Great sleep with time changes…STARBUCKS run…any suggestions for a non-coffee drinker like me? What doesn’t taste like coffee but has the kick? Let me know.
Full day today…Session One on PREACHING TECHNIQUES. Hope to spend an hour at LAGUNA BEACH TONIGHT. Our hour of sight-seeing. They have us packed to the brim!
Ummm…none of that stuff in the pic to the right out here. Sunny and warm! That is me @ Snow Trails flying off a big jump and landing on the downslope of the hill on the left side. I already miss the snow…only a skier would say that…WELL, HERE WE GO WITH THE NOTES:
p.s.–You will notice some blanks, remember that I am ADD, and I will miss a point or 2, I will get the notes and fill them in later for ya. Here we go again:
PREACHING TECHNIQUES by RICK WARREN:
Conviction/Character/Conduct need to be the process of preaching.
Much preaching is producing learners, but not doers. “Be doers of the word and not just hearers.”
Jesus: I have come that you might have LIFE, not just information. Doctrine, reproof, correction in righteousness are and ends to the means for us to become like CHRIST!
Rick Warren just talked about why Saddleback has really plowed ahead. He said they have always been FAST/FLUID/FLEXIBLE. Vision is surrounded by these things. Are you like this in life or your job or your ministry?
Another profound statement when talking about his worship leader Rick Muchow who he has worked with for over 20 years…he said that he has never said, “We can’t do that.”
It’s easy to be BIBLICAL if you don’t want to be RELEVANT. And it’s easy to be RELEVANT if you don’t want to be BIBLICAL. There is a fine line between doing both.
Need more HOW TOO preaching instead of just OUGHT TOO preaching. Teaching them how to self-feed.
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2. Find the UNIVERSAL TRUTH.
3. WHAT DOES THE AUDIENCE NEED?
6 Things everyone needs around the world:
1. Everyone wants to be loved.
2. Everyone wants their life to count.
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4. People are carrying a load of guilt.
5. Consumed with bitterness.
6. Universal fear of death.
STOP BEING AFRAID TO PREACH HOW TO! Much of the Bible is content, but much is application or more application! Pastor’s are afraid to do this out of fear of criticism.
This is a great session that you should see on VIDEO when it comes out. Can’t put all the richness into text. This is one of the best and most helpful. Want a copy? E-mail me, I will get you one.
He’s going on and on about APPLICATION. That studying the great preachers of old, they are at least 40-90% application just as SCRIPTURE is. Great stuff. We get it baby.
Always preach for RESPONSE.
10 Things About Preaching for LIFE CHANGE:
1. All behavior is based on a belief.
2. Behind every sin is a LIE I am believing.
3. Change ALWAYS starts in the mind.
4. EXPOSE the lie they are believing.
5. Trying to change BEHAVIORS instead of BELIEFS is a waste of time.
7. You don’t change peoples minds, the APPLIED WORD of GOD does.
8. Changing the way I act is the result of the FRUIT of REPENTANCE.
9. Deepest kind fo preaching is preaching for REPENTANCE.
10. Lasting life change: Enlighten the Mind, Engage the Emotions, Challenge the Will.
If you preach this way, you will be criticized. But show me a church that has baptized more people than Saddleback in America.
People want more information so they don’t have to change.
peace out from the 419…more to come! Stay up late for good stuff.
