How to prepare a sermon?

1.       Ask questions (who, where, what, when, why, how, where of)
2.       Highlight all the verbs in the passage
3.       Produce an indented analytical outline
4.       Consult references and commentaries
5.       Write out a text thesis statement and text outline
6.       Appropriation and bridging the contexts
7.       Write out a sermon thesis statement and sermon outline
8.       Write out the sermon by adding illustrations and explanations
9.       Practice delivering the sermon
10.   Preach the sermon