Alfred Stephen
Biblical Sermon Topical Contextual
Textual
Textual Thematic
Expository
Exegetical
Biographical
Bible Study
Prophetic
Parabolic
Doctrinal
Life Situational
Birth
Baptism
Confirmation
Marriage
Baby Shower
House Dedication
Funeral
Festivals
Liberation
Dalit Sermon
Feminist Sermon
Ecological Sermon
Black Sermon
There are also perspectives in sermon .
Textual Sermon
Textual sermons are sermons based on a particular text of the Bible
and which draws its main idea and bring out the theological focus to
make it relevant to the hearers
There are five major steps in Textual sermon
Identifying the main point of the Text
Identifying the Purpose of the Text
Identifying the Theme of the Text
Identifying the Theological Focus of the text
Bringing them to the view of the hearers
Identifying the main point of the Text
Reading the text time and again
Search for the dominating thoughts or idea
Idea is what the text tells about itself
Ideas may be placed either in the beginning or
middle or end
Idea may be an exhortation or challenge or
command or call
Identifying the Purpose of the Text
Identify Purpose of the author – it is identifying the true
intention of the author
Raise few questions like Why does the author says
this
Is the text informing, Correcting, encouraging,
confessing, punishing, celebrating, confirming
What does the text say – obey, commit, proceed etc
Identifying the Theme of the Text
It is identifying the main idea or the main message of the text
Identifying the theological focus of the text
Theological themes are faith related truths
Salvation, Liberation,
Bringing them to the view of the hearers
Two ways of doing this :
Taking a relook at the purpose the author and
purpose the sermon
Applying the interpreted message to the life of the
hearers
