WEBVTT 00:00.660 --> 00:01.200 There you go. 00:02.320 --> 00:03.080 Good morning, everyone. 00:04.520 --> 00:05.820 Good to have you on here. 00:05.960 --> 00:07.080 Thank you so much for having me. 00:07.740 --> 00:09.560 And I want to start off with a word of prayer. 00:10.420 --> 00:11.680 And I want to give you an apology 00:11.680 --> 00:13.500 for your faith in the call of salvation. 00:14.360 --> 00:16.880 And for Pastor Anderson and for Faith Word Baptist Church, 00:16.960 --> 00:17.880 putting on this boot camp, 00:18.660 --> 00:22.460 for preaching in order to refine our skills 00:22.460 --> 00:25.640 and our ability to preach the word of God 00:25.640 --> 00:26.760 and to communicate your word 00:27.320 --> 00:29.040 so that others may glean wisdom 00:29.040 --> 00:30.800 and learn how to live Godly lives, 00:30.900 --> 00:31.500 learn doctrine. 00:32.140 --> 00:34.000 I pray that you would fill us with your spirit 00:34.000 --> 00:37.940 and your power as we continue to practice here 00:37.940 --> 00:41.140 with the lessons and the drills 00:41.140 --> 00:43.140 and may all things be done for your honor 00:43.140 --> 00:43.800 and for your glory. 00:43.900 --> 00:45.160 We pray these things in Jesus' name. 00:45.720 --> 00:45.820 Amen. 00:47.020 --> 00:48.400 Okay, let me read to you a scripture here 00:48.400 --> 00:50.320 from 2 Corinthians chapter 8 verse 7. 00:50.480 --> 00:50.680 It says, 00:51.260 --> 00:56.000 As ye abound in everything in faith and utterance 00:56.680 --> 00:59.540 and utterance and knowledge and in all diligence 00:59.540 --> 01:00.740 and in your love to us, 01:00.760 --> 01:02.880 see thee abound in this grace also. 01:03.060 --> 01:04.300 Obviously the Bible is teaching us here 01:04.300 --> 01:08.940 that as believers we are to increase our ability 01:08.940 --> 01:11.580 to utter meaning to communicate. 01:12.240 --> 01:13.840 And obviously that is in context of 01:13.840 --> 01:16.720 preaching the word of God, communicating God's word. 01:17.100 --> 01:18.720 So it's important to obviously know the Bible. 01:18.720 --> 01:20.500 It's important to have the knowledge of the Bible. 01:20.860 --> 01:22.600 But it's equally as important to be able 01:22.600 --> 01:23.920 to communicate it to others, right? 01:24.100 --> 01:26.000 To be able to convey it to others. 01:26.140 --> 01:27.980 And that's what I want to talk about this morning. 01:28.480 --> 01:29.840 Effective and dynamic delivery. 01:30.620 --> 01:31.940 Effective and dynamic delivery. 01:32.080 --> 01:33.260 I have five points for you this morning. 01:34.200 --> 01:35.900 Point number one is going to be projection. 01:36.660 --> 01:38.120 Point number two is expression. 01:39.080 --> 01:40.480 Point number three is composure. 01:41.180 --> 01:42.600 Point number four is humor. 01:43.180 --> 01:44.620 And point number five is perseverance. 01:45.000 --> 01:45.900 So let's talk about projection. 01:46.120 --> 01:46.840 Let me give you a little, 01:46.840 --> 01:48.960 some introductory statements here. 01:49.700 --> 01:51.160 Learning how to communicate the word of God 01:51.160 --> 01:54.900 with confidence, conviction, passion, clarity, and authority 01:54.900 --> 01:56.160 is important. 01:56.480 --> 01:58.040 And so we need to make sure we do it 01:58.040 --> 02:01.500 effectively through vocal delivery, body language, 02:02.060 --> 02:04.700 emotional control, and even interaction 02:04.700 --> 02:06.900 with the congregation, okay? 02:07.480 --> 02:09.220 We obviously know that preaching involves more 02:09.220 --> 02:10.920 than having a well-prepared sermon. 02:11.080 --> 02:12.740 That's obviously an important aspect of it. 02:13.240 --> 02:14.120 A strong outline. 02:14.980 --> 02:17.600 You also have to learn how to effectively deliver 02:17.600 --> 02:18.480 that message to others, 02:18.560 --> 02:19.920 because if they're not really capturing 02:20.440 --> 02:22.600 what you're talking about, what you're preaching about, 02:22.860 --> 02:23.640 it's kind of in vain. 02:23.920 --> 02:24.860 If you know the knowledge, 02:24.940 --> 02:27.000 but you're not able to communicate that, 02:27.120 --> 02:28.600 convey that to the congregation, 02:29.260 --> 02:30.880 it really doesn't mean anything. 02:31.540 --> 02:32.680 You know, the objective, of course, 02:32.780 --> 02:35.280 is not to just become like this entertainer either, right? 02:35.840 --> 02:37.380 We know that preaching is entertaining. 02:38.500 --> 02:41.240 We know that preaching can be funny, 02:41.520 --> 02:43.780 it can be humorous, very entertaining, 02:43.780 --> 02:44.640 but at the end of the day, 02:44.760 --> 02:46.640 we want to just use those elements 02:46.640 --> 02:48.160 to enhance our preaching, 02:48.700 --> 02:52.580 not to be the focal point of what we are talking about. 02:52.660 --> 02:54.720 So let's talk about projection first and foremost. 02:54.880 --> 02:56.600 We're talking about voice projection, 02:57.120 --> 02:58.380 lifting up your voice. 02:58.480 --> 03:00.540 I'm going to read to you from Isaiah 58, verse 1. 03:10.580 --> 03:11.340 It says, 03:11.340 --> 03:15.120 So a major aspect of preaching when it comes to delivery 03:15.120 --> 03:17.740 is your ability to project your voice, 03:17.920 --> 03:19.220 to lift up your voice. 03:19.520 --> 03:21.480 It says here like the instrument of a trumpet. 03:22.020 --> 03:24.240 And obviously we would, you know, 03:24.420 --> 03:26.540 interpret that as being loud, 03:26.760 --> 03:28.020 being able to project your voice. 03:28.020 --> 03:29.540 And that is important, 03:29.880 --> 03:32.700 but we need to make sure that we temper that as well, okay? 03:33.260 --> 03:34.600 And I'll get into that in just a little bit. 03:34.620 --> 03:37.140 We don't want to just yell throughout the entire sermon. 03:37.460 --> 03:39.540 However, we do want to project our voice 03:39.540 --> 03:42.720 and have the ability to preach to the back, okay? 03:43.400 --> 03:45.080 And just in my observation 03:45.080 --> 03:47.320 of some of the preachers here in the boot camp, 03:48.160 --> 03:49.240 you guys do really well. 03:49.420 --> 03:50.600 However, you know, 03:50.880 --> 03:54.980 some of you do need to work on your ability to speak up, right? 03:55.660 --> 03:57.600 Project your voice, speak up, 03:57.600 --> 04:01.060 speak with authority so that others may hear you. 04:01.700 --> 04:04.600 So preaching loudly doesn't necessarily, 04:05.140 --> 04:07.260 it's not something you want to do throughout the entire sermon, 04:07.260 --> 04:10.500 but you do want to learn how to project your voice. 04:10.960 --> 04:14.320 Now, let's talk about using your throat, okay? 04:14.980 --> 04:16.500 Because sometimes people don't even know 04:16.500 --> 04:18.000 how to project their voice. 04:18.100 --> 04:20.820 They think it's just kind of straining your voice, 04:20.980 --> 04:21.760 using your voice. 04:22.080 --> 04:24.540 And this is something that I'm guilty of from time to time. 04:24.960 --> 04:27.480 And in fact, you know, on Sundays when I'm preaching, 04:27.840 --> 04:29.380 by the time Sunday night is over, 04:29.460 --> 04:30.740 I feel like my voice is just gone. 04:30.840 --> 04:32.120 And that's my fault. 04:32.600 --> 04:34.600 I'm typically using my throat when I preach. 04:34.980 --> 04:39.140 You want to avoid straining your voice when you are preaching. 04:39.320 --> 04:40.040 So how do I do that? 04:40.520 --> 04:43.660 Well, you have to use your diaphragm when you preach, okay? 04:44.140 --> 04:45.860 How many of you know what a diaphragm is? 04:46.580 --> 04:47.780 How many of you know where it's at? 04:48.640 --> 04:50.040 How many of you know how to use it? 04:50.620 --> 04:53.420 Okay, so I want everyone to stand up real quick. 04:53.420 --> 04:54.320 Everyone, stand up. 04:55.720 --> 04:57.540 And I'm going to show you something 04:57.540 --> 05:00.600 that will help you to know how to exercise your diaphragm. 05:00.720 --> 05:01.720 It's basically right here. 05:02.100 --> 05:05.120 I want you to take two fingers, put it right there, 05:05.400 --> 05:06.520 and I want you to go, 05:06.920 --> 05:07.160 Huh! 05:07.740 --> 05:08.200 Huh! 05:08.600 --> 05:10.840 If it pulsates, that's your diaphragm, okay? 05:11.300 --> 05:13.780 That's what you need to use when you're preaching. 05:14.000 --> 05:15.460 When you're projecting your voice, 05:15.760 --> 05:17.480 you're constricting your diaphragm 05:17.480 --> 05:19.540 in order to project your voice, okay? 05:19.840 --> 05:21.220 You don't want to talk like this. 05:21.220 --> 05:23.960 You don't want to scream like this, okay? 05:24.480 --> 05:28.100 You want to project your voice like this, 05:28.240 --> 05:29.180 using your diaphragm. 