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Preach Like Thomas
Aquinas.
Let the verse be the outline, and keep one number all the way down.
- ✓10 of his sermons, studied start to finish
- ✓Ten steps to preach the way he did
- ✓A fill-in outline in his shape, 8 pages
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— Why he’s one of the greats
Let the verse be the outline, and keep one number all the way down.
Aquinas was a Dominican friar, a member of the “Order of Preachers,” who preached before the University of Paris and then in Naples. About 19 authentic sermons survive, plus his Lenten talks on the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer, all from listeners’ notes. His secret: the verse is the outline. He split the theme verse clause by clause into two to four announced members and kept one number all the way down (fours, then fours). He gave the first half of the verse the morning and returned that evening for the rest.
- 19Authentic sermons that survive, from listeners’ notes
- 1273His last Lent in Naples, where his Creed talks were taken down
- 2-4Announced members he split each theme verse into
What makes his style unique
“His words had a warmth in them that kindled the love of God and sorrow for sin in men’s hearts.”
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Preach Like Thomas Aquinas — Let the verse be the outline, and keep one number all the way down..
- 01Why he’s one of the greatsThe story, the numbers and what made his style his own.
- 02What he does10 of his sermons, studied start to finish, and the shape they share.
- 03How he does itTen steps to preach the way he did.
- 04His outlineWhere the time goes, movement by movement.
- 05Write one like Thomas AquinasA fill-in outline in his shape, ready for your own text.
- 06SourcesEvery quote and number, cited.
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