Seventhday Adventists Rebuilding the Walls Rebuilding People Restoring
Seventh-day Adventists Rebuilding the Walls: Rebuilding People; Restoring Relationships; Inspiring Excellence. (Ephesians 4: 1 -13) 1
Sun th 5 January 2014 Introduction Lecture 7: How to Assess a Sermon 2
How to Assess a Sermon n A Checklist for Ruling Elders by William Shishko: Course Notes: p. 30, 31. n Sermon Evaluation Forms: p. 32, 33. 3
What is the Purpose of Preaching? 4
What is the Purpose of Preaching? n Proclaiming the Good News n Bringing people to Christ n Making disciples n Helping people put the Word into practice n Allowing God to speak and minister to people 5
What is Preaching? n God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. Acts 15: 7 n God (the initiator) n That through my mouth (the means) n The Gentiles should hear (target) n The word of the gospel (sermon content) n And believe (objective; desired outcome) 6
Sermons are instruments in the hands of God to change people n 2 Timothy 3: 16 – 4: 2 n Scripture is profitable for: n n Teaching n Reproof n Correction n Training in Righteousness Use Scripture for that purpose 7
Break (15 minutes) 8
Seventh-day Adventists Rebuilding the Walls: Rebuilding People; Restoring Relationships; Inspiring Excellence. (Ephesians 4: 1 -13) JULY 13 FHM 9
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