by demonstrating that what is being communicated is inherently interesting. Now, for the preacher expounding Scripture it is true—what subject matter is more vital to anyone than what God has revealed in the Bible? But this is precisely what we must convince our congregations to believe and remind them of each time. As preachers, we need to help our listeners understand that they are not at church to merely sit through a talk. And they aren’t to listen simply because it is the spiritual thing to