Homiletics                                                      KL Paulson
Pastor Doss                                     Saturday, October 22, 1994

Assignment: Start a series of expository sermons on the Book of Titus.
Go verse by verse.

I. Preaching The Material. (continued) 

   Sources of supplemental material.

   1. Borrowing. 

      --All do this.
      --We are to imitate, learn, borrow from others.

      a. Directly.
      b. Indirectly.

      --Why swim the river when there is a bridge?

[There are no excuses for dry, uninteresting sermons.]

   2. Personal experiences.

      Example: God's people need to make up their minds which way they want to 
               go. 

      Illustration is NOT to preempt the Word of God.

[Experience brings authenticity.]

   3. Occasions/Happenings near at hand.

      --Every day things.

      a. Holidays--Capitalize on what the people are thinking about. 
      b. Election--Elect of God.
      c. Ragging Issues--In town.

[Not out-of-date stuff.]

   4. Conversation and Personal Contact 

      Example: The World's Five Most Wanted Men.

      --From your church, visitation
      --Counseling (do NOT embarrass your people, be confidential). 
      --Always be filling up the can with information.

   5. Other books.

      --Encyclopedias, commentaries, theology books.
 
   6. Sermons you have heard.

   7. Sermons you have read.

      --Classical ones of the past.

   8. Publications of any sort. 

      --News magazines, church newspapers.

[Newspapers.]

   9. Reflections.

      --What you have Read, Thought, Observed, Gathered on the subject.
      --'Homiletical mind'.
      --You NEED to be thinking.

   10. Your file.

       Example: Earthquake (Matthew 24).

   11. Miscellaneous material that you have.

   12. Pastoral work.

       --Sensing needs of the people.
       --Where are the people at?

   13. Contacts with other preachers.

   14. Bible conferences.

[Visiting with other preachers.]