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Christ-Centered Preaching

Principles and Practice of Sermon Writing and Delivery, Exploring the Unifying Aspect of Grace that Binds all of Scripture Together

Curated from a lecture series by Bryan Chapell
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Course Introduction

About Dr. Bryan Chapell

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.

Word and Witness

  • Word and WitnessRuntime: 75 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 18–41.


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What's the Big Idea

  • What's the Big IdeaRuntime: 67 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 43–57.


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Text Selection and Interpretation

  • Text Selection and InterpretationRuntime: 82 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 58–81; 363–371.

Read J. I. Packer, “Text Criticism and Inerrancy,” Christianity Today 46, 11 (October 7, 2002).


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The Road From Text to Sermon

  • The Road From Text to SermonRuntime: 69 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 102–119.

Analyze two sermons on one page, comparing how speakers establish and use logos, pathos, and ethos.


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Outlining and Arrangement

  • Outlining and ArrangementRuntime: 78 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 128–142.


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Propositions and Main Points

  • Propositions and Main PointsRuntime: 58 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 142–162.

Listen to a sermon. On one page, identify the main points and subpoints of the message.


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Introductions

  • IntroductionsRuntime: 75 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 236–253.


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Exposition

  • ExpositionRuntime: 78 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 81–94.

Outline a the main points of a passage of Scripture.


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Sermon Divisions and Development

  • Sermon Divisions and DevelopmentRuntime: 76 min
Assignment

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.


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Conclusions

  • ConclusionsRuntime: 42 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 253–260.


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Classification of Messages

  • Classification of MessagesRuntime: 22 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 94–99.

Review Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 129–133.


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Explanation

  • ExplanationRuntime: 69 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 121–127.

Review Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 116–121.


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Illustration

  • Why to IllustrateRuntime: 48 min
  • How to Illustrate (Part 1)Runtime: 28 min
  • How to Illustrate (Part 2)Runtime: 72 min
Assignment

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.


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    All Lectures

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    Why to Illustrate

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    How to Illustrate (Part 1)

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    How to Illustrate (Part 2)

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Application

  • Application (Part 1)Runtime: 63 min
  • Application (Part 2)Runtime: 72 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 208–235.


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    Both Lectures

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    Part 1

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    Part 2

Transitions and Dialogical Method

  • Transitions and Dialogical MethodRuntime: 55 min
Assignment

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.


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Methods of Sermon Presentation

  • Methods of Sermon PresentationRuntime: 25 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 346–349.


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Voice and Gesture

  • Voice and GestureRuntime: 56 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 329–337.


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Dress and Style

  • Dress and StyleRuntime: 21 min
Assignment

Read Christ-Centered Preaching, pages 338–343.

Read J. C. Ryle, “Simplicity in Preaching.”


Old Friends in New Clothes

  • Old Friends in New ClothesRuntime: 49 min

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Word and Spirit

  • Word and SpiritRuntime: 63 min
Assignment

Read Holiness by Grace, chapters 1–2.


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A Redemptive Approach to Preaching

  • A Redemptive Approach to PreachingRuntime: 69 min
Assignment

Read Holiness by Grace, chapters 3–4.


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Developing Redemptive Messages

  • Developing Redemptive MessagesRuntime: 77 min
Assignment

Read Holiness by Grace, chapters 5–6.


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Preaching Christ-Centered Application

  • Preaching Christ-Centered ApplicationRuntime: 74 min
Assignment

Read Holiness by Grace, chapters 7–8.


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Hearing the Application of Redemptive Principles

  • Hearing the Application of Redemptive PrinciplesRuntime: 67 min
Assignment

Read Holiness by Grace, chapters 9–10.


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Exploring New Approaches to Homiletics

  • Exploring New FormsRuntime: 81 min

    Special Lecture on Advanced Homiletics

  • Exploring New ListenersRuntime: 85 min

    Special Lecture on Advanced Homiletics

  • Exploring New ApplicationsRuntime: 85 min

    Special Lecture on Advanced Homiletics


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    Exploring New Forms

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    Exploring New Listeners

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    Exploring New Applications