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THE ART OF SERMON CONSTRUCTION

T. H. SCAMBLER, B.A., Dip. Ed.

PRINCIPAL COLLEGE OF THE BIBLE

GLEN IRIS Victoria

AUSTRAL PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO. LTD. Melbourne 1944

Registered at the General Post Office, Melbourne, for transmission by post as a book.

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PREFATORY NOTE

To ministers of the gospel who may appreciate a re-study from a new point of view of the technique of Preaching; To theological students who may be glad of a handbook covering the essentials of sermon production; To local preachers who desire for their private study a presentation of the fundamentals of sermon building; To hearers who may enjoy a statement of the principles governing the preparation and delivery of the good sermons they hear; This book is sent out on its mission of service. T. H. SCAMBLER.

Wholly got up and printed in Australia by Morris & Walker Pty. Ltd., 243 Smith Street, Fitzroy, N.6

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"He was broken that day by the death-bed of his mother, and his sobs shook the bed for he was his mother's only son and fatherless, and his mother, brave and faithful to the last, was bidding him farewell. "Dinna greet like that John, nor break yir hert, for it's the will of God, and that's ay best. "I canna see ye noo, John, but I know yir there, an' I've just one other wish. If God calls ye to the ministry, ye'll no refuse, an' the first day ye preach in yir ain kirk speak a gude word for Jesus Christ, an' John, I'll hear ye that day, though ye'll no see me, and I'll be satisfied." --From "Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush," by IAN MACLAREN

"That in all things He might have the pre-eminence." Col. 1:18

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Table of Contents

PREFATORY NOTE .....................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION. ........................................................................................ 8 1. The Nature of the Sermon ..................................................................12

Vital Preaching ....................................................................................12 Essential Qualities ...............................................................................14 2. First Steps in Sermon Construction.....................................................16 Value of Outline ..................................................................................16 Question the Text................................................................................18 Plan No. 1 ............................................................................................19 For Review: .........................................................................................21 3. Sermon Building ..................................................................................22 Application to Task..............................................................................24 Plan No. 2 ............................................................................................25 Plan No. 3 ............................................................................................26 For Review: .........................................................................................26 4. The Structure of a Sermon ..................................................................28 Explanation. ........................................................................................28 Introduction ........................................................................................28 Proposition .......................................................................................... 30 Division and Development..................................................................31 Conclusion ........................................................................................... 32 For Review: .........................................................................................33 5. Structure of a Sermon (Continued).....................................................35 Technique ............................................................................................ 35 Main Divisions .....................................................................................37

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Sub-divisions .......................................................................................39 For Review: .........................................................................................40 6. Sources of Sub-Divisions. ....................................................................41 Sermon Titles ......................................................................................44 Propositional Outlines.........................................................................46 Interrogative Outlines.........................................................................48 For Review: .........................................................................................49 7. The Completed Outline. ......................................................................50 THE TITLE.............................................................................................50 MAIN DIVISION I.................................................................................50 MAIN DIVISION II................................................................................51 MAIN DIVISION III................................................................................52 Conclusion-- ........................................................................................52 For Review: .........................................................................................53 8. Methods of Sermon Division...............................................................55 Methods of Sermon Division...............................................................56 Analysis--Textual Method ...................................................................57 Synthesis--Topical Method .................................................................59 For Review: .........................................................................................61 9. Topical Sermons ..................................................................................62 Drill ...................................................................................................... 62 Texts for Topical Sermons...................................................................63 Subjects for Topical Doctrine ..............................................................64 The Permanent Notebook...................................................................66 For Review: .........................................................................................68 10. Expository Sermons...........................................................................69

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