Tool belt

Additional resources:

The NIV Study Bible: the study notes here are not perfect, but they are extensive, and nothing else quite like it has been done ; basically summarizing the best available commentary on each book of the Bible. The notes have been adapted to different Bibles, and even translations (For example, you can but the New American Standard Version with the NIV Study Bible Notes, a great combo. The one I would recommend, though, is the TNIV Study Bible.

Interlinear:
NASB-NIV Parallel New Testament in Greek and English (Marshall)... Extensive preview here

Many online

The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Vital for grasping the historical/cultural significance of a passage. Extensive OT preview here, Extensive NT preview here
Eerdman's Handbook of the Bible: It is amazing how this overview can sometimes nail the understanding/message of a particular book of the Bible, theme, or historical question. Full of charts and maps.
Small preview here

The New Bible Dictionary: The best one-volume Bible Dictionary; essential.

Concordance: Strong's (free online) and Young's are still popular, but since we don't circulate in the King James much anymore (and these are not "exhaustive or complete), The NIV Exhaustive Concordance is to be preferred.

Commentaries:
In order from most detailed/academic/use of Greek and Hebrew
todown-home, practical, devotional,sermon-oriented and "popular":

• New International Greek Testament Commentary
• Word Biblical Comemtary

• New International Commentary
• Inter Varsity Press Commentary (many volumes online free here at biblegateway.com
  
• Matthew Henry's Commentary (free here; concise version here)
  
• Warren Wiersbe's "BE" series

A good middle ground would be to start with the 2nd or 3rd above, and branch up or down from there. Individual commentaries within a series vary in quality, as each volume is by a different author, ideally a specialist in that book; but tha above series are so good, that most volumes are excellent. It would still be best not to buy a complete series, but pick and choose the classic volumes among 1, 2. and 3. One suggested list here

Word Studies:

• "Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament" (Harris, Archer, Waltke)..preview here/"Theological Dictionary of the NT" (Kittel)..note this second is many volumes, but helpfully abridged and summarized on one volume , nicknamed the Little Kittel. most of it readable online here
  
• The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, ed. Brown (overall most find this more helpful an accessible than #1)
  
• Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Online:

• BibleGateway.com
• Bible StudyTools.com (part of Crosswalk.com)

The Homiletical Plot

Here is the outline of Eugene Lowry's suggested outline/structure/"plot" for a narrative sermon that we discussed the first night of class. Note the five movements follow the flow of the diagram on the cover of his book (#1 should be above the "E" in Eugene, #3 being the bottom point of the diagram, see page 121 here):

1) Oops!--conflict...............................upsetting the equilibrium;
2) Ugh!-- complication......................analyzing the discrepancy;
3) Aha!-- sudden shift.......................disclosing the clue to resolution;
4) Whee!-good news.......................... experiencing the gospel
5) Yeah!--unfolding............................anticipating the consequences.

Most of the book is readable online here,
and here (pp 69-81) is a great summary of the stages

Tonight's videos

syllabus

Latin American Bible Institute (Sanger Campus)
Fall 2009
“Preaching and Homiletics: Living on the Bridge”
Instructor: Dave Wainscott
davewainscott@sbcglobal.net, 559.974,2508, facebook.com/davewainscott

DESCRIPTION: This ten-session course offers the student an overview of sermon preparation and delivery. Course content will draw largely from the Robinson, Lewis, an

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d Erdman textbooks. Course website: labipreaching.blogspot.com

TEXTBOOKS:

-Bible (TNIV, NIV, NRSV, ESV, or NAS)
(with “The Voice New Testament" strongly recommended for supplementary study)

-"Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages," by Haddon W. Robinson. Buy first edition on website for 50 cents to $3.50

-"Inductive Preaching: Helping People Listen," by Ralph L. Lewis and Gregg Lewis.
Buy on website for 74 cents to $5

-"Countdown to Sunday: A Daily Guide for Those Who Dare to Preach,” by Chris Erdman. Buy on website for 99 cents to $6

EXPECTATIONS:

10%: Attitude/attendance/attention
30%: Textbook response papers
(a 1-3 page summary/review paper for each of the three textbooks: Robinson and Lewis papers due 4th session, Erdman due 6th session
30% Quizzes
(one on classroom content, one on textbook content, one on your personal theology/philosophy/style of preaching)
30% Sermon delivered in class
(22-minute maximum sermon delivered in class during the last two sessions)

Extra credit: a 1-2 page response paper on one of the auxiliary books listed on the website; or a paragraph (each) on seven of the articles linked on the website). Due one week after last class session.

Looking forward

Hope your summer was stretching!

I am excited to be with you for ten weeks of this class! Nothing could be more rewarding than studying and learning together in the community God has created at LABI.

I am guessing this first picture reflects how some of you might be feeling, as you are nearing the end of your degree...but be of good courage! This will be a rewarding class!

And if you don't know what the second picture has to do with preaching...you'll find out opening session..


..which is Monday, August 17, 7-10pm; Room 10 of Education Building, Tabernacle of Praise, Sanger, 1919 N.Academy, at McKinley(Map).

Syllabus posted soon...

It's not too late to register for credit or audit; but contact Rev. Liz Alaniz as soon as possible: (559) 876-2213 liz.alaniz@topchristiancenter.com

Looking forward and praying big,

Dave