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Now… Let’s turn the page… You got your exegesis. Now let’s get ready to craft a sermon. Now there are a lot of ways to structure a sermon…

Sermon Step 7: Get Your Points Read More

Now we are going to stop talking about exegesis. You should have a good handle on your text… Now we are going to talk about putting your sermon together… But …

What Is A Sermon? Read More

We are finishing up the exegesis section of our sermon prep… What you should realize is that interpreting the text is not a simple thing. And you can do a …

Sermon Prep Step 6 – Emotional Exegesis Read More

A while ago I was listening to a football coach. He said, “To have to Punt is not a mistake. Throwing an interception to keep from punting is a mistake.”

Sometimes You Gotta Punt Read More

Somebody said, “There are two kinds of preachers–those who have to say something and those who have something to say!” Hmmm…. Do you have something to say? If you don’t… …

Preacher, Have Something To Say Read More

Now… You have looked at the text… Now…I want you to take your text… REad it…. And now…Think about

Sermon Prep Step 5 – Seeing and Tasting the Text Read More

Are you ready for Step 4? Now is the time to break out an important book… The book is the Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge. I fact you can complete most …

Sermon Preparation Step 4 – Read Cross References Read More

OK… I have looked at your emails regarding step 1 of the exegetical process… And some of you are off to the races… But some of you are having difficulty …

Sermon Step 2 – Original Language Approximation Read More

Read The Text Closely. OK folks… It looks like yall are ready for this thing. We are going to take the next 2 weeks and go through the construction of …

Read The Text…I Mean You Read More

You know what I think will be fun… Let’s work on your sermon… From start to end… Create a sermon… I hear someone asking… “How are you gonna do that …

Let’s Create A Sermon Read More

A while ago I was listening to a football coach. He said, “To have to Punt is not a mistake. Throwing an interception to keep from punting is a mistake.” …

Sometimes A Preacher Gotta Punt Read More

Preacher, Have Something to Say Somebody said, “There are two kinds of preachers–those who have to say something and those who have something to say!” Hmmm…. Do you have something …

Something To Say Read More

OK…Let’s talk about manuscripts. Someone sent in a question asking whether it is best to preach with or without notes. I’m not going to answer that question…Instead I am going …

Effective Manuscript Use Read More

Act Like You Been Called Today let’s talk about acting like you been called. Have You Been called? Yep… You know you been called. Uh Huh…

Called to Preach. Act Like it. Read More