Use the CREAM acrostic
Contrast – Let your weakness propel you toward trusting the all-powerful God.
Rhyme – In the midst of your mess, give God your best.
Echo – You are of infinite worth to the infinite God.
Alliteration – Is this problem more powerful than Jesus?
Metaphor – Make prayer your chorus.
Brandon Kelley
From the book “10 step guide to writing a sticky sermon”