Homiletics (Preaching)

Most of the articles in this section are really a summary of and response to each chapter of 'The Craft of Sermon Construction' by W. E. Sangster. I tend to come at this subject from a very different angle to Sangster (the first essay explains why). That said 'iron sharpeneth iron' so I am hoping some of the questions raised and disputed in these essays provoke your own thinking.

Preach! An apology for the sometimes forgotten art and craft of preaching.
Sermon Types A classification and study of sermons by their type.
Sermon Structures Studies the way a sermon can be broken into pieces to analyze a particular subject.
Sermon Psychology Discusses the way the preacher approaches the congregation and how different approaches suit certain topics.
The Beginning How to start a sermon; again considered in context of the sermon topic.
The Conclusion How to end a sermon
Sermon Preparation Argues that a prepared lifestyle is at least as important as the preparation for the preaching event itself.
Preaching Pitfalls Looks at some of the easy mistakes it is possible to make as a preacher

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