theocentric

Allegorical preaching

Previously covered human-centered approaches to preaching: therapeutic preaching and moralism A third human-centered approach is allegorical preaching. Surprisingly, allegorical preaching is widespread. For example, preachers use the story of Jesus calming the storm

Therapeutic Preaching

continued from yesterday I have observed three approaches to preaching that lead to human-centered sermons. The first approach is therapeutic preaching. This preaching focuses on people's felt needs such as how

Moralism

continued from yesterday A second human-centered approach is moralistic preaching. This type of emphasizes life application and take-home action steps. Many popular preachers argue that sermons need to be practical and offer clear

Preaching about God

From The Blue Fish Project: Man-centered preaching will either become self-esteemism that tells us what we want to hear, or it'll be sin-focussed which will unwittingly end up convincing us that