Lastly, as I briefly mentioned above, remember that it is good to leave your people longing for more, not less. Every preacher has been there. You sense you are losing people—and you still have ten minutes left in your sermon. Give adequate time to the preaching of God’s word, but try to leave your listeners longing for more when you end. I would rather leave my people in a place where they wanted a little more, where they look forward to coming back next week, than overloading them to the point