Sermon & Teaching Preparation Tools
If you are someone in the local Church who preaches or teaches in some capacity, these tools are for you. They will help you prepare and structure sermons and teachings more effectively and clearly.
Four Essential Elements of Theology
How To Trim Down a Sermon
6 Spiritual Conditions in Your Congregation
3 Philosophies of Sermon Application
An Alternative to Doctrinal Tiers
We Need Worldview-confronting Preaching
In this post, I define and discuss worldview-confronting preaching, why it is important, and how you do it.
How to Effectively Structure a Sermon
In this post, I analyze different sermon structures used in Scripture and by great preachers throughout history.
6 Application Questions Used by the Puritans
This tool gives 6 questions Puritan preachers used to apply Biblical texts to their congregations’ lives. Great for personal Bible study and sermon/teaching preparation.
Iterative Bible Study: How to Slowly Understand a Text
This is a powerful tool to aid your Bible study, especially if you look at a passage and don’t know where to start. The post includes a visual aid for easy reference.
4 Helpful Steps for Breaking Down Biblical Metaphors
Biblical Metaphors can be incredibly difficult to understand. This worksheet will help you analyze and understand their meaning. I explain each step of the worksheet in this post.
Practical Ways to Practice Writing
In this post, I go through 3 exercises you can do to improve as a writer. I also discuss how Christians can do these exercises as they go about their normal spiritual disciplines.
Tips for Preaching Narrative Passages
One of the difficulties with preaching and studying the Bible is the variety of literary types it contains. This post gives advice for preparing sermons based on Narrative passages. I used these tips when preparing a sermon on Numbers 14.