Lesson 1: Introduction To Preaching

What is Preaching?

The dictionary defines it as: “To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to deliver a sermon.
[1913 Webster]”

The difference between preaching and homiletics is that preaching is the actual discourse of public speaking of proclaiming the gospel while homiletics is a form of pastoral theology where it is a branch of rhetoric that treats of the composition and delivery of sermons or homilies (Wikipedia).


How To Preach Effectively And Get People Listening To You

Learning How To Preach Effectively

I hope this will really help those who are being trained right now to preach. This is also very helpful to those ordinary members who are being trained to lead a devotional study during a prayer meeting or camping.

There are lots of factors that affect the mood of people to get them listening to you. The past week may sometimes be very straining to your listeners which caused them to have “floating minds” on Sunday morning. Some of them may also be experiencing some problems.

However, there are some factors that can really be attributed to the preacher. And these are things where we can do something to improve the rate of our listeners. Here are some effective tips to have your audience listen to you.