05:29.380 --> 05:30.980 And you'll typically know that you're doing it. 05:31.300 --> 05:33.320 After you're done preaching, you're actually pretty sore, 05:33.480 --> 05:34.360 believe it or not. 05:34.960 --> 05:36.420 And if you say, well, I did that 05:36.420 --> 05:37.740 and I still, I didn't feel anything. 05:38.200 --> 05:40.260 Well, here's a good way to know 05:40.260 --> 05:42.520 how to use your diaphragm. 05:42.740 --> 05:44.840 Let's just say if I were to just punch you in the gut, 05:44.900 --> 05:45.280 what would you do? 05:45.400 --> 05:46.380 You would just tighten, see? 05:46.560 --> 05:48.460 You tightened up, okay? 05:48.880 --> 05:49.680 That's what you're doing. 05:49.680 --> 05:50.760 You're using that muscle. 05:50.760 --> 05:51.620 You guys can sit down now. 05:52.000 --> 05:53.540 You're using that muscle to do so. 05:53.820 --> 05:56.240 Now, this is really important, okay? 05:56.440 --> 05:58.640 Let me give you an illustration as to why that is. 05:59.960 --> 06:02.500 I feel like I've used Garrett Kershway as my illustration, 06:02.860 --> 06:04.740 but he's a byword and a proverb, 06:04.900 --> 06:05.580 so why not, right? 06:07.140 --> 06:10.540 Years ago, I think it was back in 2018, 06:12.060 --> 06:16.000 Pastor Anderson had a post-trib pre-rath rapture conference. 06:16.120 --> 06:16.780 You guys remember that? 06:16.880 --> 06:17.860 It's like an End Times conference. 06:18.640 --> 06:21.020 And he was actually preaching at that conference. 06:21.160 --> 06:22.020 Garrett Kershway was. 06:22.720 --> 06:24.840 And he was kind of like a soft-spoken guy. 06:25.420 --> 06:28.620 You know, he wasn't necessarily a dynamic preacher at all. 06:29.100 --> 06:30.500 He was very soft-spoken. 06:31.080 --> 06:33.060 And so during this sermon that he was preaching, 06:33.140 --> 06:35.080 which I don't even remember what he was talking about, 06:35.600 --> 06:38.400 but he was preaching and he was trying to just start, 06:38.820 --> 06:40.720 he wanted to just project his voice. 06:41.140 --> 06:42.040 He wanted to get loud. 06:42.160 --> 06:44.500 He wanted to rip on the pre-trip rapture and all this stuff. 06:44.920 --> 06:46.620 And so he started just yelling. 06:47.120 --> 06:50.480 But you can tell this guy did not know how to use his diaphragm at all. 06:51.380 --> 06:53.140 He's mainly using his throat. 06:54.080 --> 06:55.480 And he's yelling, right? 06:55.560 --> 06:56.660 He's just yelling and yelling. 06:57.080 --> 06:59.620 And it's just like, oh man, I've never heard him yell like this. 07:00.960 --> 07:03.300 So he's like ripping, he's yelling. 07:03.900 --> 07:04.740 And you know, what's wrong with that? 07:04.840 --> 07:06.780 Well, he yelled so loud. 07:06.940 --> 07:08.420 I don't know if anybody remembers this. 07:08.620 --> 07:11.300 He actually ended up throwing out his voice mid-sermon. 07:12.460 --> 07:13.140 You guys remember that? 07:14.160 --> 07:16.640 He threw it and he didn't know that he threw it out. 07:18.080 --> 07:20.940 Because he's preaching and then he said something. 07:21.040 --> 07:24.020 He's yelling and then he tried to get in the next word 07:24.020 --> 07:24.960 and he's just like, oh. 07:26.920 --> 07:29.480 He was like, and he's just kind of like, you know, 07:29.520 --> 07:30.000 composed himself. 07:30.200 --> 07:31.300 He's just like, oh. 07:33.880 --> 07:35.220 And it was really bad. 07:35.900 --> 07:37.640 It was really, and then he got to drink a water. 07:38.420 --> 07:42.080 He drank some water and then he's like, oh. 07:43.960 --> 07:44.840 It was gone. 07:45.880 --> 07:48.520 And so he kind of had to whisper for the rest of the sermon 07:49.140 --> 07:51.640 because he threw out his voice because he used his throat. 07:52.340 --> 07:54.360 And in fact, right now when I was like, you know, 07:54.440 --> 07:56.540 using my throat, I could already feel it's already 07:56.540 --> 07:58.200 affecting my voice there. 07:58.740 --> 08:01.040 And so you want to make sure that you practice 08:01.800 --> 08:04.740 using your diaphragm when you preach. 08:05.120 --> 08:07.220 And again, if you're not accustomed to it, 08:07.460 --> 08:09.020 you will know that you're using it 08:09.020 --> 08:10.380 because you will be sore. 08:10.380 --> 08:11.100 Okay? 08:11.260 --> 08:12.480 Like your stomach will like hurt. 08:12.720 --> 08:14.740 Like, man, I feel like I've worked out. 08:14.820 --> 08:15.880 I did some sit-ups or something 08:15.880 --> 08:17.800 because that's what it's supposed to do. 08:18.400 --> 08:19.360 So practice that. 08:19.940 --> 08:21.600 You know, make sure that you put the two fingers 08:21.600 --> 08:23.240 right here in your diaphragm. 08:23.760 --> 08:25.260 Do the hh sound. 08:25.740 --> 08:28.040 And that's what you need to do when you are preaching 08:28.040 --> 08:29.560 so as to not use your voice. 08:29.820 --> 08:32.640 That's the best way to project your voice. 08:33.140 --> 08:34.940 And you know, obviously there's going to be 08:34.940 --> 08:36.840 instances when you're preaching that you're teaching 08:36.840 --> 08:37.860 the Bible, right? 08:38.560 --> 08:40.840 And you're not necessarily yelling. 08:41.160 --> 08:41.800 You're not screaming. 08:42.520 --> 08:43.800 You're not ripping face. 08:44.040 --> 08:46.620 But you should still be able to project your voice 08:46.620 --> 08:49.280 even when you're teaching the Word of God. 08:49.720 --> 08:52.220 Because projecting your voice doesn't mean yelling. 08:52.400 --> 08:55.240 It just means that you are able to kind of, 08:55.240 --> 08:57.120 you know, toss your voice so that other people 08:57.120 --> 08:59.120 in the back and here, you're speaking clearly 08:59.120 --> 08:59.960 and so forth. 09:00.140 --> 09:02.260 So the first point is projection. 09:02.900 --> 09:04.340 You need to make sure that you lift up 09:04.340 --> 09:05.860 your voice like a trumpet. 09:06.660 --> 09:09.180 You cry out loud and spare not. 09:09.640 --> 09:13.060 A common mistake amongst inexperienced preachers 09:13.060 --> 09:16.040 is basically attempting to generate volume 09:16.040 --> 09:17.100 through their throat. 09:17.380 --> 09:19.500 And again, you're going to find out the hard way, 09:19.680 --> 09:21.960 like Garrett did, that, you know, 09:22.040 --> 09:23.600 you might end up throwing out your voice. 09:23.820 --> 09:25.860 And then, especially if you've never yelled before, 09:26.360 --> 09:27.920 you start getting into, you throw out your voice 09:27.920 --> 09:29.360 and then you can't finish the rest of the sermon. 09:30.500 --> 09:34.020 That, of course, results in vocal fatigue and so forth. 09:35.680 --> 09:37.780 Let's talk about voice fluctuation 09:37.780 --> 09:39.060 throughout your sermon, okay? 09:40.420 --> 09:43.460 I think sometimes, and I know this is true 09:43.460 --> 09:46.580 in my preaching, that if I'm preaching about something 09:46.580 --> 09:48.080 that I'm really passionate about 09:48.080 --> 09:50.820 or if I'm angry about, I'm just, 09:50.960 --> 09:52.560 maybe I'm frustrated about a particular 09:52.560 --> 09:54.340 false doctrine that's out there, 09:54.940 --> 09:57.360 I could have the tendency to begin the sermon 09:57.360 --> 09:59.180 already yelling, okay? 09:59.660 --> 10:01.920 Already just fired up yelling. 10:01.920 --> 10:04.180 And obviously, there's nothing wrong with doing that 10:04.180 --> 10:04.900 every once in a while. 10:05.000 --> 10:07.340 However, you don't want that to be the norm, okay? 10:07.840 --> 10:10.320 You need to learn how to use voice fluctuation 10:10.320 --> 10:12.160 throughout the entire sermon. 10:12.660 --> 10:14.400 And I think I even talked, Pastor Shelly 10:14.400 --> 10:15.980 and I were talking about this yesterday 10:15.980 --> 10:18.300 or the day before, that, you know, 10:18.940 --> 10:20.720 a byword and a proverb when it comes to 10:20.720 --> 10:23.420 doing it the wrong way would be Joe Major, okay? 10:24.560 --> 10:26.480 Joe Major is notorious. 10:27.320 --> 10:28.500 You know, I haven't heard his preaching recently, 10:28.560 --> 10:30.900 but I'm sure it's exactly the same. 10:30.900 --> 10:33.940 But he just basically yells throughout his entire sermon. 10:34.940 --> 10:36.940 You know, take it Bob, first Corinthians chapter A, 10:36.980 --> 10:38.700 first Corinthians chapter A, and he just kind of stays 10:38.700 --> 10:39.440 like right there. 10:39.940 --> 10:41.840 And then he just yells the entire time. 10:42.260 --> 10:43.960 And you say, well, you know, is there something wrong 10:43.960 --> 10:44.380 with that? 10:44.780 --> 10:47.760 Well, the problem with that type of delivery 10:47.760 --> 10:49.860 is that it becomes white noise 10:50.500 --> 10:52.800 to the congregation eventually, okay? 10:53.300 --> 10:56.000 If you keep your voice at the same volume, 10:56.160 --> 10:57.920 the same decibels the entire time, 10:58.320 --> 11:00.140 eventually people are gonna tune you out. 11:00.640 --> 11:02.700 And you're like, well, they should be listening anyways. 