Yes, when done with a main point/thesis and the three points driving that main point home, a three-point message is done well. What I’ve observed is the three points being a mish-mash of things that, together, don’t grab the heart and call people to urgently respond. I did a video on outline templates and show what I believe is the best way to outline a 3-point message. Thanks for your comment!

He definitely is. See my comment above.

@@hunter7777 Dang, your comment above is impeccable.

Don't take it too much to heart. It's a challenge to bear down on exegetical fundamentals (the 'what') as well as to broaden our homiletical approach (the 'how'). The 'why' is a calling from God. That's firm common ground there. I'm sure that much could be gained from checking out each other's sermons and learning from one another. We all need comradery and feedback. It's very hard to grow without both.

@@matthewmcgrew1608 great point! And that’s really the essence of this video. Not whether or not good exegesis is done but what to do with that content after it is done and HOW to communicate it best. - [whispering] me, the guy in the video 😉

Larry, any links to that? Very intriguing.

Here's a thought... what message of Jesus was an expository message of the old testament text ? I see Jesus telling a lot of stories . I wonder if He knew how to preach ? Just thinking out loud .

@@isaiaslopez8473 Here's a thought. Declare the whole counsel of God.

Thanks for your comment, Bob. I appreciate the amount of assumptions you employed in spouting off your opinions on something you apparently don't know anything about (my context or experience). I preach week in and week out. After 50 years, I imagine that you do know a thing or two about preparing sermons and preaching them. I welcome you to write an article or record a teaching on what you have learned over those years of preaching.

In a sermon writing class, we went over the 3 point structure and Andy Stanley’s structure of Me, We, God, You, We. I liked Andy’s structure and the mentality behind it.

@@mikepotter6201 3-point messages can definitely be good for learning the ropes of preaching but other approaches should definitely be explored. Mike, I imagine you’d like the sticky sermon structure approach as well. Link is in the description if you want to watch a video breaking it down.

@@PreachandLead Yes, I did assume you had no experience in preaching week in & week out. I garnered this from your reportoire on trying to tell preachers how to preach. There is a lot of assumptions that you have made (apparently coming from a non-biblical Andy Stanley) that you are using to frame your so-called insights into sermon preparation & delivery. I, for one, use an outline most of the time, because it helps to keep me & the congregants on track as to where I am in the sermon & how much further I have to go. Then I fill in each point with some meat from the Word of God, & I try to not only preach but to teach so that my hearers will grow in the faith & knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. This should be every preacher's goal in every sermon that he preaches - to not only preach but also to teach some truths for the edification of the body of Christ. I would say that you would do well to refrain from trying to give advice on how preachers should prepare sermons. I will give you my own life experience. When I started, I read some Scripture & on Sundays I would just open the Bible to whatever I had chosen & preach from it (a lot of rambling & chasing rabbits). When I went to seminary & took a preaching class, they had us to write our semons word for word, and then we would be taped preaching (several times). We would be critiqued by the class & the professor so that we could improve. Writing my sermons helped me to see better how to prepare my sermons, & I have used this method now ever since, though I didn't all the time have the time to write out every sermon. This has helped me more than anything else, and the outlines that I use have helped me tremendously. I would say, in conclusion, that each preacher needs to find what works for them & not try to fit every preacher into one slot. And preachers should read & listen to other great preachers to see how they did it. It may take a while before a preacher finds the best sermon preparation for himself.

I am all for outlining a message. In no way am I counseling to not do so. I also manuscript my messages and have for a long time. I, too, have been through Bible College and Seminary preaching classes where we did the same thing. It seems that the mere fact that I mentioned Andy Stanley and his preaching approach of one-point messages has you up in arms. This video was not an endorsement of any one pastor’s theology. It was a video on how best to communicate the truth of God’s word. Exegesis is one thing. How we organize the content that goes along with that exegetical work is the next step. Saying “no to the 3-point sermon framework,” does not equal, “preach heresy,” or even, “preach shallow messages.” Two sermons can have the same message yet be communicated (methodologically) very differently. And THAT is the point. Sermon organization is extremely important.