The Sunday of Labor Day I didn't have to preach.
Last Sunday I needed to preach about some upcoming events in the life of the church that required a sermon from a text that wasn't a "story" I could easily tell. It was Paul's farewell address to the Ephesian elders.
Except for lack of a story to start, I do feel I've learned to preach with less reliance upon notes and more communication with my hearers. From their comments I could tell that even though I'd had notes that covered the entire sermon, they assumed I was speaking entirely without notes because I was not as reliant upon the manuscript.
This I attribute to the Bible Story Telling work I've been doing. It has forced me to rely more on my memory and to break things down into simpler "chunks" and "lose" my audience as preaching from a manuscript had in the past.
I expect I will resume Bible Story Telling through the Book of Acts starting this Sunday. This was the first sermon not connected with a Bible Story but the disciplines from telling Bible stories helped me communicate better from the feedback I received.
Note: I'll be reviewing new editions of Jackson Day's books on Bible Storytelling Soon. You should be able to find them on Amazon.com or at BibleStoryTelling.org
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