HOMILETICS 1

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
10/23/2019

I. IDENTIFICATION. (5pts).
1. A sermon developed from three essential steps: (1) choosing a
section of Scripture, usually a paragraph, which appears to be a
unit; (2) study the passage carefully to find its basic theme,
message, lesson or proposition to use as a subject sentence; and (3)
find the main points that this passage teaches about the theme.
2. If the points and supporting material of the sermon may be viewed
as bricks, it is the mortar which holds the bricks together.
3. It starts with a verse, group of verses, a chapter, or a book of the
Bible and analyzes that passage so as to develop a message to
meet the needs of the audience.
4. It begins with a topic rather than a passage and analyzes the
teaching of Scripture on that topic from many passages.
5. It typically treats only one or two verses of Scripture, usually taking
some portion of them as its subject sentence, and it takes exact
words or phrases from those verses as the main headings of the
sermon.

II. ENUMERATIONS. (25pts).

1. Every sermon should have a distinct object in view. One must preach, not because…he has
to occupy the time somehow, but rather because there is something pressing upon his
mind and heart which he feels impelled to proclaim…Ever, therefore, as you sit down to
prepare your discourse, let your question be, “What is my purpose in this sermon?” and do
not move a step until you have shaped out before your mind a definite answer to that
inquiry. Enumerate the four general purposes of Biblical preaching or the types of
response which a speaker may wish to obtain from his audience:
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2. List the ten most common forms of analysing the subject and the resulting major divisions
of Subject-based sermons may take.
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3. Enumerate the seven basic parts of sermon outlines and briefly state the correlation of the
components in the sermon structure.
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4. Enumerate the three objectives an introduction should accomplish.

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III. DISCUSSIONS. (15pts).

1. Generally, a sermon plan, or logical outline, should be an aid both to the preacher and the
audience. In what ways, does the sermon outline is valuable or should aid the preacher?
2. What is a good rule to follow in the conclusion?
3. The first impression often determines the _____________________ of the sermon, the last
impression often determines the __________________ of the sermon.