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The Process of Preaching With No Notes
preaching without notesThe Process of Preaching With No Notes In the last post I introduced the idea of preaching without notes. In this post I intend to give some directions about how to go about becoming a preacher who is not dependent on a manuscript or notes to communicate Internalize the Message, not the Manuscript This is […]
How To Preach Without Notes
preaching without notesHow to Preach Without Notes We turn now away from the key skills for great preaching that we have been considering to the subject of how to preach without notes. Last week I visited family in another state. On Sunday, we went to church with the family. I’ve been in that church before, and listened […]
The Skill of Concluding Effectively
Essential Skills for PreachingThe Skill of Concluding Effectively We are considering the skills that we can work on that will improve our preaching. We began this series here, if you are new to this blog. In this post I will consider the skill of concluding effectively as the crowning skill to develop for great preaching. We are […]
The Skill of Drawing Pictures for Great Preaching
Essential Skills for PreachingThe Skill of Drawing Pictures In this post we are going to explore one of the most important skills for great preaching. The skill of drawing pictures is one of the most important skills that improves preaching from good to great. If you are new to this blog, the first in this series of posts […]
The Skill of Organizing Your Sermon
Essential Skills for PreachingThe Skill of Organizing Your Sermon We have been considering the basic skills to work on that will improve our preaching. We are loosely following the book by Wayne McDill, The Twelve Essential Skills for Great Preaching In this post we are going to look at the skill of organizing your sermon. The first of these […]