DISCUSSION BOARD THREAD II
(A) Answer: Dr. Billy Graham gives us some strategies points in preparing to preach and many of the preparation points he gives I have been utilizing for many years; I have used many of these principles during my tenure as a senior pastor and the ones I have executed in prepare to preach are (1) spend quality time in prayer to get God’s, heart and subject to minister to the people; (2) maintain biblical precision throughout the message; (3) research for the need of the culture, traditions, region problems, etc.; (4) keep the message simple without compromising practical biblical truths that can relate to this present day.

Illustration: Timothy Keller reminds us of a wonderful truth,” Every time you expound a