“The first Monday I exegeted the passage. That’s all I did that week with that particular passage. Then the second Monday I began to study various commentaries, parallel passages, and related materials. By the end of the second week I had outlined a preliminary sermon outline. The third week I fleshed out the outline with sermon illustrations and strong introductions and conclusions. I also used driving time in my car as practice time in which I preached portions of the message aloud to see how they