Homiletics, Week Two Day 1: Good Sermon Arrangement
(Cloze test 086)

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Qualities of a good sermon arrangement:

1. One - The preacher should have only one theme in his sermon and concentrate all his , proof, testimony and toward .

2. A between the divisions of the sermon. The argument should first be made to the , then an appeal to the , and finally to the .

3. Every sermon needs an , just as a man’s body needs a . Generally speaking, the plan of a sermon should be . Outlines that are are easily remembered. Some preachers, for this reason, make their outlines so each general heading begins with the . Others use the law of . One sermon could have these headings:

Theme - The Transfiguration

1. Place

2.

3. Persons

4.

Another sermon had these headings:

Theme - How to Become a Christian

1.

2. Commit

3.

4. Transmit

Assignment: Prepare an outline using the same letter for each main point.


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