Homiletics, Week Two Day 2: Introduction of the Sermon
(Cloze test 087)

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Every good sermon or message divides itself into three parts: the , the body or , and the .

An introduction to a sermon is like - it gives flavor to the . There are exceptions - or an - but as a general rule, it is best to .

The purpose of an introduction:

1. To in the theme. It is the business of the speaker to that the audience cannot help but .

2. To for what is to follow.

Sources of an introduction:

1. with the text or theme. To introduce Psa. 23:4-6, the preacher might give this introduction: “How often this text has lighted up death beds and comforted the bereaved.”

2. of the text.

3. of the Bible.

4. Customs and of the Bible.

5. to the writer and those addressed.

6. The - Easter or Christmas.

Assignment - Prepare an introduction to an Easter sermon.


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