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Teaching and Preaching the Bible

Teaching and Preaching the Bible. Leadership and Lay Ministry Training Program Dr. Stu Merkel and Rev. Doug Gray January 12, 2013. Introductions. It’s…Stu and Doug!. Introductions. Overview of the Day Session 1: Preparing for a Bible Study Break

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Teaching and Preaching the Bible

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  1. Teaching and Preaching the Bible Leadership and Lay Ministry Training Program Dr. Stu Merkel and Rev. Doug Gray January 12, 2013

  2. Introductions • It’s…Stu and Doug!

  3. Introductions • Overview of the Day • Session 1: Preparing for a Bible Study • Break • Session 2: Sharing Our Resources and Best Uses • Lunch • Session 3: Moving from Bible Study to Sermon • Break • Session 4: Preaching Presentation

  4. Questions

  5. Session 1: Preparing for a Bible Study Let it breathe!

  6. Staying Clear • We are task-oriented here • Not aimed at devotional • The curious bridge of LectioDivina

  7. Prepare a Bible Study: John 11 • Read the passage at least 3x • Literal — what do the words mean what do they say, definitions, etc • Metaphor — what do the words mean images, allusions, references, etc • Meaning — what do the words mean what is the author trying to say/communicate

  8. Prepare a Bible Study: John 11 2. Look at the context • Genre — what kind of writing is your passage? Poetry, Narrative, Letter, Command/Proverb, Apocalypse • Geographical — where is this? • Historical — when is this? • How is our context like the author’s/passage’s context?

  9. Prepare a Bible Study: John 11 3. Initial Thoughts • Feel free to write down initial thoughts and questions • Your reaction? • Put yourself in the story in different roles. • How would the author address our context?

  10. Prepare a Bible Study: John 11 4. Go to the resources • Take your questions • Check out your thoughts and reactions • Look for resources that add depth, beauty or meaning

  11. Prepare a Bible Study: John 11 5. What’s the big idea? • Study: More than one idea is a good thing! • Sermon: One big idea at a time!

  12. Prepare a Bible Study: John 11 • How does the big idea apply in my life?What is God calling me to do through this word?

  13. Sharing Our Resources Yours, mine and ours

  14. Break Not like that!

  15. Session 2: Teachingthe Word Because God needs you!

  16. Basic Principles It’s not rocket science

  17. Some Basic Principles • About what God wants to say • Centered on how the student will learn best • Draws people into the textHelps people draw the text into themselves • Less about what the leader knows,more about what the group learns • Create multiple points of entry to the text’s big idea • Always give participants something to take home

  18. Most important… Listen!

  19. Learning Styles A healthy dose of Mythbusters

  20. Learning Styles • Aural • Visual • Verbal • Physical • Logical • Social • Solitary

  21. Creativity Leads to Discovery • Are there resources that capture the dilemmaof the text? • What resources go with your big idea? • Of these which one or two are the most helpful?

  22. Group Dynamics There’s more going on than meets the eye…

  23. Lunch Feed the body so God can nourish the soul

  24. Session 3: From Study to Sermon Sometimes it’s a looooong trip!

  25. Good Sermon Structures • Classic 3-point sermon • Topical, thematic or word study • Web and flow • Refrain • “In character” sermon

  26. Classic blunders • More than one sermon • Not enough meat on the table • Too much on the table • Bored or just amused • Not tied up at the end

  27. How to Preparea Sermon Stu’s Approach

  28. How to Preparea Sermon Doug’s Approach

  29. Picking a passage • Picking a passage • Lectionary • Sermon series • Occasional/topical • Do you have a heart for the passage?

  30. What’s the point? • How am I different? • How are we to be different? • Can I say it in a single sentence?

  31. What’s my way into the sermon? • Story • Image • Video • Idea • Skit

  32. Structure the sermon • Has to be clear • Has to have punch • Always have a twist Never preach the sermonthe congregation expects!

  33. Should I tell, showor dothe story? • Will it illuminate or dominate? • Is the story in there because I want to tell it,or because they need to hear it? • Can I do the same with less? • Can I faithfully make it interactive? • Check against the classic blunders! • What does God really want here?

  34. Who Do I Look Like? Adventures in Celebrity Recognition

  35. Shimon Perez Former Israeli Prime Minister

  36. Andy Roddick Top-Ranked Tennis Star (11th in the world)

  37. Alan Alda TV Actor, M*A*S*H*

  38. Gary Oldman Movie Actor, Prisoner of Azkaban

  39. Mickey Mantle One of the best baseballplayers of all time

  40. Kiera Knightley Movie Actress, Pirates of the Caribbean

  41. Who Do You Look Like?

  42. Jesus The Rosetta Stone

  43. GOD Jesus The Rosetta Stone Helping us experience and understand each other Humanity

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  45. Bruce Almighty

  46. Should I tell, showor dothe story? • Am I interpreting the Bible, or the video? • Am I sure it will work? • Do I have a back up plan?

  47. Session 4: PreachingPresentation Outlines, Discussion and Tips…oh my!

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