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 | Preaching Goes Experiential, Not Scripted In a recent issue of Leadership, pastor Leith Anderson observes, "(T)he introduction of the experiential into evangelical preaching has been a significant factor. Preaching is not just someone talking, but it's providing sight and sound and experience. This is done in different ways at different levels in different churches. But the introduction of PowerPoint added a visual aspect for a while, perhaps less so now. We see the use of video clips and other visuals, and increasingly in many churches that reach a younger generation, participation through various exercises and activities that are connected to preaching." (Click here to continue reading.) |
 | Illustration: Disappointment and Broken Dreams "In his book Horns and Halos, Dr. J. Wallace Hamilton tells about one of the weirdest auction sales in history; and it was held in Washington, D.C., in 1926, where 150,000 patented models of old inventions were declared obsolete and placed on the auction block for public auction. Prospective buyers and on-lookers chuckled as item after item was put up for bid; such as a bed-bug buster or an illuminated cat that was designed to scare away mice. Then there was a device to prevent snoring. It consisted of a trumpet that reached from the mouth to the ear; and was designed to awaken the snorer and not the neighbors. Then there was the adjustable pulpit that could be raised or lowered according to the height of the preacher." (Click to continue reading.) |
 | Illustration: Mistaken Identity, Preaching Sister Margaret had spent weeks preparing the first grade children for their first communion, stressing the solemnity and importance of this sacrament. |
Originally published October 22, 2009.
