| Session |
Description |
Session
1:
Introducing
Lifestyle
Communication |
We
will introduce the concept of communicating as a lifestyle
and will integrate this concept into the preaching and teaching
of God’s Word, including:
00• examining the incarnation
of Jesus Christ.
00• four phases of lifestyle
communication.
00• four basic characteristics
that express the nature of the Word of God.
00• the seed analogy
for God’s Word.
00• four steps in the
process of lifestyle communication. |
Session
2:
Studying the
Word as a
Lifestyle |
We
will introduce the concept of communicating as a lifestyle
and will integrate this concept into the preaching and teaching
of God’s Word, including:
00• two primary ways
to allow God to conceive His Word in your heart.
00• four primary ways
to allow God to grow the Word in your heart.
00• four primary ways
to allow God to mature the Word in your heart. |
Session
3:
Conceiving
the Word in
Your Heart |
We
will examine the basic principles for allowing God’s
Spirit to conceive the Word in your heart as a preparation
for communicating the Word to others, including:
00• the Bible
study principle of observation applied to the Scriptures.
00• the Bible
study principle of observation applied to your life experiences.
00• six common barriers
to having the Word conceived in their heart. |
Session
4:
Growing &
Maturing the
Word in
Your Heart |
We
will examine the basic principles for allowing God’s
Spirit to mature the Word in hearts, including:
00• the Bible
study principle of interpretation.
00• three methods for
maturing the Word in hearts.
00• the Bible
study method of application as it relates to four vital
life areas. |
Session
5:
Reproducing
the Word from
Your Heart |
We
will integrate lifestyle communication while practically
preparing to reproduce a message by delivering it to others,
including:
00• three steps that
allow the Word to transition from internal to external application.
00• six basic components
of a teaching or preaching message.
00• four sources
of communication for developing teaching and preaching
messages.
|
Session
6:
Putting the
Message
Together |
We
will illustrate the lifestyle process of communicating the
Word through an interactive exercise, including:
00• conceiving of the
Word.
00• growing and maturing
the Word.
00• reproducing the Word.
|
Session
7:
Focusing
on
Teaching and
Preaching |
We
will focus on teaching and preaching to enhance message
preparation and delivery, including:
00• what preaching and
teaching are, how they differ, and how they relate
to lifestyle.
00• ways that teaching
and preaching are an art, a craft, and a science.
00• verbal and nonverbal
communication.
00• biblical examples
of teaching and preaching styles. |
Author:
Dr. James Flynn
