A METHOD TO THE MADNESS: HOW TO PREPARE A SERMON
By: Daniel McMillin
HOW DO I PREPARE TO PREACH?
Pray with the Text
Read the Text
Outline the Text
Meditate on the Text
Consult Resources on the Text
Write on the Text
Preach the Text
HOW DO I READ IT?
Get the Big Picture
Stick to the Context
Narrow Down on the Text
Verse-By-Verse
Word-By-Word
Scope Out and Trace the Themes
HOW DO I BREAK DOWN THE TEXT?
Follow the Logic of the Text and See the Mind of the Author and the Message of the Holy Spirit
Formulate the Structure of the Text Simply while Respecting the Flow of the Book’s Argument
WHAT DO I USE?
Commentaries
Monographs
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Lexicons
Theology Texts
Christian Community
HOW AND WHEN DO YOU READ?
Write While You Read
Write When You Think
Write When You Listen
Write Concisely
Write and Rewrite
WHAT DO I SAY, AND HOW DO I SAY IT?
Do Not Speak Until You Understand the Text
Explain the Text Plainly and Practically
Apply the Text to Your Audience’s Life
Motivate Your Listeners to Do Something with the Text and Have Something to Take Away
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