Homiletics

Lectures and readings in English.

1. 1. Lectures Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures:

   • Preaching and Preachers 1-18 Dr. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones 16 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Biblical Preaching 1-20 Dr. John Stott 16 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): John Stott (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • What is Preaching? Dr. David Murray 49 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Centrality of Preaching Maurice Roberts 34 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Central Task of Preaching 1-3 Dr. Sinclair Ferguson 2.5 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • Preachers and Preaching 1-4 Dr. R.C. Sproul 1.5 h Open source Doctrinal
   • The Man and His Message John Blanchard 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): John Blanchard (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Biblical Standards for Evangelism John Blanchard 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): John Blanchard (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Effective Evangelistic Preaching John Blanchard 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): John Blanchard (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • How to Prepare a Sermon Jay Adams 1 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Preaching for Change Jay Adams 39 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Preaching for Change Q&A Jay Adams 40 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Passion in Preaching Maurice Roberts 1 h Open source Doctrinal

   Total: 43 hours

2. 2. Reading Read and provide chapter summaries:

   • Sacred Rhetoric R.L. Dabney 376 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • Homiletics WGT Shedd 397 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • Thoughts on Preaching James W. Alexander 542 pp. Open source Doctrinal

3. 3. Reading Read and summarize:

   • Simplicity in Preaching J.C. Ryle 48 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): J.C. Ryle (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).

   Total: 1,363

4. 4. Assignment Listen to and outline 30 sermons from the list of suggested preachers below, noting sermon structure and distinctive characteristics: Harry Reeder; Randy Pope; Derek Thomas; R.C. Sproul; John Blanchard; Alan Cairns; Bryan Chapell; Iver Martin; John Piper; Steven Lawson; John Stott; Joel Beeke; A.N. Martin; David Martin Lloyd-Jones; Eric Alexander; Jay Adams; Maurice Roberts; Sinclair Ferguson; Stuart Olyott; Tim Keller; Paul Washer; Alistair Begg; Carl Trueman; Louie Giglio; Ian Brown; Richard D. Phillips; Greg Laurie (not Reformed, but overall very Biblical and a good example of a contemporary style of preaching). You may of course also choose from other pastors as approved/directed by your mentor.

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5. 5. Assignment Write a 10 page paper outlining your personal approach to homiletical structure/content.

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6. 6. Assignment Write four 5 page manuscript sermons and submit to your mentor for review. When possible, mentors should allow students to preach the sermons in the church.

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Every lecture and reading carries its role. "Under review" means the teacher's subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms of Unity is not yet established; "Read as comparison" means the material teaches the 1788 American text of WCF 20.4, 23 or 31 or of Larger Catechism Q.109, which the school reads beside the 1647 text. Nothing has been removed.