Hope this isn't too serious for a top 5 post. Seems relevant being Sunday and all...
1. Preach the one big idea from a Bible passage
2. Help your congregation connect with the passage in a meaningful way
3. Apply the passage to real situations/temptations/challenges your congregation will face
4. Use the shortest words possible
5. Don't preach for too long - better people leave wanting more than sit there wishing it was over!
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What do you reckon about the aesthetics of preaching, Andrew? Is there a case for the 6th tip to be:
ReplyDelete6. Help you congregation to appreciate the beauty of that portion of God's word, so that upon re-reading it they will be struck by its power once again.
Just thinking...
Hi Andrew. Good list I think.
ReplyDeleteI especially like no. 3.
How do you do no. 2?
I guess that's where I see Illustrations fitting in. Trying to give people concrete examples from our world of the kind of situations and challenges being faced by people in the world of the Bible.
ReplyDeleteGreat. Couldn't agree more.
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