● Free cheat sheet · 10 questions

Narrative Preaching
Cheat Sheet.

Retell a Bible story, find the turn, and climb into celebration.

By the PastorCenter.com team

Narrative Preaching Cheat Sheet — Retell the story, find the turn, celebrate. A free cheat sheet from Pastor Center.
  • ✓10 questions, 7 pages — fill it in this week
  • ✓Drawn from C.L. Franklin, Gardner Taylor, E.V. Hill, Jakes and Furtick
  • ✓Room to write your answers on the sheet
Josh Howerton
“If you preach every week, you need to see what PastorCenter can do.”
Josh Howerton · Lead Pastor, Lakepointe Church

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— The problem

Pastor, you know the story. You just can’t make it move.

You’ve tried reading the story and explaining it.It went flat by the second scene.
You’ve tried ending louder.Loud isn’t the same as celebration.

What If the Room Felt the Story Turn?

Ten questions drawn from C.L. Franklin, Gardner Taylor, E.V. Hill, Jakes and Furtick, with real examples under every one. Retell the story, find the turn and climb.

— Who wrote this

We’re pastors. We’ve had your Monday.

Pastor Center is built and written by pastors — a lead pastor who planted churches, and a church planter who grew one to 4,000 in four years. The same team teaches 9 free courses and 164 lessons. This cheat sheet is the short version.

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Josh Howerton
“You can tell PastorCenter was built by people who understand what pastors actually do every week. It solves real ministry problems instead of just giving churches another piece of software to manage.”
Josh HowertonLead Pastor, Lakepointe Church

Sound familiar?

You retell a story everyone already knows, and they tune out.
Your sermon has a beginning and an end, but no turn.
The close tries to be big and feels forced.
People enjoy the story and miss the point.
Nobody walks out with a line they can say back.

The great storytellers didn’t just retell the text. They found the turn, gave the room a refrain, and built to a celebration that restates the truth. That’s this sheet.

— The plan

Three steps. Starting today.

01

Tell us where to send it

One short form. The PDF is on the very next screen — no trial, no card, nothing to wait for.

02

Fill it in before Sunday

7 pages, 10 questions, real examples under each — and room to write your answer on the sheet.

03

Walk in ready

Fill it in and walk into Sunday with a story that turns and a close that climbs.

If nothing changes

  • —A familiar story, told flat.
  • —A big ending that feels forced.
  • —They remember a nice story.

If you fill this in

  • ✓A familiar story they feel for the first time.
  • ✓A celebration the whole sermon built toward.
  • ✓They walk out saying your title back.

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