Expository or Topical (Preaching Point #1)

This entry is part 1 of 11 in the series Preaching Points

Over the years I’ve taught preaching in university courses and mentored a number of preaching apprentices and preachers-in-training.  This series summarizes some of the most basic yet most useful preaching points I’ve emphasized in these settings. Preaching Point #1: Decide if your message is going to be expository (focus on one text) or topical (focus on [...]

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Inductive or Deductive (Preaching Point #2)

This entry is part 2 of 11 in the series Preaching Points

Over the years I’ve taught preaching in university courses and mentored a number of preaching apprentices and preachers-in-training. This series summarizes some of the most basic yet most useful preaching points I’ve emphasized in these settings. Preaching Point #2: Decide if the message is going to be deductive (tell listeners at the beginning what the [...]

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