"The insights, techniques, and suggestions Dr. Ramesh Richard offers are reliable and relevant. This book is 'must reading' for all who desire to preach the word."  
\--__Dr. Charles R. Swindoll,__ president, Dallas Theological Seminary; chairman, Insight for Living  
  
"The Bible is what God has made. Sermons are what we make with what God has made." This is the foundation for developing expository messages, according to Ramesh Richard. His method, explained in this book, has been field-tested in training seminars for thousands of pastors and preachers around the world, and it will be invaluable to you as well.  
  
Preparing Expository Sermons is a simple do-it-yourself resource for developing and preaching expository sermons. It guides you through a seven-step process, with many practical suggestions and illustrative charts along the way. In addition, there are thirteen appendixes that include information on:  
  
o how to choose a text  
o preaching narratives  
o understanding your audience  
o elements of a competent sermon outline  
o forms of sermon introduction  
  
A comprehensive sermon evaluation questionnaire is included.  
  
__Ramesh Richard,__ Th.D., Ph.D., leads Ramesh Richard Evangelism and Church Helps (RREACH) International and teaches expository preaching at Dallas Theological Seminary.   
   
Previously published as Scripture Sculpture. Revised and expanded.

__Ramesh Richard,__ Th.D., Ph.D., leads Ramesh Richard Evangelism and Church Helps (RREACH) International and teaches expository preaching at Dallas Theological Seminary. He lives in Richardson, Texas.

"The Bible is what God has made. Sermons are what we make with what God has made." This is the foundation for developing expository messages, according to Ramesh Richard. His method, explained in Preparing Expository Sermons, has been field-tested in training seminars for thousands of preachers around the world.  
  
Richard's book is a simple do-it-yourself resource for developing and preaching expository sermons. It guides the reader through a seven-step process, with many practical suggestions and illustrative charts along the way. In addition, there are eleven appendixes that include information on:  
o how to choose a text  
o preaching narratives  
o understanding your audience  
o forms of sermon introduction  
A comprehensive sermon evaluation questionnaire is included as well.  
  
Preparing Expository Sermons, an updated and expanded version of Scripture Sculpture, is ideal for beginning preachers, lay preachers without formal training, or any pastor who is looking for a refresher course in expository sermon preparation.

Step-by-step instruction for the beginning preacher on how to develop expository sermons.

Richard, Ramesh

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Motivation, Definition, and Overview of the Process

The Scripture Sculpture Process

1. Study the Text The "Flesh" of the Text

2. Structure the Text The "Skeleton" of the Text

3. The Central Proposition of the Text The "Heart" of the Text

4. The Purpose Bridge The "Brain" of the Sermon

5. The Central Proposition of the Sermon The "Heart" of the Sermon

6. Structure the Sermon The "Skeleton" of the Sermon

7. Preach the Sermon The "Flesh" of the Sermon

Afterword

Appendices

1. The Holy Spirit and Your Pulpit Effectiveness

2. The Benefits of the Original Languages for Preachers

3. Choosing a Text for Your Sermon

4. Introductory Notes on Grammar

5. The Perils of Principilization

6. Hermeneutical Analysis and Homiletical Application of Narrative Texts

7. Central Propositions: An Advanced Procedure

8. Understanding Your Audience: Exegeting Culture

9. The Elements of a Competent Sermon Outline

10. A Sample Sermon Introduction

11. Forms of Sermon Introduction

12. Sermon Evaluation Questionnaire

13. Topical Exposition

Notes

Bibliography

Scripture Index

About the Author

"The Bible is what God has made. Sermons are what we make with what God has made." This is the foundation for developing expository messages, according to Ramesh Richard. His method, explained inPreparing Expository Sermons,has been field-tested in training seminars for thousands of preachers around the world.  
  
Richard's book is a simple do-it-yourself resource for developing and preaching expository sermons. It guides the reader through a seven-step process, with many practical suggestions and illustrative charts along the way. In addition, there are eleven appendixes that include information on:  
o how to choose a text  
o preaching narratives  
o understanding your audience  
o forms of sermon introduction  
A comprehensive sermon evaluation questionnaire is included as well.  
  
Preparing Expository Sermons,an updated and expanded version ofScripture Sculpture,is ideal for beginning preachers, lay preachers without formal training, or any pastor who is looking for a refresher course in expository sermon preparation.

Provides a seven-step sermon-shaping process for pastors in the form of a do-it-yourself handbook on expository preaching. It contains eleven appendixes that include information on: how to choose a text, preaching narratives, understanding your audience and forms of sermon introduction. It includes a comprehensive sermon evaluation questionnaire.

The Bible is what God has made. Sermons are what we make with what God has made. This is the foundation for developing expository messages, according to Ramesh Richard. His method, explained in "Preparing Expository Sermons", has been field-tested in training seminars for thousands of preachers around the world. Richard's book is a simple do-it-yourself resource for developing and preaching expository sermons. It guides the reader through a seven-step process, with many practical suggestions and illustrative charts along the way. In addition, there are eleven appendixes that include information on: how to choose a text; preaching narratives; understanding your audience; and, forms of sermon introduction. A comprehensive sermon evaluation questionnaire is included as well."Preparing Expository Sermons", an updated and expanded version of "Scripture Sculpture", is ideal for beginning preachers, lay preachers without formal training, or any pastor who is looking for a refresher course in expository sermon preparation.

Ramesh Richard, Th.D., Ph.D., leads Ramesh Richard Evangelism and Church Helps (RREACH) International and teaches expository preaching at Dallas Theological Seminary. He lives in Richardson, Texas.

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