Tag: stories

• Create Tension Through Story

  

  Preacher’s Block co-founder Hunter Bethea shares a tip for creating tension in sermons through storytelling. By starting a story early and leaving it unresolved or partially resolving it, preachers can engage their audience’s curiosity, leading them to anticipate its full resolution later in the sermon.

  Hunter Bethea

  May 4, 2025

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• Read Stories

  

  As preachers seeking to preach the stories of the Bible, it would be helpful to grab a book and read stories on our own!

  Hunter Bethea

  December 1, 2024

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