What is it?
That’s a question worth asking of each part of your sermon.
At a recent event on public speaking that I attended, that was the question Rob Bell invited us to consider: What is each “thing” or “part”? And then: What does that look like?
Is your introduction an invitation to reflection? What shape might that take?
Is your ending a rousing call to action? What does that look like? What does that feel like?
Does the parable at the center of your sermon invite the use of props? Visuals? A subversive story?
Section each part of your sermon into chunks and then ask of each chunk: What is it? How is this best heard / seen / told / experienced?