Comments on: How I Prepare a Sermon Message

By: ronedmondson

ronedmondson — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:17:41 +0000

Thanks Billy. This is helpful

By: Billy chidester

Billy chidester — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:54:48 +0000

I prepare some whatever of a direction for about six months. Then I try to be about 1-2 weeks ahead, so when I preach a message I will have had it basically together for at least aweek, maybe two. I read the passage and pray as I read, then take notes in my personal devotion notebook. Next I will begin to look at some commentaries for things I am struggling with. Then I will start working on an outline, intro first, scripture, application and closing. These arent really steps as I will work on it at different times thru out any given week. I will spend around 10 hours prepping for a message,which includes reading to learn the outline.

By: jrberrios28

jrberrios28 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:03:52 +0000

Well i thought i was one of the few that did it that way. Is pretty much what i do, i try to do it weeks in advance but usually i change a few things a couple of days before the message. thanks Ron !

By: johnburton

johnburton — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:02:38 +0000

Right, I agree… I think personalities do play into it quite a bit. No right/wrong in this conversation.

By: ronedmondson

ronedmondson — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:58:43 +0000

Thanks John. I love difference of opinions. I don't think there is one right way to prepare a message. I do a lot of work with personalities differences and the way a person is wired will determine a great deal of the way they prepare a message also. Someone who is a "learner", for example, on the StrengthsFinders assessment is going to spend many more hours in in-depth study. That doesn't mean they aren't praying and hearing from God. God speaks greatly through His Word. Thanks for your thoughts! Love it!

By: johnburton

johnburton — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:50:32 +0000

I don't want to sound contrary, as I believe in depth study of scripture is very important… but, if we are in the place of prayer, hearing God… it should be possible to pull a message together quite quickly. If we put a few hours into an outline, we should be able to preach out of it for 3-4 weeks or so.

By: anne27

anne27 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:51:24 +0000

When you witness a sermon message it sounds so spontaneous, that you never think it had been created during 25 hours of hard work. I guess the efforts are paying off , when your message go straight to peoples heart. Next time when i will attend my church i will be more receptive to what the preacher is saying. sermon" rel="nofollow">http://www.wpponline.org/the-church-of-god-is-here/">sermon audio.

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:02:51 +0000

Joseph, it’s definitely become my system over the years, but basically I’ve been similar throughout my teaching days. The key is in setting up a schedule throughout the week. I discipline myself to do a little each day. I have written several posts about the way I schedule productive and “unproductive” (what seems unproductive at the time) times. I may do a post of simply my weekly schedule. Maybe that would help you see how I do it. Certainly learning and developing the system is key.

By: Joseph Cole

Joseph Cole — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:32:18 +0000

Question: Have you been able to sustain this sermon preparation schedule throughout the whole of your pastoral ministry or have you only now perfected your schedule? I'm currently inundated with church responsibilities that pull me away from my studies, and thus I find myself crammed at the end of every week. If you faced this as well, how did you remedy it? .-= Joseph Cole´s last blog ..Book Review: Green =-.

By: Brandon Cox

Brandon Cox — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:16:53 +0000

I preach through the Bible, book-by-book, so I’m in Joshua now. On Monday, I start reading the passage over and over and I choose a single thought for emphasis. All of my sermon will revolve around that one great truth that I meditate on all week. I build supplemental material from the rest of Scripture around that theme.

I wait until Friday or Saturday to construct my outline and then carry no notes into the pulpit so that I’m free to “move about the cabin.”

The longer I prepare sermons, the less mechanical I become. I used to have a strict routine of outlining and preparing every message the same way. Now I find myself preparing differently from one week to the next, both in the amount of notes I compile and in the way I structure the message and deliver it.
.-= Brandon Cox´s last blog ..Relationship Principles for Life (Part 2) =-.