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When preparing a sermon on a topic, you probably have books and tools you always want access to in a layout that works for you. The Get Started Tool provides exactly this to get you into your sermon prep quickly and easily. It offers a consistent way to engage with your topic, access reference material, and write your sermon. Simply click Write a Sermon in the Get Started Wizard on your Dashboard and enter a biblical topic.
The panels on the left are there to provide quick access to information on your chosen topic - the Factbook article provides definitions, links to key passages, relevant dictionary articles and much more while the Topic Guide provides a range of additional information.
In the center of your screen is a space to write the text of your sermon.
On the right of the sermon editor is a panel containing relevant articles from three linked dictionaries providing effective and efficient access to insights on your chosen topic.
And the Bible on the bottom right is open at the first key passage linked in the Factbook article - and can also be used to examine others as required.
All of these combined can provide the starting point for your sermon preparation as you read and reflect on the topic and start to think about what it is saying to you and your congregation.
On the right you'll find the help file open an entry on your particular layout. When you're done reading it, close the panel to increase the screen real estate available for the layout's tools.