He drew me into his message!

As is the case many days of the year, today I listened to a message which was delivered by Bill Mounce.

Over the past couple of years, I have read various articles and/or learn more about the Greek language — which is his specialty — through his Linkedin posts.  Also, I might add that he has published an excellent Greek dictionary that really does surpass Vine’s.

As I watched his message, I was moved by his opening words.  His opening made me want to listen to the whole message.

In the end, I was again reminded how important an introduction is to bring the audience into the message and into the passage.

Dr. Mounce’s introduction did precisely that!

♦  It clearly caused the listener to “sit up and listen” because of the personal pain being shared concerning the loss of a child, and then . . .

Well, you ought to take but a few minutes to listen to it.

I think you might be drawn into click on the link — here or above — and watching the whole message — because of the introduction!

♦  The introduction also flowed naturally and compellingly into wanting to know what that passage of Scripture teaches!

 

•  Have you thought about beginning your message a different way this week?
•  Are you attaching the passage to your introduction?
•  Does your message actually fulfill the claim of your introduction?
•  Is your introduction coupled to the truth or biblical principle found in the passage?
•  Are you giving God’s people an initial/opening reason to listen to what you have to say?

OR

Are you of the opinion that they ought to listen because you are preaching?

 

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1.  As an aside, it also highlighted one of the most recent “RhetoricandHomiletics” posts on helping an audience remember what was said. — (Video Cut Of Bill Mounce).

It was simple, with an unexpected second incident, a concrete down to earth account of real pain, emotional, and a moving personal “story.”

√  Simple
√  Unexpected
√  Concrete
√  Credentialed
√  Emotional
√  Stories