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  Why is it important to surface a need for your audience right away? Can you think of an example of a speech or sermon you’ve heard that spoke to your needs? How did the speaker accomplish this?

  Joshua Mays replied 2 weeks ago 43 Members · 43 Replies

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  Erik Horwedel

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  12/01/2022 at 09:22

  To grab and hold their attention.

  I once used an object to achieve this, it was a crooked stick/staff to demonstrate our own crooked perspective of life and How God redeems it through His grace, mercy and the power of the Holy Spirits transformative work within.

  The crooked Stick/Staff seemed to grab the attention, and the interest was held with the analogy of broken and crooked perspective,the need to see His truth of love, grace and mercy more clearly.

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  Johnson Onyedinma Ndubuisi

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  10/28/2022 at 07:33

  For one to stand and wait to hear from someone, it’s because he or she has a need that needed to be addressed. A preacher that can steer the attention of his audience toward their need will keep them engaged until they can pick up answers to their needs.

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  Cory Byrd

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  10/19/2022 at 10:45

  You have to get the audience’s attention from the very beginning. You need to get their attention by starting with something that interests them and shows them they have a need for what I will be speaking about. I heard someone start a sermon recently with 3 chairs at the front of the room and sat in each chair explaining what each one was (Walking with God, being halfway in/out in our relationship with God, not having a relationship at all). He showed the audience a need for having a relationship with God. This grabbed my attention and had me locked in.

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  Amy Miletti

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  09/29/2022 at 14:20

  Surfacing the need early on captures the audience’s lasting attention. They begin listening because they want to listen, not just because they should listen. I experienced this recently when I listened to speaker on the topic of “self-talk”. The speaker grabbed my attention by asking a thought- provoking question- “Do you know the difference between listening to yourself and talking to yourself?” She went on to explain how learning the difference is key in implanting God’s truth into your heart. I sure want God’s truth well rooted in my mind and in my heart, so I was listening intently!

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  Matt Fraser

  Member

  08/01/2022 at 20:10

  If you don’t surface a need with an interesting statement people are not going to tune in to what you have to say and you are going to bore them. I have found that the best way to do this is open up with a story.

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