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LASOM - Preaching

LASOM - Preaching in Context - Preaching to a Shifting Culture

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1. According to Gibson, what four choices do preachers have to make concerning culture? a. Engage the Culture b. Ignore the Culture c. Capitulate to the Culture d. Challenge the Culture
2. What two points does Lubock contend in this chapter? 1. The Old Testament is largely neglected in local churches, to their detriment. 2. This unfortunate situation can and should be remedied.
3. How does James Sanders define the Torah? A story with law embedded into it
4. In light of the “Speech Act Theory,” what should good preaching strive to do? Not only to reflect the same ideas as the text, but also aim at faithfulness to the same purpose and to seek to elicit the same response as that originally intended.
5.What scripture in Mark strategically emphasizes the thought of Jesus as “preacher”? Mark 1:14-15 “Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, saying “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel!”
6.What stands out in the New Testament as the most important doctrine and the central core of the faith? The Gospel (derived from the Greek word euangelion)
7.What is the primary meaning of kingdom? Reign or Rule
8.Describe how Jesus taught the “two comings of the kingdom.” Both present and future: 1. The kingdom came partially in His own person. 2. Jesus taught that there will be a future complete coming of His kingdom.
9.What is the key to understanding the message of Jesus? To grasp His proclamation of the kingdom.
10. What are three of the five word pictures Paul used in presenting the Gospel? 1. Justification 2. Reconciliation 3. Redemption 4. Adoption 5. Propitiation
11. What is the secular conclusion of today’s culture concerning peace? That peace will come to all peoples – not with the end of all religion but with the blend of all religion.
12. Why does religious pluralism cause any faith to be called good? because it cannot afford to label any counter ideas evil.
13. With whom was the monotheism of Israel at odds? With the polytheism of Egypt, Canaan, Assyria, and Babylon.
14. Chapell states that “a great move of God’s Spirit over the world may still populate heaven with more souls than hell will contain.” How is this possible? Since more persons will live in this century than have lived in the history of the world.
15. What happens to the church that emphasizes the uniqueness and necessity of Christ as savior? The church will be more healthy and expansive even if, as a consequence, her people become more persecuted and shunned by those hostile to the gospel.
16. Preachers who do not take the people in to the text fail to do what four things? a. Explore its meaning b. Understand its concerns c. Gain its perspective d. Work through its application to their hearer's lives
17. When is a sermon a “pious fraud?” When the idea of your sermon fails to reflect the idea of the passage.
18. If the idea of the text is the arrow, then what is the target? The Purpose of the text is the target
19. Why are half-truths as dangerous as untruths? You are never sure which half is true.
20. What changes preaching from a public address to a distinct theological purpose? An appeal for a response.
21. What is argumentation? A communicative process in which the speaker seeks to posit claims that re-create meaning that is “similar” to the biblical text and relevant for the audience.
22. What is the crux of an argument? It designates the location (turning point) at which a listener decides to respond in a particular way (accept or reject).
23. Instead of presenting “just the facts,” the argumentative approach suggests the preacher does what? The preacher should move toward the audience and their needs.
24. With what three elements or building blocks do you have to work? a. The biblical author’s flow of thought b. The single sentence which states the message in a nutshell c. The relevant points of contact with your contemporary audience
25. What does the single sentence become to the listener? “Take-home truth”
26. When might it be preferable to use a deductive structure? When the listeners, having heard your Central Truth, have questions about it.
27. When might it be preferable to use an inductive structure? a. If your main points are a “list” b. If revealing your Central Truth at the start would create a sense of “anticlimax” for the rest of the message c. If the listeners would be so resistant to your Central Truth at the beginning of the message that they would emotionally shut down and not listen to whatever else you have to say.
28. Compare today’s listeners to the previous generations. Our listeners don’t know the stories but they get the point. Previous generations knew the stories but wouldn’t allow themselves to experience the dilemmas.
29. What are some of the factors that can keep the primacy of the gospel from being in the forefront of a preacher’s thinking and preaching? 1. Market Research 2. Pop Psychology 3. Pulp Cultural Analysis 4. Present “Biblical Anthropology” of the hour
30. What is the author’s number one source for deciding what to preach? The Holy Spirit.
31. To say, that previous generations were less rebellious does what? It takes a big bite out of our doctrine of sin, the gospel, and our preaching.
32. According to George Barna, what percentages of men attended church in 1992 & 1996? In 1992 43% of men attended church In 1996 only 28% of men attended church
34. How does the Hebrew word for “man” found in Genesis 1:26 translate? It is not gender-specific in meaning, but is a collective term for humanity, encompassing both male and female.
35. What are the three “masculine modes of living” proposed? 1. Initiation 2. Struggle 3. Brotherly Love
36. What did Fosdick say about preaching? “Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis”
37.What four functions can a preacher accomplish in a message? a. Healing b. Sustaining c. Guidance d. Reconciliation
38. What are the essentials in dealing with critical emotional issues? 1. Authenticity 2. Genuineness
39. How are moderns and post-moderns alike? Modernism was characterized by humanism, individualism, and anti-authoritarianism, and these "isms" have not waned in postmodernism.
40. What is the supreme god word of the postmodern culture? Tolerance
41. Why should a preacher consider using self-disclosure in a sermon? The audiences value it, but also because it helps communicate the theology of incarnation. (how it's applied in your own life)
42. Where do 67% of Protestants now live? Asia, Africa and Latin America
43. Describe what is meant by “multiple centers of universality.” Churches from around the world are starting to celebrate their own histories and grapple with how, in their context, the great, unchanging truths of the Christian faith can be preached, passed on, and safeguarded within their own cultural context.
44. What no longer represents “normative Christianity?” Western Christianity
45. What is the unique two-fold challenge for preachers? 1. Sharing the gospel cross-culturally in no longer a role which we undertake alone or in isolation from our brothers and sisters around the world. 2. The notion that the only contribution we can make is financial.
46. How was the authority of the Apostles received? By resistance from hostile cultures, constantly challenged & rejected
47. If the word revelation emphasizes God’s initiative in making himself known and inspiration denotes the process he employed, then what does authority indicate? The result
48. Why does the Bible have authority? Bbecause it is a God-breathed book. It is God’s Word to us.
49. What do preachers need to reclaim? The historic commitments of preaching an unmitigated (absolute) adherence to the authority of the Bible.
50. In what three ways can evangelical naïveté be seen? a. We assume that what is done has been thought through and is biblically sound. b. We are pragmatists and think, “If it works, it must be fine.” c. We compromise our misgivings by keeping silent.
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