Introduction
The purpose of this Discussion Board is to identify how four
different preachers relate to one of the aspects of the first six steps in
McDill’s model.
Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon is known as the Prince of Preachers and lived in
England between 1834 and 1892.[1]-Spurgeon believed that preaching
was a gift and that a person should not undertake this ministry unless
truly called with the gift of preaching God’s Word.[2]-According to-A
Legacy of Preaching, “Spurgeon looked on expository preaching as ‘the
great need of the day, its best protection against rising errors, and its
surest means of spiritual edification.’”[3]-Spurgeon’s philosophy on
expository preaching correlates with Skill One: Diagramming the Text
Structure. This skill helps a preacher break down the scripture and
analyze the purpose and connections between the text.[4]-Spurgeon
would have dived deep into the scripture in this way.
Robert Murray M’Cheyne
Robert Murray M’Cheyne became a Christian after the tragic
death of his brother.[5]-According to-A Legacy of Preaching,“After brief
exegetical comments, M’Cheyne stated his main doctrine and then wove
his subsequent exposition into extended exhortations and
applications.”[6]-M’Cheyne’s preaching theology connects to Skill Five:
Bridging from Text to Sermon. This skill has a preacher connecting what is
written in scripture to a present-day application.[7]-M’Cheyne also focused
on application of faith.
George Liele
George Liele was a former slave who planed churches in Jamaica
as the first American Baptist missionary.[8]Liele’s style of preaching
included strong biblical content, it had a poetic flair, appealed to
emotions, and respect for ministerial authority.[9]-Skill Four: Naming the
Text Idea is referred to as “the skill of the craftsman.”[10]-Liele would
take the scripture and word it in a way that made God’s Word come alive
and become a grand guide for the lives of the new believers.
B.H. Carroll
------------B.H. Carroll lived between 1843 and 1914, and he is “best known
as the founder of Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary.”[11]-According to-A Legacy of Preaching,“Carroll’s primary
interest in every sermon was that his listener come to a proper
understanding of the biblical text in its original context.”[12]-Carroll would
dive into the meaning of the scripture with multiple biblical texts as a
reference guide.[13]-Carroll’s theology of preaching connects to Skill Two:
Noting the Text Details and diving into the details of the text.[14]-Carroll
would have used the resources available to research different levels of
meaning in the scripture.
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[1]-Thomas J. Nettles, “Charles Haddon Spurgeon: The Prince of
Preachers” in-A Legacy of Preaching: Volume Two Enlightenment to the
Present Day, Benjamin K. Forrest, Kevin L. King, Bill Curtis, and Dwayne
Milioni (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018),102.
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[2]-Ibid., 109.
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[3]-Ibid., 112.
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[4]-Wayne McDill,-12 Essential Skills for Great Preaching,2nd-Ed.(Austin,
TX: WORDsearch, 2013), 24
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[5]-Jordan Mark Stone, “Robert Murray M’Cheyne: Preaching the Love of
God in Jesus Christ” in-A Legacy of Preaching: Volume Two Enlightenment
to the Present Day, Benjamin K. Forrest, Kevin L. King, Bill Curtis, and
Dwayne Milioni (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018),52.
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[6]-Ibid., 60.
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[7]-McDill,-12 Essential Skills,88.
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[8]-Terriel Byrd, “George Liele: Former Slave and First American Baptist
Missionary” in-A Legacy of Preaching: Volume Two Enlightenment to the
Present Day, Benjamin K. Forrest, Kevin L. King, Bill Curtis, and Dwayne
Milioni (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018),147.
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[9]-Ibid., 157.
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[10]-McDill,-12 Essential Skills,74.
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[11]-Robert Matz and Jerry Sutton, “B.H. Carroll: Preaching Sermons
Saturated with Scripture” in-A Legacy of Preaching: Volume Two
Enlightenment to the Present Day, Benjamin K. Forrest, Kevin L. King, Bill
Curtis, and Dwayne Milioni (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018),257.
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[12]-Ibid., 264.
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[13]-Ibid., 263.
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[14]-McDill,-12 Essential Skills,37.
