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Preaching: Fred B. Craddock

Preaching: Fred B. Craddock. Agenda Basic Assumptions About Preaching Convictions About Preaching The Sermon in Context Historical Context Pastoral Context Liturgical Context Theological Context. Preaching.

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Preaching: Fred B. Craddock

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  1. Preaching: Fred B. Craddock • Agenda • Basic Assumptions About Preaching • Convictions About Preaching • The Sermon in Context • Historical Context • Pastoral Context • Liturgical Context • Theological Context

  2. Preaching • This text book (Preaching) was developed to aide the student in the art of preaching. (So what?) • So that they will listen, discover, and improve the delivery of the message. • This book seeks to walk the student through the process of preparation and delivery. • It answers the question: How do I prepare and deliver a sermon. P. 15

  3. Basic Assumptions About Preaching • Learning to preach is difficult, and it doesn’t necessarily come due to a proficient teacher or by having a “natural talent.” p.16 • Learning to preach is difficult because preaching is difficult. P. 19 • It begs the question, “Can preaching be learned?” or “Can it be imitated?”

  4. Fundamental Convictions about Preaching • The Preacher. The Person of the • Preacher (separation of character-impossible). • All preaching is to some extent-self disclosure. The individual with his/her studies, culture, values—shapes the sermon. • It is important to note that: if the dimension of self-disclosure moves center stage in the preacher’s mind, preaching will wither under the spotlight on self, and instead listeners will be treated to those familiar drama of disguise in which the preacher boasts of weaknesses and humbly confesses strengths p. 24.

  5. Fundamental Convictions about Preaching • The Listener. What can be implied about the preacher is the same for the listeners; however, the preacher does not put down, ignore, insult or violate those that are receiving the message. • Listeners are participants and have high expectations, i.e., • Is the message appropriate to the listeners? • Do sermons move in ways that give listeners something to think about? • Does the listener resonate with what is • being said?

  6. Fundamental Convictions about Preaching • The Scriptures. Scriptures are brought forth as a living voice in the congregation p. 27. • Do we nod at the scriptures as part of the text or do we develop the scripture which gives meaning to the text? • The Holy Spirit. The author suggests that those who are serious about preaching will not be left alone as they prepare their sermons and devotions in preaching the “Good News.” • It does not mean that one merely stands and delivers.

  7. Any doctrine of the Holy Spirit that relieves me of my work and responsibility is plainly false. p, 30 (Craddock) • If you receive not the spirit ye shall not teach (D&C 42:14) • Be not simply good, be good for something. -Thoreau

  8. The Sermon in Context • A sermon to be properly understood and to have its purpose fulfilled should be experienced in its context. P. 31 • Preaching by its nature is an acoustical event. It is oral communication P. 31 • The preacher is aware of the time and place, personal and social factors. P. 32

  9. The Historical Context • “On one level there is the history which lies within the personal memories of the preacher and listener.” P. 33. • “If grace is present, patience and understanding will increase” p. 34 • “Above all, a preacher should not try to compete” with anyone. P. 34 • Who brings the memory? The listeners, preacher, scripture or even a pulpit or even Augustine? P. 35

  10. The Historical Context • “First, a knowledge of the historical context of preaching can encourage and sustain the preacher when the soul is wandering in waterless places.’ P. 36 • “Second, a knowledge of the history of preaching helps one develop a constructive self-critical faculty.” p. 36 • “Third, as a corollary of what has just been said, the history of preaching can provide a rich resource for finding and developing ways to construct sermons and styles of delivery.” P. 37

  11. Pastoral Context • Craddock argues that the preacher and the pastor are the same person. The tension between the chaplain and his or her service-members. • Keep preparation trim and in good working order, not inordinate. • Can preaching be an act of grace? How? • Are you the same person in the pulpit, outside of the pulpit?

  12. Liturgical Context • Preachers do not work from a bare stage. P. 41 • The assumption is that the liturgy is already tried and true. • Liturgy can affect us as one coming home to a sanctuary P. 42 • Can liturgy give order and variation? P. 42 • How are sermon, scripture reading and prayer related? P. 43

  13. Liturgical Context • Warnings: • Be aware of ego. • Be not lazy in your preparation. • Stale versus previously used sermon. P. 46

  14. Theological Context • First, theology and preaching exist in a relationship of mutuality. P. 48 • Second, “theology prompts preaching to treat subjects of importance and avoid trivia.: P. 49 • Third, “theology deals in concepts in working out its formulations while preaching uses more concrete and graphic vocabulary, words that evoke and create images, terms that stir the senses.” P. 49

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