5. List the main events of the character’s life. 6. List the lessons taught by the character’s life. 7. You may wish to present the character in the first person. That is, you may wish to speak as if you are Abraham, or Mary (the mother of Jesus, or some other character. 8. You may prefer to present the character in the third person. 9. Following the life of a character in time sequence makes it easier to remember the main points of the sermon. 10. Remember to present the character in such as way that listeners will learn and apply spiritual truths. For example, a Biblical character maybe presented as being happy that he obeyed God or sad that he disobeyed God. 2 To see Abraham Maslow’s Heirarchy of Needs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs
3 Kenson Kuba, Free Discipleship Study Books Discipleship Study Book 3, page 21 at the link. http://biblestudycd.com/books/book3.pdf BACK TO OUTLINE Page 8 of PREACHING AND TEACHING - Preaching 1/7/2012 http://test.missionstraining.org/PreachingAndTeaching/Preaching.html
