Building on the foundation of Invitation to Preaching I: Theological, Historical, and Pragmatic Reasons for Preaching (CM102) and Invitation to Preaching II: Preaching Biblical Sermons (CM103), Deep Preaching (CM104) is the next logical course to take the preacher’s sermons to the next—deeper—level. Stepping beyond the nuts and bolts of how to prepare and preach a sermon, this course focuses on what makes biblical preaching powerful—namely, the work of the Holy Spirit. The preacher must utilize the God-given tools of meditation, prayer, and fasting in order to tap into the Holy Spirit’s power and for illumination to occur. In conjunction with the Spirit’s work, the preacher’s responsibility to look deeply into Scripture and into his listeners is also discussed, along with practical suggestions for doing so. The end goal is to equip the preacher to preach powerful, Spirit-filled sermons that actually change lives.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
7m
The Challenge of Deep Preaching
Why Is Our Preaching Not Effective Today like in the Book of Acts?
8m
Basic Exegetical and Hermeneutical Tasks for Preaching
8m
The Role of the Holy Spirit
The Apostolic Secret of Preaching
8m
The Apostles Knew They Needed the Holy Spirit
10m
We Need the Holy Spirit—Part One: Illumination
11m
We Need the Holy Spirit—Part Two: Engaging the Holy Spirit
9m
The Tools of Our Trade
The Tool of Meditation: Definition and Exploration
9m
The Tool of Meditation: Scriptural Exhortations to Meditate
9m
The Tool of Prayer: Short or Long Prayers?
6m
The Tool of Prayer: Devoted to Prayer
6m
The Tool of Prayer: A Partner to Meditation
9m
The Tool of Fasting: Commended but Not Commanded in the New Testament
8m
The Tool of Fasting: What Fasting Is and What It’s Not
10m
The Tool of Fasting: Possible Reasons We Do Not Fast
9m
The Heart of the Deep Preacher: Character and Competency
7m
The Heart of the Deep Preacher: Mutual Love Is at the Core
10m
Looking Deeply into Scripture: Five Perspectives
Looking Backwards
6m
Looking Backwards: Genesis 1–3
9m
Metaphoring the Idea of a Passage
9m
Looking Upward: 2 Samuel 6
10m
Looking Upward: John 8
6m
Looking Inward: Drawing Closer to God and More Authentic Preaching
10m
Looking Inward: Develop Compassionate Preaching
8m
Looking Outward: The Goal of Preaching Is Transformation
9m
Looking Outward: Setting Differentiates Preaching and Teaching
8m
Looking Forward
10m
Looking Deeply into Our Listeners
Allowing Our Listeners into Our Sermons
5m
Peter’s Pentecost Sermon (Acts 2)
8m
Peter in the Temple (Acts 3) and Stephen before the Sanhedrin (Acts 7)