T HE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S 3. “ Thy Name is Great” (Jer. 10:6; Jer. 44:26). REPUTATION 4. “ Thou art very Great” (Psa. 104:1). ADORATION 5. “ The Great God and Saviour” (Tit. 3:13). MANIFESTATION 6. “ The Great and Mighty God” (Jer. 32:17, 18). DECLARATION 7. “ Great in Goodness and Beauty” (Zech. 9:17). PROCLAMATION — J. Meek. ... :* *• ’ ijjfc.' Ok Mk PULPIT POINTERS Effective Preaching Here are some rules, as printed in “Onward,” which no man can afford to disregard in trying to influence his hear ers. Begin with a positive, concrete, strik ing statement. Tell your audience some thing at the start that will grip their attention. Use-short sentences. Try to make one ‘word do the work of two. Avoid fine phrases. You aren’t there to give them an earful, but a mindful. Talk,to the back row of your audience; you’ll hit everything closer in. Talk to the simplest intelligence in your audience; you’ll touch everything higher up. Be natural and direct. Speak slowly. A jumbled sentence is a wasted sentence. Don’t forget what you represent, and don’t let your audience forget it. Finish strong and sharp. See to it that action follows your speech. Such speaking as that would shorten sermons, sharpen points, and multiply the results. Best Drawing Card The small audiences in many churches have been much commented on as an in- THINKING OF CHRISTMAS?
1030 9. A teacher (Heb. 5:12). The Bible is understanding (Ps. 119:97-100). - 10. A watchman (Ezek. 3:17). The Bible is a warning cry (Ezek. 3:17). 11. A witness (Acts 1 :8). The Bible is a.testimony (Jn. 5":39). 12. A light-hearer (Phil. 2:15). The Bible is a light (Ps. 119:105, 130). 13. A pilgrim (1 Pet. 2:11). The Bible is a protector (Ps. 17:4; 119:11). 14. A fisher of men (ML 4:19; Lk. 5:10). The Bible is bait (Acts 13:5, 7, 26, 44, 48, 49). 15. A'shepherd (Jn. 21:15-17; 1 Pet. 5:1-4). The Bible is food for the sheep (1 Pet. 2:2; Acts 20:32). — H. S .Miller. kk Mk THE DEATH OF CHRIST Mt. 20:28 . “ Came to give his life a ransom for many.” 1. “He came” — Teaches that His death was the chief aim of His coming. Calvary was not a tragic interrup tion of His activities, but the main point in His coming. 2. “ To give his life”—jTeaches that His death was to be His own act. “ No man taketh my life from me.” He dismissed His own Spirit. 3. “ A ransom”.—Teaches that His death was the redemption price paid for those unable to pay it for them selves. 4. “For many”— (Lit. “ instead of many” .) Teaches that His death has world-wide power (1 Tim. 2:6). - -K. L. B. as gas “HE SHALL BE GREAT” (Lu. 1:15) 1. “ A Portion with the Great” (Isa. 53:12). HUMILIATION TO EXALTATION 2. “His Glory is Great” (Psa. 21:5). SALVATION
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