Redeeming Truth Podcast
EP 116 | How Do You Sermon Prep? (Preacher's Roundtable #2) | Redeeming Truth
Aug 9, 2023
Pastors Jon Benzinger, Nathan Pickowicz, Todd Burgett, Jack Hughes, and Kevin Hay discuss their sermon preparation routines, emphasizing the importance of faithful interpretation of the Bible. They explore different approaches to sermon preparation based on genre and size of texts and share their teaching approaches, emphasizing the main point. The speakers discuss interpreting a text for sermon preparation, the significance of context, tools and principles used in sermon preparation, and their individual processes and routines for sermon preparation.
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- Understanding the context is crucial in interpreting a biblical text and can be determined through near and far context.
- Sermon preparation requires thorough study, early engagement with the text, and clear communication for concise packaging of ideas.
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Importance of Faithfulness to the Text in Preaching
The podcast episode emphasizes the goal of being faithful to the text in preaching. The process of going from the text to a sermon is discussed, along with the tools and principles used in interpreting the Bible. The importance of hermeneutics in understanding the scriptures is highlighted, considering different genres and sizes of texts. The main principles for interpreting a text include considering the literary type, text size, finding the main thought in a paragraph, and determining what modifies that main thought. The various aspects of sermon construction and preparation are also explored.
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