Comments on: Don’t short change the conclusion http://biblicalpreaching.net/2007/06/19/don%e2%80%99t-short-change-the-conclusion/ Wed, 23 May 2012 11:17:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Graham Gould http://biblicalpreaching.net/2007/06/19/don%e2%80%99t-short-change-the-conclusion/#comment-9191 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:03:30 +0000 http://biblicalpreaching.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/don%e2%80%99t-short-change-the-conclusion/#comment-9191 Having become a regular preacher after a long time as a university lecturer, I found reaching an appropriate conclusion among the hardest aspect of sermon technique in which to become reasonably proficient. Having to conclude sermons made me realize just how often I was able to conclude lectures snappily with a simple ‘I will have to stop there’ or ‘We will carry on with this next time’. But it took me a long time to identify the problem and to cut out over-long, flabby sermon endings groping for a place to finish. I think I have become better now, though not of course perfect.

]]> By: Sherman Haywood Cox II http://biblicalpreaching.net/2007/06/19/don%e2%80%99t-short-change-the-conclusion/#comment-104 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:23:13 +0000 http://biblicalpreaching.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/don%e2%80%99t-short-change-the-conclusion/#comment-104 Another important component of the sermon. You might be interested in the literature coming from the African American preaching tradition. Some, in that tradition agree totally with you, they would argue, as you did, that you should know how you conclude even before you preach the sermon.

The conclusion, in that thought, is a celebration of the truth of the gospel that was presented in the sermon. You can see information on this also on my website at this link: http://www.soulpreaching.com/homiletic-term-celebration/.

]]> By: Colin Adams http://biblicalpreaching.net/2007/06/19/don%e2%80%99t-short-change-the-conclusion/#comment-102 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:46:28 +0000 http://biblicalpreaching.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/don%e2%80%99t-short-change-the-conclusion/#comment-102 Increasingly, Peter, I’m realising the importance of the conclusion, though I’m sad to say I’ve often ‘ran out of time’ to prepare a decent finale. One thing I’ve been doing recently is trying to memorise both the introduction and conclusion as much as possible. On Sunday night, I was even able to shut my bible and just talk eye ball to eye ball with the congregation, because I had the final thoughts firmly in my head.

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