Jesus came preaching and teaching in all the villages and towns of Galilee and Judea. When he stood in the synagogue in Nazareth, the same synagogue where he had been instructed as a child, Jesus announced His mission, quoting the prophet Isaiah...

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Ever since the First Century, Christian preachers have dedicated themselves to the "science" of preaching, trying to understand how to communicate God's message more effectively. Today we call this science "homiletics." Every new generation contributes to the understanding of this science. One reason for this is that society is changing and better methods are found to communicate the message of the Bible to people who are a part of ever-changing cultures. Nevertheless, there are certain principles for preaching that have been recognized for many years and which continue to have importance in the preparation of Biblical sermons.

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The preparation of the sermon is, above all, spiritual work in which the preacher lets God speak through the Scripture, showing what is God's message for the congregation. However, when we speak of "spiritual" work, this is not to deny that God uses the mind of the preacher as well as the heart in the preparation of the sermon.

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In order to illustrate the principles of homiletics, which are explained in the proceeding lesson, we will work together on a simple text from the New Testament, Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

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Both preaching and the preparation of sermons improve with experience. The greatest part of this course should be dedicated to practicing the principles of homiletics that have already been presented. This practice should take place individually and in class. The courses on homiletics, perhaps more than any other courses, requires home work efforts on a personal level. The class activities help the students to understand better the work to be done.

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Many sermons seem to be unorganized. Listeners try in vain to understand exactly what the preacher is trying to say, since he or she moves from one idea to another without showing any clear relationship between the ideas and the text. For this reason, it is very important that the preacher be clear in understanding the Bible text and dividing the sermon into its logical parts. The previous lessons have given emphasis on how to best give organization to a textual sermon.

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The large study has been dedicated to the preparation of textual sermons. Even so, we must conclude with some important recommendations about the delivery of each sermon.

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