Long or Short Sermon Texts?

Authors

John H. Fritz, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

1-1-1934

Document Type

Article

Keywords

preacher, sermon

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Taking it for granted that the sermon should be based on a certain text, the question arises, Shall it be a long or a short text? By a long text we do not necessarily mean a text of ten to twenty or more verses. The pericope for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Rom. 18, 8-10, although containing only three verses, is not a short text. And speaking of a short text, we do not mean a brief saying of Scripture which is torn out of its context and given a meaning different from that which it originally had, nor a few words of Scripture that are chosen merely for novelty's sake.

Disciplines

Practical Theology

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Romans 13:8-10; John 3:16; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 John 1:7; Luke 11:5-13;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Fritz, John H. (1934) "Long or Short Sermon Texts?," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 5, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol5/iss1/7