Sermon Prep Sample

Preparation

Pray

Just Meditate

Questions for the passage / first illumination

Mood/Emotion of the Passage

Word-studies

Cross References / Passages that illustrate

Commentary

Context / Overview

Versus

1

Application

Relational application (love your neighbor)

Thinking application (mind)

Feeling application (heart, soul)

Action application (strength)

Illustration

Verbal Illustrations

Visual Illustrations

Audience

pains/problems

passions/purposes

Questions/arguments they may have for the text

Pre outline

Main Ideas of the text

So what?

What would this look like lived out?

Title ideas

Potential Outlines