Author Archives: Jonathan Kobayashi

Review  Topical Message – Take your idea, good thought, scriptural truth and then find scriptural references to support the theme and points. Structure of Message – The structure above fits any sermon unless you break from a solid traditional sermon style and go for something that is completely unique or different. Breaking from this mold …

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More on Message Construction  Textual – a sermon that refers often to a particular Biblical text for a subject and the main divisions. The main points are clearly inferred by the passage; however, the subdivisions are invented as in the same construction of a topical sermon. Two methods for making textual divisions. For week 4:

Textual – a sermon that refers often to a particular Biblical text for a subject and the main divisions. The main points are clearly inferred by the passage; however the subdivisions are invented as in the same construction of a topical sermon. Two methods for making textual divisions. A Textual Sermon and an Expository Sermon …

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Constructing the Topical Sermon  Topical – a sermon that has a topic in mind prior to consulting the text, and then search for one or more biblical texts that address the topic chosen beforeand.  Organizing Your Sermon  *To have an organized sermon, you must also have organized study.* Steps / Checklist for Preparation (one process …

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Scripture Reference: Nehemiah 8:7-8  (7) Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites caused the people to understand the law, and the people [stood] in their place.  (8) So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and …

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