What is preaching. and how does it affect your approach to the Bible? Ben talks about tex-driven approaches to preaching.
Allen's 12 points for a text-driven sermon:
Begin at the paragraph and move further in, analyze sentences, analyze key phrases
Do word studies
Translation work
Consult commentaries
Diagram the passage
Develop an exegetical and a homiletical outline
Write the sermon body (Introduction, Transitions, and Conclusion should be written in full)
Consider sermon delivery.