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Advantages

(1) It exposes the Word as God presents it, not as man picks and chooses.
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(2) It lessens the danger of preaching passages of Scripture out of context.
(3) It forces the preacher to preach the whole counsel of God.
(4) It teaches people in the pew how to read their Bible.
(5) It brings God’s Word to life.
(6) It keeps the preacher from targeting certain individuals in the pew.

Disadvantages – Few, if any!

As you can see, there’s more to preaching that just standing up in front of people with a Bible and
talking about its truth. One must know where he’s going. He must know how he’s going to get there. He
must determine what approach he will take. Therefore, he must have a full understanding of both the
parts and types of sermons.

4.4 Let’s Practice…

1-5. List the five parts of a sermon:

6. Why is the introduction so important?

7. List the three types of sermons:

8. Which of the three have basically no disadvantages?

4.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…
Activity: Try something new this week. If you are preparing a lesson or sermon, divide the
sermon into the five parts suggested in this lesson. Then create a really neat introduction that
will draw the congregation or students into your topic. See what happens…

38 “Proper Exposure from the Pulpit,” Christianity Today, (10/2,1981), 90
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