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CONCLUSION

In this course we have studied the fundamentals of homiletics with a focus on expository preaching. We
have briefly reviewed and leaned heavily on sound hermeneutical principles as we learned the
additional skills necessary to formulate and preach biblical sermons.

The stated objectives of this class were as follows:

1. To define expository preaching and discuss why it is needed.
2. To review basic principles and methods of Bible interpretation.
3. To introduce the structure and parts of the sermon.
4. To present and contrast the various types of sermons.
5. To explain the concept of ‘Big Idea’ preaching.
6. To illustrate different methods of communicating the ‘Big Idea’.
7. To demonstrate the three-step process of moving from the text to the sermon.
8. To understand the nature and function of sermon illustrations.
8. To explain various principles and methods of applying the scripture.
10. To discuss the importance of attractive introductions and conclusions.
11. To practice sermon construction with in-class examples.
12. To prepare and preach an expository message.

Hopefully you as a student are now better equipped to be a good preacher of the time-bound, timeless,
and timely truth of God’s Word. For those who give their lives to this arduous discipline, it is a fulfilling
and rewarding task!

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living
and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season
and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
II Timothy 4:1-2

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