Homiletics

How To Make A Sermon

 Do your best to present yourself to God as one
approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed,
rightly handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15
 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.
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound
teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for
themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away
from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. As for you,
always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an
evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
2 Timothy 4:1 - 5
 A lot of preachers wanted to be
motivational speaker than Preacher.
 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.
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound
teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for
themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away
from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. As for you,
always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an
evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
2 Timothy 4:1 - 5
 Do your best to present yourself to God as one
approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed,
rightly handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15
 Do your best to present yourself to God as one
approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed,
rightly handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15
 “The glory of preaching is that
God accomplishes his will
through it, but we are always
humbled and occasionally
comforted by the knowledge that
he works beyond our human
limitations.”
-Bryan Chapell
I. WHAT IS HOMILETICS?
 WHAT IS HOMILETICS?
Homiletics is the art of preparing sermons and
preaching. It is derived from the word homily, which
means "a sermon." Homiletics students strive to
improve their ability to communicate the gospel and
other biblical topics. The discipline of homiletics is
classified as pastoral or practical theology.
 Goal of Homiletics
• To be Faithful in the word
• To deliver the sermon clearly
• To demonstrate that the word is relevant
• To glorify God in our preaching.
What is the distinction
between Hermeneutics
and Homiletics?
 Distinction of Hermeneutics
and Homiletics
Hermeneutics - is focused on the
interpretation of the Bible (How to know the
truth?)

Homiletics - is Focused on the delivery and

application of the bible (How to apply the
truth? )
 How Hermeneutics and
Homiletics Works?
Observation of the text
Historical Background
Context of the verse
Important words
Purpose of the author
Hermeneutics Possible Application
 How Hermeneutics and Homiletics Works?

50 to 60% of what you

discovered, you will not use in
Homiletics.

Hermeneutics Homiletics
DIFFERENT KINDS
OF SERMON
 Types of Sermon

Types of Sermon
1. Topical Sermon
2. Textual Sermon
3. Expository Sermon
 I. TOPICAL
Sermon/Preaching
1. TOPICAL Sermon/Preaching
Topical preaching is preaching centered on a specific topic. It
is often contrasted with expositional preaching. Topical
preaching looks at what the Bible says about a certain topic
In topical preaching, the speaker has the freedom to speak on
issues facing his audience. If the need is to better understand
sin, a series can be provided to address the various aspects and
consequences of sin.
 TOPICAL PREACHING STRUCTURE
Topic – ex: Kasalanan

Introduction

Points 1 (verse #1) – Ang kasalanan ay nakakapagpalayo sa atin sa Diyos

• Explanation
Points 2 (verse #2) – Ang kasalanan ay kinamumuhian ng Diyos
• Explanation
Points 3 (verse #3)
• Explanation
Points 4 (verse #4)
• Explanation

Conclusion
 TOPICAL PREACHING STRUCTURE
Topic – Magnetic life: Reaching Others By Living For The Lord
Verse - Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:3-6, 2 Timothy 2:15

Introduction

FCF: Apart from the Lord we are not good influence other people.

I. Let us live for Him by being different from this world (Romans 12:2)
a. Not Comforting with the pattern of the world
b. But be transformed by renewal of the mind
c. You may discern what is the will of God

II. Let us live for Him by keeping the unity. (Ephesians 4:1 - 6)
d. We are called to be united
e. We must remember our faith

III. Let us live for Him by holding the word of truth ( 2 Timothy 2:15)
f. We must be faithful to the word
g. By Handling correctly the word of God, we can influence the lost.

Conclusion
II. TEXUAL Sermon
Preaching
TEXUAL Sermon Preaching

Textual Sermon outlines begin with a Bible text that

provides a general topic or concept, understanding the text
until the points that the Sermon will discuss with the people.
The preacher is given freedom to make his own subpoints
but it should be relevant to the topic.
 Textual Preaching Structure
Be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity
1 Timothy 4:12

Main Topic: Ministers as example to other people (believers or not)

Introduction

I. An example in word
• Explanation
II. An example in conduct
• Explanation
III. An example in love
IV. An example in spirit
V. An example in faith
VI. An example in purity

Conclusion
III. Expository
Preaching
3. EXPOSITORY PREACHING

Expository preaching is presenting a comprehensive

explanation of the Holy Scriptures; that is, expository
preaching shows the meaning and purpose of the text in the
Bible, provides commentary and examples that support the
main points to make it clear to hearer. The word exposition
is related to the word expose, the goal of the preacher is to
simply expose the meaning of the verse in the bible.
 Introduction
Major
Major
Points 2
Points 3

