BU ASSEMBLY · 2026

Effective Preaching & Teaching

Your phone is your handout today.

01

PREACH, TEACH ...OR BOTH?

We use both words every Sunday. But do we mean the same thing by them?

02

WHAT IS THE TEXT DOING?

Look carefully at what happens when God’s Word is opened and explained.

READ IT

DON’T PREACH IT YET

Select everything you think applies. There may be more than one.
03

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?

Every sermon is trying to do something.

INFORMATION IS NOT THE DESTINATION.

Choose the one that feels closest to your instinct. No “correct” answer yet.
04

SUNDAY MORNING JUST GOT REAL

Because the people listening to you are not an abstract congregation.

THE TEXT IS CLEAR. THE PEOPLE ARE COMPLICATED.

Choose one. Your sermon just lost ten minutes. 😬
05

BEFORE YOU LEAVE

One final question — not about somebody else’s preaching, but yours.

WHAT WILL YOU DO DIFFERENTLY NEXT SUNDAY?

Choose one. Your sermon just lost ten minutes. 😬
06

WANT THE RECORDING?

Leave your email address and I’ll send you the YouTube link once today’s session has been uploaded.

The task is bigger than a method – and the power has never been ours.

PREACH THE WORD.

TEACH THE PEOPLE.

TRUST THE SPIRIT.

“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season…”
 2 Timothy 4:2

Thank you.
BU Assembly · 2026