Malcolm Cox

Teaching Tip 351 | “Plain Speaking - building your sermon” | Malcolm Cox Introduction Here is your 2-minute tip based on chapter 2 of the book, “Plain speaking: How to preach and teach effectively" by David Bercot.  “These steps are flexible and can be adapted to your own preferences. But to be an effective speaker, you will want to follow some plan." Page 37 Six steps according to Bercot: Praying for guidance - including listening. Why are we afraid of silence? “Silence gave me space to remember that my most urgent spiritual questions are not necessarily the ones that will endure.” Tish Warren, ‘Prayer in the Night’ Researching - reference tools (bestcommentaries.com  / accordancebible.com ) Reflecting and brainstorming - what else is important to explore regarding this topic? Water at the well - Bible’s story regarding water, other scriptures about ‘living water’. Illustrating my topic - more on that next week Organising - more on that in an upcoming episode Sculpturing - more on that in anot