http://biblicalpreaching.net/2009/11/09/preaching-longer-narratives-2/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:51:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://biblicalpreaching.net/2009/11/09/preaching-longer-narratives-2/#comment-4629 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:38:15 +0000 http://biblicalpreaching.net/?p=1660#comment-4629 This is always difficult because you have two classes of listeners in the audience. Those that will be there next week & those that may or may not be there. In my preparation, I have to be able to feed both of them. If I am doing a large section, my regular attenders are aware of it in advance & I encourage them to read ahead. Yet, I try to present each message as “stand-alone” so that the visitor or occasional attender is not lost or feel left out.

]]> http://biblicalpreaching.net/2009/11/09/preaching-longer-narratives-2/#comment-4626 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:12:46 +0000 http://biblicalpreaching.net/?p=1660#comment-4626 I did Esther in three parts – 3-4 chapters a time, it was a lot but it was such a way to get caught up in the story and to see what was really going on. Did Luke’s gospel in 60-75 verse chunks too a few years back (chapters 9-19 at least) and that seemed to help hold the well known stuff together in its contexts, and let grace shine out of the text. Long is good, but telling it well is then very important.

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