The Sermon: Its Homiletical Construction

by Richard C. H. Lenski

Publisher:

Wordsearch

, 1968

Overview

Seminaries, teachers and students of preaching, as well as preachers in the active ministry are always on the alert for books to guide them in the construction of effective sermons. This is a book specifically designed to do this very thing. About the Author Richard Charles Henry Lenski was born in 1864 in Greifenberg, Prussia, Germany. He came to America in 1873. He received his education at Capital University in the Theology Department of Columbus, Ohio. Lenski was ordained in 1887 at the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod in Ohio. He was a pastor successively in Baltimore, Maryland; Trenton, Springfield, and Anna, Ohio, till 1911. He was a professor and seminary dean at Capital University in the Theology Department until 1911. Lenski edited Lutherische Kirchenzeitung from 1904 until 1924. His other works include: The Active Church Member; The Eisenach Gospel Selections; The Eisenach Old Testament Selections; The Epistle Selections of the Ancient Church; The Gospel Selections of the Ancient Church; The Sermon: Its Homiletical Construction; Saint Paul and Commentary on the New Testament. Lenski passed away in the fall of 1936.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Always, however, it must be a unit in thought and a unit rich and weighty enough for the purpose of a sermon.” (Page 8)

“The text is to be the real source from which the substance of the sermon is drawn.” (Page 10)

“Thus texts open up an inexhaustible fountain for sermons.” (Page 12)

“The preacher is to preach the Word of God, that is, something definite” (Page 9)

“The text should be not too short, and, of course, also not too long.” (Page 24)

Product Details

• Title: The Sermon: Its Homiletical Construction
• Author: Richard C. H. Lenski
• Publisher: Wordsearch
• Print Publication Date: 1968
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Preaching › Textbooks
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_63FA64B88EDD4F44B47B1AA1419EC4EC
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2021-03-02T21:30:13Z

About Richard C. H. Lenski

R. C. H. Lenski (1864–1936) was a distinguished Lutheran scholar and commentator. He studied at Lutheran Theological Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, and upon earning his Doctor of Divinity became dean of the seminary. He also served as a professor at Capital Seminary (now Trinity Lutheran Seminary) in Columbus, Ohio, where he taught exegesis, dogmatics, and homiletics. His numerous books and commentaries are written from a conservative Lutheran perspective. Lenski authored Lenski’s Commentary on the New Testament, a 12-volume series of commentaries that provides a literal translation of the New Testament.

Among Lenski’s many works are The Interpretation of St. Mark’s Gospel, The Interpretation of St. John’s Revelation, and The Interpretation of St. Luke’s Gospel.