Sermon Preparation
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Sermon Preparation

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Sermon Preparation

About this book

On top of all the responsibilities that comprise their vocation, pastors must write sermons that are original, insightful, useful, challenging, and comforting--once a week. Sermon Preparation explores the art and craft of sitting down to a blank page and writing a message that nourishes and speaks truth to the listener. Every chapter, written by an expert in the field, provides insights and techniques that are the result of years of sermon preparation.

Articles Include
  • Writing a good message in a bad week
  • Five Hammer Strokes for Creating Expository Sermon Outlines
  • How Prayer Transforms Prep
  • If You Dislike Sermon Prep
  • Four Ways to Get out of a "One Pitch" Preaching Rut
  • How to Plan and Package a Year-Long Preaching Series
  • The Spiritual Importance of Being an Emotionally Healthy Preacher
A special hands-on section from leading pastors entitled How I Prepare a Sermon brings theory into practice and will give you the benefit of decades of experience. Contributors to this special section include:
  • Timothy Keller
  • Mark Driscoll
  • Lee Eclov
  • Matt Chandler
  • Justin Buzzard
  • and many more...!

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Table of contents

  1. Copyright
  2. Foreword
  3. PART 1: PREPARING YOUR HEART AND HONING YOUR SKILLS
  4. 1. Five Hammer Strokes for Creating Expository Sermon Outlines (Jeffrey Arthurs)
  5. 2. How Prayer Transforms Prep (Michael Lawrence)
  6. 3. The Spiritual Importance of Being an Emotionally Healthy Preacher (Peter Scazzero)
  7. 4. Simply Profound (Duane Litfin)
  8. 5. If You Dislike Sermon Prep (Bill Hybels)
  9. 6. Confessions of a Manuscript Preacher (Mark Mitchell)
  10. 7. A Week in the Life of an Extemporaneous Preacher (Dave McClellan)
  11. 8. How Teamwork Enriches a Sermon (Dave Stone)
  12. 9. Four Ways to Get Out of a “One Pitch” Preaching Rut (Matt Woodley)
  13. 10. How to Plan and Package a Year of Sermon Series (David Daniels)
  14. 11. Psyched to Preach (Lee Eclov)
  15. 12. Liking the Lectionary (Timothy J. Peck)
  16. 13. Writing a Good Message in a Bad Week (Scott Wenig)
  17. 14. Facebook™ Sermon Prep (Bill White)
  18. 15. Preparing More than One Sermon per Week (Steve Mathewson)
  19. PART 2: HOW I PREPARE A SERMON: INTERVIEWS
  20. 16. Timothy Keller
  21. 17. Steve Mathewson
  22. 18. Mark Driscoll
  23. 19. Justin Buzzard
  24. 20. Ligon Duncan
  25. 21. Matt Chandler
  26. 22. Lee Eclov
  27. 23. Mark Buchanan
  28. 24. Bryan Wilkerson
  29. 25. Dave Stone
  30. 26. Kevin Miller
  31. 27. Bryan Loritts
  32. 28. Leith Anderson
  33. 29. Mark Mitchell
  34. 30. Bill White