Stuff They Never Teach You
And Other Hints On How To Preach Great Sermons 52 Weeks A Year
1. First Sermon
The first sermon I ever preached was as a layperson in a small rural church in New York State. I think I preached on one of the Psalms. I don't remember anything else about it, except that it was an old church and it did not even have a toilet. I'll be honest with you -- not having toilet facilities impacts a person's sermons in more ways than one.
Your first sermon is going to ramble all over the place, toilet or not. But eventually, you'll start to get better.
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