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Preparation: Part 3: Want More?

How should I invest my limited study time so that I am ready to preach?

Want More?

Listen to:
Lifted by the Accompanying Presence
By Bill Hybels
An interview with Bill Hybels about how he experiences the Holy Spirit in the preparation and delivery of a message
Or, read it here.

For additional reading:

Lee Eclov
The Hard Work of Illumination
Why hearing the Spirit in the text can seem so difficult

Mark Driscoll
How Mark Driscoll Prepares a Message
Get saturated. Ask the right questions. Have the right hero. Go with the Ghost.

Gordon Anderson
Preparing the Messenger
A strong delivery results from getting our whole person ready to preach.

Mark Buchanan
Backdraft Preaching
You've got to reignite the flames Sunday after Sunday.

Darrell W. Johnson
A Long, Rich Conversation with God (parts one, two, and three)
The joy of depending on the Lord for a sermon.

John Ortberg
The Compelling Series
Some sermon series hang loosely together and lose steam as they go. Others pick up speed and attendees with each installment. In this interview, John Ortberg talks about shaping series that stimulate increasing interest.

Craig Brian Larson
Six Levers of Series Preaching (parts one and two)
What is the difference between a collection of sermons on the same subject and a strong series? How do we take full advantage of those unique strengths?

Ken Ulmer
Letting God Control the Message
We must prepare, but we cannot anticipate the sovereign God's ultimate plan for a sermon.

Lee Eclov
Inspiration Points
Planning the high moments in a message.

Haddon Robinson
Using Someone Else's Sermon
What is plagiarism?

Scott Wenig
Writing a Good Message in a Bad Week
What to do when you can't invest your normal study time.

Richard Doebler
Making the Most of Your Computer
I can't imagine preaching without my electronic research assistant and sermon coach.

Jim Shaddix
How to Build a First-Rate Library
Investing in quality, not quantity.

Recommended books on sermon preparation

Biblical Preaching
By Haddon Robinson
Baker, 2nd edition, 2001

Preaching God's Word
by Carter, Duvall, and Hays
Zondervan, 2005

Choosing to Preach
by Kenton C. Anderson
Zondervan, 2006

Power in the Pulpit
By Jerry Vines and Jim Shaddix
Moody, 1999

Communicating for a Change
By Andy Stanley and Lane Jones
Multnomah, 2006

Invitation to Biblical Preaching
By Donald Sunukjian
Kregel, 2007

Introduction | Part 1: Workshops | Part 2: Self-Evaluation | Part 3: Want More?

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Preparation: Introduction

How should I invest my limited study time so that I am ready to preach?

Preparation: Part 1: Workshops

How should I invest my limited study time so that I am ready to preach?

Preparation: Part 2: Self-Evaluation

How should I invest my limited study time so that I am ready to preach?