“But unity in an expository discourse is by many preachers never aimed at” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 304).
With Some Passages as Cities of Refuge
[Expository preaching misunderstood] ” . . . as some quaint old preacher expressed it, if he is ‘persecuted in one verse, he can flee to another'” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 301).
That’s a Link Right There
“God’s creation is a theater and the human mind is a picture gallery, and we link the two by using words” (Wiersbe, Preaching and Teaching With Imagination, p. 41).
Don’t Preach Purple Unless It Is
“And whatever the subject might require, let a man not speak in an emotional manner unless he really feels it” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 284).
Let Out the Clutch
“Whatever truth a sermon may present to the mind, it should not end without aiming to bring about some practical result, some corresponding determination of the will, state of the affections, or course of action” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 280).
With Food
“The imagination of every man and woman has an appetite and must be fed” (Wiersbe, Preaching and Teaching With Imagination, p. 31).
On Not Petering Out
“The conclusion ought to have moved like a river, growing in volume and power, but instead of that, the discourse loses itself in some great marsh, or ends like the emptying of a pitcher, with a few poor drops and dregs” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 278).
Like Eggs in the Batter
“The approach is purely cosmetic. It sees imagination as skill in decorating the cake with no thought given to improving the recipe. Imagination in preaching is not a new technique to be learned but a radical new attitude and outlook to be cultivated” (Wiersbe, Preaching and Teaching With Imagination, p. 27).
Takeoffs and Landings Both
“Preachers seldom neglect to prepare some introduction to a sermon, but very often neglect the conclusion; and yet the latter is even more important than the former” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p 277).
And There’s a Reason for That
“‘The purpose of preaching,’ wrote Halford Luccock, ‘is not to make people see reasons, but visions'” (Wiersbe, Preaching and Teaching With Imagination, p. 25)