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Start Strong: What You Need to Do
The introduction forms an integral part of any sermon which can affect its overall presentation. And so I never recommend skipping the introduction portion ofContinue Reading
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Start Strong: Types of Hooks
In the previous article, I mentioned that one of the tasks of a preacher in their introduction is to hook the audience into the sermon.Continue Reading
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The Sunday Project: Try a different microphone
The Sunday Project is a series of tasks that are designed to improve your preaching skills by focusing on just one particular idea of preaching.Continue Reading
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Start Strong: Final Thoughts
Let me end this series with some final thoughts on opening your sermon with a strong introduction. (1) Keep it short. As I’ve mentioned severalContinue Reading
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The Pre-Game Warm Up
Like a basketball player who warms up before a big game, I have my own “pre-game” warm up routine to help me get settled in.Continue Reading
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Pausing Power: Introduction to Pausing
I recall one of the earliest encounters I’ve had with preaching. I was given the chance to speak at a large congregation in Manila—the veryContinue Reading
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The Sunday Morning Huddle
Last week, I wrote an article outlining the various things I do before the service begins. One of the things I mentioned is that IContinue Reading
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Pausing Power: Why do we avoid pausing?
In the previous article in this series, I mentioned that a speaker’s natural tendency is to fear dead air and to avoid it at allContinue Reading
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Currently Reading: Everyday Church
Tim Chester and Steve Timmis’ book, Everyday Church: Gospel Communities on Mission¹, reinforces an observation I’ve had for years about churches: plenty of them (particularlyContinue Reading
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Pausing Power: Benefits of Pausing
As I mentioned in the first article in this series, there’s a lot of power in a well-placed pause. Here are some of the benefitsContinue Reading
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