Ultimate Preaching Rules
Published Jan 01, 1900
Rule #1: Any illustration can be massaged to fit any lesson. Rule #2: If a story is funny enough, it doesn't have to fit the lesson. Rule #3: A sermon that is "too short" is rarer than Bigfoot at a photographer's convention. Rule #4: The kid who screams and throws a fit every week will wait until the quietest, most focused and serious moment of your sermon to let 'er rip. Rule #5: The member who always gripes that you don't preach enough on (pick one) baptism/faith/giving/witnessing will be out of town on vacation the week you preach your best sermon ever on baptism/faith/giving/witnessing.
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Originally published November 14, 2002.