Major
Subpoints
Points 1
FCF - Always Subpoints
3
Subpoints
Subpoints
starts at 1 2
Subpoints
3
Subpoints
negative 1 2

Subpoints
Subpoints 3
1 Subpoints
2

Proposition Conclusion
 II. The Word
In Expository
Preaching
 A. The Power Is In The Word
1. Preaching accomplishes its spiritual purposes
not because of the skills or the wisdom of a
preacher but because of the power of the
Scripture proclaimed (1 Cor. 2:4–5)
2. The Holy Spirit uses the Word itself to fulfill
his saving and sanctifying purposes. The human
efforts of the greatest preachers are still too weak
and sin-tainted to be responsible for others’
eternal destinies
 B. The Power of God Inherent in the
Word
The Word of God…
• Creates - (Gen. 1:3, Ps. 33:9).
• Controls: - (Ps.147:15–18).
• Convicts- (Jer. 23:28–29).
• Performs his purposes- (Jer. 23:28–29).
• Overrides human weakness:(Jer. 23:28–29).
C. The Power of the Word Manifested in
Christ
Christ’s redemptive power and the power of
his Word coalesce in the New Testament, with
Logos (the incarnation of God) and logos (the
message about God) becoming so reflexive as
to form a conceptual identity. As the work of
the original creation comes through the spoken
word of God, so the work of new creation
(i.e., redemption) comes through the living
Word of God.
C. The Power of the Word Manifested in
Christ
1. Christ is the Word of God - He embodies the
word
2. Since Christ presence is in the word,
service is due.
3. No amount of human effort can turn people
to Christ - Only the truth of the word changes
heart
C. The Power of the Word Manifested in
Christ
4. Credit, Honor and glory for Preaching’s
effect belong to Christ alone because His
word alone saves and transforms.
What is one thing that you
learned that caught your
attention?
D. Expository Preaching Presents the power of the
Word.
Q. Who alone has the power to change
hearts if no amount of oratory or eloquence
can account for spiritual transformation?

A. “The Holy Spirit working by and with

the Word in our hearts.” The Word of God
is the sword of the Spirit (Eph. 6:17; cf.
Acts 10:44; Eph. 1:13)
D. Expository Preaching Presents the power of the
Word.
1. Biblical exposition binds the
preacher and the people to the only
source of true spiritual change. Because
hearts are transformed when people are
confronted with the Word of God,
expository preachers are committed to
saying what God says.
D. Expository Preaching Presents the power of the
Word.

2. As expository preachers, our ultimate

goal is not to communicate the value of
our opinions, others’ philosophies, or
speculative meditations but rather to
show how God’s Word discloses his will
for those united to him through his Son
E. Expository Preaching Presents The Authority of
the Word.
1. When preachers approach the Bible as
God’s very Word, questions about what
we have a right to say vanish.
2. The expository preaching task is to
communicate what God committed to
Scripture in order to give God’s people
his truth for their time.
E. Expository Preaching Presents The Authority of
the Word.

3. Without the authority of the Word,

preaching becomes an endless search for
topics, therapies, and techniques that will
win approval, promote acceptance, advance
a cause, or soothe worry. Human reason,
social agendas, popular consensus, and
personal moral convictions become the
resources of preaching that lacks
F. Expository Preaching Presents the Work of The
Holy Spirit
1. When we present the light of God’s Word,
his Spirit performs his purposes of warming,
melting, and conforming hearts to his will

2. Ours is only the second sermon; the first

and last are those of the Holy Spirit, who
first gave his Word and quickens it in
the hearts of hearers.
F. Expository Preaching Presents the Work of The
Holy Spirit
3. These truths challenge all preachers to
approach their task with a deep sense of
dependence on the Holy God.

4. The technical excellence of a message

may rest on your skills, but the spiritual
efficacy of your message resides with God.
 We talked about so far..
I. What is Homiletics?
II. Different types of Sermon
III. The Word In Expository Preaching
VI. The Unity of the Truth and Sermon
VI. The Unity of
the Truth and
Sermon
Truth alone is not a
sermon
 Truth alone is not a sermon
1. The walls of Babylon were as much as 350
feet high and 80 feet wide.
2. The Gnostic heresy at Colosse
contained elements of extreme
hedonism and asceticism.
 Truth alone is not a sermon
3. The Greek word for the “emptying”
concept of Philippians 2:7 is kenosis.

