My own habit, after a time, was to write a portion of the sermon and turn away from my notes to interject thoughts that came in the heat of the moment and then turn to my manuscript.

This was generally the habit of Henry Ward Beecher.

After thirty years in the ministry I discarded writing sermons entirely and adopted the plan of preparing a few "heads" on a bit of note-paper, and tacking it into a Bagster's Bible.

Dr.John Hall wrote carefully, leaving his manuscript at home; and so does Dr.Alexander McLaren, of Manchester, who is to-day by far the most superb sermonizer in Great Britain.

The eloquent Guthrie, of Scotland, committed his discourses to memory, and delivered them in a torrent of Godly emotion.
In preparing my sermons my custom was, after taking some rest on Monday, to get into my study early on Tuesday morning.