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How to Preach and Teach the Bible

Name: How to Preach and Teach the Bible
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A step-by-step process for preparing a sermon or Bible study

This course lays out the rudimentary process behind preaching and teaching the Bible, moving through each stage of preparation in order rather than treating sermon-writing as one undifferentiated task.

What it covers

Weaving prayer through the preparation process
Developing an outline and working through exegesis with precision
Choosing and using commentaries, and drawing on illustrations from Scripture and personal experience
Writing an introduction and conclusion that hold an audience's attention and leave a lasting impression
Moving a sermon from the head to the heart, and the practical skill of delivery itself

A resources section, led by Dr. Roberts, points to further reading on preaching and teaching.

Who it's for

Built for beginners with no assumed background in homiletics: it treats preaching as a learnable process with distinct, sequential steps, from the first idea through to actually delivering the message.

About this course

Are you interested in learning how to preach and teach the Bible? You will learn the rudimentary process in this course.

Introduction

Prayer

How do you interlace prayer throughout the sermon and Bible study preparation process? We cover this need to pray without ceasing.

Outline

How do you develop an outline for a sermon or Bible study?

Exegesis

Explaining the text requires precision. You'll learn how to do it in this course.

Commentaries

How do you pick a commentary and how many should you use? What do you do with them?

Illustrations

You will learn about illustrations from other parts of the Bible as well as personal anecdotes.

Putting it Together to Apply to Peoples' Lives

After you have gone through all of the hard work of developing the body of the sermon, how do you put it together and make sure it is applicable to peoples' lives?

Introduction and Conclusion

The introduction and conclusion are important because people want to know whether they should spend time listening to you and the conclusion will provide their last memory of the message.

Head to Heart

It's one thing to have a fantastic sermon prepared. It's another to have it come from your heart. You will learn how to have your sermon trickle from the head to the heart.