Sermon Outline Format (3)

Introduction/Opening

Grab audience attention to make sermon relevant (connection to today’s world to sermon topic).

Credibility Material (connection of text to sermon topic)

Introduce the Theme (state the theme and the parts: Situation, Complication, Resolution using your own words).

Transition to the Situation/Goal

Situation or Goal

Description of what is going on in the text — tell a story

YOUR analysis (This story means)

Transition from to Complication or Malady

Complication or Malady

Describe what goes awry in our lives because of the situation.

This is all about LAW and our inabilities

What this means in our lives . . .

Transition to Resolution or Means

Resolution or Means

This is all about how the Gospel resolves the situation and the Grace of God supplies the means to empower us to live a Christian life.

Examples and Biblical support.

What this means in our lives . . .

Transition to the Conclusion

Conclusion

Therefore . . . (Jesus meets our every need)

Restatement of the Situation/Goal, Complication/Malady, Resolution/Means.

Doxological Statement — Amen.