STRATEGY OF PREACHING

A Handy Guide for

Sermon Preparation

by

Pastor Max Alderman

Bible Baptist Church

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Statesboro, GA 30458

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Part One—PREPARING THE MESSAGE............................ 9

The Value of Preaching............................................. 11

Preparation ............................................................... 12

Assimilation .............................................................. 13

Saturation................................................................. 14

Meditation ................................................................ 15

Interpretation ........................................................... 16

Application ............................................................... 17

Presentation.............................................................. 18

Invitation .................................................................. 22

Part Two—PREPARING THE MESSENGER..................... 23

The Preacher’s Call ................................................... 25

The Preacher’s Character .......................................... 31

The Preacher’s Convictions ....................................... 39

The Preacher’s Courage ............................................ 44

The Preacher’s Compassion....................................... 48

Part Three—PREPARING THE MATERIAL ...................... 55

Hermeneutic Tools For Preaching............................. 57

1. Colors in The Bible ........................................... 57

2. Places in The Bible ........................................... 66

3. Plants in The Bible ........................................... 74

4. Names in The Bible .......................................... 77

5. Objects And Things in The Bible....................... 85

Part Four—PRESENTING THE MATERIAL.................... 115

A. Sample Expository Outline Series ........................... 117

Paul Presenting His Letter

to the Church at Colosse.................................. 117

Paul’s Praying in His Letter

for the Church at Colosse ................................ 118

Paul’s Praising in His Letter

to the Church at Colosse.................................. 119

Paul’s Pastoring Through His Letter

to the Church at Colosse.................................. 120

Paul’s Preaching Through His Letter

to the Church at Colosse.................................. 122

—A Message of Encouragement......................... 122

—A Message of Enlightenment.......................... 123

—A Message of Edification................................ 124

Paul’s Postscript In His Letter

to the Church at Colosse.................................. 126

B. Sample Sermons in Manuscript Form..................... 127

The Great Presence of God ................................. 128

The Great Providence of God ............................. 131

The Great Peace of God...................................... 134

The Great Provocation to Love ........................... 137

The Great Prerequisite For Service ..................... 140

The Great Peril of the Last Days ......................... 144

The Great Problem of Fornication ...................... 147

Index of Scripture Listings.............................................. 155