HOMILETICS

I. Definition

Homiletics- the art and science of making a sermon.

From the Greek words: Homo-same and Laleo-to speak.

Meaning: -speaking the same things.
-You are God mouthpiece.
-You’re message is definitely and should come from God.
-You are not spokesman of John McCarthur Jr, Charles Stanley,
-Billy Graham, Henry Thiessen, John Maxwell but of God.
-God speak people through you.

A. Warning:

1. Do not become proud and arrogant. Learn to listen to a man/woman behind

the pulpit whoever he was. Don’t criticize him/her.
2. Because you know so much in doing a sermon preparation, there will be less
praying and less dependence to the Holy Spirit and began to depend on
yourself.

Note: Your anointing does not come from your studies, but from the Holy Spirit.

3. Do not target the people in the pulpit (patamaan o paringgan), but bless and
encourage them.

B. What is the difference between the teaching and preaching?

1. Preaching is God’s way of winning the lost.

2. Teaching is God’s way of discipling the found.

C. Three Qualities of A Good Sermon

1. Satisfying – Touch the needs, problems of the audience.

2. Soothing – Get relief, encouragement and inspiration.
3. Moving – Touch the mind, heart, and will.

Note: Audience must comment and remember after you preach:

Good Sermon: What a great God he preached.

Bad Sermon : What a great preacher he was.

D. Three Kinds of Preacher

 1. A preacher whom you want to listen to. (Favorite preacher)
2. A preacher whom you do not want to listen to.
a. preach so long
b. make me sleepy, bored
c. bad delivery
d. monotone
e. using pulpit to tell what other’s mistakes.
f. Preach the same topic, etc.

Note: Pulpit time is God’s time, don’t waste it. Give your best to preach God’s Word.

Joke: 1. FRAT: frating tulog ang audience.

2. Helpful – when you learn God’s Word from the preacher’s sermon.
Healthful-when you fall asleep during or after the sermon.

3. A preacher whom you cannot help but listen to.

II. THREE WELL-KNOWN TYPES OF SERMON

A. Topical Sermon – sermon based on word from the text and main points (body)
come from all over the Bible (Old Testament and New Testament).

Note: Only a wife of a mother can preach without a text.

B. Example
TRIALS
(1 Peter 4:12)

I. WHY DO TRIALS COME?

II. HOW DO WE OVERCOME TRIALS?

TRIALS
(1 Peter 4:12)

I. OUR ATTITUDE DURING TRIALS.

II. OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO THOSE UNDERGO TRIALS.

PRAYERS
(Matthew 6:9)

I. WHAT ARE THE HINDRANCES IN PRAYER?

II. HOW SHOULD WE PRAY?
 III. WHAT ARE THE KINDS OF PRAYER?
IV. HOW GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS?

THEME: JESUS THE MASTER OF CHANGES

(John 2:1-11)

I. HE CHANGES MENS LIVES UNTO RIGHTEOUSNESS (2 Cor. 5:17;

Gal.1:20)
A. He does not only change people, He changes things.
B. From bitter water to sweet water
C. From bad circumstances to good circumstances.

II. HE CHANGES HUMAN THINGS FOR HIS GLORY (John 2:11)

III. HE CHANGES HUMAN COURSES TO FULFILL HIS PLANS (Dan.2)

THE RAPTURE
(1 Thess.4:16)

I. THE SIGNS OF THE RAPTURE. (Matthew 24)

II. THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE RAPTURED (choose verses)
III. THE TIME OF RAPTURE (CLIMAX)

SALVATION
(ACTS 16:31)

I. AVAILABILITY (Matthew 1:21)

II. AFFORDABILITY ( Romans 6:23)
III. ACCEPTABILITY (John 3:16)

GOD BREATHE
(Genesis 2:7)

Note: God doesn’t have bad breath, otherwise Adam would not come alive.

I. BREATH OF PHYSICAL LIFE, Gen. 2:7

II. BREATH OF POWER, John 20:22

NOTE: IN EVERY MAIN POINT, THERE SHOULD BE A TEXT.

B. TEXTUAL SERMON – Sermon based on one or more Scriptures whose main point come
from text
itself. Text supplies the sermon.

