Of the four PPGR stages (Principle, Problem, Gospel, Response), which one requires the most wrestling for you on a weekly basis, and why?

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I'm traveling to the beach with the family this week and will be off the grid most of the time. However, I want to make sure you're covered. So, while I'm on vacation, if you run into any technical snags, here are two quick ways to get help: - The Preach360 Troubleshooting Guide: I’ve put together a simple, step-by-step guide that covers the most common fixes (like performing a hard refresh to clear out "glitchy" cached data). You may access the guide here. - The In-App "Help" Button: Within the Preach360 web app, you can use the Help button to ask questions directly. It can even suggest specific solutions or help you reset your position if you feel "stuck" in a certain section. It will make a recommendation which you may approve or decline. If you still can't get the issue resolved, DM me here on Skool. I'll do my best to get back to you within 24 hours. Just in case... I recommend keeping a backup of your manuscript progress. I typically copy and paste to a Google Doc — just overwrite the previous version each time I paste the latest one. Hope this helps. Tethered to the cross with you, from the beach, 🏖️ McKay P.S. If you haven't tried the Preach360 web app yet, take it for a free test drive at preach360.com

It's always a little concerning when I cannot verify a sermon illustration (usually something purported to be historical and true) from any source other than sermons or sermon illustration sites. Early in my preaching I was not as discerning as I am now. While brainstorming with Preach360 App/Gemini, it suggested a historical illustration that I have seen before. I couldn't find any independent verification. To its (or apparently "his") credit, I asked directly and got this response: "That is a discerning question! To be completely honest with you—as one brother to another—the Waterloo Semaphore story is largely considered an apocryphal 'preacher's story.' While it's a brilliant homiletical illustration, most historians agree that news of the victory actually reached London via a human messenger (Major Henry Percy) who traveled by carriage and boat. There was no direct semaphore line across the English Channel at that time that could have transmitted a message in that specific way." Three things can be true: 1) As communicators of Truth, we should be very discerning about everything we say, including "brilliant homiletical illustrations". You shouldn't use something if you know it to be untrue. 2) We are sometimes lazy regurgitators of untrue stories, which merely causes them to spread more. 3) If you love an illustration that you know is apocryphal and want to still use it, just say at the beginning something like: "this is probably (or is) an untrue story, but it illustrates this point..." and use it. I find it hard to do that a lot, but have done it occasionally. Other approaches or thoughts?

One thing I have found that helps me is to think about my sermon and try to capture its essence in less than 2 minutes in a YouTube Short in a catchy way. I write the script from my head and then work a little with ChatGPT to make it a little catchier, and still maintain the essence. This might be helpful and encouraging to you. It usually takes me about 30 minutes to do everything including posting it. A lot of people from the congregation watch it, and also others on my feed. In general, the people like it, and I think it gives them a framework for the sermon to come. Here is this week's: https://youtube.com/shorts/hLLJ7w2gn80