You have heard some preachers deliver a sermon that was anything but interesting. You sat there, trying to listen, but as hard as you tried, you could not get interested in what the preacher was saying. It is sad, but some preachers feel that little or no preparation is needed; as if it is the duty of the parishioner to hear boring sermons.
The same can be said of any public speaker. The speaker does everything but make his/her message interesting. Roger Ailes has some wise words about communication: “There are only four things that people you communicate with won’t forgive you: for not being prepared, not being comfortable, not being committed, and not being interesting.” There is no excuse for the preacher, or any speaker, not to be interesting.
The Holy Bible commands preachers to be interesting. It tells them that it is their responsibility to give messages that are interesting. “In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs. The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly” (Ecclesiastes 12:9-10). The preacher is to deliver a sermon full of “delightful words.” That takes preparation and work.
Preachers are to make the truth they teach interesting. To me, one of the worst things I can do in my ministry, is to be boring in my sermons. It is an honor for me to be able to communicate the Word of God to those in the congregation. God chooses the congregation. He expects me to preach “words of truth correctly.”
So, every chance you get to share your testimony or teach the Scriptures, make it interesting. Do nothing less!
