According to your congregation, there are bad sermons and short sermons but
there are no bad short sermons.
A life saver mint will last 22 minutes exactly if left lying between the
cheek and gum during the normal course of talking. This is a helpful hint to
time your sermon. Just don’t make the mistake of putting a button in your
mouth instead of a life saver before you get up to preach.
Have the congregation stand for the last hymn before the message, to assure
everyone at least starts out awake.
It is a well kept secret among Music Ministers that the offering total goes
up 5 percent each time the third verse of a hymn is skipped
The purpose of a great sermon is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the
comfortable. The latter is preferable to the former.
Whatever scripture you quote and whatever your sermon outline, remember that
your verbs HAS to agree with their subjects.
When the congregation starts to lose interest and doze off you can awaken
them by saying loudly, “And Finally” or “In Conclusion.” This will only work
about four times per sermon.
A good sermon should NEVER generalize.
Have a good opening point. Have a good closing point. Keep the two as close
together as possible.
You can judge the length of your sermon by the length of response from your
SPOUSE to the question, “How was my sermon, honey?” Examples:
“Fine” means way too long
“It was okay” Means a bit lengthy
“It was really good this week, I gained a blessing dear!” means just about
right
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Dr Bob Griffin, www.grif.net
1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given