Loading…

Using Illustrations to Preach with Power is unavailable, but you can change that!

Illustrations capture our attention and further our understanding in a way that no other sermonic tool can. This former pastor and current seminary president demonstrates why illustrations should be used in biblical preaching and then goes on to share how to find and integrate them effectively. Throughout his work Bryan Chapell makes it clear that illustrations are integral to effective...

In fact, congregations seem to think illustrations are often the most memorable, informative, and moving portions of many sermons. Is this because laypeople just do not appreciate good preaching? Is it, as the professor suggested, because television dominates the expectations and diminishes the capabilities of the modern mind? Or, could it be that illustrations contain a hidden dynamic of living truth that captures attention and furthers understanding in a way that no other sermonic tool can match?