The statements are clear, true, and

biblical. Why do they not form a
sermon?
Statements of truth, even biblical truth,
do not automatically make a message for
the pulpit. Well-constructed sermons
require unity, purpose, and application
A. The Reasons for Unity

Constructing a message so that all

its features support a main idea
requires discipline
 A. The Reasons for Unity
A. Speaker Needs Focus
Preaching without the discipline of
unity typically results in a preacher
simply roaming from one stray
thought to another.
 A. The Reasons for Unity
A. Speaker Needs Focus
The depth of the Word provides us with
inspiration for a lifetime of sermons, even
as it challenges us to find a means to keep
our listeners and ourselves from drowning
into complication.
 A. The Reasons for Unity
A. Speaker Needs Focus

The priorities of unity allow preachers

to consider prayerfully and in good
conscience what not to say as well as
what to say
 A. The Reasons for Unity
b. Listeners Needs Focus
Sermons are for listeners, not readers.
All good communication requires a
theme. If a preacher does not provide
a unifying concept for a message,
listeners will.
 A. The Reasons for Unity
b. Listeners Needs Focus

Even though a preacher's words are

profound, listeners may not be moved
by them, particularly if the speaker
fails to bond the ideas together
 B. Nature Of Unity
In expository preaching the meaning
of a passage provides the message of
a sermon. This means that the
unifying concept of a sermon should
come from the text itself
 B. Nature Of Unity
Sermons must capture the theme,
purpose, or focus of a biblical writer
and put it into service in order for God’s
truth to rule our efforts. Our
commitment to the sole efficacy of
Scripture means that we need to say
what the Bible says
 B. Nature Of Unity
The components of a passage all
contribute to the author’s point. This
is the way sermons should function.
Although many ideas and features
comprise a sermon, they should all
contribute to one theme. A sermon is
about one thing
 C. Goal Of Unity
When a sermon has unity, a preacher
has the ability to focus on a subject
in depth. Scripture truths fragment
without unity, and as a result, their
transforming force splinters.
 C. Goal Of Unity
Unity strives for the communication
of biblical truth, not merely for its
discovery or statement. Unity
organizes a message for a single
thrust rather than a shower of
disconnected thoughts
 C. Goal Of Unity
When a sermon has unity, a
preacher can focus on a subject
in depth. Without unity,
Scripture truths fragment, and as
a result, their transforming
power splinters
 C. Goal Of Unity

The single idea will hold the rest

and, by illuminating their
purpose, will deepen their
impact.
 C. Goal Of Unity

“The main thing is to keep

the main thing the main
thing.”
-Maxim
 Group Activity
Exegetical Outline Making
Psalm 1
 Psalm 01
Exegetical Outline: God hates our wickedness but blessed
those who seeks and live for Him.

I. The Psalmist exhort that those who does not delight on

wickedness are blessed – Psalm 1:1
II. The Psalmist exhort that those who continually
growing in their faith are blessed v.2 – 3
III. The Psalmist exhort that those who will not perish in
the end are blessed – v.4 – 6
 Group Activity
Exegetical Outline Making
2 Timothy 3:10 - 17
 2 TIMOTHY 3:10 – 17
Exegetical Idea – God’s faithfulness despite persecution and
opposition.

I. Paul reminds Timothy about Persecution (v.10 – 12)

II. Paul exposed the evil men and impostor (v.13 – 15)

III. Paul encourage Timothy to find his confident in the

scripture (v.16 – 17)
 2 TIMOTHY 3:10 – 17
Theological Outline
a. God is still faithful amidst persecution and opposition

b. God’s word is trustworthy

 Aristotle’s
Classic Rhetorical
Distinction
 Three elements compose
every persuasive message

Logos: the verbal content of the

message, including its craft and logic
Pathos: the emotive features of a
message, including the passion, fervor,
and feeling that a speaker conveys and
the listeners experience
 Three elements compose
every persuasive message

Ethos: the perceived character of the

speaker, determined most
significantly by the concern expressed
for the listeners’ welfare.
 Three elements compose
every persuasive message

Our gospel came to you not simply

with words [logos]
but also with power, and with deep
conviction [pathos].
You know how we lived [ethos] among
you for your sake” (1 Thess. 1:5).