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A narrative sermon, then, calls upon the knowledge base of the listeners, so that they experience a sense of “discovery”, or affirmation of truth. Often narrative sermons are in the form of a story. Everybody loves a story, right? Maybe the best model for the narrative sermon is the story-teller, whether that is a novelist or a screen writer for mo...
There are many ways to tell a story, but here are some of the elements of a typical novel or script. It begins with exposition, or the introduction of the characters and the setting. Conflict comes next. Rising action deals with how the characters deal with the conflict Then there is a climax, where action reaches the highest point in the story. Fa...
One of the most powerful narrative sermons is the first person sermon. In this sermon the preacher becomes an actor, pretending to be one of the characters from Scripture. If you’re the creative type, you will find this a delightful challenge. For many years I did this for the Christmas season. I was a shepherd, Luke the gospel writer, Herod the Ki...
Here are some suggested steps. 1. Start with Surprise–introduce the setting and the characters in the story. 2. 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. 3. Bring a climax into the story. 4. Wrap it up with application...
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- 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.”
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 ...
All you have to do is to practice telling a story in the right way. Build a tension in your story. As you preach narrative sermon, it is not just about telling the story to your hearers, it is also about creating a tension in their feelings as they listen to the sermon. The tension will be like your key points in regular inductive preaching.
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.
