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Learning Conversational Preaching
Conversational PreachingLearning Conversational Preaching One of the most amazing aspects of God is that he wants to communicate with us human beings. This post begins a series on learning conversational preaching. God is about communication. We see this powerfully in the Garden of Eden after he creates Adam and then Eve. We read in Genesis […]
Things To Remember In A First Person Sermon
first person preachingThings To Remember In A First Person Sermon We’ve been thinking through the purpose and challenges of doing a first person sermon. In this last post on the subject I want to consider some things to remember in a first person sermon as a wrap-up to this subject. Remember To Identify the Purpose of the […]
What To Put In Your First Person Sermon
first person preachingWhat To Put In Your First Person Sermon We are in a series of posts describing how to create and perform a first person sermon. Here’s the first in the series. In this post I want to consider what to put in your first person sermon that will engage your hearers. The Beginning of the […]
Creating the Story Sermon
first person preachingCreating the Story Sermon In the last post we reflected on doing the background work prior to creating the story sermon. In this post we take the next step, actually creating the story sermon itself. Releasing the Imagination After doing the exegetical work, it’s time to turn on the creativity. Spend some time imagining the […]
First Steps in First Person Preaching
first person preachingFirst Steps in First Person Preaching In the last post I introduced the idea of doing first person preaching, that is, becoming a character in the narrative parts of the Bible. In this post we are going to consider the first steps in first person preaching that will make an impact on your congregation. But […]