“And always remember that you are not engaged in a tournament, but in a battle — that your great concern is not to keep within rules, but to conquer” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 467).
Always and Everywhere
“Regardless of our text or theme, we must preach Jesus Christ” (Wiersbe, Preaching and Teaching With Imagination, p. 279)
Preaching and Gesture
“Action is true only when it is spontaneous, and for the moment almost unconscious” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 465).
Native Humor
“If humor is natural to the preacher, then it should be used in preaching, but one must never ‘import’ jokes just to make the congregation laugh” (Wiersbe, Preaching and Teaching With Imagination, 275).
To Be Played Well
“In such exercises it is necessary to remember that on a low key it is best to speak slowly, and swiftly on a higher key. The difference is clearly seen in comparing the lower and upper tones of a piano or violin, and the human voice is also a stringed instrument” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, …
And Not Just Be-Bop Either
“It is on many other accounts also very desirable that a minister should be able to sing, and to sing by note; and young ministers, and those preparing for the ministry, should take much pains to learn to sing” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 452).
Be Real First
“Better a thousand faults, than through dread of faults to be tame” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 449).
Because You Can’t Deliver What You Don’t Have
“Have something to say which you are confident is worth saying; scarcely anything will contribute so much as this confidence, to give dignity, directness, ease and power to delivery” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 448).
Keep It True
“A preacher . . . should strive most earnestly to say nothing but what he now really thinks and now truly feels” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 446).
And Don’t Stare Either
“If you forget what you meant to say next, do not stop. Nothing is so awkward as a dead pause; and the awkwardness increases in geometric ratio to the seconds of time” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 443).