What's Your Sermon Preparation Strategy?

1. Pray for God's direction and blessing.
2. Read the particular passage to be preached several times.
3. Pray for understanding.
4. Answer the question: What is God teaching me here?
5. Read and study resources dealing with original language, background, meaning, commentary, etc., and take notes.
6. Pray for guidance in making application to the congregation.
7. Begin putting the sermon together in a logical order, emphasizing the one meaning and making a few applications.
8. Consider illustrations, introduction, and closing.
9. Pray for God's blessing and use of the sermon.
10. Review it before I preach.
11. Pray before I preach.