Sermon Prep Worksheet Templates

Monday to Wednesday: the study, the big idea, the shape — and the four handoffs the rest of your team is waiting on.

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Sermon Prep Worksheet
TextLuke 15:11–32
SeriesLost & Found (wk 3)
MoveTextWhat happens
Move 215:20–24The father runs
The turn15:25–30There is a second son
Landing15:31–32“This brother of yours”

The Prep Worksheet

A full worked example on Luke 15 — including the note that says one popular commentary claim is contested and should not be preached as fact.

Sermon Prep Worksheet
TextLuke 15:11–32
SeriesLost & Found (wk 3)
MoveTextWhat happens
Move 215:20–24The father runs
The turn15:25–30There is a second son
Landing15:31–32“This brother of yours”

Expository Worksheet

For the weeks the text needs more than a morning: structure, genre, a commentary log with a “where I disagreed” column, and a box for the second sermon you found and are not going to preach.

Sermon Prep Worksheet
TextLuke 15:11–32
SeriesLost & Found (wk 3)
MoveTextWhat happens
Move 215:20–24The father runs
The turn15:25–30There is a second son
Landing15:31–32“This brother of yours”

Four Outline Shapes

Three points, expository walk, problem–solution and narrative arc — one page each, each saying plainly which texts it suits and which it fights.

Sermon Prep Worksheet
TextLuke 15:11–32
SeriesLost & Found (wk 3)
MoveTextWhat happens
Move 215:20–24The father runs
The turn15:25–30There is a second son
Landing15:31–32“This brother of yours”

Manuscript Shell

For the weeks you write it out: moves with word counts, transitions written as actual sentences, and a words-per-minute table so you know at Thursday lunchtime that it is six minutes long.

Sermon Prep Worksheet
Text
Series
MoveTextWhat happens

Blank

Every section and prompt, with the worked example stripped out.

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