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Preaching Tips and Tricks
Here’s three quick preaching tips.
1. Mention something early in the message, and bring it back towards the end. Comedians are masters of this.
2. A random fact every now and then will make you seem more believable to your audience. Quote a statistic reference something odd from history, even in passing. Don’t do this too much, or you’ll just come across as a know-it-all.
3. When make you make a serious point, pause and let it sink in. The pause is a powerful tool. Too many times, speakers move on to the next thing, when a pause would drive the point home better.
What would you add? Share some of your helpful tips in the comments.
Resources
December 29th, 2009
You can tell a joke, but it has to be relevant. Nothing turns me off to a speaker more than a joke just for the sake of telling a joke.
December 30th, 2009
Think of a sermon like a 30 minute story. The story should have an overarching theme and all of your points should relate in some way to that theme. If you aren’t a funny person don’t tell jokes, if you aren’t a buttoned up academic then don’t try and dig deep into the original translations. People love to see you be you during a sermon. The pastor’s that preach best are those that are themselves.