[cryout-pullquote align=”left|center|right” textalign=”left|center|right” width=”30%”]”…the best sermons put ‘God’ or ‘Jesus’ right into the application points. When you stand to preach, you’re not just giving a moralistic pep talk. You want to change lives, and the power for changed lives comes only from God.”[/cryout-pullquote] In exploring various web resources I occasionally discover something I think is worth passing along.  The goal and mission of Bivopastor.Net is to bring those resources to your attention.

I received an email this morning pointing me to an article by Rev. Rick Warren concerning sermon construction.  Bivocational pastors know that the biggest job they have in terms of time spent is preaching from the pulpit.  The typical sermon takes several hours at least to formulate and research, so we want to be sure that those sermons are truly fitted to be instruments God can use to change lives.  As Rev. Warren states in his article, “…the best sermons put ‘God’ or ‘Jesus’ right into the application points. When you stand to preach, you’re not just giving a moralistic pep talk. You want to change lives, and the power for changed lives comes only from God.”

Regardless of whether you use liturgical resources, preach topically or exegetically, write full manuscript, outline or expanded outline, this article provides some points for you to think about as you prepare your messages.

Follow this link to read this Rev. Rick Warren’s article on creating strong sermon points.  Leave a comment below with your thoughts after you read the article!