Form and Function Preachers need multiple forms in their sermon preparation knapsack. Too often we get in a stylistic rut, using the same basic sermonic form week after week. The form, be it a three-point or narrative approach, is comfortable and expresses, we think, our preaching voice. But this understanding of style/form is a confusion of what is usually meant by the preacher’s “voice” in homiletical discussions. The metaphor of voice in this context refers to the way each preacher brings her