Imitating Scriptural Variety in Our Preaching Styles Proclaim Grace! Key Issue #10 Use any or all of the following questions for personal reflection or group study. Feel free to pick which applications interest you most; even if you only complete one or two you’ll benefit. It is suggested that a typical WELS preacher reverts to a default form learned at the deductive with basic theme and parts. Is this your default form, or is there another? seminary: How does the idea of learning more forms sound to you? a right to tell me not only what to say, but also how it would like to “An inspired text has How do you determine what particular form (how you say it) each sermon takes? say it” (p. 1). What and where are the triggers or clues you look for? MATCHING After reading page 1, match the descriptions to the name of the literature form listed below. __________ sparks meditation by comparing the kingdom of God with the city of man. __________ parades a dazzling pageant before the to remind us that God wins mind’s eye __________ embodies and elicits emotion with its images, hyperbole, and self-disclosure __________ carry us along in a flow of logic...to the heights of delight with doxology and prayer __________ brief and witty summaries of wisdom, require us to contemplate their meaning __________ prompts identification as we walk in the shoes of biblical characters Poetry Narrative Proverbs Parables Epistles Apocalypse – – – – – Experiment—Ask a few of your members to complete the matching exercise above. How much do they really know about form? Would it make a difference in your preaching? Activity—Individually or as a group, find a shining biblical example of a text for each of the six forms described above. to the Bible in search of what to preach but does not linger long enough “Whoever goes to learn how to preach has left its pages much (p. 2). After reading, too soon” “May I Ask on p. 2, list three texts be preaching in the weeks or months ahead. Another Question?” you’ll
Imitating Scriptural Variety in Our Preaching Styles Proclaim Grace! Key Issue #10 Use any or all of the following questions for personal reflection or group study. Feel free to pick which applications interest you most; even if you only complete one or two you’ll benefit. It is suggested that a typical WELS preacher reverts to a default form learned at the seminary: deductive with basic theme and parts. Is this your default form, or is there another? How does the idea of learning more forms sound to you? “An inspired text has a right to tell me not only what to say, but also how it would like to say it” (p. 1). How do you determine what particular form (how you say it) each sermon takes? What and where are the triggers or clues you look for? MATCHING After reading page 1, match the descriptions to the name of the literature form listed below. __________ sparks meditation by comparing the kingdom of God with the city of man. __________ parades a dazzling pageant before the mind’s eye to remind us that God wins __________ embodies and elicits emotion with its images, hyperbole, and self-disclosure __________ carry us along in a flow of logic...to the heights of delight with doxology and prayer __________ brief and witty summaries of wisdom, require us to contemplate their meaning __________ prompts identification as we walk in the shoes of biblical characters Poetry – Narrative – Proverbs – Parables – Epistles – Apocalypse Experiment—Ask a few of your members to complete the matching exercise above. How much do they really know about form? Would it make a difference in your preaching? Activity—Individually or as a group, find a shining biblical example of a text for each of the six forms described above. “Whoever goes to the Bible in search of what to preach but does not linger long enough to learn how to preach has left its pages much too soon” (p. 2). After reading, “May I Ask Another Question?” on p. 2, list three texts you’ll be preaching in the weeks or months ahead.
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