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persuasion

Online Course

Persuasion

It's not enough to get a passage right. We also need to get it across. Preaching requires homiletical skills, from understanding our audience to making powerful applications. This course provides instruction to give students tools, models, and opportunities for understanding and using contemporary homiletics (informed by classical rhetoric) to aid biblical exposition.

$24

Instructors

Lesson 1

Free Lesson: An Introduction to Persuasion

Jeremy Meeks In this lesson, Jeremy Meeks introduces us to what is persuasion and its purpose and place for preachers. Go To Lesson

Lesson 2

Ethos

David Helm In this lesson, David Helm shows that a preacher's character is an essential part of establishing credibility en route to persuading any audience.

Lesson 3

Argument

David Helm In this lesson, David Helm makes the case that it isn't simply enough to give information in our sermons. Rather, in our sermons we must aim to convince our hearers of a passage's main point. 

Lesson 4

Audience

David Helm In this lesson, David Helm encourages us to consider our audience and how we might present our argument most persuasively to them. 

Lesson 5

Application

David Helm In this lesson, David Helm offers six practical strategies for how make faithful and potent application from a biblical text. 

Lesson 6

Aspects of Delivery

Mike Bullmore Mike Bullmore shows us how we can better serve our congregations by considering aspects of our delivery.

Lesson 7

Prayer

H.B. Charles, Jr. In this opening lesson, H. B. Charles, Jr. argues that since prayer was a priority for Jesus in his ministry, it must be a priority for us as well.

Bonus Feature

The Place and Proportion of Application?

Bryan Chapell In this lesson, Bryan Chapell helps us think through what application can look like in our sermons. 

Bonus Feature

The Power of Application

Bryan Chapell In this instruction, Bryan Chapell demonstrates that application is an essential element of every sermon. 

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Overview

It's not enough to get a passage right. We also need to get it across. Preaching requires homiletical skills, from understanding our audience to making powerful applications. This Course provides instruction to give students tools, models, and opportunities for understanding and using contemporary homiletics (informed by classical rhetoric) to aid biblical exposition.
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