How to begin a sermon
I’m afraid that many of our hearers would respond to the title of this post by pleading, “Please don’t!”
To be sure, if preachers are brave (or foolhardy) enough to think that they have something worthwhile to say, then they are going to have to work hard during the first 30 seconds of the message if they hope to take any of their hearers with them.
As usual, Bryan Chapell offers sound advice.
Purposes of introductions
To arouse interest in the message. …