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Shaping the Claim - (Elements of Preaching) by Marvin a McMickle (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Shaping the Claim helps the preacherdiscover the core of the message to bepreached - the sermonic "claim.
- Author(s): Marvin a McMickle
- 96 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Ministry
- Series Name: Elements of Preaching
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About the Book
* Provides a simple three-step process to discover the core claim of the sermon * Helps preacher to create sermons that engage head, heart, and hand * Keyed to online sermon samples and other Web-based featuresBook Synopsis
Shaping the Claim helps the preacherdiscover the core of the message to bepreached - the sermonic "claim."
In order to be effective, says McMickle, a sermon needs to address the hearersat three distinct levels; the head orthe intellect, the heart or passionand conviction, and the hand or anexpected and desired response. In orderto discover the biblical "claim" that asermon should make upon a particularcongregation at a particular time, McMickle presents a helpful three-step process: (1) What? (2) So What? and (3)Now What?
Review Quotes
"Shaping the Claim is full of practical wisdom for the preacher, homiletics teacher, and student. McMickle knows how to make it plain." -- James Henry Harris "Virginia Union University, School of Theology"