I have been preaching weekly sermons for thirty years or so and I have learned a thing or two about preaching. I have survived all these years because I learned how to package biblical information for delivery to my audience. It’s not that preachers struggle with compiling biblical information. It’s more that preachers struggle with how to package that information for … [Read more...] about 10 Best Books on Preaching For Beginners
Sermon Tips
How To Write An Expository Sermon
How To Write An Expository Sermon: When I first heard the phrase “expository preaching,” I wasn’t quite sure what that implied. As I studied the characteristics of expository preaching in seminary and began preaching in the ministry, I learned how to write expository sermons. In its simplest terms, expository sermons teach the Scriptures verse by verse in a sermon outline or … [Read more...] about How To Write An Expository Sermon
How To Write An Inductive Sermon
How To Write An Inductive Sermon: I began my preaching ministry focusing mainly on the deductive method of sermon preparation. As the inductive method gained greater attention, I decided to study the inductive method in order to understand the inductive approach to sermon preparation and to use it in my preaching. I discovered that to understand inductive preaching, I needed … [Read more...] about How To Write An Inductive Sermon
How To Write A Sermon Outline 101
How To Write A Sermon Outline 101: I have been preaching weekly sermons for nearly thirty years now and students often ask what is most needed in sermon preparation? I tell students that they need to understand the basic structures of a sermon. They need to understand the three parts of the sermon, the three parts of the sermon outline and the three basic structures of the … [Read more...] about How To Write A Sermon Outline 101
How To Write A Sermon 101
How To Write a Sermon 101: I have been asked many times by students how do you write multiple weekly sermons for such a long time (nearly three decades now) and still enjoy doing it? I learned very early in ministry to write a sermon in manageable parts. I study the text from which I craft the sermon outline. I write content to the sermon outline with appropriate … [Read more...] about How To Write A Sermon 101
How To Write A Sermon For Beginners
How To Write A Sermon For Beginners: I have been writing weekly sermons for nearly thirty years or so and I have learned much in that time about writing sermons. Students often ask me for tips for writing sermons for beginners. I remind them that good sermons are never accidents and I usually share with them the following five tips that will help them prepare a sermon for … [Read more...] about How To Write A Sermon For Beginners
How To Write A 3 Point Sermon
How to write a 3 point sermon: Just about everyone has heard of the 3 point sermon. Yes, there are several ways to write a sermon. However, the 3 point sermon seems to be the most favored among preachers and audiences. The key to writing any sermon is the structure. You need to grasp how the sermon is structured and this is what I will look at in this article, the structure … [Read more...] about How To Write A 3 Point Sermon
How To Write A Sermon Step by Step
How To Write A Sermon Step by Step: I have been writing weekly sermons for nearly three decades now and I have never found sermon writing easy. However, I have developed a weekly routine that has made sermon writing easier and enjoyable. I teach homiletics to students and they often ask me about the steps that I take to write weekly sermons for my congregation. I have penned … [Read more...] about How To Write A Sermon Step by Step
Sermon Outlines
Sermon Outlines: The key to writing sermons is the sermon outline. Once you master sermon outlines, you will find writing sermons a pleasure. Sermon outlines provide roadmaps for your sermons. I never write sermons until I complete the sermon outlines. There are three basic methods for sermon outlines. Once you master these methods, you will write sermons with ease. The … [Read more...] about Sermon Outlines
Sermons That Work
Sermons That Work: People often ask: "What makes a sermon work?" After many years of preaching sermons, I find that sermons that work are biblical, structured and well illustrated. Sermons That Work There is one more ingredient that makes a sermon work. The sermon must be yours. I have never preached another person's sermon. Yes, I get ideas from other preachers. … [Read more...] about Sermons That Work