TY - BOOK AU - Wilson,Paul Scott TI - The Four Pages of the Sermon, Revised and Updated: A Guide to Biblical Preaching SN - 9781501842405 AV - BV4211.3 .W557 2018 U1 - 251 PY - 2018/// CY - Nashville PB - Abingdon Press KW - Preaching KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Four Pages: Grammar and the Preaching Scene -- I. The Preaching Scene: Where We Have Been -- A. Expository and Propositional Preaching -- 1. Text-Driven Points -- 2. Doctine-Driven Sermons -- 3. Topic-Driven Points -- B. The New Homiletic -- C. African American Preaching -- D. Modern and Internet Ages: The Social Context of Preaching -- 1. The Internet Age Affects How Humans Think -- 2. How the Internet Age Affects Expectations of Preaching -- II. The Preaching Scene: Where We Are Now? -- Section I. Getting Started: Monday -- Chapter Two: Exegesis and Sermon Unity -- I. Getting Started -- A. Playing with the Biblical Text -- Concerns of the Text in a Nursery Rhyme -- Concerns of the Text in 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 -- B. Working with the Biblical Text by Doing Exegesis -- Exegetical Questions: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 -- II. Addressing Sermon Unity -- One Bible Text -- One Theme Sentence -- One Doctrine -- One Need in the Congregation -- One Image -- Sources of Dominant Images -- One Mission -- Conclusion -- Chapter Three: Introductions, Four Sentences, and the Need -- I. Introducing the Sermon -- A. Six Simple Strategies for Writing the Introduction -- B. Common Problems in Introductions -- II. Metaphor and Metonymy as Ways of Thought -- III. Determining Four Pages with Four Sentences and a Need -- A. An Example Using 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 -- B. An Example Using Luke 15:11-32 -- C. Other Examples of Four Sentences Now Adding a Need -- Conclusion -- Section II. Page One: Tuesday -- Chapter Four: Trouble in the Bible -- I. A Theological Focus -- II. Page One and a Traditional Method of Preaching -- III. The Impact of Sermon Structure on Pulpit Theology -- IV. Traditional Terms for Trouble -- V. Practical Exercises for When Trouble or Grace Seem Absent; VI. Practical Theological Guidelines for Page One -- VII. Movie Guidelines -- A. Aiming the Camera: Scenes -- B. Aiming the Camera: People and Action -- C. Obeying the Camera's Limitations -- Chapter Five: Filming Trouble in the Bible -- Section III. Page Two: Wednesday -- Chapter Six: Trouble in the World -- I. The Need for Trouble to Be Preached -- II. Faithful Proclamation of Trouble -- A. Develop a Two-Part Understanding of Trouble -- B. Preach with Global Awareness -- C. Hold Piety and Justice Together -- D. Develop Grace in Tension with Trouble -- III. Theological Use of Stories as Trouble -- IV. Guidelines for Page Two -- 1. Organization and Focus -- 2. Sermon Unity -- 3. Use Vertical and Horizontal Trouble -- 4. Use Stories -- 5. Attend to the Emotional and Spiritual Impact of Stories -- 6. Be Empathetic and Inclusive -- 7. Get beyond the Church -- 8. Go Deep -- Chapter Seven: Filming Trouble in the World -- Section IV. Page Three: Thursday -- Chapter Eight: God's Action in the Bible -- I. A Historical Perspective on Lack of Focus on God -- II. The Need for Page Three -- III. Page Three as a Turn to God -- IV. Typical Preaching Practice -- V. The Theme Sentence -- VI. Typical Problems in Preaching Grace -- VII. A Practical Example -- VIII. Guidelines for Composing Page Three -- Making a Movie: Visualizing Page Three -- Sermon Unity -- Chapter Nine: Filming Grace in the Bible -- Section V. Page Four: Friday -- Chapter Ten: God's Action in the World -- I. Identifying God's Actions -- II. Five Functions of Page Four -- III. Dangers in Claiming God's Action -- IV. One Mission as Grace -- V. Theological Use of Stories -- VI. The Overall Character of the Preacher -- VII. Portraying Jesus as Savior, Not Example -- VIII. Two Strategies to Magnify the Gospel -- A. Refer to the Larger Christian Story -- B. Proclamation; C. Four Practical Steps toward Proclamation -- 1. Harvest Proclamation in the Bible -- 2. Transpose the Bible into Proclamation -- 3. Devise Your Own Proclamation from the Theme Sentence -- 4. Use What Other Preachers Have Done as Models -- IX. The Sermon Conclusion -- Chapter Eleven: Filming Grace in the World -- Section VI. Varieties of Sermons -- Chapter Twelve: Reshuffling and Varying the Four Pages -- I. Answering Thomas G. Long and Other Critics -- II. A Sermon in Four Pages -- A. Analytical Preview -- B. The Sermon: A Goat's Perspective on the End Times -- C. Further Analysis -- III. Variations in Pages -- A. Varying the Order of Pages -- B. Varying the Relative Length of the Pages -- C. Variations Using Point-Form -- IV. A Four-Page Sermon in Point Form -- A. Analytical Preview -- B. The Sermon: Foundations of Our Faith -- Review/Overall Sermon Checklist -- Name and Subject Index N2 - A preacher's classic methodological guide, updated with significant new material UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uls/detail.action?docID=5526160 ER -