Far too often, preachers focus too much on the CONTENT of the sermon, and not enough time on the DELIVERY. This is not to say that content is not important, it absolutely is! We, as preachers, are handling the Word of God. Care for our content must be absolutely crucial. However, we can't pretend that delivery doesn't matter. You can have the best content in the world, but how you deliver that content has drastic implications for how the listener receives it. That's what this episode is all about as we are diving into four considerations in sermon delivery.

Next week's sermon? Seeing your preaching as an art.

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0:00 – WELCOME BACK

0:46 – Lessons from Michael Scott

4:30 – How much time do you spend working on delivery?

8:30 – First: The TONE of your Communication

14:50 – Second: KNOW your TENDENCIES

21:00 – Third: Be KEENLY AWARE of your AUDIENCE

24:45 – Fourth: You HAVE to be YOU

28:50 – Practice preaching your sermon

29:40 – Record yourself preaching

30:10 – Have a friend watch

30:45 – Disclaimer

Whether we realize it or not, every sermon has three parts. The introduction, the body, and the conclusion. Part of the weekly grind of sermon preparation is making sure we know how to build each of these distinct parts. In this episode, we talk all about how to build each part and specific things to think through for every step. Thanks for listening!

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0:00 - Welcome back!

1:00 – Recap of last week

2:50 – The Three Parts of Every Sermon

3:55 – The Introduction: The Takeoff

11:20 – The Body: Cruising Altitude

15:10 – Keeping the Big Idea in Mind

16:40 – Utilizing Useful Illustrations

19:25 – Letting the Text Provide the Illustrations

22:00 – The Conclusion: Landing the Plane

25:50 – Is Your Conclusion Bringing Clarity?

26:20 – Is Your Conclusion Bringing Conviction?

26:50 – Is Your Conclusion Delivering a Charge?

28:40 – The Work of the Holy Spirit

30:50 – Next Week!

As a youth pastor, it is a blessing and a curse that you often have the flexibility to create and manage your own schedule. Sunday and Wednesday services are often set times in your week, but there is a lot of "free" space where you have to manage what you do and when you do it. With preaching needing to be a priority of the pastor, managing your schedule appropriately and efficiently to prepare the best for your sermon is so important. That is what this episode is all about.

You can find the Carey Nieuwhof article we referenced here: https://careynieuwhof.com/the-three-hour-workday-the-sobering-and-liberating-truth-about-your-peak-hours-as-a-leader/.

Episodes will be dropping every other week! The next episode? "Building a Captivating Sermon."

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0:00 – Welcome!

1:00 – A Hard Lesson to Learn

3:10 – What I Wasn’t Prepared for in Ministry

5:20 – The Key To Longevity in Ministry

6:25 – The Most Important Part of Your Calendar

7:45 – Knowing Who You Are

15:00 – Step 1: Start EARLY

18:45 – Step 2: Develop DETAILED Notes and Big Idea

21:15 – Step 3: Developing an OUTLINE for the Sermon

24:30 – Step 4: MANUSCRIPT Your Sermon

26:45 – Step 5: RUN THROUGH Your Sermon

29:50 –Next Week