StartBibliologyEXAMPLE OF THEMATIC SKETCH
By: Jorge E. Pino Valenzuela
Pastor Evangelist
THEMATIC SERMONS HOW TO MAKE AN OUTLINE TO PREACH?
How to make an outline or theme sermon? Example of a preaching outline
Today we will start a new class of sermons… yes, I know that on Facebook I said “expository sermons”… (I’m not an archangel, I’m wrong).
Let’s start with the definition of this type of sermon:
A thematic sermon is one that exposes a biblical theme or theme (obvious), but has the characteristic that it DOES NOT FOLLOW linearly the biblical text in the textual form. Rather, the teaching or set of doctrine is found throughout the entire Bible, and the theme can be found in different passages of the sacred text: Examples of this can be themes like: “Sin”; “Divinity”; “Repentance”; “The Salvation”; etc
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Once you have chosen the topic you want to teach or preach, you must carefully choose the scriptural portion from which the development of the sermon will begin, this text will be the “base”, in no way the “skeleton” of the sermon, as in the examples that we have seen so far.
In honor of the fact that I am NOT writing doctrinal topics, and that these lessons are being sent to different doctrinal currents, I will not touch topics that may affect sensitivities (understand Baptism, Unity/Trinity, etc. if you want to know my opinion on these topics, just ask me to the public mail that I have).
In honor of the fact that I am NOT writing doctrinal topics, and that these lessons are being sent to different doctrinal currents, I will not touch topics that may affect sensitivities (understand Baptism, Unity/Trinity, etc. if you want to know my opinion on these topics, just ask me to the public mail that I have).
THEMATIC SERMONS TO PREACH
To start with our examples, let’s imagine that the brothers are NOT going to preach in the streets (in the places that we are still allowed), and the person in charge of the street preaching point has the need to preach about it. He may take Mark 16:16 or Romans 1:16 as a basis, but, although he may use and quote these texts more than once, he will not limit himself only to these two verses. Let’s see a sketch:
WHY DO WE PREACH THE GOSPEL?
1. Because Christ commanded it. It is, then, a duty of every grateful Christian.
2. It is the greatest benefit that can be done to individuals and nations. (Many examples may be cited here as proof and illustration.)
3. It is the only means to achieve the eternal salvation of souls.
When point 2 begins to be explained, many times the preacher runs the risk of getting ahead of the topic, saying for example that “the greatest benefit that every person receives from the preaching of the gospel is the salvation of his soul.” Why avoid saying this is a central truth at this point, because it is a subject that must be dealt with in the third point. If you get ahead of yourself, you’ll fall into repetitions that are often yawning in the congregation. The matter of the salvation of the soul is the most important and the most suitable for the final appeal: leave them, then, for the end of the sermon. You can focus on the earthly benefits in the second point. (he understands me right).
(Perhaps you may be interested: Main Themes of the Epistle to Titus)
(Perhaps you may be interested: Main Themes of the Epistle to Titus)
I) DOCTRINAL THEMATIC SERMON
For this type of sermon, you should take the main idea, or biblical doctrine, and synthesize or summarize it. The contribution of the biblical texts must be diverse, but NOT all the texts that are used speak directly of the matter that we outline, nor should texts on texts on texts be abused.
There are preachers who only say texts and more texts without exhorting anything about it. I know quite a few, and (forgive me some old people who like this type of sermon).
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Christians, in general, like to see that the exhortations of the preachers are well founded in the Word of God, but we like the exhortation. When Paul the apostle quotes the Old Testament Scriptures over and over again, for example when he talks about justification by faith in Romans and/or Galatians, he not only quotes Scriptures, but we find original thoughts, that is, those of Pablo, who form the meat of his dissertations.
In my congregation we call them “concordance” preaching, that is, you take some cross references from the last pages of the Bible and start repeating the texts. A preacher must avoid this. He must think, and not trust his preaching to the memorization of biblical texts.
(I also invite you to read: Biblical Inerrancy and the Resurrection)
Christians, in general, like to see that the exhortations of the preachers are well founded in the Word of God, but we like the exhortation. When Paul the apostle quotes the Old Testament Scriptures over and over again, for example when he talks about justification by faith in Romans and/or Galatians, he not only quotes Scriptures, but we find original thoughts, that is, those of Pablo, who form the meat of his dissertations.
In my congregation we call them “concordance” preaching, that is, you take some cross references from the last pages of the Bible and start repeating the texts. A preacher must avoid this. He must think, and not trust his preaching to the memorization of biblical texts.
A vital advice, for any type of sermon, either as the previous example, or the one that I will give now, should use more than two, at most three biblical texts, as support for the thoughts of the parties that are subdivided. the sketch. ONE well-chosen text is enough, and there we find the expertise and dedication of a good searcher of the Word of God.
SKETCH EXAMPLE 1
Introduction. — The promise of a Redeemer was made to our first parents from the moment of the fall; the Bible defines the character of this unequaled envoy who would come to effect the spiritual liberation of Humanity.
