A Comprehensive Introduction to Sermon Options and Structures

A Comprehensive Introduction to Sermon Options and Structures KENTON C. ANDERSON Overview with Discussion Questions and Practical Exercises chapter 4, option 4 B

How will you communicate the message? Affection. . . I will focus on the images of the sermon, aiming for a more emotive, affective impact so as to motivate listeners to obedience to God.

practical exercise 8 Internet Search the Internet for a sermon that utilizes affective style and one that uses cognitive style as its dominant approach. Try to find excellent examples from both categories. List at least five major differences between the two sermons. Which sermon would you prefer to listen to?

practical exercise 9 The Religious Affections Jonathan Edwards listed the following "religious affections": love, hope, desire, joy, sorrow, gratitude, compassion, zeal. Name four more religious affections and describe how they could be utilized in your preaching.

discussion question 15 Crowd Size How does the size of the crowd affect your presentation? Is there an optimum size for certain kinds of presentations? How should we alter our preaching as the crowd of listeners grows in size?

discussion question 16 Is Power. Point Worth It? Is using Power. Point worth the effort? Creating great slides requires skill in graphic presentation and computer technology, not to mention the homiletical and theological prowess necessary to develop a sermon in the first place. While the preacher could be expected to bring the latter, the former skills might be in short supply. On top of that, producing the piece takes a lot of time (which could be spent studying the text), and the whole production could be crippled by a power outage, a burnt bulb, or a computer glitch. Is there anything we can do to overcome these difficulties (like teaming up)? Or is using Power. Point unnecessary, or worse?

practical exercise 10 Sense Appeal Examine your notes from a recent sermon for evidence of sense appeal. How often did you appeal to the listener's sense of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch? See if you can find at least five ways to add further appeals to the senses in this sermon.

A Comprehensive Introduction to Sermon Options and Structures KENTON C. ANDERSON