In part three of his series on preaching, Dr. Bryan Chapell shares advanced techniques to help you in the pulpit. He starts with his battle-tested methods, explaining how to use voice and gesture and where to add transitions to create a natural flow. You’ll learn a variety of sermon preparation and delivery methods and how to develop your own style.
Dr. Chapell then guides you away from the pulpit and into the pew. He explains the typical mindset of the different generations and common presuppositions that non-Christians and Christians bring with them on Sunday. You’ll discover how to approach sermon application based on who’s sitting in front of you and how to speak biblical truth in a way they will understand.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
4m
Transitions and the Dialogical Method
The Function of Transitions
4m
The Nature of Transitions
9m
Dialogical Transitions
9m
Logical and Numerical Connections
9m
Parallel Statements, Illustrative Transitions, and Tiebacks
8m
Billboards
8m
Verse References
8m
The Memory Retention Hierarchy
10m
Methods of Sermon Preparation
Manuscript Sermons
8m
Outlined Sermons
9m
Fully Extemporized Sermons
6m
Options for Sermon Notes
7m
Evaluating Impromptu Preaching
6m
Evaluating Preaching from Outlines
6m
Evaluating Manuscript Preaching
7m
Converting a Manuscript to an Outline
9m
Preaching from Memory
8m
Basic Features of Sermon Delivery
The Power of Natural Delivery
8m
Transparent Delivery
8m
Expression in Delivery
4m
Appropriate Volume
9m
Variety in Verbal Expressions
7m
Intensity of Expression
10m
Gesturing and Eye Contact
7m
Facial Expressions and Hand Gestures
8m
Body Movement
5m
Gestures to Avoid
8m
Dress and Style for Sermon Delivery
Community and Gospel Considerations
7m
Identifying with the People
8m
Principles for Appropriate Dress
8m
The Power of Dress
9m
Cultivating a Personal Style through Vulnerability
7m
Cultivating a Personal Style through Language
8m
Cultivating a Plain Style
9m
Preparation and Planning for Expository Sermons
Spiritual Preparation
8m
Intellectual Preparation: Knowing God’s Word
5m
Intellectual Preparation: Knowing Our World
8m
Preparation of the Attitude
6m
Sermon Planning
8m
Weekly Sermon Planning
8m
Disciplined Sermon Preparation
5m
Collecting Material for Sermons
8m
Filing Collected Material
6m
Planning for Practice and Prayer
7m
The Expositor’s Stance
RAMBOPP: Text and Sermon Focus
8m
RAMBOPP: Presentation Focus
7m
Emphasizing the Priority of God’s Word
5m
Reading God’s Word Meaningfully
7m
Tips for Reading God’s Word
7m
More Tips for Reading God’s Word
8m
Inductive Homiletic Approaches
Comparing Deductive and Inductive Approaches
8m
The Roots of Inductive Homiletics
8m
Starting with Questions
9m
Varying the Order of Sermon Components
5m
Varying the Time Spent on Sermon Components
6m
Preaching via Story: Commented Retelling
6m
Preaching via Story: Contemporary Retelling
6m
Constructing Homiletical Plots
8m
Choosing Appropriate Sermon Approaches and Forms
6m
Variations on Problem-Solution Sermons
10m
New Listeners: Inside and outside the Church
Biblical and Doctrinal Knowledge in the Church
5m
Generational Differences in the Church
10m
Reasons for Attending Church
8m
Spiritual State of the Church
5m
God, Religion, and Culture for the Unchurched
6m
Values of the Unchurched
9m
Effective Preaching for New Listeners
7m
Providing Clear and Redemptive Direction to Listeners
8m
Addressing Objections and Self-Centeredness of Listeners
6m
Crafting Language for New Listeners
9m
Elements of Evangelistic Preaching
4m
Evangelistic Preaching for Different Audiences
8m
Evangelistic Preaching for All Audiences
7m
Keys to Conversational Preaching
10m
Sermon Applications for New Listeners
Principles of Traditional Application
8m
Troubling Aspects of Application
9m
Specifying Situations for Sermon Application
8m
Common Situations for Sermon Application
8m
Addressing Motivations in Sermon Applications
8m
How Disobedience Affects Relationship with God
8m
Enabling Change in Sermon Application
9m
Opening the Horizon for Sermon Application
7m
Reversing the Train in Sermon Application
6m
Loving a Puritan and a Parable: Two-Phased Messages