Persuasive_Elements_Template

HOMI 500 Persuasive Elements Template Text: Philippians 1:12-18 Elise Lewis ● Make sure sermon ideas are clear and well worded. ● Look for development material first in the text. ● Aim for a balanced appeal to the whole person. ● Make all development consistent with the idea. ● Test each segment for its intended function. ● Carefully plan the introduction and conclusion. Write the division statements you are developing. You may use the sermon idea for planning development for the introduction and conclusion. 1. God reveals himself in and through the actions and words of believers. 2. God uses believers (the church) to further others in the faith. 3. God uses the testimonies of believers to embolden others to tell who God is. 4. God will use any circumstance be used for his glory if we let him. Sermon Idea: The Proper Perspective Keeps the Church on Task and Target Circle the word or two in your statement that carry the central concept of your idea. Write your core terms here: Proper Perspective Write the ideas you have for development as explanation . Explanation aims for an understanding of the biblical and homiletical concepts by using background and interpretation material. 1. See Philippians 1:12-14, See Acts 2-3: the early church and spreading of the Gospel 2. See Philippians 1:12-14, 18, Read Romans 8:28 Note the development as illustration you will use. Illustration seeks to illuminate the ideas through the use of imagery and narrative to appeal to the imagination of the hearer. 1. Illustration of a woman who comes into an auto parts store asking for a replaced 710 cap… come to find out she was looking at it upside down and she needed an oil cap. Its all about the perspective that we have. The world tends to give us an upside down perspective: to think of self first, to see things as valuable that have no eternal value. Write your ideas for development of the argumentation . Argument uses reasons to show how an idea makes sense and to guide it around the rational barriers in the mind of the hearer. 1. How did I come to know Christ… through the telling of someone else, and how did they come to know Christ. What if they had not had the perspective of Christ? 2. What if when Christ, as he went to the cross, decided that he did not deserve punishment and were to save himself from the agony and pain of the cross, yet he instead insisted himself in submission to the father, saying “not my will but yours be done”. Plan your development as application . Application spells out the implications of the biblical idea and calls for 12 Essential Skills for Great Preaching / Wayne McDill / 2006 / B&H Used by Permission The purpose of this exercise is to use normal persuasive elements in balance to make the best case for sermon ideas.