Principles and Practice of Sermon Writing and Delivery, Exploring the Unifying Aspect of Grace that Binds all of Scripture Together
Bryan Chapell, Ph.D. is Senior Pastor of the historic Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, IL and President Emeritus of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
Dr. Chapell is an internationally renowned preacher, teacher, and speaker, and the author of many books, including Each for the Other, Holiness by Grace, Praying Backwards, The Gospel According to Daniel, The Hardest Sermons You’ll Ever Have to Preach, and Christ-Centered Preaching, a preaching textbook now in multiple editions and many languages that has established him as one of this generation’s foremost teachers of homiletics.
Dr. Chapell is passionate about sharing the truth of God’s grace with others, since it provides the freedom and fuel for transformed lives of joy and peace.
He and his wife, Kathy, have four adult children, a growing number of grandchildren, and lives rich with friends, fishing and faith.
Discover more about Dr. Chapell’s ministry at UnlimitedGrace.com.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 18–41.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 43–57.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 58–81; 363–371.
Read J. I. Packer, “Text Criticism and Inerrancy,” Christianity Today 46, 11 (October 7, 2002).
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 102–119.
Analyze two sermons on one page, comparing how speakers establish and use logos, pathos, and ethos.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 128–142.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 142–162.
Listen to a sermon. On one page, identify the main points and subpoints of the message.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 236–253.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 81–94.
Outline a the main points of a passage of Scripture.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 120–121; 156–162; 350–351.
Write a Sermon Introduction (not a Scripture Introduction) and Proposition for the passage you previously outlined. It should be a human interest account that leads to your proposition. Underline the key terms of both clauses of the proposition. Underline the FCF. Note the other components of the introduction, using the model on Christ-Centered Preaching, 245–246 as a guide.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 253–260.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 94–99.
Review Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 129–133.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 121–127.
Review Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 116–121.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 174–190 for “Why to Illustrate.”
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 190–207 for “How to Illustrate.”
Prepare an outline with subpoints followed by a conclusion (human interest account) to the passage for which you have already written an outline and introduction.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 208–235.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 260–265.
Evaluate two sermons on two pages. Identify the type of message, effectiveness, FCF, type of conclusion, and evidence for why it was topical, textual, or expository.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 346–349.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 329–337.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 338–343.
Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 344–345.
Read Holiness by Grace, chapters 1–2.
Read Holiness by Grace, chapters 3–4.
Read Holiness by Grace, chapters 5–6.
Read Holiness by Grace, chapters 7–8.
Read Holiness by Grace, chapters 9–10.
Special Lecture on Advanced Homiletics
Special Lecture on Advanced Homiletics
Special Lecture on Advanced Homiletics
