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Preach Like A Storyteller

By Ray Hollenbach on May 10, 2021

| 19,618 views

If audiences will sit for hours watching story-driven films, preachers must ask why sermons often struggle to hold attention. The answer is narrative power.

Scripture: Joshua 2:2-5, Luke 24:27, Mark 4:34, Acts 17:2-3

Tags: Expository Ministry
Looking At The "Insignificant” Parts Of The Text

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Sep 24, 2020

| 8,793 views

Familiar passages can still preach with power when you slow down, notice “insignificant” details, and unearth what the text actually emphasizes without forcing novelty.

Scripture: John 3:1-21, John 1:4-5, 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Tags: Preaching, storytelling, preaching, Storytelling
Preach The Way The Bible Preaches--Tell Stories!

By Ray Hollenbach on Nov 11, 2024

based on 5 ratings
| 30,158 views

Those of us who feed God's flock must become God's storytellers. Here's the journey we must take.

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-9, Exodus 17:8-16

Tags: Parable, Preaching, narrative, storytelling, preaching (view more) (view less)
Joe Mckeever: 3 Vital Reasons To Tell Stories In Your Preaching

By Joe Mckeever on Sep 10, 2025

based on 5 ratings
| 60,072 views

There are a thousand reasons for dropping the occasional story into your sermon, pastor. Here are the top three.

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-16

Tags: Preaching, storytelling, stories, preaching
Christmas: Not A Time For Inventing Twists On The Age-Old Story

By Joe Mckeever on Dec 13, 2024

based on 12 ratings
| 20,408 views

Tell it with gusto and love. Tell the story of the birth of Jesus with all the excitement of someone hearing it for the first time. Tell the story without detouring into theories and guesses and myths and controversies.

Scripture: Luke 2:11

Tags: Christmas, Simplicity, storytelling, Christmas Advent
Preaching To The Point: Ten Commandments Of Brevity

By Pete Wilson on Jul 11, 2021

| 12,459 views

Shorter messages demand sharper focus. Learning to preach with brevity can strengthen clarity, engagement, and faithfulness without sacrificing substance.

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:2, Proverbs 10:19, Habakkuk 2:2, 1 Corinthians 14:26, Colossians 4:6 (view more) (view less)

Tags: Commandments, Preaching, Brevity, storytelling, Time, preaching (view more) (view less)
Use Humor Like A Hammer (Plus 4 Other Great Preaching Tips)

By Chris Foster on Feb 4, 2024

based on 9 ratings
| 93,377 views

The average attention span has dropped from 12 minutes to 5 minutes. If this is true, what does that mean for you as a communicator of the Gospel?

Scripture: Exodus 3:7-17, John 14:26

Tags: Preaching, humor, social media, storytelling, preaching (view more) (view less)
Swindoll Says Stories Are Valuable

By Michael Duduit on Aug 14, 2023

based on 5 ratings
| 13,109 views

Stories transport us into another world. They hold our attention.

Scripture: Matthew 13:34

Tags: Communication, Preaching, Story, storytelling, communication, preaching (view more) (view less)
A Novel Idea For Preaching Christmas

By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Dec 7, 2025

| 25,168 views

We assume our congregations know the biblical story and doctrinal meaning of Christmas. So we avoid major texts and look for something new or novel to say about the old, old story.

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12-15

Tags: Christmas, Preaching, Birth of Jesus, storytelling, preaching (view more) (view less)
Eugene Peterson On The Dignity Of Local Pastoring

By Eugene Peterson on Jul 13, 2021

| 29,835 views

"I grew up in a culture that was very entertainment-centered. Pastors were really good storytellers, and they were attractive people, glamorous." –Eugene Peterson

Scripture: John 3:16, 1 Peter 5:2-3, Acts 20:28, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, 2 Corinthians 4:7 (view more) (view less)

Tags: Growth, Preaching, Growth in Christ, church leadership, preaching, Church Leadership (view more) (view less)
Spit-Shine Tomorrow's Sermon Before You Go To Bed Tonight

By Rick Malm on Mar 1, 2023

based on 8 ratings
| 16,858 views

One acronym, four great suggestions to buff up your message.

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-15

Tags: Hope, Preaching, storytelling, topic, preaching, Spit Shine (view more) (view less)

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