Ten Sermonic StepsIntroduction: Why Preach? Part 1: Theologically Ready 1. Doctrine: What Does This Text Say About God? 2. Presuppositions: What Theological Presuppositions Do We Read into a Text? 3. Trinity: Do We Centralize All Three Persons of the Trinity (or Just One)? 4. Trinitarian Sermons: How Do We Preach the Triune God? Part 2: Biblically Ready 5. Text: Which Passage Will We Preach On? 6. Genre: What Is the Literary Genre of Our Text? 7. Context: Do We Understand the Biblical Author and the Ancient World? 8.

Study: What Does It Look Like to Study Our Passage? 9. Point: Does Our Sermon Convey What the Text Says? 10. Outline: How Do We Construct Our Sermon Outline? 11. Write: Why Write Our Sermon Manuscript? Part 3: Culturally Ready 12. Listeners: Who Is Hearing Our Sermons? 13. Gospel: Does Our Sermon Proclaim the Gospel? 14. Discipleship: Is Our Preaching Ministry Making Disciples? Part 4: Spiritually Ready 15. Holiness: Why Does Our Integrity Matter in Preaching? 16.

Prayer: How Does Prayer Affect Our Preaching? 17. Spirit: What Role Does the Holy Spirit Play in Our Preaching? Part 5: Communicationally Ready 18. Presence: Does Our Communication Embody PastoralPresence? 19. Empathy: Does Our Communication Demonstrate Empathy? 20. Communication: Does Our Communication Speak to a Variety of Listeners? ConclusionFurther ReadingIndex.