tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post995714501918458787..comments2023-11-04T00:19:12.362+11:00Comments on I'm ramblin' again: #2 - MO for preaching: ListeningJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-23304471212310687742007-09-07T07:41:00.000+10:002007-09-07T07:41:00.000+10:00i preach occasionally at hurstville presbyterian c...i preach occasionally at hurstville presbyterian church, in the evening service. I usually get about 9 weeks' notice, which allows plenty of time for reading and re-reading the passage: I haven't timed how long I take on a sermon, but I would expect it would be over 20 hours each: I can't imagine churning out two of those a week and having other church responsibilities as well!cafedavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002770869310185029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-22618354430622748452007-09-07T02:19:00.000+10:002007-09-07T02:19:00.000+10:0020-25 hours of sermon prep every week is doable (i...20-25 hours of sermon prep every week is doable (if you preach once a week and then it's great - but then if you have to cover Sunday morning, Sunday night and Wednesday night, then it's OK).<BR/><BR/>See the series of "ten questions for expositors" on unashamedworkman (starting with http://unashamedworkman.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/ten-questions-for-expositors ) for more.<BR/><BR/>For me, I used the template below<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/c9rx7<BR/>and my listening to other preachers is the same as reading various sermons on it. Contrast to the reading of commentaries (which helps fleshing out the theoretical contents), reading/listening to other people sermons flesh out the illustrative contents a lot.<BR/><BR/>But above all, nothing beats a sense of prayerful preparation, constantly dialog with God, "Lord, this is what they said to their flock, but what do YOU want to address this congregation?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-42763127683477181412007-09-06T23:41:00.000+10:002007-09-06T23:41:00.000+10:00Where do you preach, dave?Where do you preach, dave?Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-77776588353909450162007-09-06T23:40:00.000+10:002007-09-06T23:40:00.000+10:00The listening for me is about the iPod. So its sub...The listening for me is about the iPod. So its subway time etc. So no extra time needed for listening. In any case, there are usually only a couple of sermons available on any given text anyway.<BR/><BR/>I take about 10 hours (of which there is a 7 hour block time). I will talk about that at the last post.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-61651135324302287352007-09-06T23:30:00.000+10:002007-09-06T23:30:00.000+10:00at the risk of jumping the gun, how many hours are...at the risk of jumping the gun, how many hours are we talking about for sermon preparation here? As a lay preacher, I have weeks and weeks to prepare sermons generally, but if you're trying to crank out a sermon (or two! or more!) each week, is this do-able?cafedavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002770869310185029noreply@blogger.com