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Preach Like Chuck
Swindoll.
Write the application first, then build the whole sermon to reach it.
- ✓8 of his sermons, studied start to finish
- ✓Ten steps to preach the way he did
- ✓A fill-in outline in his shape, 9 pages
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— Why he’s one of the greats
Write the application first, then build the whole sermon to reach it.
A Texas-born former Marine who pastored through the rise of evangelical radio and the megachurch: First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton (1971-94), Insight for Living from 1979, Stonebriar Community Church from 1998. His secret: He builds the sermon backward from the application: he writes the applications first, then shapes the title, introduction and body to reach them. His rule is 25-50-25: a quarter of the time for rapport, half for the body, a quarter for application and close. In between, a run of personal and biographical stories carries the meaning, so the exposition sounds like conversation and always lands on “now what?”
- 25-50-25His rule: rapport, body, then application and close
- 1979Insight for Living began, now on 2,100+ outlets
- 70+Books, including Saying It Well on preaching
What makes his style unique
“Known by millions around the world for his practical application of the Bible to everyday living.”
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Preach Like Chuck Swindoll — Write the application first, then build the whole sermon to reach it..
- 01Why he’s one of the greatsThe story, the numbers and what made his style his own.
- 02What he does8 of his sermons, studied start to finish, and the shape they share.
- 03How he does itTen steps to preach the way he did.
- 04His outlineWhere the time goes, movement by movement.
- 05Write one like Chuck SwindollA fill-in outline in his shape, ready for your own text.
- 06SourcesEvery quote and number, cited.
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