the national and international scene. Deductive preaching moves from a general statement of sermon purpose to the more specific facts regarding that purpose. Often it declares the main idea for the sermon and then states propositions, points, or spiritual truths concerning that theme. For example, a sermon theme might be “Jesus is Lord” and the specific points: (1) Jesus is Lord over nature; (2) Jesus is Lord over death; (3) Jesus is Lord over life. Ralph and Gregg Lewis, critical of this approach,
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