Process

How to Preach Without Notes & Nail It

How to Preach Without Notes & Nail It

It took me ten years in the pulpit before I tried preaching without a manuscript. 

I wish I'd known then what I know now because I wouldn't have been nearly so anxious.

Why was I anxious? Bad assumptions:

  • I thought I still had to have the sermon fully written ahead of time.
  • I thought I had to have the entire manuscript memorized. Since memorization has always been hard for me, I was terrified of forgetting carefully crafted words and phrases.
  • I didn't realize that as long as I had a map and knew where I was headed, I was ready to bring others along for the ride.

It turns out my assumptions were wrong. Preaching without notes was much simpler than I had realized.

Pray Your Easter Sermon Into Being: A Sermon Prep Resource for Less Stress

Pray Your Easter Sermon Into Being: A Sermon Prep Resource for Less Stress

Discerning a message and prepping a sermon amidst the other demands of preaching is a challenge. 

That's why we're offering this free guide to a process that will transform your sermon prep from work to respite—all while helping you discern a transformative message for your listeners. 

Last week, we introduced BsP's lectio divina sermon prep process in the post "What if You Never Had to Search for a Sermon Message Again?"

In this guide, we go deeper to help you implement each step of the 5-day process.

What if You Never Had to Look for a Sermon Message Again?

What if You Never Had to Look for a Sermon Message Again?

Even the most experienced preachers sometimes wonder how to pull another message out of too-familiar lessons.

Sermons driven by fear—or avoidance of embarrassment—may get the job done, but not pleasantly. 

What if there were another way? A better way?

What if we never had to look for a sermon message again? And no, I don't mean looking to the internet to "borrow" someone else's sermon.

I mean, what if we didn't have to look for the message at all?