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I am just curious as to how each of you prepare for your Youth Talks and/or sermons?

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0 Votes I spend up to 4 months palnning out a series that is topical. We have 4 main elements. A Theme Song, Theme Decor, Movie Clip and a bible character that relates to each topic that we tie in. IE Military theme- had trucks and camo netting from local National Guard on Loan. Movie clip was from Negotiator. Repeled out of cieling and topic was If Christianity was illegal would there be enough evidence to convict you. Idea was how serious are you . Then we followed Paul in his journey. Then we always finish with a challenge. Something they need to apply each week in thier life. Thats my order to each week I just change the content by STORM 2 years ago by STORM 2 years ago
0 Votes First I download whatever Rick warren spoke on last week and then preach it the next week. Wait that was someone else. I tend to prepare outlines weeks in advance and then fill in the the details during the week of the message. When i prepare a series i have a rough outline of each message and then the week i am going to preach i spend more time in prayer and the word confirming said outlined or rejecting it. I spend 15-20 hours on a 30-40 minute talk overall but usually about 8- 15 hours per week on a talk. I like stanley's method as outlined below and in his book, "Preaching for Change" also recommend Haddon Robbinson's classic, "Biblical Preaching" by rooster 2 years ago by rooster 2 years ago
0 Votes PS. Don't be afraid to look at other pastors for inspiration on how to preach. I love how Perry Noble speaks and always turn to him to see how he is always direct and straight forward with his messages but it's also interesting and filled with humor. by az003590 2 years ago by az003590 2 years ago
0 Votes Wow!! 20 hours on your message!!! I wish I could do that!!!! I spend about 8-10... I use a stanley: me-we-God-you-we to structure the message.... I really try to let God speak through what ever topic we are on... I try to think about stories in my life that relate to the passage and add in the undrstanding and I try to think about what will make the message memorable...(so not being afriad to be creative) kids keep coming and the students hear from God through my poor excuse for preaching :-) But man it would be nice to get more time!!! by TCN 2 years ago by TCN 2 years ago
0 Votes I'm pretty much the same as Bruiseman on this one. I'll preach on certain chapters of the Bible breaking them up into series or weeks. I'll read the verses in various translations then out of various study Bible's. I'll read commentaries written by various people, and look up some of my favorite pastors online to see how they've preached it in the past. I look up my reference notes as to what books I have that reference the verses/chapters as well. After compiling notes, I reread the text as a whole plus the before and after chapters laying all my notes aside. I usually take Tuesday and Wednesday to put together the final outline. All together, it takes about 20 or so hours for my Wednesday nights. First tho, lots and lots of prayer. by pastor e 2 years ago by pastor e 2 years ago
0 Votes I first look at a whole series and break it down in to weeks from there. I think take each week. Depending on the type of talk (topical or exegetical) I then either read the passage or go to Naves Topical Bible or similar resource. From there I write me outline. Typically I write it in PPT and then move to Word to write my teaching outline. Obviously this is in connection and through prayer. by Bruiseman 2 years ago by Bruiseman 2 years ago
0 Votes Prayer and scripture reading. Sometimes when I'm assigned a passage, I read it over and over again. Pray, then read it again. Then read commentary on it from about 5 commentaries. I also follow the hook, book, look, took model. (look that up). I outline what I want the congregation to leave with and feel in a simple sentence. Then start my outline from there. Typically my outlines have three main points that I summarized. I try to make those points memorable and/or easy to remember. This helps me when I speak because that way I don't have to look at my notes that often and it helps the congregation as well. More prayer. by az003590 2 years ago by az003590 2 years ago

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I spend up to 4 months palnning out a series that is topical. We have 4 main elements. A Theme Song, Theme Decor, Movie Clip and a bible character that relates to each topic that we tie in.

IE Military theme- had trucks and camo netting from local National Guard on Loan. Movie clip was from Negotiator. Repeled out of cieling and topic was If Christianity was illegal would there be enough evidence to convict you. Idea was how serious are you . Then we followed Paul in his journey. Then we always finish with a challenge. Something they need to apply each week in thier life.
Thats my order to each week I just change the content

STORM

2 years ago

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First I download whatever Rick warren spoke on last week and then preach it the next week.
Wait that was someone else.

I tend to prepare outlines weeks in advance and then fill in the the details during the week of the message.
When i prepare a series i have a rough outline of each message and then the week i am going to preach i spend more time in prayer and the word confirming said outlined or rejecting it. I spend 15-20 hours on a 30-40 minute talk overall but usually about 8- 15 hours per week on a talk.
I like stanley's method as outlined below and in his book, "Preaching for Change" also recommend Haddon Robbinson's classic, "Biblical Preaching"

rooster

2 years ago

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PS. Don't be afraid to look at other pastors for inspiration on how to preach. I love how Perry Noble speaks and always turn to him to see how he is always direct and straight forward with his messages but it's also interesting and filled with humor.

az003590

2 years ago

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Wow!! 20 hours on your message!!! I wish I could do that!!!! I spend about 8-10... I use a stanley: me-we-God-you-we to structure the message.... I really try to let God speak through what ever topic we are on... I try to think about stories in my life that relate to the passage and add in the undrstanding and I try to think about what will make the message memorable...(so not being afriad to be creative)
kids keep coming and the students hear from God through my poor excuse for preaching :-) But man it would be nice to get more time!!!

TCN

2 years ago

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I'm pretty much the same as Bruiseman on this one. I'll preach on certain chapters of the Bible breaking them up into series or weeks. I'll read the verses in various translations then out of various study Bible's. I'll read commentaries written by various people, and look up some of my favorite pastors online to see how they've preached it in the past. I look up my reference notes as to what books I have that reference the verses/chapters as well. After compiling notes, I reread the text as a whole plus the before and after chapters laying all my notes aside. I usually take Tuesday and Wednesday to put together the final outline. All together, it takes about 20 or so hours for my Wednesday nights. First tho, lots and lots of prayer.

pastor e

2 years ago

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I first look at a whole series and break it down in to weeks from there. I think take each week. Depending on the type of talk (topical or exegetical) I then either read the passage or go to Naves Topical Bible or similar resource.

From there I write me outline. Typically I write it in PPT and then move to Word to write my teaching outline.

Obviously this is in connection and through prayer.

Bruiseman

2 years ago

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Prayer and scripture reading.

Sometimes when I'm assigned a passage, I read it over and over again. Pray, then read it again. Then read commentary on it from about 5 commentaries.

I also follow the hook, book, look, took model. (look that up).

I outline what I want the congregation to leave with and feel in a simple sentence. Then start my outline from there. Typically my outlines have three main points that I summarized. I try to make those points memorable and/or easy to remember. This helps me when I speak because that way I don't have to look at my notes that often and it helps the congregation as well.

More prayer.

az003590

2 years ago

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