16 Reasons Why a Preacher Should Have a Yearly Sunday Sermon Plan (2025 Update)
Peace to you, dear readers of the channel "World of the Bible". Well, the year has flown by unnoticed and January has come again. This is not only the time for buying gifts, New Year's mood and Christmas joy, but also the time to sum up the outgoing year. But in order to sum up, you need to look at what were the plans? What?! There were no plans? But how then can you fulfill your destiny and be happy?
So, here are 10 reasons why you need to have a sermon plan for the entire year:
1. A sermon plan for the year will allow you to see the "big picture" and will allow you to plan the correct "spiritual nutrition" and, therefore, the spiritual growth of church members.
2. Your existing archive of sermons can be divided into folders "January-December" with similar topics for each month and you can prepare more purposefully.
3. Sunday sermon should be oriented to answer the questions and needs of people, because no one fishes with sausage, but with maggots and worms, i.e. with what the fish like, not you. (Sermon plan for the Bible hour will be prepared later)
4. In preparing this plan, state and church holidays were used to “tie” people’s earthly life to the heavenly one.
5. Having a sermon plan will allow you to better track your spiritual growth and adjust your sermons to the problems and needs of the church – what is most important at the moment.
6. Having a sermon archive will allow you to spend more time preparing your sermon and to do so more purposefully.
7. You can also break up your sermon archive into topics such as "spiritual transformation" or "biblical principles of financial management" and use them as needed.
8. With a systematic approach to developing sermon topics, listeners develop systematic knowledge that is easier to apply in life.
9. If you have a sermon plan, you can distribute topics in advance among other church preachers.
10. Having a plan for your sermons for the year also helps to improve their quality and impact on people.
I would be glad if you would suggest your topics or arguments for or against making a sermon plan for the year. In the nearest future – a three-year sermon plan for the Bible hour.
Addition 2023
Thanks to everyone who reads and supports our channel.
This year, using the sermon outline was helpful for the following reasons:
1. The problem with the topic for the sermon is removed in 90% of cases.
2. The cultural and historical part of the sermon is almost ready.
3. It was possible to focus on updating the topic of the sermon, its argumentation and counter-argumentation, preparing a better premise, substantiating points and logical development.
4. It is possible to study in more depth the historical, social and cultural background of the era to which the biblical text belongs.
5. Focus on the outline of the passage and its analysis.
Addition 2024
Thank you to the preachers who use this plan or your own plans, I pray that your sermons will be more profound and transformative for you and for people.
1. It is recommended to prepare a presentation in PDF format for each sermon to understand the overall picture of the sermon.
Happy New Year to all! All the best in the new year and blessings in preaching the Gospel!
With respect, love and prayers for you
Rustam Kodash Nasyrov.
January. New Year's Sermon