You should choose for the topic for your first sermon a particular passage of the bible that you’re already very familiar with. Perhaps you have a favorite bible story, psalm, or passage. Perhaps you’ve already discussed a particular issue on several occasions, or taught it in the family, or simply studied it a great deal already. This should be the topic of your first sermon. Go back and read this passage again, using a good reference bible or concordance or commentary for additional references. Jot down a few notes about other related passages and verses, and study those as well. Write down the point you wish to make with your sermon and the conclusion you’re planning to draw at the end of your sermon. After you’ve done all this, read the original passage one more time and review all of your notes and conclusion.
You should choose for this practice audience your family members and a few friends. There’s an important psychological reason for this. You’ll find that you’ll be more nervous and self-aware before those to whom you are very close, than you’ll be before a much larger group of people to whom you’re not so close. So practice delivering your sermon before this group of close associates at least once. They’ll probably be more than happy to offer comments and suggestions after ward’s. Some of these you may wish to take heed to, and some you may wish to ignore. If you think a criticism is constructive and useful, then use it. If the criticism is skeptical or mean, ignore it. After all, you’ve already put a lot of time and effort into this, your first sermon, and by now you know what you want to say. Don’t be distracted by doubters at this stage of your preparation.
Learn your bible sermon by heart. A preacher who keeps his face buried in the text will bore the congregation. They want to feel your words and your sincerity. They want to feel you as if you’re speaking to each and every one of them. If this is not possible, at least, be ready and read your notes ahead and look-up as often as possible. The success of your sermon will depend entirely on how well you’ve delivered it and that the congregation understood what you were trying to convey. With these steps, I’m sure you’ll be able to deliver your best bible sermon ever. To wrap it up, in delivering a good sermon it is always best to prepare a layout, practice your sermon and lastly, make the congregation feel your sermon.
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