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How to Be Sure Your People Listen to Your Preaching
Those of us who are teaching pastors tend to be quite protective of our preaching – sometimes to the point that it hinders us from having the impact we should.
One area I’m rarely asked about, but I see as an issue over and over again in churches is that the people on Sunday mornings just aren’t tuned in – they aren’t listening to what the pastor is teaching.
And I’m going to give you one sure-fire, God-honoring technique to make sure people will listen to what you have to say…
Preach what the Bible says about the real issues your people are facing!
The truth is, there’s not a single issue being faced by your people right now that God’s word is silent about.
For example, one of our most frequent prayer requests at The Journey is always about relationships (both for singles and marrieds).
Of course we pray for every request that gets shared, but as a pastor I couldn’t help but feel a little heartbroken that my people were suffering in an area that scripture has so much to say about.
So a few months back, I took advantage of one of the greatest discipleship tools at my disposal – the Sunday morning stage – to equip my people with God’s truth about relationships.
We taught a four week series called “Undressed: Uncovering the Secrets of Sex, Self-Image and Successful Relationships,” and the results were tremendous – we saw:
- New believers each week
All relationships are affected when our primary relationship with Christ is right. Without an evangelistic focus, we still saw people beginning that relationship each week of this series. - Marriages experiencing renewed passion
Dozens of married couples renewed their vows during our on-stage vow renewal. Many of these couples expressed thanks that they now had the tools to honor God with their marriage. - Singles deepening their commitments
Each week, I heard from singles in our church, thanking us for tackling these issues and sharing how their lives and choices were changing by implementing God’s principles for dating. - And much, much more!
In fact, the results and feedback was so powerful, I had the team at Church Leader Insights pull together everything we did and we just released it this week to you.
You can pick up this complete sermon series – including audio files, message notes, transcripts, graphics, connection cards, memory verse cards AND the information you need to conduct your own Marriage Vow Renewal ceremony during the series.
PLUS – Pick up this series before tomorrow (Friday) at 11:59pm Eastern and receive over $90.00 in Additional Bonuses!
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