11:02.840 --> 11:04.080 This is God's word and I agree, 11:04.480 --> 11:06.760 but you know, we want them to get it. 11:06.800 --> 11:08.080 We want them to listen to it. 11:08.360 --> 11:09.800 And so, and the same goes for, 11:09.900 --> 11:11.100 if you're not projecting your voice 11:11.100 --> 11:13.820 and you speak in a very monotone, just very low voice, 11:13.920 --> 11:15.820 it's just kind of, you know, very timid 11:15.820 --> 11:17.940 and you speak like that throughout the entire time. 11:18.220 --> 11:18.580 You know what? 11:18.660 --> 11:19.700 People are gonna tune you out, too. 11:20.380 --> 11:21.120 They're not gonna listen. 11:21.400 --> 11:23.560 You're gonna be white noise into them. 11:24.040 --> 11:26.260 And so, the middle ground, 11:26.440 --> 11:29.380 the balance is that you need to fluctuate your voice 11:29.380 --> 11:31.980 throughout the sermon during particular points 11:31.980 --> 11:34.020 and then soften your voice 11:34.020 --> 11:35.400 in other points of the sermon. 11:35.720 --> 11:39.840 You gotta have variety when you are delivering your sermon. 11:40.780 --> 11:40.820 Okay? 11:41.000 --> 11:43.200 So, you don't wanna speak softly 11:43.200 --> 11:45.580 or in a docile manner throughout the entire sermon. 11:46.040 --> 11:47.820 People can become disengaged. 11:47.900 --> 11:49.860 They can become bored with what you're talking about. 11:50.340 --> 11:52.340 A lack of vocal variation 11:52.340 --> 11:55.740 can make even an interesting subject sound uninteresting. 11:56.100 --> 11:56.300 Okay? 11:56.820 --> 11:59.600 And this goes for a lot of you introverts out there 11:59.600 --> 12:01.840 who are preachers, okay? 12:02.500 --> 12:03.800 Or you're learning how to preach. 12:04.140 --> 12:06.520 You need to make sure you step out of your comfort zone 12:06.520 --> 12:09.780 and out of the box and put yourself out there 12:09.780 --> 12:12.700 and lift up your voice when it's necessary to do so. 12:12.960 --> 12:14.080 And you may think to yourself like, 12:14.120 --> 12:15.180 yeah, but I feel kind of dumb. 12:15.380 --> 12:17.680 I feel like a little embarrassed, you know? 12:17.840 --> 12:19.620 But you kinda have to get over that, though. 12:20.200 --> 12:21.140 And you think to yourself, yeah, 12:21.160 --> 12:22.140 but what are people gonna think 12:22.140 --> 12:24.640 because they know that I don't really talk like that? 12:24.640 --> 12:25.780 Well, when we're up here, 12:25.800 --> 12:27.280 we're turned into another man, amen? 12:27.800 --> 12:28.840 You're filled with the spirit. 12:29.020 --> 12:30.200 You're being turned into another man. 12:30.360 --> 12:32.260 And people need to see that you're passionate 12:32.260 --> 12:33.660 about the things that you're talking about 12:33.660 --> 12:36.120 which is communicated in your preaching. 12:36.720 --> 12:38.400 So, learn to fluctuate your voice 12:38.400 --> 12:40.720 during different portions of the sermon, 12:41.020 --> 12:44.440 such as the reading of the text, okay? 12:45.140 --> 12:48.360 So, I started reading from 2 Corinthians, chapter 8. 12:49.080 --> 12:51.880 And here's the difference between just a regular reading 12:51.880 --> 12:55.520 and reading with voice fluctuation, okay? 12:56.100 --> 12:57.520 2 Corinthians 8, 7. 12:58.860 --> 12:59.920 Therefore, as ye abound in everything 12:59.920 --> 13:01.620 in faith and utterance and knowledge 13:01.620 --> 13:03.400 and in all diligence and in your love to us, 13:03.740 --> 13:05.340 see the abound in this grace also. 13:06.120 --> 13:08.280 Example 1. Example 2. 13:09.080 --> 13:11.360 Therefore, as ye abound in everything 13:11.700 --> 13:13.940 in faith and utterance 13:15.040 --> 13:17.480 and knowledge and in all diligence 13:17.480 --> 13:19.040 and in your love to us, 13:19.040 --> 13:21.580 see the abound in this grace also. 13:22.140 --> 13:23.660 So, even by reading that, 13:23.880 --> 13:26.880 you know the emphasis is on that word, utterance, 13:27.240 --> 13:29.320 because that is what we're focusing on in the sermon. 13:29.440 --> 13:30.540 So, use voice fluctuations 13:30.540 --> 13:34.420 in order to highlight particular words 13:34.420 --> 13:36.140 that are associated with the sermon 13:36.140 --> 13:37.160 that you are developing. 13:37.940 --> 13:39.100 So, use voice fluctuations 13:39.100 --> 13:41.500 in your reading of the Scriptures, 13:41.960 --> 13:45.720 not just in your opening verse that you're using, 13:45.820 --> 13:47.500 but just throughout your sermon 13:47.500 --> 13:49.080 when you're reading our verses, 13:49.480 --> 13:51.800 use voice fluctuations, raise your voice, 13:51.880 --> 13:53.020 lower your voice and so forth. 13:53.540 --> 13:54.780 Announcing the sermon title. 13:54.900 --> 13:57.400 Project your voice when you announce the sermon title. 13:57.940 --> 13:58.920 And I think a lot of times, 13:59.260 --> 14:01.640 some of the examples that I saw yesterday, 14:02.960 --> 14:05.700 I feel like some guys were, 14:06.100 --> 14:07.260 they missed out on the opportunity. 14:07.420 --> 14:08.820 They had a great sermon title, 14:09.300 --> 14:11.020 but they didn't necessarily capitalize 14:11.020 --> 14:13.060 on using voice fluctuations 14:13.060 --> 14:14.880 to communicate that title, okay? 14:14.880 --> 14:16.920 Someone give me a title that you have. 14:19.280 --> 14:20.020 What is it? 14:20.380 --> 14:20.920 Chop it off. 14:21.200 --> 14:21.920 Chop it off? 14:22.440 --> 14:24.240 Are we talking about the, the concision, 14:24.340 --> 14:25.340 or what are we talking about here? 14:27.140 --> 14:27.780 Chop it off. 14:28.360 --> 14:30.440 All right, the title of my sermon today is Chop it off. 14:30.860 --> 14:32.420 Go with me if you would, you know, it's just, 14:32.660 --> 14:34.580 but if you're like, you know, you read from, 14:34.880 --> 14:36.220 what, what was that about by the way? 14:36.580 --> 14:36.940 Exactly. 14:42.670 --> 14:43.730 Matthew chapter five. 14:44.150 --> 14:45.650 Yeah, more of, you know, 14:45.710 --> 14:47.590 mortify therefore the members of your body 14:47.590 --> 14:51.050 which are upon the earth, you know, Galatians chapter, 14:51.330 --> 14:52.850 what is it, Galatians chapter three? 14:52.990 --> 14:55.950 No, I'm sorry, not Galatians, Colossians chapter three. 14:56.390 --> 14:57.890 Yeah, so you talk about, you know, 14:57.990 --> 14:59.950 chopping off the mortifying the members of the body. 15:00.490 --> 15:01.870 You know, if you just kind of like, 15:01.970 --> 15:03.570 all right, tie to the sermon, chop it off. 15:03.870 --> 15:04.630 Okay, chop it off. 15:05.270 --> 15:07.870 You can really capitalize on that title. 15:08.730 --> 15:10.790 Tied on my sermon this morning is Chop it off. 15:12.150 --> 15:13.270 Yes, you heard right. 15:14.210 --> 15:15.010 Chop it off. 15:15.010 --> 15:17.510 So it adds a lot of emphasis and power. 15:17.930 --> 15:20.010 Don't let a good sermon title go to waste. 15:21.010 --> 15:25.470 Okay, use voice fluctuation when you are announcing the title. 15:25.530 --> 15:26.970 That's a great title by the way. 15:28.330 --> 15:30.490 And so when you're given your introduction, 15:30.770 --> 15:32.150 developing your main points, 15:32.590 --> 15:35.370 learn to raise your voice during certain aspects, 15:35.710 --> 15:36.870 lower your voice during others. 15:37.590 --> 15:40.730 Learn to build vocal intensity gradually. 15:41.550 --> 15:44.030 Okay, you need to learn to build vocal intensity 15:45.150 --> 15:45.630 gradually. 15:46.090 --> 15:49.450 One mistake preachers make is transitioning too abruptly. 15:50.110 --> 15:53.790 Okay, from normal speaking to yelling. 15:54.510 --> 15:55.890 And that's not something you want to do. 15:56.050 --> 15:57.730 It can sound forced. 15:58.130 --> 16:01.990 It can sound scripted when you are preaching 16:01.990 --> 16:03.790 and all of a sudden you just get really loud 16:04.290 --> 16:05.730 and it's just like, you know, 16:05.790 --> 16:07.130 did you have that written down in your notes? 16:07.430 --> 16:08.990 You have to, it has to be natural. 16:09.490 --> 16:11.890 Okay, naturally lead into that. 16:11.890 --> 16:13.950 Going from zero to 16 a matter of seconds 16:13.950 --> 16:16.730 can make your delivery appear a little forced 16:16.730 --> 16:18.190 and unnatural when you do so. 16:18.350 --> 16:21.530 So instead, gradually increase the intensity of your voice 16:21.530 --> 16:23.310 as you develop your particular point. 16:24.250 --> 16:26.450 Allow your conviction and passion 16:27.490 --> 16:29.330 concerning the subject to build naturally. 