In this course Dr. J. Kent Edwards helps you make the stories of the Bible come alive for your congregation. Most of the Bible is comprised of narrative—of stories about God working in and through people. These stories can be confusing and can be a challenge to communicate to a congregation from the pulpit. This course begins by explaining why it’s important to preach through the biblical narratives. Dr. Edwards then provides guidance in understanding the individual stories by pointing to the big idea of the biblical story, and he walks you through the steps of crafting a narrative sermon.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
2m
Why We Should Preach Biblical Narratives
Why Preach Narrative Sermons?
4m
Narrative Sermons Reflect God’s Communication Preference
6m
Narrative Sermons Reach More People
9m
Narrative Sermons Help Adults Learn God’s Word
6m
Narrative Sermons Help Listeners to Remember God’s Word
6m
Narrative Sermons Help You Lead and Apply God’s Word to Listeners
15m
Culture Shift: How Our Changing World Touches Our Pulpits
10m
The Electronic Culture: The Triumph of Television
7m
Our Electronic Culture and Its Stories
9m
Challenges of Narrative Preaching
8m
Understanding Biblical Narratives
Preaching the Stories of Scripture: An Overview
9m
Elements of a Story: Conflict
7m
Elements of a Story: Experienced by People
6m
Elements of a Story: Revealed over Time and Ultimately Resolved
4m
Elements of a Story: Often with a Backstory
5m
Biblical Stories Are More than History
4m
Biblical Stories Have a Point
8m
Biblical Stories Are Great Literature
4m
Preaching Biblical Stories Is Often Frustrating but Very Rewarding
9m
The Anatomy of a Story
7m
Putting Flesh on the Bones
8m
The Big Idea
8m
The Story of the Bible: Introduction
4m
The Story of the Bible: Summer, Fall Begins, and Characters
5m
The Backstory of the Bible: Satan’s Fall
6m
The Backstory of the Bible: Satan’s Revenge
7m
The Story of the Bible: Fall Continues—Part One
4m
The Story of the Bible: Fall Continues—Part Two
6m
The Story of the Bible: Winter—Part One
5m
The Story of the Bible: Winter—Part Two
5m
The Story of the Bible: An Unexpected Twist
4m
The Story of the Bible: Spring and a Second Summer
4m
The Big Idea of the Bible
6m
Exegeting Biblical Narratives
Understand the Larger Context
10m
Examine the Scenes
8m
Determine Where the Story Begins and Ends
5m
Trust the Narrator
5m
Examine the Characters
6m
Discover the Setting
4m
Write the Exegetical Idea
4m
Write the Homiletical Idea and Double-Check Your Big Idea
5m
Practical Application of the Text
6m
Exegeting Mark 6:7–13 (Scene One)
8m
Exegeting Mark 6:14–29 (Scene Two)
4m
Exegeting Mark 6:30–44 (Scene Three)
8m
Exegeting Mark 6:7–44 (The Big Idea)
4m
Exegeting Luke 18:35–43 (A One-Scene Story)
5m
Exegeting Luke 19:1–10 (The Big Idea)
8m
Exegeting Jonah: Introduction
3m
Exegeting Jonah 1:1–5 (Scene One)
6m
Exegeting Jonah 1:6–16 (Scene Two)
4m
Exegeting Jonah 1:17–3:2 (Scene Three)
6m
Exegeting Jonah 3:3–4:3 (Scene Four)
6m
Exegeting Jonah 4:4–11 (The Big Idea)
10m
Exegeting Luke 8:40–49 (First Two of Three Scenes)
7m
Exegeting Luke 8:50–56 (Scene Three and the Big Idea)
5m
Exegeting the Same Stories in Different Gospels
5m
Exegeting Stories with Two Mono-Mythic Cycles
6m
Preaching Biblical Narratives
How the Holy Spirit Can Help Your Narrative Preaching
10m
What Is a Narrative Sermon?
10m
Story-Shaping Sermons—Part One: Choosing Similar Conflicts from Life
9m
Story-Shaping Sermons—Part Two: Build Identification between Protagonist and Listeners
8m
Story-Shaping Sermons—Part Three: The Protagonist’s Decision