Techniques for Effective Preaching

You can't teach anyone to preach, but you can sharpen the techniques they use to deliver God's Word.

When you are teaching the art of preaching to Holy men and women who will be proclaiming the Word of God, I feel you must deal with spiritual and natural preparation. Preaching is more than speaking, it is delivering life to the lifeless, and hope to the hopeless. The ability to inspire and impact through God's Word cannot be administered with natural abilities, but the preacher must tap into God's power. Access to God's power requires additional preparation before and after the sermon is ready. This study uses the King James Version Bible for all scriptural reverence.

C. B. Atkins has been preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ for over 25 years. She has served as an instructor of the Bible for over 15 years. C. B. Atkins has taught the course of Homiletics for many years. The experience has been quite rewarding. Most textbooks are perfect for motivational speakers, but preachers need a spirit-filled guide. When you are teaching the art of preaching to Holy men and women who will be proclaiming the Word of God, you must deal with spiritual and natural preparation. Preaching is more than speaking, it is delivering life to the lifeless, and hope to the hopeless. The ability to inspire and impact through God's Word cannot be administered with natural abilities, but the preacher must tap into God's power. Access to God's power requires additional preparation before and after the sermon is ready. C. B. Atkins wrote this textbook with that in mind and in heart.