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Session Eight - "Sermons That Move People to Action"

Episode Notes:

Introduction:

Welcome back to "A Guide to Preaching." In today's session, we're exploring a crucial aspect of delivering powerful sermons—moving your audience to action. 

Focus the Message in the Conclusion:

Clearly state your central idea in the conclusion, summarizing the entire message. This is crucial for those who may have missed the message or need reinforcement. The only exception is when dealing with a sophisticated audience that can grasp the message without explicit restatement.

Apply the Message:

Application is key. Relate the message to individuals in the audience by being specific. Don't forget to include practical suggestions for behavioral change. The conclusion should guide your audience on how to implement the message in their lives.

Obtain a Decision:

Preaching is about persuading people to think, feel, and act in accordance with Biblical truth. Ethos, logos, and pathos—credibility, logic, and emotion—are essential elements. A preacher must have character and credibility, and the emotional element is a powerful force in persuasion.

Principles of Persuasion:

1. Assumptive Close: Assume the decision has been made.
2. Requesting the Order: Ask directly for a decision.
3. Benefits of Decision: Emphasize the benefits to motivate action.
4. Overcoming Objections: Address concerns or objections.
5. Give a Choice: Pose a question that prompts a choice.

Add Urgency:

To be effective, add urgency. Encourage immediate action and explain why the decision needs to be made now. Study the Bible, speak with passion, and preach for a decision.

Types of Conclusions:

1. Formal Conclusion: Reviews the entire message.
2. Last Point Conclusion: Emphasizes implications, applications, etc., after the last major point.

Methods of Conclusions:

1. Summary: Recapitulate major points.
2. Exhortation: Direct encouragement but use it tastefully.
3. Suggestion: Provide specific suggestions for implementation.
4. Illustration: Conclude with an illustrative story.
5. Contrasting Truth: Present a contrasting truth for emphasis.
6. Visualization: Paint a vivid picture of the message's impact on a typical listener.
7. Quotation: End with a short, impactful quote.
8. Rhetorical Question: Engage the audience with a thought-provoking question.

Conclusion:

Just as a successful flight requires a safe landing, a speech needs an effective conclusion to be truly impactful. Effective messages contain conclusions that focus, apply, and usually obtain

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