Preaching with Passion

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Preaching with Passion

• Ministering the Word with Power 14

• Passion is essential to true preaching because
  God is a passionate God. (Gen. 66, Exo. 37,
  413-14, 345-7, Deu. 424, Eze. 314, Isa. 581
  John 212-25 Matt. 935-38, Luke 1941-44
  Matt. 2313-39)
• The Theology of Apatheia and Pathos
• The emotions of God must be communicated in the
  message
• People are bored by lack of emotion and passion.
  An emotionless movie will not be popular.
• Preaching needs to engage peoples mind, will and
  emotion. It needs to engage their imagination.
• Preaching needs to be like music it needs to be
  symphonic. It should have rhythm and reoccurring
  themes. It should have crescendos and
  decrescendos. It even needs pauses and changes of
  tempo. It should accent certain notes. It needs
  to unfold a story

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Lessons from Beethoven

• Beethovens Concerto in C-Minor No. 3 for Piano
  Orchestra
• Rondo. Allegro
• Largo
• Allegro Con Brio
• Beethovens Concerto in C-Major No. 1 for Piano
  Orchestra
• Rondo. Allegro Scherzando
• Largo
• Allegro Con Brio

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The Function of the Body in Preaching
Your Dress Do not let the outward, non-essentials
distract from the message (1 Cor. 921-23) Your
Voice Projection, Pronunciation, Pitch, Accent,
Speed, Silence, Reptitative Words with no meaning
(okay, yeah, umhh, aahh, etc.), dry mouth Your
Gestures and Movements Watch out for nervous
gestures (Pacing), eye contact, content should
motivate movement Self-Conscious vs. God-Conscious