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We need to love each other. If we love someone, we will pray for one another. Prayer is the foundation. God Removed Saul and put in a man after His own heart. God sought him a man after his heart and found that man in David. Psalm 122:1-2 Heart for God Psalm ...

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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 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...