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PREACHING BETTER SERMONS121

Don't preach a message that would still be true if Christ hadn't died on the cross.

@edstetzer

Don't use bad stats to motivate people. @edstetzer

The Bible is always and already relevant, but preaching helps people realize it's

relevant to their lives. @edstetzer

There is a difference in giving advice and communicating Biblical truth.

@edstetzer

Are we preaching from scripture or just using it as footnotes for our own ideas

and points? @edstetzer

Don't exaggerate to motivate. @edstetzer

Be as faithful with the stats you present and the facts you present when

speaking. @edstetzer

87.4% of statistics said in the pulpit are made up on the spot and not true.

@edstetzer

Maximize your study by minimize your searching. @edstetzer

Preaching is communicating what the Bible has to say. Otherwise, I'm just giving

advice. @edstetzer

Be a good steward of the time you’ve been given to prepare. @edstetzer

To avoid nervousness shift your attention from being impressive, to being a

blessing. @stevenfurtick

I allow a team to ask me questions about what's on my heart to preach.

@stevenfurtick

It's not about "my" art... It's about the vision! @stevenfurtick

I am not inclined to micromanage business elements but I am tempted to micromanage

the creative process. @stevenfurtick

Don't be the lid on how good your creative team is! @stevenfurtick

God's will is about "Who? Why? How?" not "What? Where? When?"

@stevenfurtick

The game is won and lost during transitions. @stevenfurtick

For me, the worship, and sermons are all one thing. I think over the whole service

and not just my sermon." @stevenfurtick

Preaching & your worship service communicate whatever your values are.

@stevenfurtick

It isn't always about the end result, but about the process. @stevenfurtick

A person can preach no better than he can pray." @stevenfurtick

I'd rather try and fail than not even aspire. @pastormark

If your people are a flock, not an audience, you should want to get better.

@pastormark

If you listen to one person too much you cease to be a voice and become an echo.

@pastormark

Don't become your worst critic, find one or two things you can improve, then move

on. @pastormark

It needs to be God's truth in your voice. Don't be a parrot of someone else's

voice. @pastormark

Don't make people feel stupid, make them feel invited in. @pastormark

Preaching is God's truth through my voice. @pastormark

Anyone who says he has arrived definitely hasn't arrived. @pastormark

Almost all of our social ills can be explained by two words "bad dads"

@pastormark

Don't make people feel dumb by using large, theological words. @pastormark

If I go to a steakhouse I'm looking for steak. If I go to church, I'm looking for

Bible. @pastormark

Remember what it's like to be lost and then found...have a heart for mission.

@pastormark

Acknowledge the odd. @andystanley

I'm listening to Jesus who predicted his own death and resurrection and then

pulled it off. @andystanley

Give your visitors permission not to believe. Even the disciples didn't believe

on day one. @andystanley

If people only remember our story, rather than the scripture, we have failed.

@andystanley

The foundation of our faith isn't actually the scriptures, but it's the person of Jesus!

@andystanley

Instead of just citing the Bible, cite the authors. People connect with People not

pages. @andystanley

As a preacher I must "uncover the energy IN the text, so I can bring my energy TO

the text." @andystanley

The foundation of our Faith is both The Word & The Word. You belittle One, you

belittle the Other. @andystanley

If we don't bring the same energy to the text that we do to our illustrations then

we fail as communicators. @andystanley

Our goal is to talk about Scripture in a way that makes people want to go home & read it & understand. @andystanley

Approach is what makes content interesting. @andystanley

Give people room not to believe. Some of Jesus' followers didn't believe until after

the resurrection. @andystanley

"If you don't believe in Adam in Eve, it's okay." @andystanley

When you give them an out, they respond by leaning in @andystanley

Give people the permission to not believe." @andystanley

We have unchurched in our service every week. So I tell them it's the PERFECT

weekend for you to be here! @andystanley

Approach is as important as content in any conversation or presentation.

@andystanley

Every week we address 2 crowds. Church people and non-church people.

@andystanley

Don't ever shoot to be the best preacher, but to become a better preacher.

@crawfordloritts

Preaching is vertical; it’s a word from God to his people. @crawfordloritts

You will never preach better than you are. @crawfordloritts

God is more interested in 'leader' development than 'leadership' development.@crawfordloritts

The enemy of persuasion is obscurity. @nancyduarte

Storytellers build and release tension. Identify if this pattern is present in your

communication. @nancyduarte

Put your ideas in a contrasting environment. Identify the gap between 'what is' and 'what

could be.' @nancyduarte

Cut, craft, edit it, arrange it, take it away, move it around. Don’t be a first-draft

speaker. @nancyduarte

You play a small role, you're not the main event. @nancyduarte

People should leave your sermons saying "I got unstuck" @nancyduarte

Congregation should have new skills after every Sunday. @nancyduarte

The presenter is not the hero. The audience is the hero. They determine the

outcome of ur words. @nancyduarte

Take time to obsess about the life of your audience. @nancyduarte

The audience determines if you idea lives or dies. @nancyduarte

Most movies that win best picture also win awards for editing. Same is true for

sermons. @nancyduarte

Dont allow success or failure of your message to be attached to your identity.

