Preaching the Biblical Text
Free Online Class Resources
RBC is offering at no cost a podcast and other resources from the class VPS214 PREACHING THE BIBLICAL TEXT. This class, taught by Reuben Sairs, is for all persons who think preaching may be in their future, or are just starting out and want some basic training, but seasoned preachers can also find some useful content here. The material is free to be used however you see fit.
The class examines the preacher’s calling, relationship to the Bible and role in the congregation, and builds on those foundations to study how to develop and deliver sermons. Students will have critical listening assignments and will practice preaching as part of the class.
If you have questions or comments about this page or the course, please email us. Enjoy!
Note on Weeks Nine through Twelve:
Close to the end of the class, more time was spent on student presentations and discussing them. The workshop nature of this part of the class doesn’t lend itself to recording, or listening to recordings. We recorded only parts of classes in weeks nine-twelve: those that have more objective content.
In those weeks the class finishes Haddon Robinson’s textbook and several other class handouts. Those classes are recorded.
General Course Materials
Course Syllabus      Weekly Assignment      Weekly Assignment Form
NOTE:Â Some audio files prior to Class 8 have intermittent noises (or tiny skips where we deleted the noise!) caused by a faulty component we had difficulty tracing. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to listeners.
Class 1 Download        Class 1 Listen        Select Bibliography
Class 2 Download        Class 2 Listen
Class 3 Download        Class 3 Listen        Worley Handout        Inductive/Deductive   Craddock Interview  Select Bibliography
Class 4 Download        Class 4 Listen        Stott Handout     You May Not Like This    Preaching in the New Testament
Class 5 Download        Class 5 Listen
Class 6 Download       Class 6 Listen       Bible Tools       Additional Notes        Exegesis and Hermeneutics
Class 7 Download       Class 7 Listen        Class 8 Download       Class 8 Listen
Class 9 Download      Class 9 Listen
Class 10 Download      Class 10 ListenÂ
Class 11 Download      Class 11 Listen
Class 12 Download      Class 12 Listen
Class 13 Download      Class 13 Listen      Links to Articles
Class 14 Download      Class 14 Listen
Class 15 Download      Class 15 Listen
Class 16 Download      Class 16 Listen      Children’s Homilies      Preparation Tips
Edwards Handout      Sample Video
Class 17 Download      Class 17 Listen
Class 18 Download      Class 18 Listen     Â
Class 19 Download      Class 19 Listen      Andragogy Video
Class 20 Download      Class 20 Listen      PowerPoint and Preaching
Relevant, Not Dumbed Down
Class 21 Download      Class 21 Listen
Class 22 Download      Class 22 Listen
Class 23 Download      Class 23 Listen
Class 26 Download      Class 26 Listen
Class 28 Download      Class 28 Listen
Rhetoric and Persuasion      The Homiletical Plot      Voice PowerPoint
Class 29 Download      Class 29 Listen
