Preach Magazine Issue 5 - Preaching to the unconverted | Page 54
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SERIAL
BEING WELL-PREPARED WILL
GIVE YOU CONFIDENCE IN
WHAT YOU ARE SHARING.
OF COURSE NO ONE WILL
EXPECT YOU TO BE A
BIBLICAL SCHOLAR WHEN
YOU START OUT, SO DON’T
TRY TO BE TOO CLEVER EITHER.
KNOW YOUR STUFF
Do your homework and prepare well!
Nothing strikes fear into the heart
more than hearing the service leader
announce a sermon from John 13
when you have actually prepared a
talk based on Mark 5. If you’re lucky
you’ll have ten minutes to get yourself
out of that particular hole and come
up with something (and you’ll spend
seven of those panicking). Being wellprepared will give you confidence in
what you \