Week 14 Sermon Delivery II

Question 1

How does Craddock answer the question, “Should I preach with or without notes?”

Answer 1

Don’t use one method all the time.
Don’t think of using notes on a graduating value of scale: manuscript to no notes.
Certain occasions call for different delivery and materials.
It’s wrong to think there’s a difference between on paper and in the heart.
It’s not a matter of traditional vs. contemporary speaking.
Those who preach without notes should learn to write well.
If you use a manuscript, learn to speak well.
Don’t let the popular preference of no notes be the determining factor.

Question 2

According to Craddock, what goal should one strive for in delivering sermons?

Answer 2

Goal is “Achieve a maximum contact with the audience with a minimum loss of content.”

Question 3

What is an oral manuscript?

Answer 3

A manuscript that flows/sounds like how one talk.

Question 4

What can one do to be an effective noteless preacher/speaker?

Answer 4

Memory begins by writing it down.
Have focus sentence that holds it all together. Gather it around a metaphor or image that holds it together
revise it
When you re-experience the material, the event, the text, it gets inside you.
Memory is partly emotional. Make sure it’s your own and not borrowed from someone else.

Question 5

What are the modes of delivering sermons?

Answer 5

Impromptu
Extemporaneous
Manuscript
Note free - not the same as impromptu. This is based on preparation.

Question 6

How can one develop a preaching style?

Answer 6

Write out sermons in full
Observe patterns developed in past sermons
Learn by observing others
Find your own voice. 
No single right way to delivery

Question 7

Qualities of good delivery

Answer 7

It is natural, varied, purposeful and displays confidence.

Question 8

Common sense rules for sermon delivery preparation.

Answer 8

1. reduce notes to a minimum
2. if you can’t speak it don’t write it
3. write the sermon for the ear, not the eye
4. Rehearse the sermon (orally). “The thought process is not complete until the message is verbalized” (Bland)

Question 9

Convictions about the moment of preaching

Answer 9

The message will make a difference in my life and others

The listeners are for the preacher, not against the preacher

What is taking place during the sermon is vastly more important than how the preacher happens to feel that day.