This is the latest article in the series how to write the perfect sermon. In the first article I outlined 3 tips on making your delivery perfect.
• Know your audience.
• Find the passage from the Bible.
• Keep it short.
This article will help you give a stunning sermon that will enthuse your audience and have them coming back for more. It will inspire your congregation and motivate you.
The first thing to consider is doing a quick outline of what intend to say. Writing short bullet points on your topic will give your delivery direction. This will crystallize your thoughts whilst you develop the total theme of the sermon in your head. That way your delivery will be structured and organized.
Secondly when you have the basic outline, speak it out to yourself. The written word sounds different when you read it silently. Speaking it out to yourself will help you judge how it will sound to the congregation. It will highlight phrases and words that will need changing. This way you will have a sermon that flows. We can be very precious about our work. If you have the means to speak it to someone else, that will help. That person will be able to point out where they think it works or not. This will also help focus your mind on the delivery.
Once you are happy with the written sermon take time out to memorize as much of it as you can. It will greatly enhance your delivery and your presence. Imagine how your congregation will feel seeing you with your face in your notes. Speaking to the pulpit and not to your audience. They will soon turn off. Speak to them, make eye contact; look at them and they will look back at you. They will feel that you are speaking to them personally, which essentially you are. Make them feel part of the sermon. Show them that you care about them. It will keep the congregation focused on you and the message.
There it is, 3 further techniques for you to use for your perfect sermon. These steps coupled with the 3 from the previous article will greatly enhance your delivery.
• A brief outline.
• Loud reading to yourself and/or someone close.
• Memorizing as much as you can will greatly improve your effectiveness.
Speaking directly to the congregation will involve them in the message. Putting these tips together with the other tips outlined in the first article will have you giving great, no perfect, sermons every time.
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