16:29.510 --> 16:31.070 And part of that is what we were talking about yesterday 16:33.090 --> 16:35.190 regarding preaching from the heart, right? 16:35.670 --> 16:38.930 If you have that truth already embedded in your heart, 16:38.990 --> 16:40.550 it's something that you're passionate about. 16:40.550 --> 16:42.710 It's going to just naturally come out like that. 16:42.850 --> 16:44.870 You're going to naturally have the gestures. 16:45.350 --> 16:47.370 Your voice is going to naturally increase. 16:47.850 --> 16:50.290 But if it's not necessarily embedded in your heart, 16:50.790 --> 16:52.370 it's not something you're passionate about. 16:52.470 --> 16:54.010 It's going to seem forced, okay? 16:55.610 --> 16:59.570 And so sudden emotional outbursts can appear scripted 16:59.570 --> 17:02.850 and can really undermine the sincerity of your delivery. 17:03.350 --> 17:05.470 So just keep in mind a lot of this has to do with 17:05.470 --> 17:06.990 sincerity, right? 17:07.470 --> 17:08.690 You want to look sincere. 17:09.450 --> 17:11.810 You want to be sincere, but you also want to communicate 17:11.810 --> 17:13.290 that you are sincere when you're preaching. 17:15.150 --> 17:18.570 And with guys who are kind of soft spoken, 17:19.130 --> 17:21.950 a little introverted, it's going to take a while to do this 17:21.950 --> 17:23.210 because it just doesn't come naturally. 17:23.990 --> 17:26.210 So, you know, the first couple of times you preach, 17:26.270 --> 17:28.030 it might seem a little forced, okay? 17:28.650 --> 17:32.830 But over time, with repetition, with practice, 17:33.310 --> 17:36.170 you'll learn how to just gradually transition 17:36.170 --> 17:38.810 into having a soft spoken point, 17:39.170 --> 17:40.730 to projecting your voice, 17:41.130 --> 17:43.170 getting angry, becoming passionate, 17:43.790 --> 17:46.910 whatever the point, whatever type of emotion 17:46.910 --> 17:48.910 the point is calling for, okay? 17:50.190 --> 17:51.490 Here's an important point. 17:51.890 --> 17:54.330 Learn to verbally highlight important words 17:54.330 --> 17:55.490 when reading Scripture. 17:55.670 --> 17:59.250 And we had an example of that in 2 Corinthians chapter 8. 18:00.410 --> 18:02.610 You want to avoid reading every passage 18:02.610 --> 18:04.750 in a monotone voice, okay? 18:05.270 --> 18:08.030 Make the Scriptures come alive when you're reading it, 18:08.230 --> 18:10.030 especially when you are, let's say, 18:10.190 --> 18:13.350 doing an expository sermon on a particular story. 18:14.150 --> 18:16.050 You know, I love doing expository preaching. 18:16.330 --> 18:18.350 I love preaching through stories of the Bible 18:18.750 --> 18:20.450 because I like to narrate them 18:20.450 --> 18:22.110 and I like to read them in such a way 18:22.110 --> 18:23.150 that I just make it come alive. 18:23.530 --> 18:26.270 And, you know, sometimes people just get really into it 18:26.270 --> 18:29.430 when they're listening to you just read the Bible, right? 18:29.870 --> 18:31.470 You're reading the Bible, you're reading through the story. 18:31.830 --> 18:33.730 And sometimes, you know, there's instances 18:33.730 --> 18:35.230 where I'm just reading the Scriptures 18:35.870 --> 18:37.530 and obviously I'm going to make commentary 18:37.530 --> 18:38.130 because I'm preaching, 18:38.610 --> 18:39.990 but sometimes you don't really need to 18:39.990 --> 18:42.550 if you just emphasize the right words and statements. 18:42.810 --> 18:44.270 People start laughing or just like, 18:44.330 --> 18:45.890 man, I never really read it though. 18:45.930 --> 18:47.890 That is true, that's what's going on in the story. 18:48.370 --> 18:51.670 And so that is a powerful tool to narrate the story. 18:51.710 --> 18:53.430 Don't just read in a monotone voice. 18:53.830 --> 18:55.470 Part of that is just reading over the Scriptures 18:55.470 --> 18:57.470 before you preach your sermon. 18:57.890 --> 19:00.190 Read it over, read it out loud, okay? 19:01.730 --> 19:03.770 One particular effective technique 19:03.770 --> 19:06.670 is learning to verbally boldface 19:06.670 --> 19:08.610 or highlight specific words 19:08.610 --> 19:10.830 within a passage of Scripture, okay? 19:11.390 --> 19:13.690 So let's give an example here of what I mean by that. 19:14.130 --> 19:16.970 Let's say we're preaching against Calvinism, okay? 19:18.430 --> 19:21.670 And we're preaching against, you know, limited atonement 19:21.670 --> 19:23.910 and you know, we're talking about the fact 19:23.910 --> 19:26.570 that Jesus Christ died for everyone 19:26.570 --> 19:29.970 and you're really just refuting Calvinism in this regard 19:29.970 --> 19:32.090 and you're talking about how the Lord 19:32.090 --> 19:33.890 loves the world and so forth 19:33.890 --> 19:36.230 and you're quoting Scriptures in that regard. 19:36.670 --> 19:39.470 Here's a way that you can boldface a particular word 19:39.470 --> 19:42.790 in a passage of Scripture to kind of drive home that point. 19:42.970 --> 19:44.250 So you're preaching against Calvinism. 19:44.510 --> 19:45.790 You're like John 3.16, 19:46.350 --> 19:47.630 for God so loved the world, 19:47.850 --> 19:49.790 for God so loved the world 19:49.790 --> 19:51.590 that he gave his only begotten Son. 19:51.890 --> 19:52.750 Who's ever believed in it? 19:52.890 --> 19:54.730 I'm not a parish but I have everlasting life. 19:55.130 --> 19:57.830 You know, the Bible says in 1 John 2 19:57.830 --> 20:00.070 that he's the perpetuation for our sins 20:00.070 --> 20:01.410 and not for ours only 20:01.410 --> 20:03.770 but also for the sins of the whole world. 20:04.390 --> 20:05.090 What are you doing? 20:05.210 --> 20:06.950 You're boldfacing that particular word 20:06.950 --> 20:08.390 in order to emphasize that point. 20:08.670 --> 20:09.750 Whereas if you're just saying 20:09.750 --> 20:11.370 he's the perpetuation for our sins, 20:11.450 --> 20:12.070 not for ours only, 20:12.090 --> 20:13.370 but also for the sins of the whole world. 20:13.750 --> 20:15.030 Obviously the word of God is powerful. 20:15.530 --> 20:16.430 It's going to have an impact. 20:16.690 --> 20:20.030 But to enhance the power of that point, 20:21.030 --> 20:23.210 boldface, verbally boldface words 20:23.890 --> 20:25.450 of the Scriptures that you're quoting 20:25.450 --> 20:26.430 or that you're reading 20:26.430 --> 20:29.450 to kind of emphasize that particular point. 20:31.310 --> 20:33.990 And so whole world, the world, 20:34.490 --> 20:36.090 whatever it is in that verse 20:36.090 --> 20:38.850 that is driving home that point. 20:39.530 --> 20:41.290 Develop a natural cadence 20:41.290 --> 20:42.490 when you are preaching. 20:43.250 --> 20:47.030 Meaning that cadence involves the pace, 20:47.250 --> 20:49.130 it involves the rhythm, emphasis 20:49.130 --> 20:51.530 and pauses that are incorporated 20:51.530 --> 20:53.250 within your sermon. 20:53.770 --> 20:55.690 There are moments when you should speak more quickly. 20:56.770 --> 20:58.330 But there are also moments 20:58.330 --> 21:00.170 when you need to slow down a little bit. 21:01.070 --> 21:02.450 And slowing down in a sermon 21:02.450 --> 21:03.810 don't undermine the importance 21:03.810 --> 21:06.050 and the effectiveness of just slowing down 21:06.050 --> 21:07.490 and pausing. 21:08.250 --> 21:09.870 If you're preaching about something 21:09.870 --> 21:11.090 that you're passionate about, 21:11.630 --> 21:13.290 the natural tendency, at least for me, 21:13.830 --> 21:16.010 is just to start talking really fast 21:16.010 --> 21:18.230 because I just want to get the information out there 21:18.230 --> 21:20.450 and I'm just a fast talker in general. 21:20.910 --> 21:22.470 That's probably one of my weaknesses. 21:22.470 --> 21:24.670 I get that a lot of my videos are like, 21:24.710 --> 21:25.630 I like what you said. 21:25.730 --> 21:26.990 Can you just please slow down? 21:27.450 --> 21:29.870 I'm just a naturally a fast speaker 21:29.870 --> 21:31.090 so I have to work on that. 21:32.130 --> 21:35.450 But there is power in just being able to slow down 21:36.550 --> 21:39.370 and even pausing during certain statements. 21:40.450 --> 21:43.230 And this also helps you to avoid 21:43.230 --> 21:44.750 what Pastor Anderson talked about yesterday, 21:44.950 --> 21:45.710 the word salad. 