Boring Sermons – and How Not to Preach Them!

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Boring Sermons – and How Not to Preach Them!

Stuart Olyott

April 17, 2024 • Stuart Olyott

Stuart Olyott, author of "Preaching Pure and Simple," discusses how to deliver sermons in a manner that is captivating and impactful. He outlines five characteristics of preaching that effectively communicate the message of Jesus from the Bible in a memorable way.

0:00 - Preview

0:37 - Introduction to 5 Great Characteristics of Good Preaching

5:42 - Characteristic 1: Use Your Imagination

24:45 - Characteristic 2: Dramatic Power

42:13 - Ordinary Voice

49:39 - Characteristic 4: Bombs - Assaulting the Conscience

55:42 - Characteristic 5: The Spirit of God

1:05:48 - QA1 - Can Unction Be Expected Every Sunday?

1:08:44 - QA2 - If Unction Is All That Is Needed, Why the Other 4 Points?

1:09:29 - QA3 - Give Specific Applications or Let the Spirit Do So?

1:11:28 - QA4 - Exegesis

1:13:02 - QA5 - People Taking Notes?

1:16:27 - QA6 - How Do You Decide What to Preach On?

1:18:02 - QA7 - How Did You Do Family Devotions?

1:20:49 - QA8 - What Advice Do You Have for Growing in Prayer?

1:22:40 - Closing Prayer

Putting Prayer in Perspective: Our Father's Vast Universe

May 3, 2024 • Stuart Olyott • Matthew 6

Stuart shared the following exhortation prior to a morning prayer meeting at the 2024 Fellowship Conference. The thoughts shared really helped put prayer in perspective: in view of our Father's vast universe, He yet looks down and hears us!

Calvary's Miracles: Darkness, the Torn Veil, Earthquake, and the Resurrection of Saints

March 28, 2024 • Stuart Olyott • Matthew 27

Stuart Olyott delves into the profound miracles at Calvary, exploring the mysterious darkness, the tearing of the temple veil, a mighty earthquake, and the resurrection of saints, as recounted in Matthew 27. 0:00 Introduction and Scripture Reading 2:44 Overview: The Four Miracles at Calvary 3:19 Miracle 1: The Mysterious Darkness 5:43 Miracle 2: The Veil of the Temple Torn 8:43 Miracle 3: The Earthquake and Splitting Rocks 11:01 Miracle 4: Resurrection of the Saints 14:04 Reflecting on Our Response to Christ's Sacrifice

Not An Eclipse: Three Hours of Global Darkness

April 8, 2024 • Stuart Olyott • Matthew 27:45

The total eclipse is a global spectacle, but did you know there was an event where complete darkness lasted for three hours? And it was not caused by an eclipse. Our Lord came into the world miraculously. He started His public ministry with a miracle. Throughout the three and a half years of His ministry, He performed many miracles. And it's completely fitting that, as the Son of God is on the cross, He continues to work miracles. The first is a mysterious darkness. Did you see it there? Verse 45, now from the sixth hour, and Luke says, over all the earth, and it's not an eclipse. - Stuart Olyott