AY Honors/Christian Art of Preaching

Christian Art of Preaching
Spiritual Growth, Outreach and Heritage
Skill Level 123
Approval authority General Conference	Year of Introduction 2012
See also Spiritual Growth and Ministries Master Award Christian Art of Preaching - Advanced

• Overview
• Requirements
• Answer Key
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AY Honors/Christian Art of Preaching/Overview

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

9. Participate (or have participated) in the preaching at your church (or a district church) at least four times in the period of a year.

1. Discuss the reasons / benefits of earning a Christian Art of Preaching honor.

2. Define homiletic and cite your resources.

3. Define exegesis and cite your resources.

4. Investigate the meaning and history of oratory.

a. Define oratory

b. Research a few of the great speakers of Adventist history, making a brief report of:

A speaker from our early beginnings

A speaker from our modern history

A distinguished speaker in your country

c. Cite your sources.

5. Briefly describe the following, in terms of a Christian sermon:

Characteristics:

a. Thematic sermon

b. Expository sermon

c. Textual sermon

Parts:

d. Introduction

e. Body

f. Illustration

g. Call

h. Conclusion

6. Show the appropriate use of these tools:

a. Biblical dictionary

b. Biblical concordance

c. Thematic Study Bibles

d. Online sources (Bibles, dictionaries, concordances, study aids, illustrations)

7. Prepare and present a detailed outline of a sermon in writing.

8. Do one of the following activities:

a. Participate in a course on Christian preaching (obtain a certificate)

b. Preach for a church worship (turn in the sermon outline)

c. Present a brief summary on an event that the Club or the church participated in

d. Have the outline of at least ten Christian sermons

9. Participate (or have participated) in the preaching at your church (or a district church) at least four times in the period of a year.

10. Obtain, for your personal collection, a book of sermon illustrations.

Edit Answer Key

1

Discuss the reasons / benefits of earning a Christian Art of Preaching honor.

2

Define homiletic and cite your resources.

3

Define exegesis and cite your resources.

4

Investigate the meaning and history of oratory.

4a

Define oratory

4b

Research a few of the great speakers of Adventist history, making a brief report of:

A speaker from our early beginnings

A speaker from our modern history

A distinguished speaker in your country

4c

Cite your sources.

5

Briefly describe the following, in terms of a Christian sermon:

5a

Thematic sermon

5b

Expository sermon

5c

Textual sermon

5d

Introduction

5e

Body

5f

Illustration

5g

Call

5h

Conclusion

6

Show the appropriate use of these tools:

6a

Biblical dictionary

6b

Biblical concordance

6c

Thematic Study Bibles

6d

Online sources (Bibles, dictionaries, concordances, study aids, illustrations)

7

Prepare and present a detailed outline of a sermon in writing.

8

Do one of the following activities:

8a

Participate in a course on Christian preaching (obtain a certificate)

8b

Preach for a church worship (turn in the sermon outline)

8c

Present a brief summary on an event that the Club or the church participated in

8d

Have the outline of at least ten Christian sermons

9

Participate (or have participated) in the preaching at your church (or a district church) at least four times in the period of a year.

10

Obtain, for your personal collection, a book of sermon illustrations.

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