Why preparation is important for a Preacher? – Part 3 (Final)

This entry is part 3 of 2 in the series Why preparation is important for a Preacher?

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5. Consequences of poor preparation

I. People will leave your Church Often a sermon preached without preparation leads the congregation to boredom. "Preach It" tells what happens when the Pastor preach boring sermons.

People leave the church because of boring sermons. Some people can tell when a preacher is shooting from the hip or preaching to the choir. ‘…Study to show yourself approved…’ (2 Timothy 2:15). You are not going to keep some people unless your messages are getting into their heart and mind. They have come to hear a Word from God. Get one from the Lord for yourself and then give it to the congregation.

II. You make a clown out of yourself An unprepared Preacher would do any thing and everything to cover the poor condition of his sermon. In his effort to convince the congregation there’s a good chance he will sound like a joker.
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Why preparation is important for a Preacher? – Part 2

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Why preparation is important for a Preacher?

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5. Myths that promote poor preparation

I. Preparation indicates ministerial immaturity and inexperience

This is a popular myth promoted by lazy Preachers so that they can defend their ground. Frankly speaking as long as you have memorized the Bible it's very easy to pick up a scripture verse, find correlating verses, put them together then call it a sermon and claim yourself matured and experienced. But as I told you before, such messages sound like a prematurely born baby.

II. Messages prepared in advanced are not from God

This is just another nonsense lazy Preachers use to defend their ground, or they accuse that Preachers who seek prior preparation lacks anointing. This is not true. Click here to read the rest of, Why preparation is important for a Preacher? – Part 2

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Why preparation is important for a Preacher? – Part 1

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Why preparation is important for a Preacher?

Introduction

Preaching God’s word is amongst the greatest privileges entrusted to us. It is also one of our greatest responsibilities. Through preaching God has chosen to reveal himself to man (1 Corinthians 1:21, NET) . This knowledge of God, is able to lead man to eternal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. It is also able to transform them into the image and likeness of God (2 Corinthians 3:18).

Therefore any Preacher who doesn’t take time to prepare prior to the delivery of a message, is guilty of being unfaithful to God’s calling. Let us see why preparation is important for a Preacher?

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How to give an effective alter call?

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An effective alter call is an essential part of every good sermon. It extends an invitation to the believer to take a step of faith based on what he or she has just heard the Preacher preaching. In today’s article I am going to present to you some principals that you can follow to give an effective alter call. Click here to read the rest of, How to give an effective alter call?

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10 qualities of an effective Preacher

‘Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth’ KJV (2 Timothy 2:15)

How to be an effective Preacher

Pastors today are asking, what are the qualities of a ‘Real Preacher’? I believe the question should be revised as ‘what are the qualities of an effective preacher?’ So let me share with you today, the 10 qualities that transform an ordinary speaker into a effective preacher.

Quality # 1: Walk your talk

Robin Sharma, motivational speaker and the author of ‘The Greatness Guide’ says ‘Your video must be in alignment with your audio…’ As Pastors who preach God’s word it is important that we do what we preach. There is an English saying, ‘Your actions are so loud that I can’t hear what you say’

People will forget what you preach, but they will never forget what you do. If your congregation finds out you are living a double life, they will never listen to you again. A preacher without good character is like a drum. It makes a big noise but within it’s empty. Character is what you do when no one is watching you. Click here to read the rest of, 10 qualities of an effective Preacher

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