ASSIGNMENTS
Updated 13Jan98 for Winter 1998
HOMILETICS
II
Expository Biblical Preaching
Andrews University
. Department of Religion . Keith E.K. Mattingly . GH206 . Phone 471-3187
. Home 471-3088
| DUE DATE |
CLASS TOPIC |
ROBINSON (TEXT) |
MacARTHUR (TEXT) |
STUART (TEXT) |
WRITING UNIT-LESSON |
SAMPLE SERMON |
| 6Jan | 1/Introduction: techniques to improve your sermons (editing/ rehearsals/ critique |
. | . | . | A8 - Edit your writing | . |
| 8Jan | 2/A case for exposition | 9-29 | 3-21 | . | A18 -
Differentiate between speaking and writing |
Mattingly |
| 12Jan | 3/The big idea: subject & complements |
31-48 | 229-233 | . | A4 - Control your sentence subject | Richardson |
| 13Jan | 4/Choosing/studying a passage; gathering materials |
51-66 | 177-208 303-320 |
. | A5 - Control
your sentenc predication |
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| 15Jan | 5/ON STAGE #1 | . | . | . | B6 - Control
your information: subordination |
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| 20Jan | 6/Textual & foreground/background issues |
. | 226-229 291-292 |
72-78 | B20 - Achieve
unity through point of view |
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| 22Jan | 7/Form & structural issues | . | . | 78-80 | A14 - Build poaragraph patterns | . |
| 26Jan | 8/Lexical & grammatical issues |
. | . | 80-82 | A16 - Define images and ideas | . |
| 27Jan | 9/Theological issues | . | . | 82-83 | A15 - Develop topics by comparison | . |
| 29Jan | 10/ON STAGE #2 | . | . | B16 - Express
attitude through word choice |
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| 2Feb | 11/Application issues | . | . | 83-84 | B22 - Convey meaning through tone | . |
| 3Feb | 12/Exegetical idea & sermon purpose |
66-113 | 211-215 | . | B23 - Arrive at the controlling idea | . |
| 5Feb | 13/Sermon shape | 115-127 | . | . | B10 - Compress and expand ideas | . |
| 9Feb | 14/Sermon outline & flow | 127-134
215-216 |
160-176 233-239 |
. | B24 - Develop
the controlling idea B14 - Weigh both your facts and opinions |
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| 10Feb | 15/Sermon parts: introductions & conclusions |
159-173 | 242-247 252-254 |
. | B11 - Concentrate
on each part of the paragraph B2 - Vary sentence beginnings and lengths |
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| 12Feb | 16/Sermon parts: transition & meaning |
137-156 | . | . | B25 - Link
ideas with transitional elements A10 - Write connected sentences |
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| 17Feb | 17/ON STAGE #3 | . | . | . | A9 - Support
judgments with specific information |
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| 19Feb | 18/Fleshing out the outline: support & illustration |
. | . | . | B9 -
Develop your ideas fully B7 - Support your statements with examples |
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| 23Feb | 19/Refining the words: specific nounds & verbs, verb density |
. | . | . | A2 - Use
concrete words B4 - Describe action effectively B12 - Increase verb density |
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| 24Feb | 20/Refining word order for emphasis & meaning |
. | . | . | A6 - Shift
sentence parts for emphasis B5 - Use emphasis to enforce meaning |
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| 26Feb | 21/ON STAGE #4 | . | . | . | B1 -
Match simplicity of ideas and form |
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| 2Mar | 22/Establishing clear style | . | . | . | B13 - Arrange ideas in a natural order | . |
| 3Mar | 23/Establishing personal style | . | . | . | A17 - Mirror
yourself in your writing A25 - Reveal voice in what you write |
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| 5Mar | 24/Establishing vivid style | . | . | . | A20 - Use
figurative language B18 - Enliven writing through extended metaphor |
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| 9Mar | 25/Using atmosphere & visualization |
. | . | . | A11 - Organize
experience through images A1 - Convey visual experience |
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| 10Mar | 26/Using movement & sound | . | . | . | B21 - Recognize
the sounds in language |
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| 12Mar | 27/ON STAGE #5 | . | . | . | . | . |
| 8Mar | 28/9:45-11:45am ON STAGE FINALE |
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