1st Term Examination

Introduction To Sermon Preparation - 1st Year (Night Class)

Apostolic Center for Theological Studies (A.C.T.S.) November 16, 2021

I. TRUE or FALSE

True 1. Sermon preparation does not make a preacher, God makes a preacher.

True 2. Appropriate gesture is our part and God will do His part.

False 3. Just as much as God will give a preacher a scripture and a message or body of
sermon, God will give an introduction and conclusion.

False 4. Expository Sermon is built around some particular subject of idea.

True 5. A man so called can learn basic principles of effective sermon preparation.

True 6. Expository method makes it possible for the preacher to learn the Word.

True 7. A sermon is a discourse designed to verbal biblical truths.

False 8. Acceptance in communication is when the message reaches the ear alone.

True 9. Communication is the creation of understanding.

False 10. The Holy Spirit will hide to us the needs of an audience.

II. FILL-IN THE BLANKS

1. “_____________
Sermon takes place when Divine resources meet human needs through
loving channels for the glory of God.”

2. Sermon ______________
preparation is possibly the most fulfilling and frustrating experience
a man can undergo.
3. Paul wrote to the Corinthians: “I will pray with the _____________, and I will sing
with understanding also.”
4. ___________________
Teaching is to impart information to reveal the act of making known.

5. Apostle Paul said, “Your _________will should not stand in the wisdom of men, but
in the power of God.”
6. The _________________
minister is an agent or instrument to serve in order to supply
things needed.

7. __________________
Hermeneutics is the science and art of religious discourse.

8. A ____________
sermon is the product of the process of homiletics, exegesis, and
hermeneutics.

9. _______________
Textual Sermon seeks to expound what the text itself actually says.

10. Apostle Paul said, “And my speech and my preaching was not with
____________
vain words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of
power.”

III. ENUMERATION
A. The Three important things we learned about Jesus and Communication.

1. Communication
2. Acceptance
 3. Transmission

B. The Three Divisions of the body of Sermon Outline.

4. Introduction
5. Body
6. Conclusion

C. The Four Types of Sermon we learned.

7. Topical
8. Expository
9. Textual
10. Inferential

IV. MULTIPLE CHOICE

A 1. It is the subject or topic discussed to speak about in detail.

• A) The Theme B) The Song C) The Conclusion

C 2. It is a part of sermon where you make the audience feel they are related to the
message.

• A) Introduction B) Title C) Application

C 3. Concentrates on the teaching of a short biblical passage, usually one paragraph

or one short chapter.

• A) Topical Preaching B) Expository Sermon C) Textual Preaching

A 4. The sermon concentrates on one single verse or one sentence in Scripture.

• A) Textual Sermon B) Expository Preaching C) Topical Preaching

A 5. It is the elaboration and application of a specific topic.

• A) Expository Preaching B) Topical Sermon C) Textual Preaching

B 6. The Preacher must bear in mind that he is not the ___________ of His message.

• A) writer B) creator C) conduit

C 7. Part of the Sermon where you aim to work toward.

• A) Conclusion B) Introduction C) Application

A 8. They serve as mental photographs that illuminate the ideas of our sermons.

• A) Illustrations B) Theme C) Expository Sermon

C 9. Another effective way of enhancing your message is the use of ___________.

• A) voice quality B) music C) humor

C 10. It is a type of sermon which expounds a passage of Scripture, organizes it

around a central theme and main points, and then decisively applies it’s
messages to the listeners.

• A) Textual Sermon B) Topical Sermon C) Expository Sermon