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Feb 1, 2022 · Here are some suggested steps. Start with Surprise–introduce the setting and the characters in the story. Build tension. For the shepherd sermon I built tension by talking about what it was like to be a shepherd in that society: distrusted, bottom-of-the-social-ladder existence. Bring a climax into the story.
- Grace. A Texas police officer writes a ticket but folded a $100 bill inside the citation. Read the story about grace. God gives us a great gift, even though we are guilty.
- Teamwork. Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that everyone writes, put the mega-staffed, super-popular Microsoft Encarta out of business. Read the Wikipedia article about Wikipedia and remind your congregation that teamwork makes the dream work; you’re stronger together than any one person alone.
- Faithfulness. Chinese bamboo produces very little outward growth for the first four years of its life. Though it’s puny and pitiful, there’s something powerful happening underground.
- Restoration. Starbucks reclaimed four shipping containers and made a pretty cool coffee shop out of them. They say the containers are “reclaimed, refurnished, renewed and revived.”
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After trying this for four decades of preaching, I’ve settled on five reasons narrative preaching is a really good idea. Five reasons narrative preaching is a good idea. 1. From complex to simple. Narrative takes massively complex information and makes it simple, understandable, and actionable. If my church family is struggling with how to ...
Nov 8, 2020 · It’s taken me time to learn there’s no prayer too big. There’s no prayer too big because there’s no king but Jesus. I can sleep because I’m gifted in sleep, but also because of faith. Faith —when people ask me how I could be sleeping the night before my execution, I tell them, “It’s because I have faith in my Rabbi.”.
The preacher retold the story of the crucifixion, in Luke 23, as Barabbas. After a vivid description of his own terrorism and murder, unrepentant Barabbas bitterly scoffs at the Romans who freed him from deserved execution. Then his attention turns to Jesus on the cross. The key moment still rings in my ears.
Battle the thoughts that don’t line up with Scripture through prayer, saying Bible verses instead, and by speaking truth out loud when negativity, lies, and agreements with untruth swirl in your brain. Try it. Don’t let things in your life “come to ruin.”. Pray this verse and begin to set up guards. #5.
The Possibilities and Perils of Narrative Preaching. From the discussion thus far, the reader may have discovered the various possibilities and perils of narrative preaching. These possibilities and perils need to be addressed in full if the preacher is to be prepared for the task of narrative preaching. First, let us focus on the possibilities.
