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Effective first-person biblical preaching : the steps from text to narrative sermon / J. Kent Edwards.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2005.Description: 190 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780310263098
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 251 22
LOC classification:
  • BV4235.S76 E39 2005
Contents:
Foreword / by Haddon W. Robinson -- Introduction : what I have learned along the way -- Why preach expository first-person sermons? -- Beginning to use the narrative exegetical key -- Step one : adjust your interpretive paradigm -- Step two : understand the larger context of the story your want to preach -- Determining the story's structure -- Step three : determine the structure of your story -- What comes next? -- Step four : analyze the characters -- Step five : discover the setting of the story -- Step six : state the "big idea" of the narrative -- Step seven : double-check your big idea -- Step eight : make the application -- Taking the first steps in the homiletical task -- Step one : select an appropriate text -- Step two : ensure that you have identified the big idea of your narrative -- Step three : develop the protagonist for your story -- Step four : create your antagonist -- Completing the homiletical task -- Step five : set the story -- Step six : plot the action -- Step seven : determine the perspective -- Step eight : create your lesser characters -- Step nine : write the manuscript -- Step ten : decide about props -- Step eleven : refine your manuscript -- Step twelve : block your sermon -- Step thirteen : rehearse your sermon -- Step fourteen : decide about costuming -- Step fifteen : deliver your sermon -- Practical questions about first person preaching -- Narrative alternatives to first person preaching.
Summary: "A practical resource to help students and pastors understand why and how first-person sermons can be preached with biblical integrity. Includes extensive examples and worksheets"--Provided by publisher.
Item type: Books
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Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BV 4235 .S76 E39 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA018185 Available AUA018185

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Foreword / by Haddon W. Robinson -- Introduction : what I have learned along the way -- Why preach expository first-person sermons? -- Beginning to use the narrative exegetical key -- Step one : adjust your interpretive paradigm -- Step two : understand the larger context of the story your want to preach -- Determining the story's structure -- Step three : determine the structure of your story -- What comes next? -- Step four : analyze the characters -- Step five : discover the setting of the story -- Step six : state the "big idea" of the narrative -- Step seven : double-check your big idea -- Step eight : make the application -- Taking the first steps in the homiletical task -- Step one : select an appropriate text -- Step two : ensure that you have identified the big idea of your narrative -- Step three : develop the protagonist for your story -- Step four : create your antagonist -- Completing the homiletical task -- Step five : set the story -- Step six : plot the action -- Step seven : determine the perspective -- Step eight : create your lesser characters -- Step nine : write the manuscript -- Step ten : decide about props -- Step eleven : refine your manuscript -- Step twelve : block your sermon -- Step thirteen : rehearse your sermon -- Step fourteen : decide about costuming -- Step fifteen : deliver your sermon -- Practical questions about first person preaching -- Narrative alternatives to first person preaching.

"A practical resource to help students and pastors understand why and how first-person sermons can be preached with biblical integrity. Includes extensive examples and worksheets"--Provided by publisher.

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