Episode 28 - Helpful Sermon Prep Practices
Each week pastors all over the world prepare to lead their people by communicating the truth of the Bible. This week on the podcast, we pull back the curtain and discuss some helpful ways you can maximize your time preparing.
Podcast Conversation Guide
How do we communicate God’s Word with clarity and creativity?
Trust God’s Word - The Bible is God’s living and active Word. It is timeless and relevant to every generation.
Start with You - Nothing will prepare your sermon better than you wrestling with the text personally first.
Know your audience - we need to be students of the Bible, but also students of our people and culture.
Know your Text, Title and Big idea
Map your Message - following the big idea of the text, map the skeleton of the sermon and put some meat on the bones. Use principles and points to undergird the big idea that comes out of passage.
Teach for transformation, not just information - Application is just as important as information.
Teach with them, not at them. Allow people to know that we are growing with them.
Know your sermon, try not to read it. Communication is 80% non-verbal. If we are constantly looking down and not engaging with them, it can cause a disconnect.
Everyone has a next step - Believers and unbelievers.
