In Preaching Articles: "audience"

How To Preach To A Difficult Audience

By Dr. Larry Moyer on Jun 11, 2021

Imagine a crowd of people, each one with the rebellious heart of a teenager. How do you break through?

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Preaching Tip: Encourage Your Audience

By Peter Mead on Mar 25, 2020

Everyone needs encouragement. And yet, strangely, it's often absent from a significant amount of preaching.

Scripture: Proverbs 29:25, Romans 15:4-5

Tags: Preaching, encouragement, Church Growth

6 Tips For Preaching To A Hard Audience

By Dr. Larry Moyer on Aug 23, 2024

Larry Moyer says "Hardened hearts need to hear from a communicator, not a speaker." Can you bridge the span to a hard audience?

Scripture: Romans 7:24

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4 Audiences You Need To Know When Preaching

By Mark Gomez on Sep 23, 2020

Pastor Mark Gomez shares the way he sees his audience: "Suddenly, there is a much broader audience than we first believed."

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-18

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4 Traits Of Speakers Who Connect With Their Audience

By Lane Sebring on Jul 11, 2023

Recently my church hosted a leadership conference to encourage and equip our lay leaders and staff. One of the speakers at the event, Nikki, impacted me with her engaging presentation.

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4 Ingredients Jesus Used To Hold An Audience

By Peter Walters on Jan 17, 2022

As a preacher, I am always looking for ways to improve my speaking. I study other communicators, for example, if a comedian gets me hooked, I analyze why he was successful and I love to read books on communication.

Scripture: Job 1:1-10, Luke 6:46, Matthew 13:16, Luke 12:25, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 13:34, Luke 10:30, Matthew 13:33, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 7:1, Genesis 2:10-20, Genesis 1:4-10, Luke 13:4  (view more)  (view less)

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Pastors Never Know Who’s In The Audience

By Joe Mckeever on Jul 18, 2022

When a pastor stands to preach, he never knows who is listening to him. And if his sermon is recorded or broadcast, he has no clue who will be hearing his words. He will do well to make sure he knows what he’s talking about.

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Chasing The Dream, Preaching Greatness, And Knowing Your Audience

By James Scott on Apr 28, 2023

"One of the greatest weaknesses we see from leadership in the church is not understanding the audience the leader is speaking to," says James Scott.

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Why *preaching Out Of The Overflow* May Not Work

By Joe Mckeever on May 19, 2021

You know the saying, "Let go, and let God." That's a fine idea ... and sometimes not.

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You're Preaching, But Do You Know Who's Listening?

By Mike Miller on Jan 18, 2023

Good preachers must develop the extra skill of "congregational exegesis."

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Do Your Listeners Feel The Text?

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Nov 27, 2020

Exegesis is always the foundation for a sermon, but does your preaching reach your listeners' feelings?

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Preaching Isn't About The Preacher

By SermonCentral .com on Jan 26, 2023

Two false assumptions can rob your preaching of power, yet they are easy to make.

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Ash Wednesday: 4 Perfect Preaching Texts

By Mons Teig on Feb 22, 2020

Sin sucks the life out of us. The following texts invite us to a spiritual examination and forty days of healing therapy.

Scripture: Mark 8:11-22, Mark 8:31-38

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Less Is More: Improve Tomorrow's Sermon By Making It Shorter

By Lane Sebring on Nov 7, 2019

Few public speakers can keep an audience's attention for an hour. Fewer should even try.

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-15, Psalm 107:1-15, Revelation 12:1-10

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5 Ways To Make Your Preaching More Practical And Relevant

By Rick Ezell on Jan 31, 2025

Use these methods to practically reach people suffering from real hurts, problems, doubts, fears, and anxieties gnawing at their faith.

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34, Romans 10:4

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