Difference between topical sermon and textual sermon:

Topical – you find or search verses throughout the Bible.
Textual – only in the text.
KIND OF LOVERS
(2 TIMOTHY 3:1-4)

I. LOVERS OF SELF ( v.2)

II. LOVERS OF MONEY (v.2 NKJV)
III. LOVERS OF PLEASURES (v.4)
IV. LOVERS OF GOD (v.4)

THE MESSAGE OF THE RESURRECTED CHRIST

(John 20:21)

I. IT IS THE MESSAGE OF PEACE

II. IT IS THE MESSAGE OF MISSION
III. IT IS A MESSAGE OF POWER

THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL

(John 3:16)

THE GREATEST LOVER (GOD)

THE GREATEST RECIPIENT (WORLD)
THE GREATEST GIFT (SON)
THE GREATEST CONDEMNATION (PERISH-UNBELIEVERS

C. EXPOSITORY SERMON- Sermon based on a paragraph or chapter of

Scriptures and whose main
point comes from the text.
A. Truths not seen, you dig them up, it is there.
B. Truths hidden in a given text, being exposed by the expositor.
C. Most difficult kind of sermon but most beautiful sermon a preacher can make.
D. Easier in the narratives. In a narrative, pick up the “key sentence,” you will get them;
it can be in the middle, but usually in the first sentence.

Difference between expository and textual sermon:

-In the textual study, the points are obviously seen. No need to expose it.
-In the expository study, you need to dig, expose it.

HOW SHOULD A CHRISTIAN WALK

(Ephesians 5:1-15)
Key Sentence: v.15
I. NOT AS UNWISE.
II. BUT AS WISE
III. NOT DRUNK WITH WINE
 IV.
BUT FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
OR
THEME: HOW SHOULD A CHRISTIAN WALK
I. WALK WISELY
II. WALK FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT

THEME: GOOD BUT NOT ACCEPTABLE

(Luke 10:38-42)
I. THE TIMING IS WRONG (choose verse)
II. THE PRIORITY IS WRONG
III. THE WAY OF SERVING IS WRONG

THEME: JESUS HEALS A PARALIZED MAN.

(Mark 2:1-12)

I. IT IS A FAITH THAT BELIEVES (choose verse)

II. IT IS A FAITH THAT PERSIST
III. JESUS SAW THE FAITH THAT OBEYED.

IV. STEPS IN MAKING A SERMON OUTLINE

1. Theme
2. Text
3. Introduction
a. Approach Sentence b. Sermonic outline c. Sermonic
Application
d. Proposition e. Transitional Sentence

4. Body/Main Points
5. Conclusion

A. Determine the Subject

What is a subject? Subject is a broad area of discussion, sometimes called it a

topic.

Question no.1 – What would I like to preach?

1. Example:

-Affliction -Brotherhood -Courage -

Baptism
-Angels -Christ -Cross -Death
-Atonement -Compromise -Discipleship -
Divorce
-Faith -Fear -Fellowship -
Holiness
 -Holy Spirit -Forgiveness -Idolatry -Law
-Justification -Love -Missions -
Money
-Peace -Redemption -Sacrifice -
Worship
-Thanksgiving -Tithing -Unity -
Unbelief
-Victory -Warfare -Worldliness -
Wisdom
-Obedience -Patience -Rapture -Prayer

After determining what subject is, get a concordance, and look for the subject you have
chosen.
Question no. 2 – What have l read in the Scriptures about my subject?
Ex.: Prayer: 1. Pray without ceasing
2. Pray for authorities
3. Lord’s supper
4. Wicked judge and the widow
5. Pray to avoid temptation
6. Prayer of a righteous man
7. Prayer of Jesus for disciple
8. Prayer of Moses for the Israelites
9. Prayer of Paul to the Ephesians
10. Believer’s prayer

B. Choose a Text.
What is a text? It is a biblical basis of your sermon.
Note: -Only a wife or a mother can preach without a text.
-The text suggests that your sermon is not your own but from God.
-Just only one text. Another text will be a reference or support.
-if you have no text, don’t preach.
-If you have forgotten the text, that’s the time to use a concordance.

GUIDELINES IN CHOOSING A TEXT

1. Find the most fitting text about your subject.
Ex. SUCCESS
(Joshua 1:8)
2. Do not be afraid of preaching from a preachable text.
Ex. John 3:16;, John 14:6, etc.
3. Avoid controversial text
Ex. 1 John 5:16.
What is unclear to you will be unclear to your audience also.

