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Preaching to Be Heard: Delivering Sermons that Command Attention is unavailable, but you can change that!

In Preaching to Be Heard, Lucas O’Neill shows pastors that presenting engaging sermons that are biblically focused is not an impossibility. In fact, the key to commanding attention lies in the text itself. Rather than relying on tricks or gimmicks, his approach to sermon writing focuses on maintaining tension throughout while sticking close to the biblical text. Using practical examples and a...

void” (Gen 1:2). If we don’t bring order to our work as preachers, our sermons will be the same—chaos begging for order and purpose. To form a message that captures and maintains interest, we must think from the perspective of the audience. As I mentioned in the preface, some do this by trying to discover what needs the listeners are likely to feel are most relevant. But for the expository preacher, forming a message for interest is not about felt needs. It is prompting the right need. It is about
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