produce a “Saturday night special.” Still, most Saturday night specials aren’t all that special. Kenton Anderson says good sermons need to be slow-cooked, not microwaved. “Of course, as any decent chef will tell you, some things taste better when cooked slowly. Time can be a useful ingredient in deepening a rich and full-bodied taste. You don’t always want to rush things in the kitchen. You don’t always want to rush things in the pulpit.”2 Slow cooking your sermons requires an early starting time.