Today, some preachers preach everything but Jesus and His saving grace. If there is anything to say today about what is needed in preaching, it is more Jesus. More scripture. More repentance. More grace. To access this post, you must purchase Standard Membership,...
Often, we are used to participation meaning “response” or call and response. Or at best, answering questions. But true participation involves every member –during every part of worship including the sermon. Find ways to include people…. readings, expressions of faith,...
One way of teaching in a sermon and bringing the story to life is to bring the story to life! Literally! Consider doing a “living last supper” or a “living holy conception” or a living fishing story. Act one scene in which live people pose in costume either as...
When you are setting out to write a sermon using metaphors, you need first to do an image exegesis. That is, you don’t do a traditional exegesis, but you first find the metaphors, then dig deeply into their meaning, then connect them to other metaphors in scripture,...
Sound can create visuals for people, as well as evoke and provoke experience and emotion. You can employ sound within your sermons in ways that help people experience and visualize the stories of scripture. Think about how you might do that, whether in acting out the...
Not all preaching needs to be verbal. Use hand gestures, motions, signs, even music in your sermons. Non verbal signs can also encourage participation. When a congregation all come together under one metaphor, the result can be unification and empowerment in the...