Development. — Let us note its characteristics:
I. It would be the woman’s seed, which seems to predict her virgin birth: Genesis 3:15.
II. He would be a descendant of Abraham: Genesis 22:18.
III. He would be a descendant of David: 2 Samuel 7:13.
IV. He would be born in Bethlehem Micah 5:2.
V. They would pierce his hands and feet: Psalm 22:16.
SAW. He would be counted among evildoers: Isaiah 53:9.
SAW. But buried in a rich grave: Isaiah 53:9.
VII. She would not remain in the grave: Psalm 16:10.
Conclusion. — Christ has shown himself to be the promised Messiah and must be accepted as such.
As I mentioned before, the preacher can find and fill his preaching with texts for any of the points we dealt with in example 1, but one well chosen and well explained text is enough than many poorly explained texts. In general, all sermons are synthetic, because they synthesize or summarize some biblical truth or doctrine that has been distributed throughout all the pages of the Bible.
In the previous example (“Why do we preach the gospel?”), it is not as clear as in the second example. The first example then falls into the category of “typical” or “development of a theme”, however, the second is in the “doctrinal” category, because it develops not an idea, but a doctrine, that of the Messiah.
Other times the outline can be developed on a theme supported by the corresponding Scriptures and their own experience or that of others:
SKETCH EXAMPLE 2
THE PRAYER THAT GOD HEARS
YO. God does not listen to the prayers of:
1. Those who see iniquity in their hearts: Psalm 66:18.
2. The haughty and proud: Luke 18:11.
3. The uncharitable: Proverbs 21:13. 4. Those who do not pay attention to the Word of God: Proverbs 28:9. 5. The selfish: James 4:3.
II. God hears the prayers of:
1 The humble: Luke 18:13-14.
2. The upright: James 5:16.
3. Those who remain in communion with Him: John 15:7.
4. The helpless: Psalm 102:17.
5. The afflicted: James 5:13.
6. Those who seek Divine Science: James 1:15.
(Message adapted from Paul E. Holdcraft sermons.)
Here is another example of a doctrinal sermon outline based on the teachings of the Bible and experience together.
SKETCH EXAMPLE 3
I. What is sin.
1. It is transgression of divine law: 1 John 3:4.
2. It is obedience to the enemy of God and ours: Romans 6:17, 18.
3. It is a proof of ingratitude and disaffection to the one who deserves all love and obedience: Romans 1:21.
4. It is a natural tendency by inheritance: Psalm 51:5.
II. How it is produced
1. In thought. When is:
to. Consented: Deuteronomy 12:19.
b. caressed: Proverbs 16:30.
c. Wanted: Genesis 6:5.
to. Against God; blasphemies: Leviticus 24:15.
b. Insults against peers: Matthew 5:22.
c. Lies (especially to the detriment of others): Judges 12:22.
d. Gossip and gossip: Leviticus 19:16.
3. Work. It is any act prohibited by divine law, and the actions leading to them:
to. Crime and other relations favorable to it: Exodus 20:13.
b. Adultery and acts of lasciviousness: Exodus 20:14.
c. Work violence: Isaiah 3:12.
III. Tragic consequences of sin.
1. Restlessness in the soul; disturbance of inner peace: Isaiah 48:22.
2. It increases the difficulties of one’s life, already difficult enough because of the reigning sin. Sometimes with the hope of improving them (eg, the thief, con man, etc.): Proverbs 4:19.
3. Take the sinner up a dangerous slope (the snowball).
4. Leads others to sin: 2 Samuel 12:14.
5. Turn away the favor of God: Isaiah 51:2.
6. It leads to the final separation, that is, to hell: Psalm 9:17.
IV. The remedy for sin.
1. Ineffective remedies. All those that come from ourselves or from human invention:
to. Repentance without faith in the Redeemer.
b. Sacrifices and penances.
c. Money and offerings: Hebrews 8:20.
2. The effective remedy: THE WORK OF CHRIST. For being infinite its Author and the very Son of God.
3. Application of the remedy:
to. By faith: Ephesians 2:8.
b. With repentance: Acts 3:19.
c. In newness of life: 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Did you notice the difference in this outline?… It is too long, therefore each part is forced to be explained very concisely. When this happens (and it usually happens with topics as extensive as “faith”, “repentance”, “baptism”, etc. it is convenient to define a title to which we will stick to to avoid disorienting the congregation and NOT Forget what was said at the beginning, and just remember the end.
How to solve this problem? For the brotherhood to get the most out of the sermon, remembering the vast majority of the message, we can develop the themes, in a “less complete” way, but more expressive. Let’s take the example of “sin”. Based on the text of Hebrews 3:13, and associating the idea of ”sin” with the idea of ”deceit”.
SKETCH EXAMPLE 4
YO. Sin deceives as to its true guilt. He pretends that God doesn’t care.
II. Sin deceives about the advantages that are to be reaped by it.
III. Sin deceives about the bad results of our deeds.
IV. Sin deceives as to the possibilities of being delivered from it whenever we please.
v. Sin deceives as to its disastrous end.
You can look up, if you want, biblical texts for each of the points, and add anecdotes to it that illustrate the ideas in the outline, and you will get a topic that is brief and that everyone will be able to remember more easily than the previous ones.
In the case of topics as extensive as “repentance”, “faith”, “divinity”, etc. I suggest that different sketches be taken for different occasions, for example, sketching “the baptism of John”,…