1PointPreacher Ep. 13 - Have You Prepared Enough?

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1 Point Preacher
Episode 13

Show Notes:

How do you know when you've prepared enough?
Feeling ready is one of those issues.
Feelings aren't determinative. Feelings can be aligned with reality or not.

Confidence is an important factor in preaching. A lack of proper confidence will undermine the preaching of the sermon, even if you did adequately prepare.

How do you know that you've done enough?

The obvious: you remember the text you are going to preach.

At least memorize: sermon point, opening and closing.

This doesn't mean memorize your text.
Know your sermon point verbatim.
Know what you are going to say in opening and closing.

Talk out your sermon prep. Talk with your family members, even 5 minutes at a time. Go through it daily. Approach it in different ways.

Be able to answer any question about any part of your text, without notes.

Some people are unaware of what causes stress. Temperature, environment, too much sugar, lack of sleep—can all make you feel not ready to preach. There are physical, practical factors.

An absolute with being prepared: mastery of the text. You are preaching a text.

A good test: what if you lost your sermon notes? Could you work without it?

If you have the sermon text, you have the material you need.

Don't ignore your skills. If you can write, then write. But don't read in the pulpit.

Memorize your sermon point.
If for nothing else, to connect with the congregation. Eye-contact.
It is the point of the text applied to your congregation.
Speak it to them, don't read to them.

Be aware of your strengths and weakness when speaking extemporaneously.

If illustrations to come easily, then think ahead and write a cue.

Prutow said that if you're worried about forgetting something, you probably have too much.

What about resources? Have you used enough study material in your sermon prep?
Historical background, notes on the biblical languages, etc. Commentaries, sermons.

Know your text well enough, and if you can't get to that point on your own, look to other resources for help.
Do your work first, and look to other sources to answer your remaining questions.

We share confidence when we are confident.

You could go through your sermon backwards to check your preparation.

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