21:47.270 --> 21:50.330 Having in fillers and saying things 21:50.330 --> 21:52.090 that don't necessarily pertain to the sermon 21:52.090 --> 21:54.250 but you feel like you just got to add things to it. 21:54.370 --> 21:55.710 Sometimes you just don't say anything at all. 21:56.270 --> 21:57.230 You make a point 21:57.230 --> 22:00.170 and if you feel like you can't expand upon that point 22:00.170 --> 22:00.570 then don't. 22:01.430 --> 22:03.570 Just pause and move on to the next. 22:06.050 --> 22:08.250 So a well-placed pause can allow 22:08.250 --> 22:09.930 an important statement to sink in. 22:11.630 --> 22:13.470 It can give the congregation time 22:13.470 --> 22:14.810 to process what you've said. 22:16.590 --> 22:17.690 To you it's just like, 22:17.730 --> 22:18.890 well, I made this point, 22:19.230 --> 22:20.090 they should already know 22:20.090 --> 22:21.570 and I'm gonna keep going. 22:22.050 --> 22:24.730 But you gotta understand in a congregation 22:25.710 --> 22:27.590 not everyone in here even now 22:27.590 --> 22:28.630 is listening to what I'm saying. 22:29.330 --> 22:31.190 Some people are thinking about other things right now. 22:31.810 --> 22:33.290 But that's how it is in church too. 22:34.150 --> 22:37.210 In church, it's even more prevalent in church. 22:37.530 --> 22:40.130 Some people have tuned you out from the start. 22:40.790 --> 22:41.830 They're thinking about food, 22:42.150 --> 22:43.010 they're thinking about lunch, 22:43.170 --> 22:43.650 they're thinking about, 22:44.110 --> 22:45.550 oh man I forgot to do this at home, 22:46.010 --> 22:46.970 they're thinking about work 22:46.970 --> 22:48.790 and then you make eye contact with them 22:48.790 --> 22:50.550 and they're just like... 22:51.790 --> 22:52.590 That's how you get like, 22:52.670 --> 22:53.830 sometimes you get random amen 22:53.830 --> 22:55.110 during points like, 22:55.590 --> 22:56.710 that's not a point, yeah. 22:57.670 --> 22:59.050 Because they feel like they need to say, 22:59.170 --> 23:00.630 oh I got caught, you know. 23:00.990 --> 23:02.210 So then they have to say amen. 23:02.370 --> 23:03.010 So you have to understand 23:03.010 --> 23:04.490 not everyone pays attention. 23:05.050 --> 23:07.030 So in order to kind of help with that 23:07.550 --> 23:09.850 is you have to have these variations 23:09.850 --> 23:10.770 in your voice, 23:11.070 --> 23:13.150 but also pause to allow people 23:13.150 --> 23:14.870 to catch up to what you're saying. 23:15.830 --> 23:17.110 A well-placed pause can 23:17.110 --> 23:19.630 allow important statements to sink in, 23:19.990 --> 23:22.130 help the congregation process what you've said 23:22.130 --> 23:24.370 and create anticipation 23:24.370 --> 23:27.210 before introducing an important truth. 23:28.990 --> 23:31.030 And it also gives you an opportunity 23:31.030 --> 23:32.350 to gather your thoughts. 23:33.370 --> 23:35.090 Sometimes because you're nervous, 23:36.690 --> 23:39.090 you feel like, oh man I just, 23:39.730 --> 23:41.110 everyone's looking at me right now, 23:41.230 --> 23:42.390 I feel like I'm gonna make a mistake 23:42.390 --> 23:44.270 and you have all these thoughts going on, 23:44.670 --> 23:46.650 you could lose track of what you're trying 23:46.650 --> 23:48.690 to communicate and then you're just like, 23:48.750 --> 23:49.830 I'm lost, I don't know what to say. 23:49.950 --> 23:50.690 Well this is what you do, 23:50.830 --> 23:51.590 you just don't say anything. 23:52.570 --> 23:53.950 You just got played off. 23:55.230 --> 23:56.550 You gotta play it off sometimes 23:56.550 --> 23:58.470 and then you just walk back to your notes, 23:58.870 --> 24:00.410 you pause, you don't say anything, 24:00.570 --> 24:02.370 look down, pick up where you left off 24:02.370 --> 24:03.630 and you continue on with the sermon. 24:04.790 --> 24:06.150 You don't need to say anything. 24:06.950 --> 24:08.430 You don't have to have fillers, 24:08.830 --> 24:10.450 you don't have to conclude your thoughts. 24:10.650 --> 24:12.650 Sometimes what you said is sufficient 24:12.650 --> 24:13.850 and you can move on. 24:14.050 --> 24:15.890 Don't feel obligated to fill every second 24:15.890 --> 24:17.110 of your sermon with words. 24:21.150 --> 24:22.890 Also, pausing helps you 24:22.890 --> 24:24.890 to maintain control over your speech. 24:26.910 --> 24:28.170 Inexperienced preachers, 24:28.290 --> 24:30.050 like I was just talking about 24:30.050 --> 24:31.330 can often speak too quickly 24:31.990 --> 24:34.490 and so when you pause, 24:35.290 --> 24:37.590 you can avoid stumbling over your words, 24:37.910 --> 24:40.410 stuttering, trying to 24:40.410 --> 24:41.870 find a word in your mind 24:41.870 --> 24:43.330 that's just not coming to mind. 24:43.330 --> 24:44.970 It's just like, I don't know what to say, 24:45.210 --> 24:46.630 just pause, move on 24:47.210 --> 24:49.550 and you can carry on from there. 24:50.830 --> 24:52.190 Let me skip some points here. 24:52.930 --> 24:54.730 Okay, so that's point number one 24:54.730 --> 24:55.710 is projection. 24:56.450 --> 24:58.430 Make sure that you're using your diaphragm 24:58.430 --> 25:00.510 when you speak, preach to the back of the auditorium, 25:00.890 --> 25:03.090 learn how to elevate your voice, 25:03.410 --> 25:05.530 project your voice so that people can hear you 25:05.530 --> 25:07.530 and learn how to have 25:08.030 --> 25:09.490 fluctuation in your speech 25:10.070 --> 25:11.130 throughout your sermon. 25:12.250 --> 25:13.850 Obviously, there's going to be instances 25:13.850 --> 25:15.990 where in your sermon 25:15.990 --> 25:17.150 you actually have to put that. 25:17.310 --> 25:19.430 I do recommend for you to put that in your notes 25:19.430 --> 25:21.690 if you are a novice in this area 25:22.210 --> 25:24.330 and then later on as you become accustomed 25:24.330 --> 25:26.630 to these methods, 25:26.990 --> 25:28.210 they'll just come naturally. 25:28.810 --> 25:30.570 But you should have some form of notes 25:30.570 --> 25:32.670 to say, I need to raise my voice here 25:32.670 --> 25:33.710 or something, if you're not 25:33.710 --> 25:35.730 necessarily accustomed to doing so. 25:36.150 --> 25:37.390 If you have a monotone voice, 25:37.970 --> 25:39.190 you're soft spoken, 25:39.190 --> 25:40.690 you need to train yourself 25:40.690 --> 25:42.470 to project your voice and so forth. 25:43.130 --> 25:44.250 Point number two is expressions. 25:44.530 --> 25:46.810 Let's talk about expressions. Body language. 25:47.670 --> 25:48.850 Your body should communicate 25:48.850 --> 25:50.090 what your mouth is preaching. 25:52.050 --> 25:53.530 Meaning your posture, 25:54.210 --> 25:54.630 movements, 25:55.310 --> 25:56.450 facial expressions, 25:56.750 --> 25:57.570 hand gestures, 25:58.150 --> 26:00.830 they all contribute to your delivery 26:00.830 --> 26:02.830 and you need to be mindful of these things. 26:04.090 --> 26:05.590 Your body should reinforce 26:05.590 --> 26:06.930 the message you are communicating 26:06.930 --> 26:08.230 with your mouth. 26:08.970 --> 26:11.070 And so you may have a great sermon, 26:11.390 --> 26:12.370 a lot of great content 26:12.930 --> 26:15.230 and you even may have 26:15.230 --> 26:16.710 great voice fluctuation 26:16.710 --> 26:19.170 but if your body language doesn't communicate that 26:19.170 --> 26:21.090 it kind of conflicts with the message there. 26:22.490 --> 26:24.250 Learn to communicate confidence 26:24.810 --> 26:26.530 when you are nervous. 26:27.130 --> 26:28.590 And so yesterday 26:28.590 --> 26:30.390 I saw a lot of leaning on the pulpit, 26:31.010 --> 26:32.270 a lot of fidgeting 26:32.930 --> 26:33.870 behind the pulpit 26:33.870 --> 26:35.610 and that's completely normal. 26:36.310 --> 26:37.630 You just have to learn to 26:37.630 --> 26:38.850 keep under your body. 26:39.630 --> 26:40.990 Bring it into subjection. 26:42.270 --> 26:43.450 One thing I think 26:43.450 --> 26:46.070 preachers should avoid doing as much as possible 26:46.070 --> 26:47.750 when you are preaching is just staying 26:47.750 --> 26:49.490 like this the entire time. 26:50.670 --> 26:51.750 Just like this. 26:53.310 --> 26:54.150 I believe 26:54.150 --> 26:55.090 that when you are preaching 26:55.090 --> 26:57.130 you should use hand gestures. 26:57.890 --> 27:00.290 You should be like an Italian 27:00.290 --> 27:01.990 and talk with your hands. 27:01.990 --> 27:04.170 It does help 27:04.930 --> 27:06.190 when you are preaching. 27:09.170 --> 27:10.790 Avoid allowing nervousness 27:10.790 --> 27:12.450 to cause your body to collapse inward. 27:14.270 --> 27:15.450 Folding your arms 27:15.990 --> 27:18.110 kind of collapsing yourself inwardly. 27:18.810 --> 27:20.510 This kind of communicates that you're timid, 27:21.110 --> 27:22.650 you're nervous, you're scared, 27:23.530 --> 27:24.410 you're just kind of 27:24.410 --> 27:26.790 you have to use a restroom or something. 27:28.290 --> 27:30.590 And if you are just naturally 27:30.590 --> 27:32.410 like that, there's nothing wrong with it. 27:32.450 --> 27:33.850 You just have to train yourself not to be. 27:34.390 --> 27:35.430 And one thing I did 27:36.010 --> 27:37.510 with the preachers at our church 27:37.510 --> 27:39.230 is there's some guys I said, 27:39.310 --> 27:42.150 for the rest of the sermon I just want you to hold on to the pulpit 27:42.150 --> 27:44.010 like this for the entire sermon. 27:45.890 --> 27:46.690 Don't move. 27:47.130 --> 27:48.290 Just stay right there 27:48.290 --> 27:50.470 because they have to just train themselves 27:50.470 --> 27:52.150 to just extend their arms 27:52.150 --> 27:53.710 and keep it right here 27:53.710 --> 27:55.430 because they're so used to just being right here. 27:56.390 --> 27:58.650 If that's you, you should train yourself 27:58.650 --> 28:00.230 to just keep your arms right there 28:00.230 --> 28:02.090 if you're not accustomed to using your hands 28:02.090 --> 28:02.990 when you preach. 28:03.350 --> 28:04.830 Don't tuck yourself in. 28:05.330 --> 28:06.770 Don't hunch over your shoulders. 28:07.450 --> 28:10.030 Keep a good posture. 28:10.650 --> 28:12.450 You have to communicate boldness, 28:12.710 --> 28:14.650 confidence, not timidness. 28:16.690 --> 28:18.890 Maintain a strong and confident posture 28:18.890 --> 28:20.290 behind the pulpit. 28:20.530 --> 28:21.710 Don't slouch over the pulpit. 28:22.310 --> 28:23.830 Don't burzins the pulpit. 28:23.830 --> 28:27.150 I think that's a temptation. 28:27.430 --> 28:29.810 If you feel like you are tempted 28:29.810 --> 28:30.870 to do something like that 28:30.870 --> 28:32.470 where you just kind of like lean over the pulpit, 28:32.570 --> 28:34.170 you just have to lean or something, 28:34.690 --> 28:36.310 here's a little hack that you can do. 28:36.670 --> 28:38.530 Just put your foot on the pulpit. 28:39.690 --> 28:40.710 And then switch. 28:41.650 --> 28:43.450 These are just little things you can do to help you 28:43.450 --> 28:45.110 and just hold yourself up, 28:45.210 --> 28:46.770 use this, but don't lean. 28:47.250 --> 28:48.690 Just put your foot on the pulpit 28:48.690 --> 28:51.550 and when you're feeling like you're about to lean into it, 28:51.730 --> 28:52.170 switch feet. 28:52.170 --> 28:52.850 Okay? 28:53.770 --> 28:56.090 It's something you can do to avoid that. 28:57.710 --> 28:58.690 Again, I mentioned 28:58.690 --> 29:00.770 learn how to use hand gestures 29:00.770 --> 29:01.670 when you preach. 29:02.090 --> 29:04.330 Dynamic preaching does sometimes 29:04.330 --> 29:05.570 use hand gestures. 29:06.030 --> 29:06.710 And facial expressions. 29:08.750 --> 29:10.350 I am a very 29:10.350 --> 29:12.490 expressive person when I preach. 29:13.230 --> 29:14.330 I've been told a lot 29:14.330 --> 29:16.190 that I just like bug my eyes out a lot 29:16.190 --> 29:16.650 when I preach. 29:17.110 --> 29:19.050 That's just my thing, I guess. 29:19.050 --> 29:21.030 People are just like, yeah, you're just always like, 29:21.270 --> 29:21.750 but you know, 29:22.610 --> 29:24.170 but they'll never forget it though. 29:24.830 --> 29:26.170 They'll never forget it. 29:26.330 --> 29:28.830 And they're just like, yeah, when you're really on it, 29:28.850 --> 29:29.310 you're just like, 29:30.790 --> 29:31.750 I'm like, yep. 29:32.930 --> 29:34.670 But you know, I'd rather have that 29:34.670 --> 29:36.870 than just have just a monotone face. 29:38.030 --> 29:38.290 Okay? 29:39.470 --> 29:40.270 And so 29:40.870 --> 29:43.070 there's a quote from a preacher long ago 29:43.070 --> 29:44.510 and people asked him, 29:44.770 --> 29:45.470 they said like, 29:46.110 --> 29:48.010 why do people like to come listen to you preach? 29:48.450 --> 29:49.390 What is it about your preaching? 29:49.770 --> 29:51.410 And he basically said, you know, I like myself 29:51.410 --> 29:53.330 on fire and people come watch me burn 29:53.330 --> 29:54.530 when I preach. 29:55.190 --> 29:56.990 That's really what it is when you are preaching, 29:57.310 --> 29:58.870 you're basically, you're kind of a spectacle 29:58.870 --> 29:59.790 to a certain degree. 30:01.230 --> 30:03.030 And that's literally what preaching is. 30:03.150 --> 30:04.230 I mean, the preaching in the Bible 30:04.230 --> 30:07.070 is exactly that. Very animated. 30:07.750 --> 30:09.010 They used their hands, 30:09.150 --> 30:10.810 their gestures, their facial expressions 30:10.810 --> 30:13.590 and so forth when they communicated God's word. 30:14.330 --> 30:16.170 Learn to interact with the congregation 30:16.170 --> 30:17.930 through eye contact and countenance. 30:18.510 --> 30:18.570 Okay? 30:19.290 --> 30:21.390 It's important that when you are preaching 30:21.390 --> 30:23.530 that you look people directly in the eyes. 30:24.330 --> 30:26.050 And sometimes I think a lot of people 30:26.050 --> 30:27.090 have a problem with that. 30:27.490 --> 30:30.010 They struggle with making eye contact with people. 30:30.430 --> 30:31.510 Just in person 30:31.510 --> 30:32.850 or even through preaching. 30:33.670 --> 30:36.250 And if you feel like, man, that's kind of hard. 30:36.490 --> 30:38.170 Like, I just don't like to look people 30:38.170 --> 30:38.910 right in the eyes. 30:39.050 --> 30:40.550 It's just really hard to do so. 30:40.550 --> 30:42.950 First of all, it's a very effective way to preach. 30:44.850 --> 30:47.310 But if you feel like you struggle with that, 30:47.790 --> 30:49.030 here's a couple of things that you can do. 30:49.990 --> 30:51.390 Number one is 30:51.390 --> 30:52.930 you can look directly 30:52.930 --> 30:54.330 on top of their heads. 30:55.630 --> 30:56.910 And to them, it still looks like 30:56.910 --> 30:58.390 you're looking directly into their eyes. 30:58.690 --> 31:00.470 So I'm looking at your head, I'm looking at your head, 31:00.530 --> 31:02.230 looking at your head, your head, your head. 31:03.190 --> 31:04.690 It looks like I'm making eye contact with you 31:04.690 --> 31:05.950 but I'm actually looking at the top of your head. 31:06.170 --> 31:08.250 And that kind of helps you to 31:08.250 --> 31:09.550 still make that 31:10.430 --> 31:12.230 still interact with the congregation 31:12.230 --> 31:13.230 and so forth. 31:13.650 --> 31:15.590 But another way to do it is choose 31:16.130 --> 31:18.330 three to four people in the congregation 31:19.170 --> 31:20.010 that are 31:20.010 --> 31:22.150 very good at paying attention 31:22.150 --> 31:24.370 and kind of interact with you. 31:25.490 --> 31:26.530 When I'm preaching 31:26.530 --> 31:28.750 I have about three or four people 31:28.750 --> 31:30.790 in my church that I always look at. 31:31.670 --> 31:32.190 Always. 31:32.730 --> 31:33.870 And then the rest of them, 31:33.970 --> 31:35.190 I don't want to look at them. 31:37.630 --> 31:38.010 Because 31:38.010 --> 31:39.350 they can just be discouraging. 31:39.510 --> 31:40.470 I'll just be honest with you. 31:41.390 --> 31:43.450 It's often, it can be discouraging 31:43.450 --> 31:45.150 to look at people when I'm preaching 31:45.150 --> 31:47.690 because they just look super disinterested. 31:48.330 --> 31:49.030 Maybe they're 31:50.290 --> 31:51.670 they're like fall asleep 31:51.670 --> 31:52.310 or something. 31:52.790 --> 31:54.890 They're just like, you know, 31:54.990 --> 31:56.310 I don't want to look at that when I'm preaching. 31:56.570 --> 31:57.950 That's discouraging, you know. 31:58.890 --> 32:00.770 And so what I do is I look at people 32:00.770 --> 32:02.310 who are just really expressive. 32:02.990 --> 32:04.410 There's this one lady who sits 32:04.410 --> 32:05.830 right in front. Her name is Kelly, 32:06.330 --> 32:08.670 Franceschini. Most of you have heard her 32:09.590 --> 32:10.630 in the live streams. 32:11.090 --> 32:12.970 But she's very expressive. 32:13.090 --> 32:14.070 When I'm preaching, she's just like, 32:20.520 --> 32:20.920 you know. 32:22.060 --> 32:23.720 It's a little too much, but you know what? 32:23.880 --> 32:24.860 It helps though. 32:26.020 --> 32:27.360 It really does help. 32:28.600 --> 32:29.640 And then there's others. 32:29.840 --> 32:31.060 Like I look at someone on my right 32:31.060 --> 32:33.660 and this person is just like, when I look at them 32:33.660 --> 32:42.190 they're, then there's others 32:42.190 --> 32:43.430 they just don't want to look at. 32:43.690 --> 32:44.990 Because again, they're just don't look. 32:45.250 --> 32:47.090 And it's not like they're not paying attention or something. 32:47.350 --> 32:48.410 Sometimes just people have, 32:49.430 --> 32:50.590 you know, why has that content 32:50.590 --> 32:51.730 that's fallen type of thing. 32:51.970 --> 32:52.410 They're just like. 32:55.350 --> 32:56.150 You know. 32:56.510 --> 32:57.930 It's not something I want to look at. 32:58.730 --> 33:00.270 And I don't know about you, 33:00.350 --> 33:01.230 but for me as a preacher, 33:01.550 --> 33:03.090 I don't know how Pastor Shelly feels about this, 33:03.170 --> 33:05.130 but I do like 33:05.130 --> 33:06.730 want people's faces 33:06.730 --> 33:08.350 to, you know, 33:08.630 --> 33:09.630 look interested. 33:10.670 --> 33:12.530 And I don't determine 33:12.530 --> 33:14.450 how well I'm doing based upon the countenance 33:14.450 --> 33:16.130 because there are instances where, 33:16.490 --> 33:18.150 you know, I'm preaching on something 33:18.730 --> 33:20.850 and I feel like it's not going over 33:20.850 --> 33:22.970 very well in the congregation. 33:23.030 --> 33:24.650 And I'm like, okay, I need to 33:24.650 --> 33:27.350 spend more time on this because you're giving me some looks or something. 33:27.530 --> 33:28.750 Or I'll have visitors 33:28.750 --> 33:29.950 and they don't like what I'm saying. 33:30.170 --> 33:32.430 And that just makes me want to double down even more 33:32.430 --> 33:34.430 and just preach even harder. 33:34.430 --> 33:35.870 But in general, 33:36.530 --> 33:38.170 you know, there are certain people that I look at 33:38.170 --> 33:40.430 their countenance, they look interested. 33:40.570 --> 33:42.070 That's something that can help you 33:42.070 --> 33:43.410 and it really is encouraging. 33:43.610 --> 33:45.570 When you see someone, they're just really engaged 33:45.570 --> 33:47.510 and they're paying attention. 33:47.890 --> 33:49.690 It can often help your confidence. 33:49.990 --> 33:51.370 It can help your delivery. 33:51.770 --> 33:54.090 And so it really does help. 33:54.650 --> 33:55.810 If you have trouble with that, 33:55.850 --> 33:57.330 again, look to the top of the head 33:57.330 --> 33:59.910 until you can make your way to their eyes. 34:00.610 --> 34:01.950 Use physical expressions 34:01.950 --> 34:03.330 to emphasize particular truths. 34:04.390 --> 34:05.010 The Bible says 34:05.010 --> 34:07.550 in Ezekiel 21 and verse 12 34:07.550 --> 34:09.330 cry and how, son of man 34:09.810 --> 34:11.590 for it shall be upon my people 34:11.590 --> 34:14.070 it shall be upon all the princes of Israel 34:14.690 --> 34:16.210 terrors by reason of the sword 34:16.210 --> 34:17.550 shall be upon my people 34:18.190 --> 34:19.230 smite therefore 34:19.890 --> 34:20.730 upon thy thigh. 34:21.310 --> 34:22.570 So he's specifically telling Isaiah 34:22.570 --> 34:25.090 to slap his thigh when he's preaching 34:25.090 --> 34:26.730 using hand gestures, right? 34:26.830 --> 34:28.230 It says in verse 14 also 34:28.710 --> 34:30.110 thou therefore, son of man 34:30.110 --> 34:32.530 prophesy, smite with thine hands 34:32.530 --> 34:32.950 together. 34:34.010 --> 34:35.950 So these are very effective tools 34:35.950 --> 34:36.910 to get people's attention. 34:37.690 --> 34:40.210 Smiting your hands together, smiting your thighs 34:40.210 --> 34:41.450 jumping on the pulpit, 34:41.730 --> 34:43.530 kicking the pulpit. 34:44.630 --> 34:46.250 You just got to make sure that you use these things 34:46.250 --> 34:47.070 sparingly. 34:47.490 --> 34:48.810 And you also got to make sure you can 34:49.490 --> 34:51.910 actually make it on top of the pulpit. 34:53.150 --> 34:54.190 You don't want to jump 34:54.190 --> 34:55.650 and just end up falling off or something 34:55.650 --> 34:57.370 and it just turns out worse. 34:58.910 --> 34:58.930 Okay. 34:59.570 --> 35:01.710 So point number one is expressions. 35:02.650 --> 35:03.590 Alright excuse me. Point number one 35:03.590 --> 35:05.990 is projection. Point number two is expressions. 35:06.570 --> 35:07.350 Point number three is 35:07.350 --> 35:08.030 composure. 35:08.990 --> 35:11.510 Learn how to have rule over 35:11.510 --> 35:12.530 your own spirit. 35:13.210 --> 35:15.750 Controlling your emotions, your anger 35:15.750 --> 35:16.670 compassion 35:17.330 --> 35:18.930 love and so forth. 35:19.690 --> 35:21.630 It's important for us as preachers 35:21.630 --> 35:23.710 that we communicate the emotion 35:23.710 --> 35:24.930 that we want the people to have. 35:25.950 --> 35:27.450 So if we are indignant 35:27.450 --> 35:28.950 about a particular false doctrine 35:28.950 --> 35:30.170 that needs to be communicated 35:30.650 --> 35:32.510 and you need to kind of plan that. 35:33.570 --> 35:35.610 Obviously some of this stuff comes naturally 35:35.610 --> 35:37.650 but you need to be able to communicate 35:37.650 --> 35:39.070 when you're passionate about something 35:39.070 --> 35:41.150 when you want to communicate empathy 35:41.570 --> 35:43.610 you want to communicate compassion, love 35:43.610 --> 35:45.250 you want to communicate forgiveness 35:45.830 --> 35:48.110 anger, wrath, things of that nature 35:48.110 --> 35:49.530 these things have to be communicated 35:49.530 --> 35:51.510 from the pulpit and you have to have rule 35:51.510 --> 35:53.010 over your own spirit when you do so. 36:00.640 --> 36:02.380 Learn to transition between different 36:02.380 --> 36:03.580 emotions throughout your sermon. 36:04.540 --> 36:06.140 There should be like a spectrum of emotions 36:06.140 --> 36:08.340 that you go through throughout the sermon 36:08.340 --> 36:10.480 and you know there's going to be 36:10.480 --> 36:12.380 instances where you're preaching 36:12.380 --> 36:14.240 through a particular topic and it's more 36:14.240 --> 36:16.020 of a teachy thing, that's obviously it doesn't 36:16.020 --> 36:17.860 apply because you're giving 36:17.860 --> 36:19.880 information but in general 36:19.880 --> 36:21.300 when you're preaching through a topic 36:21.300 --> 36:24.140 you're refuting a false doctrine 36:24.140 --> 36:26.220 you are preaching against 36:26.220 --> 36:27.840 someone, a false prophet 36:27.840 --> 36:29.860 you know that needs to be communicated 36:29.860 --> 36:32.340 in your sermon, in your expressions 36:32.340 --> 36:34.760 in your countenance and so forth. 36:38.840 --> 36:40.260 Let's talk about humor. 36:42.260 --> 36:44.380 So humor is a very effective 36:44.380 --> 36:46.400 tool in preaching 36:47.120 --> 36:48.700 when used appropriately 36:48.700 --> 36:49.740 it can enhance 36:49.740 --> 36:52.480 your sermon and the effectiveness 36:52.480 --> 36:54.160 of the sermon 36:55.100 --> 36:56.180 but here's the thing 36:56.180 --> 36:58.040 that really can't be planned though 36:58.040 --> 37:00.580 you can but you're 37:00.580 --> 37:01.520 risking it though 37:01.520 --> 37:03.540 if you are 37:04.020 --> 37:05.220 planning a particular joke 37:05.840 --> 37:08.360 you just have to make sure that it is actually funny 37:09.360 --> 37:10.200 because if it 37:10.200 --> 37:11.960 falls flat it can really 37:11.960 --> 37:13.040 demoralize you 37:14.280 --> 37:15.460 because no one laughs 37:16.540 --> 37:17.940 and then you're just kind of 37:17.940 --> 37:20.280 stuck there thinking that you were funny but you're not 37:21.860 --> 37:22.540 and so 37:22.540 --> 37:23.740 use humor 37:24.200 --> 37:26.380 sparingly just because something is funny 37:27.200 --> 37:28.660 doesn't mean that it needs to be said 37:30.460 --> 37:32.140 and keep in mind that too much humor 37:32.140 --> 37:34.220 can distract from the seriousness and the purpose 37:34.220 --> 37:34.840 of your sermon. 37:36.180 --> 37:38.480 Now this is something that I have to work on 37:38.480 --> 37:40.620 I like to tell jokes 37:40.620 --> 37:42.340 I like to cut up a lot even in my 37:42.340 --> 37:44.300 preaching and I have to kind of 37:44.300 --> 37:46.680 cut that down so I'm kind of teaching myself this 37:47.140 --> 37:48.500 use it sparingly 37:48.500 --> 37:50.400 you don't want the congregation anticipating 37:50.400 --> 37:51.860 your next joke for example 37:52.500 --> 37:54.580 rather than concentrating on the Word of God 37:54.580 --> 37:56.560 okay we need to make sure we're 37:56.560 --> 37:58.360 sober and we're 37:58.360 --> 38:00.680 we're not removing the attention 38:00.680 --> 38:02.540 from the matter at hand 38:02.540 --> 38:04.060 from the topic that you're preaching on 38:04.060 --> 38:06.400 okay humor should be used 38:06.980 --> 38:08.620 selectively to reinforce a particular 38:08.620 --> 38:09.120 point 38:09.940 --> 38:12.620 to illustrate a truth to emphasize a particular 38:12.620 --> 38:13.140 statement 38:13.920 --> 38:16.140 and just know this know your limitations 38:17.460 --> 38:18.620 when it comes to humor 38:19.160 --> 38:20.260 if you're not funny 38:20.260 --> 38:21.240 don't try it 38:22.680 --> 38:24.520 if you're not funny in person 38:24.520 --> 38:25.920 just don't try it 38:25.920 --> 38:27.840 okay and you're like 38:27.840 --> 38:28.960 I think I'm funny 38:29.740 --> 38:32.280 yeah but what do others think though 38:33.840 --> 38:36.240 if you think you're funny that's one thing 38:36.240 --> 38:38.140 you know if your wife says you're funny 38:38.140 --> 38:40.360 she's probably just being nice what other people say 38:43.100 --> 38:43.620 alright 38:44.500 --> 38:45.640 know your limitations 38:45.640 --> 38:47.700 not every preacher is naturally funny 38:47.700 --> 38:49.640 and there's absolutely 38:49.640 --> 38:50.900 nothing wrong with that 38:51.450 --> 38:53.400 if humor doesn't come naturally to you 38:53.400 --> 38:55.640 don't feel obligated to incorporate it 38:55.640 --> 38:56.200 into your preaching 38:57.320 --> 38:59.640 and so you know I'm pretty sure you planned 38:59.640 --> 39:00.780 that did you plan that yesterday 39:01.350 --> 39:02.760 was that that came naturally 39:05.560 --> 39:07.260 yeah that's perfect timing 39:07.260 --> 39:07.840 it was good 39:07.840 --> 39:10.580 he didn't tell a joke 39:10.580 --> 39:11.700 it was 39:12.280 --> 39:13.520 in the sermon title 39:13.520 --> 39:16.620 the title of the sermon is sin is bad 39:16.620 --> 39:18.600 and it's just everyone erupted 39:18.600 --> 39:19.180 in laughter 39:20.640 --> 39:22.540 and for a second I literally thought 39:22.540 --> 39:24.120 that's what the title of the sermon was 39:26.600 --> 39:28.380 but then he came back and he gave the actual 39:28.380 --> 39:29.820 title I'm like oh man that was good 39:30.440 --> 39:31.160 that was great 39:32.000 --> 39:32.820 and so 39:33.680 --> 39:34.980 use it sparingly 39:35.500 --> 39:36.940 make sure that you know 39:36.940 --> 39:38.820 you know what you're talking about 39:38.820 --> 39:40.840 you know that people will laugh at 39:40.840 --> 39:41.380 what you're saying 39:42.140 --> 39:43.940 but if you're not natural at it 39:43.940 --> 39:45.300 don't feel obligated to use it 39:45.300 --> 39:46.920 attempting to be funny when you're not 39:48.380 --> 39:50.300 it can really make the sermon 39:50.720 --> 39:50.960 awkward 39:52.980 --> 39:54.720 especially if it's poorly executed 39:54.720 --> 39:56.580 and it can actually interrupt the momentum 39:56.580 --> 39:58.160 of your sermon as well 39:59.980 --> 40:00.460 sometimes 40:00.460 --> 40:02.220 an unsuccessful attempt at humor 40:02.220 --> 40:03.900 can do more harm than good 40:05.580 --> 40:06.000 so 40:06.000 --> 40:07.680 be careful using humor 40:07.680 --> 40:08.700 in your preaching 40:09.340 --> 40:11.280 if you're not confident that something will be funny 40:11.280 --> 40:13.680 it's often better to just leave it out 40:14.480 --> 40:15.700 you don't have to be funny 40:15.700 --> 40:16.760 but it does help 40:17.340 --> 40:20.100 allow humor to develop naturally through your sermon 40:22.360 --> 40:23.740 you have to kind of capitalize 40:23.740 --> 40:25.520 on certain points in your sermon 40:26.120 --> 40:27.800 where you know you may think to yourself 40:27.800 --> 40:29.380 oh this would actually be funny to say 40:29.380 --> 40:30.720 and you just kind of say it 40:30.720 --> 40:31.800 and it ends up being funny 40:31.800 --> 40:32.640 now let me say this 40:32.640 --> 40:34.920 if you are telling a joke 40:35.400 --> 40:36.680 and it falls flat 40:37.140 --> 40:38.040 just move on 40:41.180 --> 40:42.600 and you could even say 40:42.600 --> 40:43.840 alright that wasn't funny 40:43.840 --> 40:44.500 sorry about that 40:44.500 --> 40:48.180 you could actually laugh at yourself 40:48.620 --> 40:50.360 make fun of yourself for telling a bad joke 40:50.360 --> 40:52.600 and that could kind of compensate for that 40:52.600 --> 40:54.920 make sure your humor reinforces 40:54.920 --> 40:55.900 the truth that you're communicating 40:55.900 --> 40:58.940 humor should serve a purpose within your sermon 40:58.940 --> 41:00.820 you're not just up there to entertain 41:00.820 --> 41:02.060 to be a clown 41:02.060 --> 41:03.760 to just make people laugh 41:03.760 --> 41:06.760 you're there to kind of drive people into 41:06.760 --> 41:08.500 the truth of the sermon 41:08.500 --> 41:11.150 and again don't allow unsuccessful humor 41:11.480 --> 41:13.150 to derail your preaching 41:13.620 --> 41:15.040 there may be occasions 41:15.040 --> 41:16.700 when you attempt to say something funny 41:16.700 --> 41:19.100 and the congregation doesn't respond 41:19.100 --> 41:20.500 don't panic 41:20.500 --> 41:22.100 don't become embarrassed 41:22.100 --> 41:23.620 don't allow your face to flush 41:23.620 --> 41:25.620 just move on 41:25.620 --> 41:26.780 and that is the last point 41:26.780 --> 41:27.500 perseverance 41:27.500 --> 41:29.580 the show must go on 41:31.180 --> 41:32.420 when you're preaching 41:32.420 --> 41:33.980 you will make mistakes 41:33.980 --> 41:35.620 it's just inevitable 41:35.620 --> 41:37.400 we're fallible men 41:37.400 --> 41:38.740 we will make mistakes 41:38.740 --> 41:39.820 we will stutter 41:39.820 --> 41:41.760 we will use um 41:41.760 --> 41:43.140 and uh 41:43.140 --> 41:47.140 we will do things that we told you in this boot camp 41:47.140 --> 41:48.080 not to do 41:48.080 --> 41:50.980 you will tell a joke that's not funny 41:50.980 --> 41:52.020 it'll fall flat 41:52.960 --> 41:53.860 you're gonna make mistakes 41:53.860 --> 41:55.800 you're gonna stutter, mispronounce words 41:57.340 --> 41:58.960 use words that 41:58.960 --> 42:01.460 for a point that doesn't make sense 42:01.460 --> 42:03.600 you'll use word salads 42:03.600 --> 42:05.380 say something incorrectly 42:05.380 --> 42:06.840 so what should I do 42:06.840 --> 42:08.360 show must go on 42:08.980 --> 42:10.380 just gotta move on 42:11.180 --> 42:11.820 and 42:11.820 --> 42:14.900 this is part of having composure 42:14.900 --> 42:16.080 when you're preaching 42:16.080 --> 42:18.980 you are the man that God has selected 42:18.980 --> 42:20.080 for this particular moment 42:20.080 --> 42:21.160 to preach the word of God 42:21.160 --> 42:23.220 you're preaching in God's stead 42:23.220 --> 42:25.220 you're the one with the authority of the Bible 42:25.220 --> 42:28.200 and so don't allow yourself to become discouraged 42:29.280 --> 42:30.200 or embarrassed 42:30.800 --> 42:31.260 shamed 42:31.260 --> 42:32.820 you are the man of the moment 42:32.820 --> 42:36.120 you're the one who's teaching the word of God at that particular time 42:36.120 --> 42:38.180 and so if you mess up 42:38.180 --> 42:39.920 it's okay just come back to your notes 42:39.920 --> 42:41.200 pick up where you're left off 42:41.200 --> 42:43.240 and carry on because the show must go on 42:43.240 --> 42:45.740 and obviously I'm not saying that preaching is a show 42:45.740 --> 42:47.820 I'm just essentially saying that you need to just 42:47.820 --> 42:49.120 carry on 42:49.120 --> 42:51.660 in spite of your mistakes 42:51.660 --> 42:52.260 that you've made 42:53.620 --> 42:56.040 it simply means that regardless of what's going on 42:56.040 --> 42:57.480 you must continue moving 42:57.480 --> 42:58.500 forward 42:58.500 --> 43:01.120 don't allow it to affect your confidence 43:01.120 --> 43:03.320 your concentration just move on 43:03.880 --> 43:05.680 and you know don't apologize 43:05.680 --> 43:06.920 for everything either 43:08.160 --> 43:09.440 mess up just like 43:09.440 --> 43:10.200 just move on 43:10.920 --> 43:12.800 and I'm not talking about doctrinal mistakes 43:12.800 --> 43:14.120 obviously you want to 43:14.120 --> 43:16.020 you don't want to make doctrinal mistakes 43:16.020 --> 43:17.020 at all 43:18.340 --> 43:20.900 and that's not to say that you won't make any mistakes 43:20.900 --> 43:22.740 I'm just saying when it comes to your delivery 43:23.700 --> 43:24.180 stuttering 43:25.260 --> 43:26.900 stammering struggling to communicate 43:27.500 --> 43:28.620 you just got to make sure 43:28.620 --> 43:30.200 that you are willing to just 43:30.600 --> 43:32.360 take the losses and move on 43:32.360 --> 43:34.580 and continue to preach and make it happen 43:34.580 --> 43:36.940 and so what's the lesson for this morning 43:36.940 --> 43:38.080 the lesson is simply this 43:38.720 --> 43:40.660 if you have a great sermon prepared 43:40.660 --> 43:42.080 with great information 43:42.520 --> 43:43.860 you have the verses memorized 43:43.860 --> 43:46.780 it's in your heart, you've already embedded the information 43:46.780 --> 43:48.280 that's good but if you don't 43:48.280 --> 43:50.600 necessarily have the delivery to match that 43:50.600 --> 43:52.580 it doesn't really make for a good sermon 43:52.580 --> 43:53.680 a good sermon 43:54.460 --> 43:56.460 has the information but it also 43:56.460 --> 43:58.320 has the effectiveness of the delivery 43:58.320 --> 43:59.220 as well 43:59.220 --> 44:00.480 and that's it 44:00.480 --> 44:03.720 I think at this time we're going to be doing the 44:03.720 --> 44:04.880 preaching drills 44:05.720 --> 44:07.140 Pastor Shelly are you here 44:08.260 --> 44:09.540 are you heading this up 44:09.540 --> 44:10.440 or am I heading this up 44:10.440 --> 44:11.360 are we both doing