Preaching Nuts & Bolts

Conquer Sermon Prep, Save Time, and Write Better Messages

By: Brandon Hilgemann

Narrated by: Brandon Hilgemann

Preaching is hard work. When I first felt called to ministry, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had never preached a sermon in my life. I never had a mentor walk me through the process. In fact, I was scared to death of public speaking. So I argued with god. I begged him to let me do anything but preach. The thought of having to preach in front of a crowd every single week terrified me. But god didn't relent. I went to a Bible college. I thought, "Surely, Bible college will teach me how to preach!" I applied myself. I graduated with honors with a ministry degree. But sadly, I was only forced to preach two times in the entire four years I was there. Since I was scared, I didn't go out of my way to seek preaching opportunities like I should have.

Suddenly, I found myself in my first job as a youth pastor. I immediately had to preach at least once a week. Panic! Bible college did not prepare me for this. What should I do? My first attempts at sermons (if you could even call it that) were horrendous. I stood in front of my notes, shaking while reading the message word for word. This is not what I got into ministry to do! I needed to get better. So I hit the books. I read every book on preaching I could get my hands on. The books were all right but mostly theoretical. So I asked a lot of pastors a lot of questions and started listening to as many good preachers as I could find. Finally, I started getting some practical advice. Slowly, I began to get better with each message.

This little book is the kind of resource I wish I had way back when I felt the call to ministry. There were good books on preaching, but most lacked the practical tips I needed. I knew why I preached and what to preach. What I didn't know was how to preach. I needed short, practical tips to get me started in the right direction.

©2016 Brandon Hilgemann (P)2016 Brandon Hilgemann

Biblical and practical.

Very well written book and very well organized. You can see that the author loves God, and people, throughout his discourse.

a practical approach to preaching

this book is solid. gets right to the point and helps you become the preacher God called you to be. I great book to keep on the shelf and reference back to from time to time.

Nuts and bolts, exactly what I was looking for!

Nuts and bolts, exactly what I was looking for!
I've been searching for this for some time now.

Packed tight like sardines in a can!

This is voice to text so I apologize for any spelling errors. This little book (and the Audible version of this book) is packed tight with all kinds of useful information! It is not a 22-hour long series, but rather, it is what you need to know. Amazing examples, useful & insightful suggestions and step by step directions. One update: Amazon changed the address for your Kindle notes & highlights. Now it is "kindle.amazon.com". I about shouted for you when you unveiled that little gold nugget! I, too, have moved to Kindle books! Thank you, and, I lived in Rio Rancho, and watched the Balloon Fiesta every year!

Great Teaf

I was impressed with this book. that you for the great information. I will definitely use the info.
Robert Maxie

great help all the way through so glad I picked it

I love God and his people and I want to do all I can to help reach people effectively. With Brandon's book and all the helpful tips and reminders of what to do. I really can see better ways of preparing to preach. I loved this book! it is a definite resource for anyone working in ministry.

good book

good book to learn and to improve the way to preach your services. dont miss it.

Very Practical Preaching Tips -- For Women, Too

I found the rationale for the suggestions made in this book to be well reasoned and practical. However, I was disheartened by the intentional use of male pronouns by a modern day preacher. If it is the belief of the author that women are not to preach he should consider putting that upfront in the synopsis of the book so that female preachers can decide if they'd rather spend their money on a resource written by a more informed author.

Passionate about his topic

I can tell how much he cares about pastoring and pastors. I can also tell that he thinks much of God and not much of himself. It was a good listen and I gleaned a lot from it.

very helpful

I am listening to this book for the third time, because I found the information to be helpful, in developing skills in sermon preparation. In addition to help me develop a preach plan.