PLED 421 EXAM 1

Characteristic of exposition 4

the mood of the text is the mood of the sermon (emotions and feelings that the passage expresses)

Characteristic of exposition 2

the point of the text is also the point of the sermon (what is he saying about the subject)

Characteristic of exposition 3

the shape of the text is the shape of the sermon

Characteristic of exposition 1

the subject of the text is the subject of the sermon (what is the main topic, or big idea)

Consecutive exposition

verse by verse, word for word

John Chrysostom

Early Church Era Name means: "Golden Tongued" Genuine verse-by-verse expositor, avoided allegory and preached plainly

Augustine

Early Church Era Preached allegorically exegetical sermons Wrote: On Christian Doctrine- the first preaching textbook

Origen

Early Church Era Preached verse-by-verse but introduced allegorical preaching Obscured the Bible, giving it hidden/coded meanings Allegory potentially leads to the thought process of the Catholic church

Justin Martyr

Early Church Era Apologist "On Sunday... the (writings) of the apostles and prophets are read... then...(the preacher) verbally instructs and exhorts."

Clement of Alexandria

Early Church Era Homily on Mark 10:17-31 is the oldest, early church sermon known Sermon can be described as evangelistic and biblical (used Bible), not exposition

Stephen Olford

Evangelical Era Billy Graham said that Olford's preaching "had the greatest impact" on his life Wrote: Anointed Expository Preaching

Martin Luther King Jr.

Evangelical Era Civil Rights leader who started as a Baptist preacher Unique style: cadence, rhythm, imagery, etc. were hypnotic

D. Martin Floyd Jones

Evangelical Era Famed medical doctor turned pastor and gifted expositor Wrote: Preaching and Preachers

Billy Sunday

Evangelical Era Famous as a street-evangelist and prohibitionist preacher Used animated, theatrical gestures, colorful language, and a preaching posture of "we vs. them"

Lemuel Hayes

Evangelical Era First African-American minister ordained in USA First black pastor to lead an all-white church (for 30 years)

Charles Simeon

Evangelical Era Held a weekly in-home gathering to discuss sermon preparation: The Simeon Trust Wrote: Horae Homileticae- a collection of expository "sermon skeletons"

CH Spurgeon

Evangelical Era Nicknamed: "The Prince of Preachers" He was convinced of believers baptism crowds of 20,000 would come to hear him preach at 20 Sermons were printed and sold for a penny; he is the most published man in human history Started numerous orphanages, soup kitchens, etc. Died penniless and in total depression (liberal reading of the Bible was spreading)

Charles Finney

Evangelical Era Originally a lawyer Preached like a lawyer, wanted to get the congregation to a verdict Altar call popularized by Finney Known for "extemporaneous preaching." Preaching without preparation "Letting the Spirit move" Social reform: against slavery, demanded equal rights for women

W.A. Criswell

Evangelical Era Pastored First Baptist Church Dallas for 53 years Emphasized and popularized expository preaching in America's largest denomination (SBC)

EV Hill

Evangelical Era Pastored Mt. Zion BC for 42 years (largest African-American church in USA) Co-Chair of the Baptist World Alliance

Henry Ward Beecher

Evangelical Era Popularized the use of humor and slang in his sermons Preaching was overshadowed by his personal, moral failures, through the Beecher Lectures on Preaching still at Yale

Billy Graham

Evangelical Era SBC Evangelist (called the "Pastor of Presidents") Estimated lifetime audience: 2.2 billion

John Broadus

Evangelical Era Spurgeon called him "The Greatest of Living Preachers" Wrote the Most Famous Expository Preaching Text Ever: "On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons"

DL Moody

Evangelical Era Uneducated shoe salesman who emphasized Sunday School Popularized large event evangelism in US and Britain Legacy includes: Moody Church and Bible Institute

John RW Stott

Evangelical Era Wrote: Between two Worlds

Logos

What you say

Ethos

credibility

types of preaching

expository evangelistic narrative biographical dialogical

Medieval Era (500-1500)

"The medieval period was perhaps the sparsest for expository preaching." Introduction of liturgy and emphasis on the Mass put the focus on the Lord's Supper. Sermons were reduced to a "postil" or brief comment at the end.

Book of Hebrews

"bear with this word of exhortation." possible that the book of Hebrews was a sermon

5 eras of preaching

1. New Testament Era (30-100) 2. Early Church Era (100-500) 3. Medieval Era (500-1500) 4. Reformation and Puritan Era (1500-1800) 5. Present: Evangelical Era (1800-now)

Tertullian

Early Church Era "Exhortations and rebukes" "Sacred censures are administered"

Eusebius

Early Church Era "made it their aim to preach to such as had not yet heard." Evangelical and Apologetic preaching is how the church spread during this time

Evangelical Era (1800-Now)

Evangelical: conservative, Bible believing "The 19th century was the greatest period in the history of preaching" - Dargan This era saw the formation and clarification of modern expository preaching. And with technology, preaching was no longer localized but, for the first time, broadcast far and wide.

