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3. Practicing Delivery
After preparing the sermon outline and text, it is important to practice delivering the sermon. You may talk through it with a friend. Ask the person if they understand each point. Ask the friend for suggested improvements in content or delivery. You may preach the sermon to a mirror. Early in his career, one preacher used to preach to trees in a forest. If you have access to a video camera or a tape recorder, it is helpful to record your message, and then review it. Practice it to the point that you can deliver it with minimal notes. But don’t try to memorize the whole sermon. This will reduce your freedom in delivering the message. It will make the sermon sound stilted rather than coming from your heart. Memorize only the main points. It is better to overlook some minor points in the delivery than it is to present everything in a rigid, stilted manner. Leave room for the Holy Spirit to bring some new information to the sermon when it is presented. It is helpful to have some spontaneity. Many people fear public speaking. Somethings that help in overcoming such fear areas Page 6 of PREACHING AND TEACHING - Preaching
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follows. Be prepared. Know the sermon material. Practice delivery. Be humble, but bold. Understand that God has called you to preach, and he will give you everything that you need to obey that calling. Be yourself. Speak from your heart. You may use some techniques from other effective speakers, but you are not a duplicate of another speaker. Use interesting illustrations and concrete language throughout your sermons. When listeners pay attention to your sermon, you will have more confidence in your delivery.

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