Expository Preaching · Intermediate
Expressing the Thoughts
Because a sermon is heard rather than read, the preacher puts the meaning of the text into plain words, short sentences, and concrete language, and carries it into the pulpit by manuscript, notes, or neither, in whatever way best serves clarity, so that the Word and not the speaker holds the hearers.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
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Why a sermon must be written for the ear rather than the eye
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How plain words, short sentences, and concrete language serve the meaning of the text
3
How to explain the language of the King James Bible plainly from the pulpit
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How to choose a manuscript, notes, or no notes in service of clarity rather than performance
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