sermon design. Touching human experience ; Aiming for a faith response ; Planning the oral presentation -- Conclusion : planning for better preaching -- Appendix A : sermon sample : Genesis 32:24-32 -- Appendix B : sermon sample : Romans 8:1-4 -- Appendix C : sermon sample : Revelation 4:1-11 -- Appendix D : sample key words.



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