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When seven point sermons can work
I'm not normally in the habit of preaching seven point sermons. But sometimes they can work. I'm not talking about seven distinct separate teaching points, like a Puritan sermon. This sermon has just one point, I think – the supremacy of Christ. It's based on Hebrews 1.1-4 – and here is the diagram that's in my head:
The seven points serve the aim of the sermon which is to portray the richness and supremacy of the "Son of God." This is the one burning idea I want hearers to go away with and which should cause preacher and hearer to fall to their knees in worship, adoration and wonder. It's a technique Paul sometimes uses in purple passages – pile description upon description not necessarily to make a point of all the points, but to make a point of the whole.
So, this seven point sermon is really a one point sermon.
Or, it could also be a seven part mini series….. but that's another thing all together.
More like this:
- Better (a.k.a Hebrews) – planning a sermon series on Hebrews
- Long passage preaching