Homiletical Outlining an Expository Sermon
Introduction
An expository sermon tries to illustrate, explain and give the practical application of scripture in life. It aims at helping the audience to identify the factual interpretation of scripture in their life. Such a stance is an ideal of high order. It is a reigniting of the preacher’s soul that glistens with conviction and an enthusiastic touch (Knott, 1930; Hamilton, 1992). Every writer and preacher broaching homiletics views expository sermons as an approach par excellence. The preaching of expository sermons is a fabulous area for the preacher. It inspires the preacher, profoundly, to study scripture. Expository preaching encourages the preacher to look for sermon content from the Bible as opposed to other sources such as works of science and philosophy. It is a misplaced notion to think that the Bible isn’t as rich in material for sermons as those other sources. Most people who think that the Bible is boring, and that it lacks such material hold that view because of their ignorance about the Bible (Brosend, 2017; McDill, 2006). This essay is an expository sermon example derived from Luke 16: 19-23.
Rich Man and Lazarus Sermon Outline
Scripture ref: Luke 16:19-23
SUBJECT: Covetousness
TITLE: Lazarus and the Rich Man
Type: Expository
PROPOSITION: To examine the narrative of the rich man and Lazarus, and notice: 1. Characters, 2. The Circumstances, 3. The rich man’s cries, 4. Story conclusions
OBJECTIVES: Everyone in the audience should be in a position to understand the story, explain and repeat.
AIM: To make everyone familiar with the story and to render lessons to the audience so as to make sure that people do not find themselves in similar predicament as the rich man.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Reading of Luke 16:19-23
2. About text
i. The context begins at Luke 16:13 onwards
ii. The contrast between service to God and to the mammon (v.13)
iii. The overhead covetous Pharisees (v.14)
They made themselves just before the eyes of men….
a. They rejected John the Baptist
b. They refused to acknowledge what the law said
c. They lived lawlessly in their marriage activities
v. The story starts in the following context
3. NOTE: Is this just a parable?
i. Jesus mentions an actual person in the story (Lazarus). It is a departure from the form of parables
ii. Parables are stories from earth with a meaning drawn from heaven. This one is a story with a spiritual warning
iii. The story highlights Abraham being alive; Jesus reaffirms the story to the Sadducees (Mathew 22:32)
iv. If the outcomes of the story are unreal, then we need to examine
a. Deprive the story
b. The story has a warning with regard to eternal death
v. What’s the motivation for looking at it as only a parable
vi. However, even if it is assumed that it is a parable, it would not of necessity mitigate the truth of the content. Parables are drawn from TRUE and REAL life situations. They are not fictitious.
DISCUSSION:
I. THE CHARACTERS
1. Rich Man
i. Is Described as rich
a. Self satisfied.
References
Brosend, W. (2017). The homiletical question: An introduction to liturgical preaching. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books
Hamilton, D.L. (1992). Homiletical handbook. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group
Knott, H. E. (1930). How to prepare an expository sermon. Standard Publishing Company.
McDill, W. (2006). The 12 essential skills for great preaching (2nd ed.). Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group
Robinson, H.W. (2014). Biblical preaching: The development and delivery of expository messages. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic
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