S2 Ep2205: Teaching Tip 369 | “Plain Speaking - preaching with power: prophetic preaching” | Malcolm Cox

Malcolm Cox

Teaching Tip 369 | “Plain Speaking - preaching with power: prophetic preaching” | Malcolm Cox
Introduction

Here is your 2-minute tip based on the book, “Plain speaking: How to preach and teach effectively" by David Bercot.
Bercot emphasises the conversational nature of speaking, but there is a place for the prophetic, by which he means those speakers who convey a sense of dramatic urgency. "Typically, their goal is to convict their hearers of sin and for the need of repentance. They don't want to make their listeners comfortable; they want to make them uncomfortable. They often seek to bring their listeners to a life-changing decision right there and then." 135
Bercot offers the following thoughts.

1. No scowling
2. Prayerfulness
3. Giftedness

What are your thoughts on the points Bercot raises?
Conclusion

Next time, we will explore listeners' pet peeves.
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