4. When you read your text, read it with enthusiasm, with feelings.
-You can already get the attention of the audience by reading the text.
 5. When announcing the text, announce it 3x and give ample time for your
congregation to
locate it.
a. Read your text audibly and clear
b. Look at your audience once in a while.
c. Gesture

C. Make A Theme
Theme/Title are the same. Sometimes separate for clearing the discussion.
Difference between the subject and the theme, theme is the subject in a limited
form.
Making a theme is the most difficult task in making a sermon.

Subject: Theme:
SIN THE SOURCE OF SIN
TEMPTATION HOW TO OVERCOME TEMPTATION

Question No. 3: What does my text say about my subject?

Example: TEMPTATION
(Matthew 4:1-11)

What does Matthew 4:1-11 say about the subject “Temptation,”

Ways to Overcome Temptation -wrong
Kinds of Temptation -correct
Consequences of Temptation -wrong
Manner of Temptation -wrong

Get the best theme in a given text, that will give you more than one point, but has 2,3,4
points.

Example: KINDS OF TEMPTATION

(1 John 2:16)

I. LUST OF THE FLESH

II. LUST OF THE EYES
III. PRIDE OF LIFE

KEY WORDS/SUPPORTING THE THEME OR SUBJECT

-Aspirations -Changes -Assurances
-Charges -Doubts -Attitudes
-Circumstances -Duties -Attributes
-Commands -Effects -Barriers
-Commitment -Elements -Beginning
-Criticisms -Expression -Facts
-Factors -Challenges -Causes
 -Methods -Results -Situations
-Rewards -Secrets -Symptoms
-Times -Troubles -Views

STYLES/TYPES OF THEMES

A. Get a keyword plus the word “of”

Example: Subject: PRAYER
Keywords: Rewards
Themes: THE REWARDS OF PRAYER
You have the keyword, subject and the word “of”

B. Use Interrogatives (What, Why, When, Where, Who, and How)

HOW DO WE GET REWARDS IN PRAYER
WHEN DO WE GET REWARDS IN PRAYER
WHY DO WE GET REWARDS IN PRAYER
WHERE DO WE GET REWARDS IN PRAYER

C. BY USING ACTION VERBS

Example: Instead of WHAT IS THE REWARDS OF PRAYER

We use action verb: PRAYER CAN BE REWARDED
HEALING THROUGH PRAYING
D. ADD MORE LIMITING WORDS
Subject: GOD
Keyword: LOVE
Theme: THE LOVE OF GOD (Very broad)
Limiting words: THE LOVE OF GOD TO SINFUL MEN

E . FORMULATE THE INTRODUCTION

-Introduction is a words before the Word

-(Greetings, Testimony, Jokes are not introduction. The preacher wants only to get audience’
attention).

1. WAYS TO INTRODUCE THE SERMON

-Get the background of the text. Ex. Luke 19:10
-Giving the author’s reason of writing the book (Historical Background)
Ex. 1 Peter 1:1,2

NOTE: WHEN YOU PREACH OR NARRATE STORY OR QUOTE BIBLE

VERSE,
IT SHOULD BE ACCURATE AND EXACT.

2. PARTS OF THE INTRODUCTION

Why introduction is important?
- Introduction gains attention and solicit interest.
 - The intro shows the relevancy of the message.
- The intro helps us to make the transition from the natural to the spiritual.
- The intro shows the direction of the message.

a. APPROACH SENTENCE-is the first sentence in the introduction that state a sensual
or
universal truth

Ex. REASONS WE PRAY

Approach Sentence: There are reasons we do things.

Ex. THE BEST RESULT OF JUSTIFICATION

Approach Sentence: There are results when you take a bath every night.

WAYS TO OVERCOME TEMPTATION

Approach Sentence: There are reasons we do things.

Note: Approach sentence can be imperative, interrogative or declarative.

b. SERMONIC OUTLINE- is part of your approach sentence.

Ex. Theme: REASONS WE PRAY

A.S.: There are reasons why we do things.

S.O.: Reasons for eating,
Reasons for working
Reasons for playing.

Ex. Theme: REASONS WE PRAY

A.S.: There are reasons why we do things.

S.O.: There are reasons why do we need to earn money.
There are reasons why do we need food.
There are reasons why do we need to work.

c. SERMONIC APPLICATION- It is the bridge that series to enter into spiritual

discussion. Transition from secular to spiritual.

Ex. Theme: REASONS WE PRAY

A.S.: There are reasons why we do things.

