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Category: Exegesis

Preaching To Those Who Hear

Posted on August 12, 2014 by shermancox

On the Biblical Preaching blog, the author is currently in a series about the different listeners in our sermons. Who is listening? There is the community of faith, not yet believers, angels, demons, and God. The preacher must be mindful of all

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Blog, Exegesis, Homiletic Theory, Planning 1 Comment

When Are You Finished Preparing Your Sermon?

Posted on July 12, 2012 by shermancox

This is another one of the most popular questions. Whenever I have a seminar or receive questions through the mail, someone asks, “How do I know my sermon is ready for preaching.” This is a very important question, but often our own

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Making Scripture Real In Preaching – Use Your Senses

Posted on October 14, 2010 by shermancox

Perhaps the most effective thing a preacher can do to strengthen the connection between the congregation and the scripture is to interpret the Bible with your senses.  Here you use all of your senses when you seek to understand the scripture.  Yes

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Exegesis Bible Story, desperation, literary exegesis, making scripture real, prodigal son, sounds of the city 7 Comments

Stylistic Exegesis For Preaching Powerful Sermons

Posted on October 13, 2010 by shermancox

Exegesis is simply a close reading of the scripture so that you can extract the meaning from the text. Before you can preach a text you must understand the text. You can look in a number of places for instructions on how

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How To Connect the Bible World To Today’s World?

Posted on March 12, 2010 by shermancox

Often preachers can make it seem as though the Bible is irrelevant for contemporary needs and society. Part of the problem is that we don’t truly allow the Bible to speak to us. We either change the question that those of today

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Bible Study, Exegesis reading the bible, understanding the bible 1 Comment

Looking at the Spaces Between the Lines

Posted on August 20, 2009 by shermancox

When exegeting a text of scripture, we often spend a lot of time looking at what is in the text. And this is right. We put forth a lot of effort to read the text in the original languages if we have facility in them. We put forth effort to look at the narrative, theological, socio-cultural, and other important dimensions of the text.

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