BuildingChurchLeaders on preaching in a series
From BuildingChurchLeaders.com
Think in series. Preaching a series allows you to go into greater depth in the text, and spending several weeks on one theme allows the teaching to be absorbed more thoroughly. I recently finished a six-month series on the book of Acts, and it was wonderful to be immersed in the early church. I think one mistake preachers often make is to cycle through material too fast. Just saying something once doesn’t mean it will sink in.
Doing a series also gives you momentum. It makes your research more efficient, and spares you the Monday morning question of “What am I going to teach on next week?” It also helps give you balance, teaching through the whole counsel of God. Those things happen more readily when you plan your series in advance.
I usually try to think in terms of four-month cycles.
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