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Church Preaching – Shotgun Fire Makes No Significant Hits
posted by Scott Newton Smith You’ll rarely hear me preach a sermon aimed at the entire congregation. I know that may be confusing so here’s what I mean… I mean sermons that might be titled “3 Signs of A Healthy Church” or “The Main Job of The Local Church.” I’ve learned over time that when sermons that have a [...]
Continue reading...Connecting is Crucial in Effective Preaching
9 September 2009
by Joel Southerland John Maxwell is set to release a new book entitled Everyone Communicates, Few Connect very soon. I was able to read an excerpt from the book before its release. The opening paragraph of chapter 1 says it all: “According to experts, people are bombarded with 35,000 messages a day. Everywhere we go, everywhere we [...]
Continue reading...Sermonators Episode 8 | The Ultimate Virtual Filing System For Sermon Resources (And Your Entire Office)
24 August 2009
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] In this episode, Smith and Southerland interview Pastor Brad Whitt about his amazing filing system that allows him to categorize and file everything: illustrations, old sermons, digital audio files, books and even old preaching tapes. And he can retrieve any of it by simply typing in a keyword or [...]
Continue reading...The Sermonators Ep 7 | 5 Ways To Instantly Connect With Your Congregation
6 April 2009
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Press play button or download. A big challenge for the preacher is to quickly connect with the congregation early in the sermon. In this episode, Smith and Southerland five proven ideas to instantly connect with your audience of sermon listeners. (Don’t miss the special announcement at the end!) Action Step: Pick one of [...]
Continue reading...Make That Sermon Sing: The Melody of Your Message, Part 3
3 December 2008
Posted by Joel Southerland We’ve been preaching that you need a predictable melody in your sermons in parts 1 and 2. But there are also times you really need to break it. I’m a child of the 80’s – when Ronald Reagan and Rock ‘N Roll were king! I have repented since, but I grew up listening [...]
Continue reading...How To Boost Creativity in Prep by 50% or More
12 November 2008
Posted by Scott Newton Smith The showdown. The “early service.” You know… the get-it-over-with crowd. They sat there, droopy eyed and lifeless. They had barely survived the song service. The music guy, bless his heart, had done the best he could. Just before I went up, he glanced at me as if to say, We’re fallin’ [...]
Continue reading...Make That Sermon Sing: The Melody of Your Message, Part 2
26 October 2008
Posted by Scott Newton Smith So, how do you achieve melody in your preaching? 1. “Take it To The Bank” Sermon Structure Predictable consistency is fundamental in achieving melody. When you understand the way the mind catches ideas, (for instance, that illustration naturally follows explanation and application naturally follows those), the pattern becomes “baked into” the structure of [...]
Continue reading...Make That Sermon Sing: The Melody of Your Message, Part 1
7 October 2008
Posted by Joel Southerland Does your preaching have a “melody”? It should. If you will listen closely, you will notice that good preachers have a melody to their preaching. What do I mean by melody? Good preaching has a rhythm to it, like a good song. A random collection of musical notes does not make a good song, [...]
Continue reading...I urge you to vote for…
2 October 2008
posted by Joel Southerland …Just kidding! In the area of politics and the pulpit there has not been a more controversial year on record. One group recently challenged the 1954 IRS ruling and defied the “gag” order on pulpits by the IRS and openly endorsed a candidate. You can read their story here: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/29/pub-pastors-participate-pulpit-freedom-sunday/ . Is that [...]
Continue reading...The Sermonators Ep 5 – Is Expository Preaching the Only Way to Go?
18 September 2008
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 Is expository preaching the only way to go? What about topical preaching and textual preaching? In this episode, we share pretty strong opinions on this but we feel we have Scriptural backing on the issue. We also spend some time clarifying what expository preaching really is. Expository preaching as defined [...]
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- The Procrastinating Preacher
- Connecting is Crucial in Effective Preaching
- Never Say "Nothing"
- Mike Richardson: Wow! Did my wife or secretary call you?...
- Rob Guenther: I use Google Calendars (which is the dirt cheap man's day planner since it's FREE). I put everything in there and set it to send me an email reminder....
- Rob Guenther: I remember my sem profs giving us the great advice, "Preach the text to yourself first." Not only does this help me to keep the law very specific (rif...
- Chad Miller: Good stuff, brother. When it's addressed to a group, everybody can "amen" because you're talking about "that guy over there". When it's personal, we'r...
- Al Reynosa: Great concept. I'm always looking for ways for folks to have ownership. It works; a few months ago my message was titled YOU. Then they would fill ...
- Sean: Scott, Very good stuff. Basically it's like when I'm writing I have to write as if I'm writing to one person even though it's going out to hundred...
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11 November 2009
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