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Preaching without notes

Notes or no notes?

I preach usually at least twice a week-often more-and find that by using hardly any notes – an outline on one side of a sheet of paper that I have to know my text, preaching point, and sermonic outline very very well. In the past I used full notes, but have grown to realize (for me at least) that full notes can lead to more of a historical or exgetical lecture than actually shepherding people with God’s Word.  Biblical Preaching Notes or No Notes? by Peter Mead  see also www.disciplemaking.net

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September 26, 2010 No Comments

Eyeball to eyeball

What do you do when you loose your notes before you preach. You just preach:  Eyeball to Eyeball  Five tips for preaching without notes. An article by Steve Mathewson Here are some strategies to help you as you attempt to preach in a way which I  believe is most beneficial for 90% of pastors.  Try it.  It is probably better than what you are doing now. see also www.disciplemaking.net

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September 26, 2010 No Comments

Overcoming the Fear of Preaching Without Notes | Preaching.com

Overcoming the Fear of Preaching Without Notes | Preaching.com Yes, there is fear going to preach without any of your notes that you develped during the week, but it is better because when you use notes you tend to plagiarize yourself – you become a reporter and lack power in preaching.  Without notes you enter into discovery mode as you preach, which will give you more power, more ability to adapt to the situation of the moment, and more connectedness with the people you are preaching to. see also www.disciplemaking.net

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September 25, 2010 No Comments

Simplicity in Preaching

Simplicity in Preaching by J. C. Ryle King Solomon says, in the book of Ecclesiastes, “Of making many books there is no end” (12:12). There are few subjects about which that saying is more true than that of preaching. The volumes which have been written in order to show ministers how to preach are enough to make a small library. In sending forth one more little treatise, I only propose to touch one branch of the subject. I do not pretend to consider what should be the substance and matter of a sermon. I purposely leave alone such points as

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September 3, 2010 No Comments

How Does John Piper Prepare a Sermon?

How do you prepare a talk, Bible study, sermon, or speech? I am big on preaching extemporaneous, and I while I think their are other ways to go about preaching, I think that extemporaneous is best for most of us preachers and speakers.  I don’t deny that there are different ways to preach extemporaneously.  One of my problems is that I am so tied to know the many options onmy subject that I never quit studying in time to digest my own work. Let me state that one can preach extemporaneously with some notes or better with certain types of notes (thought it probably

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August 12, 2010 No Comments

Extemporaneous Preaching

Dr. James while says that Extemporaneous Preaching by Dr. John Carrick Challenged him to think about changing the way he preaches. I concur. Preaching Exptemporaneously without notes is best for most pasters. see also www.disciplemaking.net

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July 20, 2010 No Comments

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Glenn Leatherman

I am first of all a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ. I affirm Evangelical Christian beliefs as well as  Gospel driven in philosophy of ministry. I am married to Ann and am raising 2 wonderful boys – Jonathan and Andrew. My purpose is to build disciplemaking disciples that are becoming fishers of men in fully displaying of God’s Glory in all things. Learn more

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