Crafting Captivating Sermon Outlines

Dec 10, 2024

Alan Stoddard, a pastor with 34 years of experience and a disciple-making enthusiast, shares insights on crafting impactful sermon outlines. He delves into the transformation of exegetical outlines into engaging preaching formats. Stoddard highlights lessons from his time at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and emphasizes the importance of clear introductions and meaningful applications. His passion for structured sermon preparation aims to enrich both personal study and public speaking, ultimately enhancing audience connection.

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ADVICE

Structure for Clarity

Avoid "read and ramble" preaching; prepare a clear outline.
Outlines help listeners connect with the Bible's message.

ADVICE

Finding the Big Idea

Identify the big idea using a subject (question) and complement (answer).
Learn this technique to harness the text's power.

ADVICE

Outline from Big Idea

Outline points from the big idea to maintain focus.
Ensure the outline follows the main idea and stays connected to the text.

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Dr Alan Stoddard explores the creation of an exegetical sermon outline and its transformation into a preaching outline, offering key insights to enrich your personal study and public speaking. His message includes valuable lessons from his time at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary under the late Haddon Robinson, along with effective strategies for introductions and applications. This recording was made at our 2023 training event hosted at The Creek Church in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Alan has a passion for disciple-making. He has been a pastor for 34 years. He knows the difference between church growth and disciple-making. His passion for disciple making encompasses three things:

Good preaching.
Intentional disciple-making.
Sermon based small-groups.

Alan is a graduate of Southwestern Seminary as well as Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. He teaches online as a adjoint professor for the Calvary Chapel, Bible College, and for Rockbridge Seminary.

Alan has been married to Jeana for 37 years. They met her a blind date. Through her he came to know Christ. Alan is the father of Briana who is 23 years old and is about to graduate with a four-year degree debt-free. He is so proud of her.

Alan's latest book NEW BELIEVER: How to disciple new believers : https://www.amazon.com/NEW-BELIEVER-How-disciple-believers/dp/B0D91NPLQ8?ref_=ast_author_dp

Expositors Collective is an initiative of Calvary Global Network, CGN is a family of churches working together to proclaim the gospel, make disciples and plant churches - thanks for being a part of what we are doing.

Suggested Episodes:

Alan Stoddard on sermon-based small groups:

https://cgnmedia.org/podcast/expositors-collective/episode/sermon-based-small-groups-alan-stoddard

Steve Matthewson on lessons learned from Haddon Robinson : https://cgnmedia.org/podcast/expositors-collective/episode/sermon-introductions-and-illustrations-lessons-learned-from-haddon-robinson-and-preaching-the-old-testament

Nick Cady on sermon outlines: https://cgnmedia.org/podcast/expositors-collective/episode/episode-64-start-with-the-destination-in-mind

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