“‘What is the best way,’ asked a young preacher of an older one, ‘to get the attention of the congregation?’ ‘Give ’em something to attend to,’ was the gruff reply” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 249).
Losing a Regained Grip
Introduction We saw in the previous chapter that the death of Absalom was a reverse type of the death of the great son of David. We will see in this chapter another set of related contrasts—the attitude and response of the respective fathers involved. The Text: “And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth …
Which Is Missing the Point
“If we develop sloppily or too cautiously or attack prematurely — if we don’t use words and sentences well — we will fail to get the congregation to think about the one thing they’ve gathered to think about” (Galli & Larson, Preaching That Connects, p. 92).
Two Great Objects
“The introduction has two chief objects, to interest our hearers in the subject, and to prepare them for understanding it” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 249).
One Sermon, Not a String of Them
“It has often been said that a sermon should be about one thing. To be more accurate, the perfect sermon has one angle, one purpose, one rhetorical tie, and one psychological center” (Galli & Larson, Preaching That Connects, p. 56).
That Being the Point
“Every sermon, by our definition, persuades” (Galli & Larson, Preaching That Connects, p. 49).
An Integrated Whole
“The human body, like the sermon, does many things at once . . . The sermon, like the human body, does many things at once, though this is not grasped by the novice” (Galli & Larson, Preaching That Connects, p. 47).
Because Scattered Doesn’t Remember Well
“One reason why some preachers find extemporaneous speaking so difficult is, that they do not arrange their sermons well” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 243)
Gifts That Profit
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #142 “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal” (1 Cor. 12:7). Let’s begin our discussion of this passage by citing a more contemporary translation. “To each is given the manifestation of the …
Love That Leaves the Pulpit
“The first act of love in preaching is an act of self-denial — to become more interested in people than in the subject” (Galli and Larson, Preaching That Connects, p. 16).