Comments on: The Key to a Great Sermon http://www.matthewmorine.com/church-news/the-key-to-a-great-sermon/857/ by Matthew Morine Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:34:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mitchell Skelton http://www.matthewmorine.com/church-news/the-key-to-a-great-sermon/857/comment-page-1/#comment-21045 Mitchell Skelton Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:51:57 +0000 http://www.matthewmorine.com/?p=857#comment-21045 I like to build up to a challenge at the end of the lesson. They know its coming, I'm going to challenge them to do something but they don't know what it is. Some weeks I don't issue a challenge and it drives some of the people nuts! They want the challenge. I also try to capture attention at the beginning with off the wall titles. (These won't hold the audience for long but just enough to get them into the sermon). My favorite one is "Let's be a Liberal Church" you can just see the tension in peoples eyes! lol then I proceed to speak to them about giving. Good thoughts Matthew! I like to build up to a challenge at the end of the lesson. They know its coming, I’m going to challenge them to do something but they don’t know what it is. Some weeks I don’t issue a challenge and it drives some of the people nuts! They want the challenge.

I also try to capture attention at the beginning with off the wall titles. (These won’t hold the audience for long but just enough to get them into the sermon). My favorite one is “Let’s be a Liberal Church” you can just see the tension in peoples eyes! lol then I proceed to speak to them about giving.

Good thoughts Matthew!

]]> By: Doug Young http://www.matthewmorine.com/church-news/the-key-to-a-great-sermon/857/comment-page-1/#comment-20900 Doug Young Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:51:02 +0000 http://www.matthewmorine.com/?p=857#comment-20900 Matthew, A friend of mine suggested Andy Stanley's "Communicating for a Change" and it has reinvigorated me and revolutionized my preaching. Stories and illustrations are the key. "Me.We.God. You.We" is his pattern for ONE POINT sermons, not three or five point sermons. Matthew,

A friend of mine suggested Andy Stanley’s “Communicating for a Change” and it has reinvigorated me and revolutionized my preaching. Stories and illustrations are the key. “Me.We.God. You.We” is his pattern for ONE POINT sermons, not three or five point sermons.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.matthewmorine.com/church-news/the-key-to-a-great-sermon/857/comment-page-1/#comment-20895 Matthew Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:13:54 +0000 http://www.matthewmorine.com/?p=857#comment-20895 What are some things you use to help with attention span. What are some things you use to help with attention span.

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