Exegetical Sermon Template

Introduction:

Build a bridge to the audience and text

Give people a reason to care and listen

Tension:

What is a problem / reality that the text is trying to deal with

How does it connect to everyone listening

Relate the problem from God’s people then to God’s people now

Exposition:

How does the Scripture deal with this problem

Guided by text, using explanations and illustrations

Conclusion

Address the felt needs and state of people’s hearts

Help people imagine what life will look like if they do or don’t trust God

How does God (in Jesus) make this new life possible

Invitation from God into a new way of thinking, seeing, and living