S.O.: Reasons we eat
 Reasons we work
S.A.: Likewise, there are reasons we pray.

Ex. Theme: REASONS WE PRAY

A.S.: There are reasons why we do things.

S.O.: Reasons we eat.
Reasons we work.
S.A. If there are reasons why we eat and work, there are reasons why we pray.

Note: We are now beginning discussing spiritual things or to introduce the Bible.

Ex. Theme: WAYS TO OVERCOME TEMPTATION

A.S.: There are ways to overcome an enemy.

S.O.: By making him a friend.
By war or fighting.
S.A.: In the same manner/Likewise to be a Christian, there are ways to overcome
temptation.

QUALIFICATION OF A CHRISTIAN WORKER

A.S.: To become a manager in a certain company, there are qualification.

S.O.: Two to Five years experience in managing
College Graduate (Graduate in Business Administration or Commerce)
Willing to be assigned in the province or abroad
S.A.: In the same manner, to be a Christian worker, there are qualifications to be
considered.

HOW TO BE SPIRITUALLY HEALTHY

A.S.: There are ways to be physically healthy

S.O.: By exercise.
By eating a balanced diet.
By having a good personal hygiene
S.A: Likewise, there are ways to become spiritually healthy.

d. PROPOSITION –The message in one sentence. It is the Core of the message.

Three types of proposition

-We have the ability – using “can”
-We have the duty – using “must”
-We have the evaluation or judgment – using “overall conclusion of the whole
sermon.

Ex. WAYS TO OVERCOME TEMPTATION

 A.S.: There are ways to overcome our enemy
S.O.: By making him your friend.
By fighting.
S.A.: Likewise, as a Christian there are ways to overcome temptation.
Prop.: Every Christian can overcome temptation.
Every Christian must overcome temptation.
Strong Christian are overcomer.

Ex. HOW TO BE SPIRITUALLY HEALTHY

A.S.: There are ways to be physically healthy

S.O.: By exercise.
By eating a balanced diet.
By having a good personal hygiene
S.A: Likewise, there are ways to become spiritually healthy.
Prop.: Every Christian must be spiritually healthy.
Or Every Christian can be spiritually healthy.
Or Strong Christian are Healthy

e. TRANSITIONAL SENTENCE-It is the sentence that bridges the introduction to the

body of
the sermon.

Ex. Prop.: Every Christian can overcome temptation.

Transitional Sentence: Our text this morning gives us the following ways to overcome
temptation:

Ex. HOW TO WALK

(Eph.5:15-20)

A.S.: Watching people pass by and you would see how they walk.
S.O.: 1. Some walk like cowboys.
2. Some walk like bowl legs.
3. Some walk like ducks.
S.A.: Likewise, every Christian should see how they walk.
Prop. : Every Christian should walk the way God wants them to walk.
Transitional Sentence: Every Christian should walk the way God wants them to walk by the
following
directions:
 I. WALK WISELY. (V.15)
III. WALK FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT. (V.18)

Ex. THE PURPOSE OF INCARNATION

(Hebrews 2:14-18)

A.S.: In everything there is a purpose.

S.O.: Why majored in music.
Why we were born
Why think of marriage
S.A.: Likewise, there is a purpose of the incarnation of Christ.
Prop. : The Christian should know the purpose of the Incarnation of Christ.
Transitional Sentence: Christ became man for the purpose of:

I. DESTROYING HIM WHO HOLDS THE POWER OF DEATH.

(vv.14-15)
II. BECOMING A MERCIFUL HIGH PRIEST IN SERVICE TO GOD.
(v.17)
III. HELPING THOSE WHO ARE BEING TEMPTED. (v.18)

Note: - The most mistakable work in introduction or in Homiletics is Proposition and

Transitional
Sentence.
- Don’t add more sentences in Transitional Sentence. It should be only one
sentence.

f. ESTABLISH MAIN POINTS

1. Main points are answers to the theme.

2. Main points should all be in big letters, underlined with a scripture reference
at the end.

Ex. CHRISTIAN’S ATTITUDES TOWARDS TRIAL

(1 Peter 4:12-19)

A.S.: Attitudes in certain circumstances shows in a person.

S.O.: 1. When he’s sick. When he is sad.
2. When he’s prosper. When he is happy.
3. When he’s tired. When he’s hot-tempered.
 S.A.: In the same way, attitudes are seen when under trials.
Prop.: Every Christian must have the right kinds of attitudes when under trials.
T.S.: The following are the attitudes Christians must have when under trials.

