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Simple Preaching Prep: A guide to finish your first sermon and flourish beyond.
PREACHING IS HARD, BUT WHAT IF YOUR SERMON DEVELOPMENT PROCESS COULD BE...EASIER? Preaching is challenging in lots of ways. But what happens when this sacred task falls to someone with little or no experience? What resources exist to help faithful, but untrained servants in congregations around the world preach from God’s Word? Simple Preaching Prep is written to provide a straightforward, customizable sermon development model for preachers who are new or perhaps just looking for a new approach. In Simple Preaching Prep , author and pastor Mark Messmore demonstrates how
While preaching is hard, Simple Preaching Prep aims to help you finish your first sermon and flourish beyond.
While preaching is hard, Simple Preaching Prep aims to help you finish your first sermon and flourish beyond.
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Published November 4, 2021
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About the author
Mark Messmore
3 books3 followersMark has been in full-time located ministry since 2006. He holds degrees from Kentucky Christian University and Campbellsville University. Mark is passionate about helping others truly grasp and apply God's Word through preaching and teaching. Mark is the author of Simple Preaching Prep, a resource designed to help bridge the pastor-shortage gap and help aspiring preachers finish their first sermon and flourish beyond.
Mark married his college-sweetheart, Kara, in 2002. They have two boys and two dogs filling their home with energy and activity.
Mark married his college-sweetheart, Kara, in 2002. They have two boys and two dogs filling their home with energy and activity.
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April 15, 2024
Thinking this book isn't your thing? Not into pulpit supply or parsing Greek verbs? Hold on a sec. Cuz this book may surprise you.
While Simple Preaching Prep is geared toward Jesus followers, its principles and practical advice will help anyone looking to sharpen their presentation skills, organize their thoughts, and connect with their audience, be that in a church, business, club, discussion group, classroom, or other context.
Defining preaching as “Communicating truth through personality,” the author packs a lot into 66 short pages. Peppered with pithy observations, illustrations, personal examples and real life applications, this simple “how to” guide offers clear, easy to follow advice for smart presentation preparation in any context.
Initial preparation includes:
Beginning “from a place of questions and curiosity.”
Comparing multiple Bible translations to help identify important words, phrases, and ideas.
Using paper and pen to boost the use of both logic and creativity. Reading the text out loud.
Asking questions about the text, like Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How? Make observations.
The author provides examples and graphics on how to do all of the above. Each chapter concludes with a Put it Into Practice section to remind and reinforce material covered previously. There’s also a section on considering Why this message is important? and What do I want the audience to do with it? Also ways to help make an idea “stick.” Preparing the material and preparing you.
Lots more. Like:
“Pirate-ninjas of the world, unite!” You’ll get that if you read the book.
I've read boatloads of resources on this and related topics over the years. Simple Preaching Prep is one of the best. No gimmicks. No dog and pony shows. No smoke and mirrors. Just straight-forward, practical, down-to-earth advice presented in an easy to follow, step-by-step format that will benefit both novice and seasoned preachers and anyone who wants to improve their presentation skills. I'd grab a copy now 'fize you.
While Simple Preaching Prep is geared toward Jesus followers, its principles and practical advice will help anyone looking to sharpen their presentation skills, organize their thoughts, and connect with their audience, be that in a church, business, club, discussion group, classroom, or other context.
Defining preaching as “Communicating truth through personality,” the author packs a lot into 66 short pages. Peppered with pithy observations, illustrations, personal examples and real life applications, this simple “how to” guide offers clear, easy to follow advice for smart presentation preparation in any context.
Initial preparation includes:
Beginning “from a place of questions and curiosity.”
Comparing multiple Bible translations to help identify important words, phrases, and ideas.
Using paper and pen to boost the use of both logic and creativity. Reading the text out loud.
Asking questions about the text, like Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How? Make observations.
The author provides examples and graphics on how to do all of the above. Each chapter concludes with a Put it Into Practice section to remind and reinforce material covered previously. There’s also a section on considering Why this message is important? and What do I want the audience to do with it? Also ways to help make an idea “stick.” Preparing the material and preparing you.
Lots more. Like:
“Pirate-ninjas of the world, unite!” You’ll get that if you read the book.
I've read boatloads of resources on this and related topics over the years. Simple Preaching Prep is one of the best. No gimmicks. No dog and pony shows. No smoke and mirrors. Just straight-forward, practical, down-to-earth advice presented in an easy to follow, step-by-step format that will benefit both novice and seasoned preachers and anyone who wants to improve their presentation skills. I'd grab a copy now 'fize you.
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