A sermon is an oration or lecture by a preacher (who is usually a member of clergy). A sermonette is a short sermon (usually associated with television broadcasting, as stations would present a sermonette before signing off for the night).

A common structure for a short expository essay consists of five paragraphs: An introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

An expository thesis statement states the topic of your paper and lists the key aspects of your topic that will be discussed in the paper.

Expository teaching is a lecture, presentation or telling strategy used during instruction. The teacher is in control of presenting the subject matter and directs the students through the lesson. A rule is presented with an example and then practice is provided.

• 1 Expository. An expository sermon uses biblical text to form all three elements: theme, main point and minor points.
• 2 Textual. Textual sermons use biblical text to form the main point and minor points of your sermon.
• 3 Topical. Topical sermons use Biblical text to form the minor points of your sermon.
• 4 Selection.

Expository preaching persistently drives us to the Lord Jesus Christ (wherever we are in the Bible) and so ‘forces’ us to preach the gospel–that is, to spell out what God has already done for us in the death and resurrection of His Son, and then to move from that grace to what God asks and enables us to do.

Start from the passage or passages you’ve been led to and build the rest of your sermon up from there. The message you preach should build upon biblical truth, not the other way around. In other words, you shouldn’t plan out the message you want to deliver and twist scripture around in a way that fits your ideas.

Start the sermon reading a verse from the Bible or a small story or a joke (positive, surprising twist) and move on to your topic. Make sure you add some humor here and there. Don’t overdo it either. Your aim is not to make them laugh, but to make them think while they laugh.

Improve Your Sermon Delivery: 5 Unexpected Steps

1. Early morning prayer.
2. Reading the text multiple times through.
3. Listening or watching a sermon from another pastor.