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The hardest part of developing a sermon is coming up with a topic and that can be very easy. Some people draw on their experiences for topics but I was rarely that kind of preacher. Questions are good topics. What do you wonder about? What do you ask why about? Find a word or phrase that sums your question up then type it into a bible search engine and see what comes up. For example, I was wondering what a wolf symbolizes in the Bible so I went to BibleGateway.com, typed in wolf and found this:
Next, I went to Strong's Concordance, looked up wolf and found:
Mat 7:15 Beware 1161 4337 of 575 false prophets 5578, which 3748 come 2064 to 4314 you 5209 in 1722 sheep's 4263 clothing 1742, but 1161 inwardly 2081 they are 1526 ravening 727 wolves 3074.
Mat 10:16 Behold 2400 , I 1473 send 649 0 you 5209 forth 649 as 5613 sheep 4263 in 1722 the midst 3319 of wolves 3074: be ye 1096 therefore 3767 wise 5429 as 5613 serpents 3789, and 2532 harmless 185 as 5613 doves 4058.
Luk 10:3 Go your ways 5217 : behold 2400 , I 1473 send 649 0 you 5209 forth 649 as 5613 lambs 704 among 1722 3319 wolves 3074.
Jhn 10:12 But 1161 he that is 5607 an hireling 3411, and 2532 not 3756 the shepherd 4166, whose 3739 own 2398 the sheep 4263 are 1526 not 3756, seeth 2334 the wolf 3074 coming 2064 , and 2532 leaveth 863 the sheep 4263, and 2532 fleeth 5343 : and 2532 the wolf 3074 catcheth 726 them 846, and 2532 scattereth 4650 the sheep 4263.
Act 20:29 For 1063 I 1473 know 1492 this 5124, that 3754 after 3326 my 3450 departing 867 shall grievous 926 wolves 3074 enter in 1525 among 1519 you 5209, not 3361 sparing 5339 the flock 4168.
Strong’s actually found more references than the search engine. If you’re wondering what those numbers are, they tie to the Greek and Hebrew lexicons attached to Strong’s where I found these meanings of the word from the Greek:
1) a wolf
2) metaphor of cruel, greedy, rapacious, destructive men
Out of questions? Not in a wondering mood? Or maybe just pressed for time and need an idea. Open a Bible, find a word and do a search on it. A good idea rarely takes more than two or three tries.
Next comes the most important part of sermon development, meditation, which will be discussed in a post by itself.
- Genesis 49:27 Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.Genesis 49:26-28 (in Context) Genesis 49 (Whole Chapter)
- Isaiah 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.Isaiah 11:5-7 (in Context) Isaiah 11 (Whole Chapter)
- Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.Isaiah 65:24-26 (in Context) Isaiah 65 (Whole Chapter)
- Jeremiah 5:6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.Jeremiah 5:5-7 (in Context) Jeremiah 5 (Whole Chapter)
- John 10:12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.John 10:11-13 (in Context) John 10 (Whole Chapter)
Next, I went to Strong's Concordance, looked up wolf and found:
Mat 7:15 Beware 1161 4337 of 575 false prophets 5578, which 3748 come 2064 to 4314 you 5209 in 1722 sheep's 4263 clothing 1742, but 1161 inwardly 2081 they are 1526 ravening 727 wolves 3074.
Mat 10:16 Behold 2400 , I 1473 send 649 0 you 5209 forth 649 as 5613 sheep 4263 in 1722 the midst 3319 of wolves 3074: be ye 1096 therefore 3767 wise 5429 as 5613 serpents 3789, and 2532 harmless 185 as 5613 doves 4058.
Luk 10:3 Go your ways 5217 : behold 2400 , I 1473 send 649 0 you 5209 forth 649 as 5613 lambs 704 among 1722 3319 wolves 3074.
Jhn 10:12 But 1161 he that is 5607 an hireling 3411, and 2532 not 3756 the shepherd 4166, whose 3739 own 2398 the sheep 4263 are 1526 not 3756, seeth 2334 the wolf 3074 coming 2064 , and 2532 leaveth 863 the sheep 4263, and 2532 fleeth 5343 : and 2532 the wolf 3074 catcheth 726 them 846, and 2532 scattereth 4650 the sheep 4263.
Act 20:29 For 1063 I 1473 know 1492 this 5124, that 3754 after 3326 my 3450 departing 867 shall grievous 926 wolves 3074 enter in 1525 among 1519 you 5209, not 3361 sparing 5339 the flock 4168.
Strong’s actually found more references than the search engine. If you’re wondering what those numbers are, they tie to the Greek and Hebrew lexicons attached to Strong’s where I found these meanings of the word from the Greek:
1) a wolf
2) metaphor of cruel, greedy, rapacious, destructive men
Out of questions? Not in a wondering mood? Or maybe just pressed for time and need an idea. Open a Bible, find a word and do a search on it. A good idea rarely takes more than two or three tries.
Next comes the most important part of sermon development, meditation, which will be discussed in a post by itself.
Posted by RevrendZ - 10/01/2005 07:10:00 AM
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