Early Church Era (100-500)

Homily- a sermon (religious discourse) which comments on a passage and edifies its hearers. Often lacks a formal sermonic structure (running audible or commentary)

Pathos

How you say it

Every good speech must have:

Logos, Pathos, Ethos

Bernardino of Siena

Medieval Era "If of these two things you can only do one- either have the mass or hear the sermon... there is less peril for your soul in not having mass than in not hearing the sermon."

Gregory the Great

Medieval Era "In dialect, grammar and rhetoric... he was second to none." Wrote The Rule Book for Pastors, in which he prioritized preaching as the chief work of a priest. "Last great Pope"

Francis of Assisi

Medieval Era One of "The Preaching Friars" "Preach the gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words" (May not have said this) Motto: "Unless you preach everywhere you go, there is no use to go anywhere tp preach."

John Wycliffe

Medieval Era Preached biblical sermons against papacy and RCC, sent out The Lollards (durrogatory nicknames for preacher boys) "The highest service that men may attain to on earth is to preach the Word of God.. bishops who do not preach.. are sinning as those who killed the Lord Jesus Christ." Translated the Bible into old english

Bernard of Clairvaux

Medieval Era established 68 mom communities and mentored countless numbers in sermon preparation and preaching sermons were biblical, passionate, evangelistic

The Book of Acts

Peter's Sermons (Acts 2-5) Apostolic Priority (Acts 6) Stephen's Sermon (Acts 7) Philips's Sermon (Acts 8) Saul's First Sermons (Acts 9) Peter's Sermons (Acts 10-11) Paul's Sermons (Acts 13-14) James' Sermon (Acts 15) Paul's Sermons (Acts 16-28)

1 Timothy 4:13

Public reading of scripture (spoken truth) Teach the text, explain (understanding truth) Exhort them in the text, application (application of truth)

New Testament Era (30-100)

Rabbinic Tradition Scripture reading followd by exhortation Seen in Nehemiah 8 Preachers would instruct, explain, and apply the passage to their hearers

Nehemiah 8

Read the text" they read from the text (only infallible parts of a sermon) "Explain the text" translating to give the sense (we are pastoring to a Biblically illiterate society) "Apply the text" so that they understood the reading

Noteworthy Elements of Hebrews

Scriptural/Biblical (OT) Explanation and Application Christ-Centered

Essential components of exposition

The Bible Accurate interpretation of that passage (sermons context) Contemporary Application (sermons relevance) ("so what") Trinitarian Proclamation (sermons power and purpose)

John Wesley

The Reformation and Puritan Era Also did "open air" preaching Estimated that he preached more sermons than any other person in history. Circuit riding preacher

William Tyndale

The Reformation and Puritan Era England translated the Bible into English; sometimes called "The Preacher's Bible" put an emphasis on the spoken/heard word. was hunted by the catholic church

John Calvin

The Reformation and Puritan Era France Known as a theologian but his greatest burden was preaching Committed to consecutive exposition (verse by verse)

Martin Luther

The Reformation and Puritan Era Germany Men should "preach in their plain mother tongue..." thought preaching should be "expository."

Johnathan Edwards

The Reformation and Puritan Era Most famous sermon: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Believed strongly that preaching was the means of conversion

Ulrich Zwingli

The Reformation and Puritan Era Switzerland In 1519, Zwingli did something unheard of: lector's continua, that is, he preached verse-by-verse through an entire book" (Matthew)

George Whitefield

The Reformation and Puritan Era Trained as an actor, large booming voice, dramatic gestures and expressions specialized in "open-air" preaching, preached 20 sermons/week for 30 years

William Perkins

The Reformation and Puritan Era Wrote: The Art of Prophesying (preaching manual for COE) 1. read the text of scripture 2. give the sense (explain) 3. show the doctrine present. 4. apply it to life in plain speech

Richard Baxter

The Reformation and Puritan Era Wrote: The Reformed Pastor Motto: "Ill preach as though I ne'er should preach again, as a dying' man to dying' men"

Homily

a sermon (religious discourse) which comments on a passage and edifies its hearers.

Expositional preaching

preaching God's word in its proper context Was the point of the passage the point of the sermon?

Reformation and Puritan Era (1500-1800)

the Reformers articulated and championed the five solae (alone) also, there was a special emphasis on the literal, grammatical, and historical approach to interpretation all of this gave rise to a renewed practice of reading and preaching Scripture as the authority

Jesus Christ

the founder of Christianity was also the first of its preachers "Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks." (John 7:46)