Lots of preachers have theories about preaching. Some require an order – first you tell people what you are about to declare, some say you have to finish with “actions steps,” while others think you must conclude with an invitation. What did Gardner Taylor, the subject of Jared Alcántara’s book,
I put two questions at the top of my notes as I prepare:
- What is the point?
- What is the promise of the Gospel?
I always take a hand cross that I place by my Bible when I preach to remind me that I am under the cross