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Text-Driven Preaching Resources from Southwestern Seminary
Text-driven preaching is the interpretation and communication of a biblical text in a sermon that re-presents the substance, structure, and the spirit of the text.
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Subscribe NowSermon starters are video tutorials of a biblical book to highlight key preaching pointers and theological themes based on the substance, structure, and spirit of the text.
view all >Sermon structures highlight the semantic layout and analysis of a biblical passage to assist preachers re-present the structure of the text in a sermon.
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Breakout Session: Chris Osborne
Chris Osborne’s session at the 2020 Text-Driven Preaching Workshop.
Revelation
Revelation is from, beginning to end, a prophetic book about Jesus. It is Jesus Christ revealed, including epistolary, narrative, and apocalyptic material.
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Robert Greene Lee (R. G. Lee) served as pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN from 1927–1960. While Lee...
Matthew 5:48 – You therefore must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect. “There is nothing more discouraging than...
Hebrews 6:1–12 is one of the most difficult passages in the New Testament. There are competing interpretations with no consensus...
Luke 14:25-33 is at first glance a shocking passage due to the radical requirements of following Jesus. Jesus seems to...
Every veteran preacher has developed tricks to the trade and best practices over the years. I recently had a young...
Session notes and recordings for the 2024 Effective Preaching Workshop are available here:
A particular man of God served nearly half his life as a missionary on a Sioux reservation in Lake Andes,...
Thunderclouds roll into the central New Mexico afternoon skies. What strikes me as odd in this observation is knowing that...
Introduction to II Corinthians 11-13These last two chapters express Paul’s deepest passion for this church. He is crushed that this...
Overview of 2 Corinthians 8:1-10:18 2 Corinthians is one of Paul’s “harder” letters due to the obscurity of its contextual...
2 Corinthians 5:11-6:10 The Apostle Paul here in this section places his heart on his sleeves and gives a defense...
2 Corinthians: Strength in Weakness (sermon series preached Spring 2024) 2 Cor. 3:1 – 5:10 – Enduring Hope 2 Corinthians 3...
Editorial Team
Matthew McKellar, Editor
Professor of Preaching & George W. Truett Chair of Ministry at Southwestern Seminary
Christopher Osborne, Editor
Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Ministry & James T. Draper Chair of Pastoral Ministry at Southwestern Seminary