Preparing people for sermons is a wise practice for just about any kind of ministry. Sermons are not easy, in fact, they are quite hard to write. In order to prepare people for their sermons, the writer must be able to see and know what needs to be said. Many times I think that writers are too focused on what they should say and not what the person receiving their sermon ought to hear. I think that if a minister had a clear vision of the end result of every sermon he preached, he would go out of...