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Sermon
Delivery
How you say what you say
Dr Rick Griffith, Singapore Bible College
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Sermon effectiveness is due to…
What we say
(content)
How we say it
(delivery)
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The Importance of Delivery
"In order of significance the ingredients
making up a sermon are thought,
arrangement, language, voice, and gesture.
In priority of impressions, however, the order
reverses. Gesture and voice emerge as the
most obvious and determinative."
Haddon Robinson, Biblical Preaching, 191
Non-verbal communication…
"They do it every time he finishes his
sermon by noon."
1. Silent language communicates more than spoken
language.
2. If nonverbal messages contradict the verbal,
listeners will believe the silent message.
3. Effective delivery begins with desires. If you
don’t want to say it well, you won’t!
Non-verbal communication…
Nonverbal
Factors in
Delivery
Never
dress
worse
than your
listeners!
Ken Davis, Secrets of Dynamic
Communication, 134
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Movement & Gestures
 Spontaneous
 Definite
 Varied
Timing is key!
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Movement & Gestures
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Spontaneous
Definite
Varied
Properly Timed
Audience Oriented
Freedom of Movement
I don't know. It happens
every time I start to speak.
Use your
arms and
hands
Ken Davis, Secrets of Dynamic
Communication, 141
Sermon practice
Get Eye
Contact
Why did we
ever design
church
buildings
like this?
Vocal
Delivery
"Aaron Thorgwaller had a difficult
time delivering his first sermon,
due to the frog in his throat."
Pitch
Punch
Progress
Pause
Practice
Giving the
children's
sermon sure
helps your
delivery (kids
are merciless!)
Some other
tips…
Where
should
you
hold
the
mic?
"But seriously, folks, I know you
are out there. I can hear you
bleeding!"
Watch the
lighting
Natural lighting is best
Place
Lighting
Correctly
Ken Davis, Secrets of Dynamic
Communication, 151
Light set too high
Light set just right
resulting shadows
resulting sparkle
Lighting
Effects
Ken Davis, Secrets of Dynamic
Communication, 149
Types of Pulpits
Pulpit
Placement
Preaching to
the choir?
Black