I'm not a journalist, nor the son of one. I just find their ways of looking at things helpful in writing my sermons. I think you will, too. Each of these is fairly easily adapted to preaching. Numbers and Lists.
Lists promise simplicity and manageability.
You make my point. Visit a magazine rack and read the covers. You'll probably be amazed at the prominence of the numbers angle. Nine Great Ways to Start the New Year. The numbers angle lends itself to single passages that contain lists.