The Sermon: Its Homiletical Construction

by R. C. H. Lenski

Overview

Seminaries, teachers, and students of preaching, as well as preachers in the active ministry are always on the alert for books to guide them in the construction of effective sermons. This is a book specifically designed to do this very thing. R. C. H. Lenski for a quarter century taught at Capital Seminary in the field of exegesis, dogmatics, and homiletics. He is the author of a monumental commentary on the entire New Testament. Few men have been better qualified to furnish a book on effective sermon construction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781725240247
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	08/22/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	314
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

Richard C. H. Lenski (1864–1936) was a German-born Lutheran pastor, scholar, and author who published a series of Lutheran New Testament commentaries.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Text.

First Chapter The Text Itself 7

Second Chapter Choosing the Text 18

Third Chapter The Text and the Sermon 35

Fourth Chapter Mastering the Text 44

Part 2 The Division.

First Chapter Art in the Sermon 61

Second Chapter The Parts of the Sermon 74

Third Chapter Analysis 90

Fourth Chapter Synthesis 101

Fifth Chapter The Homily 112

Sixth Chapter Faults in Outlining 118

Part 3 The Theme.

First Chapter The Value of a Theme 131

Second Chapter Dividing the Theme 140

Third Chapter Dividing the Theme (Continued) 159

Fouth Chapter The Formulation of the Theme and the Parts 189

Part 4 The Elaboration.

First Chapter The Material Elaboration 219

Second Chapter The Elaboration According to Psylogical Norms 262

Third Chapter The Introduction and the Ending 287