Mobile Ed: CM102 Invitation to Biblical Preaching I: Theological, Historical, and Pragmatic Reasons for Preaching (4 hour course - audio)
Overview
Preaching is one of the highest callings; it is also one of the most challenging. In this foundational course, Dr. J. Kent Edwards answers the question “Why preach?” He discusses what a biblical sermon looks like, what challenges you'll face, and what you can do to overcome them.
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Course Outline
Introduction
- Introducing the Speaker and the Course
Unit 1: The Challenge of Preaching
- Challenges to Biblical Preaching, Part 1
- Challenges to Biblical Preaching, Part 2
Unit 2: Theological Reasons to Preach
- God Exists and He Is Not Silent
- Finding the “Fear of the Lord” and “Knowledge” with Proximity Searching
- The Nature of God’s Word
- The Value of God’s Word, Part 1
- The Value of God’s Word, Part 2
- Using Cross-References to Find Related Passages
- The Power of God’s Word
- Using the Clause Search to Find Where Scripture Was Fulfilled
- The Examples in Scripture and a Command
Unit 3: Other Reasons to Preach
- Historical Reasons to Preach
- Using the Timeline to Find Historical Reasons to Preach
- Pragmatic Reasons to Preach
- Personal Reasons to Preach
- Using the Bible Sense Lexicon to Find Biblical Predatory Animals
Unit 4: Marks of a Biblical Sermon
- A Biblical Sermon Begins with Attitude
- Researching the Antiochene and Alexandrian Hermeneutical Methods
- The Role of the Human Authors
- Using Wiki.Logos.com to Build Custom Collections
- One Meaning, Many Applications
- Introducing the Preaching the Word Commentary Series
- True to the Bible in Content
- Using Structural Outlines in Logos to Trace a Text’s Development
- True to the Bible in Development and Purpose
- True to the Bible in Form
- Using Genre Coding to Identify the Genre of the Text
- True to the Bible in Balance of Emphasis and Mood
Unit 5: What to Preach
- Two Options for Preaching
- Three Reasons for Preaching through Books
- Four More Reasons for Preaching through Books
Product Details
- Title: CM102 Invitation to Biblical Preaching I: Theological, Historical, and Pragmatic Reasons for Preaching (audio)
- Instructor: J. Kent Edwards
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2014
- Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
- Resource Type: Audio
- Length: 4 hours
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Dr. Kent Edwards’ ambition is to change people’s lives with the Word of God and equip others to do the same. Dr. Edwards is known for his passion for preaching, and brings over 30 years of Christian leadership experience, both as a senior pastor and a church planter. He is a popular conference and seminar speaker and regularly lectures nationally and internationally.
Dr. Edwards is the tenured professor of preaching and leadership at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University; the founding pastor of Oasis Community Church in Yorba Linda, California; and the founder and president of CrossTalk Global. He directed the Doctor of Ministry programs at Talbot School of Theology and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary for 13 years while serving as executive board member of the Association for Doctor of Ministry Education, as well as founder and editor of The Journal of Christian Ministry. Dr. Edwards is past president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society, and the author of two award-winning books: Effective First-Person Biblical Preaching (Zondervan, 2005) and Deep Preaching (Broadman & Holman, 2009).
Dr. Edwards earned his Bachelor of Theology from Ambrose University, his MDiv from Tyndale Seminary, his DMin from Denver Seminary, and his PhD in intercultural education from Biola University. His DMin dissertation focused on communicating Old Testament narrative literature, while his PhD dissertation was on effective intercultural leadership.
Dr. Edwards has been married to his wife, Nola, for 32 years. They have two sons, Nathan (25) and Jonathan (22).