You do not know who will be there to hear your sermon Sunday (or eventually online). You do not know what people in your congregation are going through. You do not know what God is doing in each life. You do not know which sermon of yours will be most effective. You don't know what potential you ...

This class involves class members sharing skeleton sermon outlines in a rotating fashion. Come prepared to participate and share an outline with the class.

Take home a bunch of skeleton outlines to use in preparing sermons

James Meadows: Lifetime Service Award Presentation

Jason Rollo: Preaching as Worship
Sure singing, praying, giving, and communion are acts of worship, but what about the thirty-minute sermon? This session will look at the preacher's sermon as his act of worship and the member's attention as their act of worship.

Jimmy Clark: Some Sermons You Will Enjoy Preaching

Mike Bonner: Prayer-peration of Sermons
Are we trying to do God's work without asking for God's help? Pray these things at the beginning, middle, and end of sermon preparation: Lord, please help me to understand the meaning of this text and how it points to Christ. Lord, please increase my love f...

Mike Vestal: Application: Moving from "Thus Saith the Lord," to "Thou Art the Man" Gospel preaching demands application that is faithful to the Word while pursuing how it is applied.

Mike Vestal: Don't Blow Your Putt! Crafting Effective Sermon Conclusions

Mike Vestal: God-Centered Preaching (Colossians 1:28-29)

Mike Vestal: Noteworthy Preaching—Preaching without Notes