Dissertation: An Exemplary and Reproducible Sermon Preparation Method Utilizing Logos Bible Software
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Overview
At the time of publication, this work stands as the only doctoral dissertation devoted exclusively to Logos Bible Software as a complete, end-to-end sermon preparation system. Rather than treating Logos as a supplementary research aid, the author demonstrates how it functions as the central platform guiding the preacher from prayer to proclamation, and from exegesis to exposition.
The dissertation introduces and applies the C.L.E.A.R. Sermon Preparation Method, a structured, five-stage, and reproducible framework consisting of Confess, List, Exegete, Analyze, and Relate. This method intentionally moves the practitioner through a disciplined yet iterative process that integrates spiritual preparation, textual investigation, analytical rigor, and faithful communication.
Confess: prepares the interpreter through prayer and initial observation, orienting the heart and mind toward the biblical text.
List: surveys words, phrases, and sentence relationships to form a preliminary preaching structure.
Exegete: conducts detailed textual, lexical, morphological, grammatical, syntactical, and discourse-level analysis to discern the author’s intended meaning.
Analyze: synthesizes and verifies findings through cross-referencing Scripture, engaging historical and theological background, and evaluating prominent interpretations—ancient and contemporary—while remaining attentive to near and far contexts.
Relate: bridges the ancient text to the contemporary audience through clear exposition, sound application, engaging illustration, and effective rhetorical strategy.
Although the process is primarily linear, it is intentionally iterative, allowing stages to be revisited in order to deepen, refine, and validate interpretive conclusions. Each chapter of the dissertation is carefully structured to guide the reader through this method using explanation, software instruction, step-by-step execution, worked examples, and supplemental material—making the approach both academically rigorous and practically transferable.
Presented to the Faculty of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in May 2025, this dissertation fulfills the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree and represents a landmark contribution to the field of homiletics and digital biblical studies.
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- Outlines a comprehensive and replicable methodology for preparing sermons
- Leverages the extensive resources and features available within Logos Bible Software
- Provides preachers with a structured, effective, and modern approach to sermon development
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Stage 1: Confess
- 3. Stage 2: List
- 4. Stage 3: Exegete
- 5. Stage 4: Analyze
- 6. Stage 5: Relate
- 7. Praxis
- 8. Conclusion
- Appendix
- 1. Figures
- 2. Draft Sermon Manuscript: Psalm 103:1–22
- 3. Draft Sermon Manuscript: Matthew 8:23–28
- 4. Essential Categories of Resources
- 5. Training Videos
- 6. Expository Sermon Template
- Bibliography
- Title: An Exemplary and Reproducible Sermon Preparation Method Utilizing Logos Bible Software
- Author: John Fallahee
- Publisher: John David Fallahee
- Print Publication Date: 2025
- Logos Release Date: 2026
- Pages: 412
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subject: Sermon preparation
- Resource ID: LLS:DSSRTTNNBBSFTWR
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2026-02-03T18:47:27Z