Acts 2:17     “‘In the last days, God says,

I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy,

your young men will see visions,

your old men will dream dreams. 

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The Target Is The Heart In Preaching

The Target Is the Heart In Preaching What is the purpose of preaching?  I thought of that after listening to a sermon last week.  The preacher was preaching from an Old Testament passage and spent a long time explaining the culture of the time.  At the end of the message I thought that I didn’t […]

Please Say A Few Words

Please Say A Few Words I’m taking a break from the Conversational Preaching series that we’ve been on.  In this post I am going to reflect on those scary moments when someone says to you, “Please say a few words.”  That moment can be terrifying.  You’ve not prepared, and so, this going to be a […]

Meaningful gestures and preaching

Meaningful Gestures and Preaching We are in a series of posts on the positives of conversational preaching.  In other words, the more people feel like you are in a conversation with them, the more likely they will be impacted by your message.  The first post in the series is here. In this post I want […]

The Feedback Part of Conversational Preaching

The Feedback Part of Conversational Preaching We are seeking to understand and implement effective communication through our preaching.  One way to do that is to provide conversational preaching.  The first post in this series is here.   In this post I want to consider the importance of the feedback part of conversational preaching. When you […]

Breaking the Conversational Preaching Barrier

Breaking the Conversational Preaching Barriers We are considering the effectiveness and challenges of conversational preaching.  In this post I want to consider how to break the conversational preaching barriers. We have been looking at some of the challenges in previous posts (the first is here). Some of The Barriers The speaker and listener must have […]