Instructor:           David Ephraim

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to study the art and science of preaching. Emphasis will be placed on speaking skills: Voice and Style, Body Action, Bible Reading, the proper use of Humor, Doctrinal Accuracy, the use of Thematic Illustrative Stories, visual aids and choosing descriptive analogies and/or specific data.

Each student will participate in the preaching experience in the classroom and local church worship setting. The purpose of this class is to develop and train lay-persons in the art of verbally communicating the twenty eight fundamental doctrines of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

First Class (Focus on the head of the Bumblebee)

· Eyes: see the difficulties that the congregation faces

· Tentacles: sensing the physical and emotional needs of the congregation

· Mouth: asking questions to discover what the state of the congregation

Second Class

· Wings: How to escape the situation

· Stinger: The Who, What or Why success isn't achieved

Third Class

· Feet: landing your sermon.

Fourth Class

· Body: Source of your information. How you prove your AIM.

Fifth Class (SPEAKING SKILLS)

· Voice: volume, inflection, and pace.

· Style: emotion, diction, language, and familiar descriptive vocabulary.

· Body action: poise, eye contact, posture, gesture, and movement.

Sixth Class

· Expressive Bible Reading: emphasis, tone variation, and expression.

· Humor: balanced humorous statements, no sexual, racial, and religious obscenities.

Seventh Class (CONTENT)

· Doctrinal Accuracy: communication, comprehension, and biblical interpretation.

· Thematic Illustrative Story: related story to enhance factualness of message.

Eighth Class

· Visual Aids: originality, kind of visual aid used relating to assigned topic.

· Example Selection: description analogies, and specific data.

Assigned Books & Readings

Seventh-day Adventist Believe, Pacific Press 2005

Evangelism, Chapters 7, 8 and 19 (download or read 'pdf' file)

Attendance

This is a class on preaching. In order of us to learn to construct our sermons together, regular attendance is required.

Requirements

1. Attendance

2. Participation

3. Presentation

4. Peer evaluation

5. Worship Service in a Seventh-day Adventist church from another culture other than yours.

Note: Every student should acquaint themselves with several significant commentaries and the counsel from E. G. White on preaching (sermons).

If you have any question, feel free to contact me. 443-857-3659

Expository preaching: The communication of a biblical concept, derived from and transmitted through a historical, grammatical, literary study of a passage in its context, with the Holy Spirit first applies to the personality and experience of the preacher, then through him to his hearers.

Exegesis: To draw out the meaning of a passage by studying the background, the author, the historical and cultural setting, the original audience and the context in which the passage was used.

Homiletical idea: