Plain Speaking

How to Preach and Teach Effectively

Plot

Although many books have been written about preaching and teaching, most of them are addressed to seminary-trained pastors. They're not aimed at the churches that don't use professionally schooled ministers. That's what is different about this book. The New Testament Christians had no seminaries, but raised up effective preachers and teachers. The Holy Spirit can use ordinary Christian men today to preach and teach just as He did back in the first century.Plain Speaking takes the reader through all of the steps of developing and delivering effective sermons and devotional messages. Some of the topics covered are: Choosing the right topicBuilding your sermonWhere to find illustrationsOrganizing your materialPreparing rousing introductions and conclusionsMaking eye contact with your listenersControlling speaker's frightHow to make your devotionals specialPet peeves of listenersAlthough packed with practice information, Plain Speaking is written in an easy-to-read, conversational style.