Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.
In this episode, I want to talk to about crafting effective sermon outlines. Sermon outlines are not absolutely necessary. But there is value in crafting and presenting formal points in your sermon. Outlines provide support and structure. They help the preacher preach with purpose, unity, and movement. And they help the congregation follow along and remember what is preached. Sermon outline points should be textual, diverse, and strategic.
How can I craft sermon outline points for effective communication?
- Alliteration
- Narrative Headings
- Parallelism
- Contrasts
- Declarative Statements
- Questions
- Answers
- Lists
- One Word
- Exhortations
- Conflict Resolution
- Principles
What do you do to craft effective sermon outlines?
“Expository reaching consists in the explanation and application of a passage of scripture. Without explanation it is not expository; without application it is not preaching.” – Steven J. Lawson
Related Resources
- BOOK: On Preachingby H.B. Charles Jr.
- ARTICLE: How to Structure a Sermon | H.B. Charles Jr.
- PODCAST: My Sermon Preparation Hacks (#062)
- BOOK: Preaching that Changes Lives by Michael Fabarez
- BOOK: Famine in the Land by Steven J. Lawson
An Invitation to Cutting It Straight 2019
The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference will take place September 17-19, 2019 at the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, Florida. This conference is dedicated to training, promoting, and modeling biblical preaching and teaching. There will be tracks for preaching, Christian education, Pastors’ Wives, Women’s Ministries, and Worship and Arts. Register today!
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