Getting Your Sermon Ready [The Everyday Pastor - Ep. 6]

What are your rhythms for sermon preparation? How should this be prioritized alongside other responsibilities? How can you grow more efficient and effective while remaining faithful to the task? In this episode of The Everyday Pastor, Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss the rigors and joys of sermon prep. 📝ON THIS VIDEO: 00:00 Sermon prep challenges 7:35 Understanding the text 9:30 The Spirit's role in sermon prep 17:14 Doing application and illustrations well 28:25 The role of expositional preaching 28:44 Teach your congregation to listen 32:58 The importance of exposition in preaching 🔗MENTIONED: ▫ "The Practical Works of Richard Baxter, Vol. 1: A Christian Directory": https://a.co/d/j5LTXjR?tag=thegospcoa... ▫ "Truth and Power: The Place of Scripture in the Christian Life" by J. I. Packer: https://a.co/d/fHlWiuj?tag=thegospcoa... ▫ "Be Careful How You Listen: How to Get the Most Out of a Sermon" by Jay Adams: https://a.co/d/fHlWiuj?tag=thegospcoa... ▫ "Reformed Preaching: Proclaiming God’s Word from the Heart of the Preacher to the Heart of His People" by Joel Beeke: https://a.co/d/2FMhoAm?tag=thegospcoa... ▫ Ligon Duncan on "How to Listen to a Bad Sermon": https://www.alliancenet.org/store/cds... ——— 🎁 Help The Gospel Coalition build up a renewed church for tomorrow. Let's Build Together: Donate Today at https://tgc.org/together 📫 SIGN UP for exclusive content and updates for pastors: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/pa... 🎧 Don’t miss an episode of “The Everyday Pastor” with Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan! ▫ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ▫ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2oCDMJF... ✅ SUBSCRIBE: ▫ YouTube:    / @thegospelcoalition   ▫ TGC Updates: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/ne...