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Type of Sermon
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Definition
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Two
Examples
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Strengths
and Weaknesses
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Preparation
Time
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Preach
How Often
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1. Topical Quoting From Separate Verses
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Sermon
from quoting separate verses, where the authors' intended points are NOT the sermon's main points.
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"You
Were Created for Success"
1.
Created Like God: Successful (Gen. 1:26-28)
2. Create Success by Dreaming the Invisible (Col. 1:16)
3. Create Success by Speaking Words (Heb. 11:3)
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Pros:
None.
Cons: Fills the church with unregenerate people. No explanation of the
context, meaning, or application. Often story-telling, not Bible
teaching. Beware of imbalanced over-emphasis by repeating favorite topics.
You/Your-centered.
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Copy
& paste from Web. Requires little, serious Bible study.
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NEVER!
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"Mission
Possible""
1. You Must Have a Vision/Mission to Succeed (Pr. 29:18)
2. No Mission Is Impossible With God (Lk. 1:37)
3. To Fulfill Your Mission, You Must Love Yourself (Mt. 22:39)
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2. Topical, Expository From Separate Verses
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Sermon
from separate verses, where the authors' intended points are the
sermon's main points.
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"Created
by God, and for God"
1. God Created Everything (Gen. 1:1)
2. He Created It for Himself (Col. 1:16)
3. The World Doesn't Know Their Creator (Jn. 1:10)
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Pros:
Can address church's special needs. Explains the context, meaning,
& application. He/Him-centered.
Cons: Hardest for hearers to remember since points come from separate
passages. Hearers can't understand the big picture context of each
verse. Beware of imbalanced over-emphasis by repeating favorite topics.
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Harder
to prepare and outline because the preacher must decide where to find
the points.
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Less
often to address church's special needs.
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"Compassionate,
Spirit-Led Missions"
1. Compassion: A Motive for Missions (Mt. 9:36)
2. The Spirit: The Power for Missions (Acts 1:8)
3. Go: The Command for Missions (Mt. 28:19)
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3. Topical, Expository From One Passage
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Sermon
from one passage, where the author's intended points are the sermon's
main points.
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"God
Created ALL Things" (Gen. 1:1 – 2:3)
1. God Created the Universe (1:1 – 19)
2. God Created the Animals (1:20 - 25)
3. God Created Man (1:26 -2:3)
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Pros:
Easier for hearers to remember since points come from one passage. Can
address church's special needs. Explains the context, meaning, &
application. He/Him-centered.
Cons: Hearers can't understand the big picture context of the whole
book. Beware of imbalanced over-emphasis by repeating favorite topics.
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Easier
to prepare and outline because the points are all in the same passage.
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Less
often to address church's special needs.
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"Christ's
Great Co-Mission" (Mt. 28:18-20)
1. Christ Has All Authority (28:18)
2. Make Disciples (28:19)
3. Baptize Them (28:19)
4. Teach Them (28:20)
5. Christ Is With You Always (28:20)
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4. Topical, Expository From Redemptive
History
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Sermon
surveying passages from Gen. – Rev., where the authors' intended points
are the sermon's main points.
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"From
Old Creation to New Creation"
1. Old Creation: Good (Gen. 1-2)
2. Old Creation Cursed (Gen. 3:14-15)
3. New Creation (Is. 65:17ff.; Mt. 19:28; Jn. 3:1ff.; Rom. 8:19ff.; 2
Cor. 5:17; Gal. 6:15; Tit. 3:5; 2Pet. 3; Rev. 21-22)
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Pros:
Hearers learn the most because of thorough Bible survey. Good for
devotion. Explains the context, meaning, & application.
He/Him-centered.
Cons: Hard to find practical application. Beware of imbalanced
over-emphasis by repeating favorite topics.
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Hardest
to prepare and outline because it requires a mature knowledge of
redemptive history.
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Less
often.
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"God's
Mission From the Garden to the New Earth"
1. Mission Promised (Gen. 3:9,15b, 6:18ff, 12:1ff.)
2. Mission Succeeded (Jn. 17:4, 19:30; Heb. 9:12, 10:10,14)
3. Mission Proclaimed (Mt. 28:18ff.; Jn.
20:21; Acts 1:8)
4. Mission Completed (Gal. 6:15; 2 Pet. 3:3-13; Rev. 21:1-22:5)
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5.
Consecutive Expository From a Whole Book
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Sermon(s)
from consecutive passages through a whole book, where the author's
intended points are the sermon's main points.
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"Creation,
Curse, & Promised Blessing"
Sermon series over several weeks (Gen. 1-50)
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Pros:
Easiest for hearers to remember since points come from whole books.
Hearers can read ahead. Fearlessly preach "the whole counsel of
God." Best for preserving balanced emphasis. Explains the context,
meaning, & application. He/Him-centered.
Cons: Book may not address church's special needs.
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Easiest
to prepare and outline because the points are all in the same passage.
And the preacher already understands the big picture context of the
whole book.
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Most
often.
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"Spirit-Powered
Witnesses to a Lost World"
Sermon series over several weeks (Acts 1-28)
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