Monthly Archives: July 2008
Check Your Dashboard
I remember a few years ago hearing a message by Bill Hybels. He spoke about the gauges on his personal dashboard. If my memory serves me well, he said that his spiritual gauge was looking good, but something was wrong. … Continue reading
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Stage 4 – Passage Idea
Having studied the content of a passage, focusing on the structure, outline and flow of thought (stage 2), and the intent of the author (stage 3), it is important to arrive at the goal of your study. The goal is … Continue reading
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Stage 3 – Passage Purpose
The second stage of passage study is all about interpreting the details in the passage. This stage is not complete until you get to the idea, which is actually stage 4. In order to distinguish the stages somewhat, I tend … Continue reading
Stage 2 – Passage Study
This is a series overviewing the 8-stage process of developing a sermon. Remember that for all related posts, you can click on the “Stage 2 – Passage Study” button in the menu to the right. Stage 2 – Passage Study … Continue reading
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Passage Selection – Stage 1
A little milestone was reached yesterday as the hit counter passed 100k. So I thought I’d take some days to offer a brief summary of the 8 steps of sermon preparation, suggesting some links back to posts that are particularly … Continue reading