MAIN POINTS: I. DO NOT BE SURPRISED. (V.12)

II. REJOICE. (V.13)
III. GLORIFY GOD. (V.15)
IV. ENTRUST YOURSELF TO GOD. (V.18)

Ex. HOW TO BECOME GOD’S PROPERTY

(Ephesians 1:3-14)

A.S.: There are ways things belong to us, or become our property.
S.O.: How does a thing become yours?
1. You bought it.
2. You earn it.
3. You work for it.

S.A.: In same way, there are ways we belong to God..

Prop.: Every Christian is God’s property.
T.S.: Every Christian is God’s property by the virtue of the following:

MAIN POINTS: I. BY VIRTUE OF GOD’S ELECTION. (vv. 3-4)

II. BY VIRTUE OF GOD’S ADOPTION. (vv. 5-6)
III. BY VIRTUE OF GOD’S REDEMPTION.(vv.7-12)
IV. BY VIRTUE OF GOD’S IMPRESSION. (vv.13-14)

Ex. THE “MUSTS” OF JOHN 3

A.S.: There are things that are just must.

S.O.: 1. Eating 2. Studying 3. Working 4. Bathing
S.A.: Likewise, the Bible in John 3 gives us things that are must.
Prop.: Knowing “the musts” of John 3 can make a lot of difference in our lives.
T.S.: The following are the “musts” of John 3.

MAIN POINTS: I. THE PROMISE OF HIS RETURN. (VV.1-3)

II. THE PROMISE OF ANSWERED PRAYER. (VV.12-14)
III. THE PROMISE OF COMFORTER. (VV.16-17)
IV. THE PROMISE OF COMPANIONSHIP. (v.18)
V. THE PROMISE OF AFFECTION. (v.21)
VI. THE PROMISE OF SOLITUDITY. (v.27)
g. AMPLIFY MAIN POINTS TO SUBPOINTS.

1. What are sub-points? It is an exposition to your main points.

2. What is concluded in the sub-points.

a. State how main point was established.

b. Define the “word” from the main point (Definition of word).

-Use secular definition or Webster Dictionary
-Use Theological or Biblical definition.
-Contrast (what is or what is not)

c. Use interrogatives (why, who, where, when, what, how).

d. Use illustrations. After illustrating apply.

-Real stories which are extra biblical (Secular example, not it the bible).
-Stories that are biblical (found in the Bible).
-Short stories by analogies or comparison.

e. The last sub-point is always an application to the audience.

EXAMPLE OF SUB-POINTS

HOW TO BECOME GOD’S PROPERTY

(Ephesians 1:3-14)

A.S.: There are ways things belong to us or become our property.

S.O.: How does a thing become yours?
1. You bought it.
2. You earn it.
3. You inherit it.
S.A.: Likewise, there are ways things become our property.
Prop.: Every Christian is God’s property.
T.S.: Every Christian is God’s property by virtue of the following:

I. BY VIRTUE OF GOD’S ELECTION. (VV.3-4)

A. Define “Election”
1. Secular definition:
2. Theological/biblical definition:
B. Illustrate from the Bible the Doctrine of Election.
 1. Choosing of Jacob.
2. Secular illustration
3. Biblical illustration.
C. Time of Election
1. Before the formulation of the world, v.4
D. The Purpose of God’s Election
1. To be holy, v.4.
2. To be blameless, v.4
Application E. As God’s elect, let us be holy and blameless.

II. BY VIRTUE OF ADOPTION (VV.5-6)

A. Define “Adoption.”
1. Secular meaning.
2. Biblical meaning.
B. How adoption practice in the N.T. (Illustration)
1. You can give first secular illustration.
C. The purpose of our adoption.
1. To praise the glory of his grace.
D. Application: As God adopted child…..(continue)

III. BY VIRTUE OF REDEMPTION (vv.7-12)

A. Definition of ‘Redemption”
1. Secular definition
2. Biblical meaning

B. Illustrate the meaning.

1. Secular stories
2. Biblical example
C. What is included in redemption?
1. Forgiveness of sins, v.7
2. He made known His will to us, v.9
3. We have an inheritance from God, v.11
D. Application: We have been redeemed from sin, so let us not go back to it.

