Homiletics 2
​Instructor: Rick Popejoy

​PURPOSE:
  • A study of the principles of sermon construction and delivery by examining great biblical preachers. You must complete Homiletics 1 before taking this course.
TEXTBOOKS:
  • The KJV Bible will be our primary textbook.
  • Instructor’s notes will be provided throughout the course.
TEST & ASSIGNMENTS:
  • There will be three tests during this course. The 1st test is at the end of week six. The 2nd test is at the end of week twelve. The 3rd and final test at the end of week eighteen.
  • Students will be required to produce six sermon outlines by the end of the course. A template for the outline will be a part of the instructors’ notes.
    • Week #3 - Sermon Outline #1 (topical)
    • Week #6 - Sermon Outline #2 (textual)
    • Week #9 - Sermon Outline #3 (expository)
    • Week #12 - Sermon Outline #4 (thematic)
    • Week #15 - Sermon Outline #5 (biographical)
    • Week #18 - Sermon Outline #6 (geographical)
  • Students will be required to post at least three of these sermons in video format as well as sending the outlines for grading. It can be a private recording but, if possible, it should be a publicly delivered sermon.
COURSE GRADING:
  • Factors entering the final grade will be (1) attendance, (2) participation, (3) sermon outlines, (4) sermon delivery, and (5) tests.
COURSE SCHEDULE:
  • Homiletics 2 classes meet each Saturday in the Spring for 18 sessions. Each Saturday will consist of a fifty-minute session, meeting from 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM CTZ. It is expected that there will be two breaks during the schedule, but there will be a total of 18 Saturday sessions.
  • The following will be subjects covered in class”
The Charge of “Instant” Preaching; The Preaching of Elijah & Elisha; The Preaching of Gad & Samuel; The Preaching of Nathan & Micaiah; The Preaching of Isaiah & Jeremiah; The Preaching of Ezekiel & Daniel; The Preaching of Ezra & Nehemiah; The Preaching of the Pre-Exilic Minor Prophets; The Preaching of the Post-Exilic Minor Prophets; The Preaching of John the Baptist; The Preaching of Peter & John; The Preaching of Paul & Apollos; The Preaching of Jesus; Almost Thou Presuadest Me; Preaching and the Laws of Teaching; Making the Investment.