Max Lucado entered ministry in 1978 and has served churches in Florida, Brazil and Texas. He currently serves as teaching minister of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. Max is America’s bestselling inspirational author with more than 145 million products in print. His latest book is, “Help Is Here: Finding Fresh Strength and Purpose in the Power of the Holy Spirit.”
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Key Questions for Max Lucado
-How many hours a week do you spend working on sermons, and how do you structure them?
-How do you prepare to tell a story in a sermon? What do you do to make your storytelling effective?
-How do you prepare the biblical text and bring it forth in your message?
-How would you encourage young or new preachers to build messages that are compelling?
Key Quotes From Max Lucado
“Because about 15 years ago there was a sabbatical I was able to take and get ahead, I’ve been able to kind of maintain that and stay ahead of the game. And so consequently I have about half of the sermons prepared for, let’s just say, a 12- or 13-week sermon series before I begin the sermon series. And I’ve come to learn that’s pretty unique.”
“All of my sermons are candidates for books. I’ve been accused of having no unpublished thought, and that’s probably true.”
“Knowing that ultimately, eventually, this particular sermon will need to be a chapter in a book, then I just go ahead and type the whole thing out.”