IV. BY VIRTUE OF IMPRESSION (SEALED) (vv.13-14)

A. Define “sealed”
B. Holy Spirit in us is the “Seal”
C. The seal is a guarantee of our inheritance.
1. Define guarantee (earnest)
D. The implication of the seal
1. Ownership 2. Validity
E. Application: Let us receive the seal (Holy Spirit)
 h. CONSTRUCT A CONCLUSION

1. According to Henry Davis, conclusion is the moment in which listener can

come nearest to seeing all the ideas and all at one time.
2. Recapitulation – repeat main points again.
3. It might be in the form of a poem, a hymn, or a song.
4. It might be an illustration or a short story.
5. It might be a command to people on what to do.

Note: The conclusion is the last chance to accomplish the sermon purpose whatever that
may be.

NOTE: DO NOT PREACH THIS SAMPLES TO THE CLASS. I MIGHT PREACH ONE OF
THEM.
THANK YOU.

REASONS WHY JESUS BECAME HUMAN

(Hebrews 2:14-18)

INTRODUCTION:
A.S.: There are reasons why we should like to become somebody sometime.
S.O.: 1. To be able to serve our family.
2. To be able to use our talents.
3. To be able to earn a living.
S.A.: In the same manner, there are reasons why Jesus became human.
Proposition: Jesus became human for us for some important reasons.
T.S.: Jesus became human for us because of the following reasons:

MAIN POINTS

I. TO DESTROY HIM WHO HOLDS THE POWER OF DEATH (vs.14-15)

A. To destroy-to remove the power, made powerless.
B. Jesus destroyed Satan who holds the power of death.
C. He did it by his own sacrificial death.
D. As the song goes by: “Jesus died for you and me that we might be free, way beyond
the blue.”
E. Jesus’ death destroyed the Enemy’s power in our lives.
If you are one with Jesus, you’re free from death’s grip.

II. TO BECOME A MERCIFUL HIGH PRIEST IN SERVICE TO GOD. (V.17)

A. High Priest – 1. Highest in sacerdotal order.

2. One who brings the offering to God.
B. Jesus did become human to make atonement for the sins of the people.
C. The Son of God became the son of man so that the son of man might become the
Son of God.
 D. Application

III. TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE BEING TEMPTED. (v.18)

A. Being tempted – being enticed by Satan to sin.

B. Jesus Himself overcame temptation.
1. We must not say “I’m only human,” Jesus was once in human form, but when
he was tempted, he overcame it.
C. Illustration:
Martin Luther asked on one time how he overcame the Devil said, “Well, when he
comes
knocking upon the doors of my heart, and asks who lives there?” The lord Jesus
goes to the
door and says, “Martin used to live here but he has moved out. Now, l live here.”
The
Devil seeing the nail prints in the hand, and the pierced side, run away
immediately.
D. Galatians 2:20

CONCLUSION:

Jesus became human for our sake. He became human to destroy him who holds the
power of death, to become a merciful high priest in God’s service and lastly to help them who
are being tempted.

BONUS:

SERMON DELIVERY
1. Watch your manner.
2. Watch your time (30-45mins)
3. Watch your audience (eye to eye contact)
4. Watch your language (simple, easy to understand)
5. Watch your gestures (hands, body, face)
6. Watch your dress (appearance)
7. Watch your voice (avoid monotone voice, it must be audible, not too fast)

OBSTACLES OF EFFECTIVE LISTENING

1. People stop listening when the material is uninteresting and irrelevant.
2. Distortion of a person’s message often occurs when the delivery is poor.
3. People tend to be influenced more by the dramatic emotional elements of a sermon
than by its logical elements.
4. Becoming over stimulated, or emotionally involved with the speaker can create
message distortion.
5. Listeners find it difficult to separate the essential to the non-essential in a message.
 6. Mentally jumping a head of the person speaking can cause one to miss part of the
message.
7. Destructions can cause problems in effective listening (eliminate noise). Ex. Crying
of a baby.
8. False attention (pseudo-listener)
9. Most people have a short listening span (How long can you listen?)
10. Listeners attend to what is easy to understand.
11. People have short listening span because they enjoy talking (preaching is more than
talking/listening).
12. Often people allow their emotion to block their listening.
13. Effective listening is block when personal prejudices in deep-seated conviction
impaired comprehension and understanding.
14. Local preachers in the age of electronic churches is people tend to believe on what
they heard in T.V. or Radio.
15. Sex bias blocks the communication of Gospels.

GOD BLESS YOU BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

SERVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR BEST.

SER CHARLES