Kindle Notes & Highlights
A face buried in a manuscript is a death blow to effective communication.
Write for the ear of the listener.
Helpful quotes can also be added at this point.
adding smooth transitions to connect the material of one homiletical heading with the next.
They are like well-constructed bridges that connect blocks of thought.
As D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones reasons, “You cannot deal properly with repentance without dealing with the doctrine of man, the doctrine of the fall, the doctrine of sin and the wrath of God against sin.”
What is directly stated in this text that requires something from my listeners?
What struggles, temptations, and worldly influences do they face?
Writing the application will force you to be more precise.
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life” (Prov. 4:23).
Application
The best example of this is the preaching of Jesus Christ, who repeatedly stressed that the heart must be right before God.
Jesus application
weave action points throughout the entirety of your sermon that indicate the practical life-change required by your passage of Scripture.
Well-placed application keeps them engaged during the whole sermon.
The Illustration Stage
Where will you find such illustrations? First, look to the Bible. This allows you to use Scripture to illustrate Scripture and allows you to teach more of the Bible as you preach the Bible.
First Biblical illustrations
church and world history.
current world events,
politics, medicine, sports, and music.
you can use personal experiences from your own life.
be careful to not portray yourself as the hero of your own story.
The Introduction Stage
the introduction is like the front
The introduction should capture interest.
An effective conclusion should contain an appeal to the whole person––mind, affections, and will.
Jonathan Edwards called it “raising the affections.”
A strong sermon should challenge the will of the listeners. They must be called to take decisive steps in response to the truth preached.
Challenge the will
It will help people access the sermon if it is listed on a web page and can help create interest in the sermon.
Third, review the accuracy.
Fourth, review the balance.
Fifth, review the clarity.
Finally, review the flow.
You may also want to mark up your preaching
Your notes are only a visual aid to assist you in preaching the word. Therefore, it will be important to make sure that your eyes are focused on your preaching Bible.
Lastly, you should pray through your notes and intercede for those to whom you preach,
Prayer Concerning your message, the people receiving new message, and yourself to preach the message
And you should pray for yourself, that you will be empowered by God to deliver His word as you stand to preach.
As you pray through your sermon notes, offer each truth to God for His approval and blessing. Ask God to ignite your heart to preach this sermon and make your message a fire in your bones.
They got ignite your heart to preach this message should be your prayer
Pray for the spiritual growth of the believers to whom you will preach.
There will always be unbelievers present when you preach. Jesus only had twelve disciples, and one of them was Judas, an apostate.
Jude
Draw a circle around my pulpit, and you have hit the spot where I am nearest heaven. There the Lord has been more consciously near me than anywhere else. Charles Haddon Spurgeon1
Preaching quote
Preach with Humility
John Flavel writes, “A crucified style best suits the preachers of a crucified Christ.”
Preaching quote
preachers who have died to self best proclaim a risen Savior.
Preaching quote
the teeter-totter effect in the pulpit.
Preach with Authority
Theologian J. I. Packer agrees: “Preaching that does not display divine authority, both in its content and in its manner, is not the substance but only the shadow of the real thing.”
Preaching quote
Preach with Clarity
Philip Ryken writes, “Expository preaching means making God’s word plain.”
Preaching quota
Preach with Simplicity
Preaching, J. C. Ryle notes, To attain simplicity in preaching is of the utmost importance to every minister who wishes to be useful to souls. Unless you are simple in your sermons you will never be understood, and unless you are understood you cannot do good to those who hear you.9
Effective is the preacher who can explain profound truth in a simple way.
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