Preparing Expository Sermons: A Seven-Step Method for Biblical Preaching

by Dr. Ramesh P. Richard

Publisher:

Baker

, 2001

Overview

“The Bible is what God has made. Sermons are what we make with what God has made.” This is the foundation for developing expository messages, according to Ramesh Richard. His method, explained in this book, has been field-tested in training seminars for thousands of pastors and preachers around the world, and it will be invaluable to you as well.

Preparing Expository Sermons is a simple do-it-yourself resource for developing and preaching expository sermons. It guides you through a seven-step process, with many practical suggestions and illustrative charts along the way. In addition, there are 13 appendixes that include information on:

• How to choose a text
• Preaching narratives
• Understanding your audience
• Elements of a competent sermon outline
• Forms of sermon introduction

A comprehensive sermon evaluation questionnaire is included.

The Logos edition of this work on preaching is fully searchable and easily accessible. Scripture passages link directly to your English translations and to the original language texts, and important theological concepts link to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and the wealth of resources in your digital library.

Key Features

• Offers guidance on how to prepare expository sermons
• Introduces Richard’s seven-step “Scripture sculpture” method
• Includes appendixes of terms, outlines, and other helpful tools

Contents

• The Scripture Sculpture Process
  • Study the Text: The “Flesh” of the Text
  • Structure the Text: The “Skeleton” of the Text
  • The Central Proposition of the Text: The “Heart” of the Text
  • The Purpose Bridge: The “Brain” of the Sermon
  • The Central Proposition of the Sermon: The “Heart” of the Sermon
  • Structure the Sermon: The “Skeleton” of the Sermon
  • Preach the Sermon: The “Flesh” of the Sermon

Contents

Top Highlights

“Expository preaching is the contemporization of the central proposition of a biblical text that is derived from proper methods of interpretation and declared through effective means of communication to inform minds, instruct hearts, and influence behavior toward godliness.” (Page 19)

“The Bible is what God has made; sermons are what we make with what God has made.” (Page 15)

“On the basis of the central proposition of this text, what does God want my people to understand and obey?” (Page 78)

“Proper methods of interpretation must form the backbone of the sermon. The preacher is first an exegete of Scripture before he is an expositor of Scripture.” (Page 23)

“For our communication to be effective, we must understand the worldview, reasoning process, and culture of the audience” (Page 24)

Praise for the Print Edition

Dr. Ramesh Richard is one of the premier preachers of our day. Because the Lord’s hand is so obviously on this gifted man, his ministry is reaching, literally, around the world. The insights, techniques, and suggestions he offers are reliable and relevant. This book is ‘must reading’ for all who desire to preach the word.

—Charles R. Swindoll, senior pastor, Stonebriar Community Church, Dallas, TX

Here is a book on preaching as clear as good sermons should be. New preachers will find the process helpful; experienced preachers will find it an excellent review.

—Haddon Robinson, Harold John Ockenga Professor of Preaching, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Preparing Expository Sermons: A Seven-Step Method for Biblical Preaching
• Author: Dr. Ramesh P. Richard
• Publisher: Baker
• Print Publication Date: 2001
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 224
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Homiletical use; Preaching
• ISBNs: 9781441255938, 9780801091193, 1441255931, 0801091195
• Resource ID: LLS:PREPEXPSTRYSERMONS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:22:44Z

About Dr. Ramesh P. Richard

Dr. Ramesh Richard, a member of the Seminary faculty for more than twenty years, is the founder and president of Ramesh Richard Evangelism and Church Health (RREACH), a global proclamation ministry that seeks to evangelize leaders and strengthen pastors of developing economies. He has ministered in over eighty countries, including a role as pulpit pastor of the Delhi Bible Fellowship in New Delhi, India. In concert with Dallas Seminary, RREACH sponsors the Global Proclamation Academy to connect the future leadership of world Christianity. He is also the founder and chair of the Trainers of Pastors International Coalition. His teaching interests include expository preaching and the spiritual life. His research interests include global pastoral training, contemporary world trends, hermeneutics for homiletics, and applied Christian apologetics, with special reference to the uniqueness of the Lord Jesus Christ. in the present.