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…
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What Is A Sermon?
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 before we…
Sermon Prep Step 6 – Emotional Exegesis
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 lot more…
Sometimes You Gotta Punt
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.”
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 to say? If you don’t… Then you…
Sermon Prep Step 5 – Seeing and Tasting the Text
Now… You have looked at the text… Now…I want you to take your text… REad it…. And now…Think about
Sermon Preparation Step 4 – Read Cross References
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 of your…
Sermon Step 2 – Original Language Approximation
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 visualizing what…
Read The Text…I Mean You
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 a sermon….
Let’s Create A Sermon
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 over email?…
Sometimes A Preacher Gotta Punt
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.” If you…
Something To Say
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 to say?…
Effective Manuscript Use
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 to make…
Called to Preach. Act Like it.
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…