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Introduction: What is preaching? Homiletics is the art or science of religious discourse or preaching. A homily is a sermon and the power of a sermon rests in its preparation. In the Bible, we find the pattern for Christian preaching. Following is a list of so...

The qualifications of the preacher The preacher’s scope of qualification is mental, moral and spiritual. The preacher should be spiritually qualified and anointed to preach. The preacher should be mentally qualified through study. The preacher should be morall...

The importance of Holy Ghost empowered preaching Where and what we preached must be inspired by the Holy Ghost (Acts 16:6,10; I Cor. 1:17; 2Co 2:12; Gal. 2:2; Jonah 3:2; Isa. 61:1). The preacher must be endued with the power of the Holy Ghost The preacher need...

Proper use of the text (Hermeneutics) Introduction II Timothy 2:15—Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. The preacher needs a right understanding of the Word for himself, so tha...

Principle one: interpretation must be consistent and objective A valid and honest method of interpretation must be consistent and without contradiction. We must never be governed by a theological predisposition. If our interpretation (hermeneutics) is controll...

Principle two: there is only one correct meaning of a Bible passage A prophetic passage may have a two-fold fulfillment, but there is only one right interpretation of these fulfillments.

Principle three: the literal interpretation is most usually the best All Scripture must be taken in its literal and obvious sense allowing only for symbolism and figures of speech. Every passage must be taken at face value. Martin Luther called this principle ...

Principle four: read from the author's point of view All Scripture must be taken from the author's point of view (2 Tim. 3:16). Consider details like, who was the author's target audience? Who wrote it? Paul, Peter, John the Beloved, Moses, or Mark? All of the...

Principle five: context is the greatest key to interpretation This fifth principle is pretty much "all encompassing." Context is how a word or sentence fits in relation to the whole sentence or passage. Context takes in all the individual parts of the whole. T...

PRINCIPLE SIX: ALWAYS COMPARE SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE Scripture always holds its own interpretation (II Peter 1:20). A word, phrase, or concept should first be studied in the book that in which it is recorded, and then in its use in other passages. When a tex...

PRINCIPLE SEVEN: THERE ARE NO CONTRADICTIONS IN THE BIBLE God's Word is without error, it cannot be self contradictory. Where there seems to be contradiction, truth has not yet been found. Keep looking. There is perfect and unbroken unity from Genesis to Revel...

PRINCIPLE EIGHT: PASSAGES CAN HAVE BOTH NEAR AND FAR APPLICATIONS Application is the response to the text. Scripture often has a near and far application. For a valid interpretation with a near and far application, it must be clearly allowed by the text contex...

PRINCIPLE NINE: LANGUAGE RULES MUST NOT BE IGNORED All languages are not equal. As a matter of fact, each language is unique with its own strengths and weaknesses. The uniqueness of each language makes the study of it complex, but exciting! Greek and Hebrew ar...

PRINCIPLE TEN: REFERENCE MATERIALS ARE POWERFUL TOOLS, BUT THEIR USE MUST BE GOVERNED BY PRINCIPLES OF LOGIC Dictionaries A dictionary is a helpful tool to better understand the meaning of words. Concordances A concordance is valuable to find where Scriptures ...

PRINCIPLE ELEVEN: We must be taught by the Holy Spirit He is the master teacher (I Cor. 2:13–14). Be careful of the words which men's wisdom teacheth. Commentaries can be helpful especially to learn about culture and history, but they are no substitute for the...

CONCLUSION TO HERMENEUTICS The preacher should make notes on what he has studied. Write down the meaning of new or unfamiliar words Everyone will develop their own way of learning new words. Some Bible words have a different meaning in the original language th...

The Delivery of the Sermon This chapter will look at the delivery of the sermon. We do not want to over emphasize oratory and platform skills, but there are certain skills the preacher can develop that will help him to preach the Gospel. Preaching is still pub...

First Year TEXTBOOK Homiletics 1 The Preacher & Sermon Preparation DELIVERANCE BIBLE INSTITUTE of MOSHI Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania DELIVERANCE BIBLE INSTITUTE Portland, Maine, USA Introduction: What is preaching? Homiletics is the art or science of religious...

MWAKA WA KWANZA KITABU CHA KIADA ELIMU YA MAHUBIRI 1 Mhubiri na jinsi ya kusoma Bibilia CHUOCHA BIBLIA NA WOKOVU CHA MOSHI Moshi, Kilimanjro, Tanzania CHUO CHABIBLIA NA WOKOVU Portland, Maine. Amerika

Utangulizi: Kuhubiri ni kufanya kitu gani? Elimu ya mahubiri ni sanaa au sayansi ya majadiliano ya didini au kuhubiri. Katika darasa hili wanafunzi watapata msaada wa namna ya kuandaa hotuba na kuhubiri. Katika Biblia, tunaona mfano kwa mahubiri ya Kikristo. I...