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Some sermons are as clear as ancient Hebrew!
How to Preach Clearly
Dr. Rick Griffith • Singapore Bible College • BibleStudyDownloads.orgSlide2
Be Clear!
NO STOPPING ANY TIME?Slide3
Development of the Apple Logo
1976
1976-1998
1998-presentSlide4
Doolittle
'
s Point of No Return
1942
B-25 Bomber
Intended bombing route
Intended carrier route
Actual
bombing route
Actual carrier routeSlide5
"Point of No Return" (Books & Sermons)
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Reading
Preaching
Pages
(or Minutes)
Subject
MPI
MPII
MI
Subject
MPI
MPII
MISlide6
Reading versus Listening
What the Preacher Said:
Subject
I.
A.
B.
1.
2.
II.
MI
What the People Heard:
SubjectI.A.B.1.2.II.MI
How can we resolve this?
• Repeat key points
• Restate key points
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"A mist in the pulpit…"
"…is a FOG in the pew"
Haddon Robinson aptly says…
from
Biblical PreachingSlide8
Be clear about your viewpoint!
Of course, there may be other interpretations.Slide9
Subject
: Today we
'
ll
see
how to speak
to unbelievers properly.
I. Speak
graciously
(6a).
II. Speak with
purity
(6b).
III. Speak
appropriately
to each one (6c).MI: Speak gracious, pure, appropriate words to each unbeliever.
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Clarity Throughout: Check Your FlowSlide10
b. Subject
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Clarity in Your Introduction
a. Main Idea
c. MP I
2. Clearly
lead
toward one of these three:
b. Restate it (use different words).
a. Repeat it (use same words).
1. To
emphasize
each key sentence either:
3. Share relevant
background
before
text.Slide11
Share only relevant background
Give background before text
Background
Text
NeedSlide12
Repetition (same words)
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Clarity in the Body
2. Restatement (different words)
Speak gracious words (6a).
Speak gracious words.
Speak gracious words (6a).
[Use enfolding speech.]Slide13
Restatement Exercises
S: God shows his grace by protecting His own people
R: God shows his grace to those who belong to Him.
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Yes
No
Problems
#1
How grace shown not restatedSlide14
Restatement Exercises
S:
To do greater things for God, the Israelites had to trust in God'
s continuous providence
R:
He had done this many times to them and He would continue to do so
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Yes
No
Problems
#2
Israelite action changed to God
'
s actionSlide15
Restatement Exercises
S:
We should demonstrate our faith by obeying God'
s ways of help unquestioningly
R:
Israelites showed their faith by obeying God
'
s unorthodox strategies
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Yes
No
Problems
#3
"We" changes to "Israelites"Slide16
Restatement Exercises
S:
If you love God, you will obey Him
R:
Obedience and love for God go together
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Yes
No
Problems
#4Slide17
Restatement Exercises
S:
Prayer should be the Christian'
s highest priority
R:
Your communication with God must come before everything else
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Yes
No
Problems
#5Slide18
Title Over Black
"Well, actually, the sermon
didn
'
t quite meet my needs. Where do I go to get a refund on my offering?"Slide19
Subject: How can we know how to speak to non-Christians (Col. 4:6c)?
Transitions Advance Thought
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I. Speak gracious words (6a)
A.
B.
(Whatever is in your transition goes here within the parentheses)
A.
B.
II. Speak wise words (6b)Slide20
Subject: How can we know how to speak to non-Christians (Col. 4:6c)?
Types of Transitions
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I. Speak gracious words (6a)
A.
B.
(What
'
s the second way to speak to non-Christians?)
A.
B.
II. Speak wise words (6b)
Rhetorical QuestionSlide21
Subject: How can we know how to speak to non-Christians (Col. 4:6c)?
Types of Transitions
68
I. Speak gracious words (6a)
A.
B.
(We saw that
we must speak gracious words to non-Christians.
Now…)
A.
B.
II. Speak wise words (6b)
FlashbackSlide22
Subject: How can we know how to speak to non-Christians (Col. 4:6c)?
Types of Transitions
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I. Speak gracious words (6a)
A.
B.
(The second way to speak to non-Christians is to…)
A.
B.
II. Speak wise words (6b)
Incomplete SentenceSlide23
Subject: How can we know how to speak to non-Christians (Col. 4:6c)?
Types of Transitions
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I. Speak gracious words (6a)
(The second way to speak to non-Christians is to…)
II. Speak wise words (6b)
Incomplete Sentence
(The first way to speak to non-Christians is to…)Slide24
Repetition
Restatement
Transitions
Key Words
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Clarity in the BodySlide25
Repeat Key Words
Subject: How can you fathers avoid
provoking
your
children
to anger (Eph. 6:4)?
I. We should not exasperate them
II. Teach your
children
.
II. We can avoid this by teaching them
(A second way we can avoid
provoking
our
children
to anger is…)
I. Don
'
t exasperate your
children
.
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?
?
?Slide26
Repetition
Restatement
Transitions
Key Words
Deductive Development
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Clarity in the BodySlide27
In rare cases, when you feel the need to develop the MP inductively, put it in parentheses on your outline:
State MPs Deductively
Tell the audience the point of the verse/passage
before
you read it.
Page 48 top (MPI)
Page 49 top (MPI)
Preview the conclusion of a point
before
you begin explaining it.
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Subject
: When church growth problems arise, how should we solve them?
Simple Inductive (
Acts 6:1-6)
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(I. The apostles solved the growth problem with lay leadership)
Their church was growing (1a)
They had a food problem (1b)
They designated leaders (2-6)
II. The solution to the problems of a growing church is lay leaders (
MI
)
III. The solution to our problems… (
APP
)
Don
Sunukjian
, DTS
(=
EI
)
Inductively developed MPI
(=
EI
)Slide29
In rare cases, when you feel the need to develop the MP inductively, put it in parentheses on your outline:
State MPs Deductively
Tell the audience the point of the verse/passage
before
you read it.
Page 48 top (MPI)
Page 49 top (MPI)
Page 59 top (MPII)
Preview the conclusion of a point
before
you begin explaining it.
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Clarity in the Conclusion
Repeat the Subject
State the Homiletical Idea (HI)
Repeat the Main Points (MPs)
Drive it home with a clear storySlide31
"He is the Alpha and Omega,
the A and the Z,
the beginning and end."
Use Movement
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Gesture backwards for clarity!Slide32
Clarity in the Body
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Full sentence Main Points
Transitions
Illustrations
Movement
Repeat the subjectSlide33
BlackSlide34
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