@pwilson

None of us ever 'arrive' when it comes to preaching. We must be constantly

learning, constantly growing. @pwilson

It's more than entertaining people, we get to be used by God to transform lives.

@pwilson

People are listening. This is responsibility. @pwilson

Find your style; refine & work on it until you are your best version of you. Don't try

to be somebody else. @louiegiglio

Humility is not a character trait, it's a byproduct of spending time with Jesus.

@louiegiglio

Lead people to Jesus. Never lead people to other people, or preachers, or yourself.

@louiegiglio

Humility is a byproduct of being with Jesus. @louiegiglio

Never let the successes or failures in your message get attached to your identity.

@louiegiglio

You need to find your style of communicating and refine it until you are

the Michelangelo of you. @louiegiglio

You are going to preach the best when you preach like you and not someone

else. @louiegiglio

A sermon is a baby growing in me. It develops over a few months, when it is time

to deliver. It comes quick. @louiegiglio

You have to be faithful to the text; that's non-negotiable. @louiegiglio

If you don't have something to say, please stop preaching. @louiegiglio

Tell the people what's blowing up in your heart; & if nothing's blowing up in your

heart, tell the people. @louiegiglio

Don't be boring. Nothing worse than carrying the story of the Gospel and

being boring. @louiegiglio

Preaching is a craft. Work at it. @louiegiglio

I am led best by the Holy Spirit when I am prepared best. @louiegiglio

Some people say 'I want to be led by the Holy Spirit' but its an excuse to not

prepare. @louiegiglio

Don't be boring. I think you should be put in jail for that. @louiegiglio

Preaching is a funnel. A bunch goes in, a drop comes out. That drop changes people

more than 100 messages. @louiegiglio

The daily discipline of sitting down & writing is a must for communicators.

@donaldmiller

Manipulation is how we cover shame, and shame is how we cover ourselves.

@donaldmiller

“You need to show up." Don't expect inspiration to come when you want it.

@donaldmiller

Don't only preach your research without preaching your experiences.

@donaldmiller

Great communicators move people from here to there. @bradlomenick

It's about inspiration, not just information. @bradlomenick

Put people in places where they will be stretched. @bradlomenick

Humor is one of the most powerful things you can do when you're commuicating.

@daveramsey

If an audience doesn't laugh every 7 minutes, you lose them. @daveramsey

Build a list of things that are humorous to use in your talks. @daveramsey

For every hour you speak, you have to prep for 3. @daveramsey

The Gospel is a disturbance. If you aren't disturbing people, you aren't preaching

the Gospel. @daveramsey

In communication it's metaphor, metaphor, metaphor...Jesus told parables.

@markbatterson

In order to be a great preacher you must be a great prayer warrior.

@markbatterson

People have sin; it's not a shortcoming, it's not a mistake… it's sin. @darrinpatrick

Would your sermon work if Jesus didn't rise from the grave? @darrinpatrick

AS a communicator you speak for two reasons: To be remembered and repeated.

@jonacuff

You have the island of an idea and a bridge to the next point. Don't neglect the

bridge. @jonacuff

Using props helps relate your message to the people. @jonacuff

It's no longer about when you were born, it's about when you started to live.

@jonacuff

It’s time to punch fear in the face. It’s time to do work that matters. It’s time

start. @jonacuff

For communicators one of the greatest fears we have is being honest from a

stage. @jonacuff

God won't be handcuffed by your failures, and released by your successes.

@jonacuff

Road to Greatness: Learning 20´s, Editing 30´s, Mastering 40´s, Harvesting 50´s,

Guiding 60´s @jonacuff

Punch fear in the face! @jonacuff

If I hide my weakness, they won't listen to my strength. @jonacuff

Being average is easy, all it takes is nothing. @jonacuff

Ego murders an audience like nothing else. @jonacuff

The greatest way to ruin a speech is to be the star of your own success story.

@jonacuff

As a communicator go first with your fears & give the audience permission to

go 2nd. @jonacuff

God's glory is not limited by the size of our platform. @jonacuff

Affirmation and the desire for celebrity is the worst drug in speaking, especially in

Christianity. @jonacuff

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