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SIGHT & SOUND…(AND MORE!)
HEAR, SEE, TASTE, TOUCH, SMELL…immerse hearers in your Bible teaching/preaching
ROLE PLAY, USE OBJECTS, VIDEOS, POWERPOINT, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, ETC.
TELL ME (I might forget), SHOW ME (I might remember), INVOLVE ME (and I’ll remember)
THE LORD, THE GREAT COMMUNICATOR:
CREATION! ALL SENSES IN PLAY:
HEAR, SEE, TASTE, TOUCH, SMELL…immerse hearers in your Bible teaching/preaching
ROLE PLAY, USE OBJECTS, VIDEOS, POWERPOINT, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, ETC.
TELL ME (I might forget), SHOW ME (I might remember), INVOLVE ME (and I’ll remember)
THE LORD, THE GREAT COMMUNICATOR:
CREATION! ALL SENSES IN PLAY:
Visibly and audibly with Adam and Eve.
Animals, birds, fish, flora, fauna, after sin: animal sacrifices (sight, sound, touch, smell, etc.)
Egyptian Captivity: 10 dramatic plagues! Passover sacrifice…
Parting Red Sea…Sinai: 10 Commandments, feasts & fasts – later Jordan River CROSSING
Daily provision in wilderness: Manna, Water from the Rock, clothing, shoes
Pillar of cloud and fire
Tabernacle & furnishings
Walls of Jerico falling, (except for Rahab’s!)
Sun standing still for whole day
Psalms (audible songs and communication)
Miracles of Elijah and Elisha
Fire from Heaven on Mt. Carmel
Ezekiels many visual displays re: prophesies against ISRAEL
Vally of dry bones coming to life
Daniel in lion’s den and 3 Hebrews in fiery furnace (with Jesus! )
Hosea having to marry a prostitute
Jonah in whale…and after! Along with other miraculous manifestations to teach the reluctant prophet.
Visions, dreams, God’s voice from Heaven, Theophanies and Christophanies
TABERNACLE AND TEMPLE loaded with visuals, objects, etc.
HIGH PRIEST’S OUTFIT AND EPHOD: symbolic and illustrative.
ANIMAL SACRIFICES (Sight, sound, smell, touch) ILLUS: I used a live lamb to illus. !
Animals, birds, fish, flora, fauna, after sin: animal sacrifices (sight, sound, touch, smell, etc.)
Egyptian Captivity: 10 dramatic plagues! Passover sacrifice…
Parting Red Sea…Sinai: 10 Commandments, feasts & fasts – later Jordan River CROSSING
Daily provision in wilderness: Manna, Water from the Rock, clothing, shoes
Pillar of cloud and fire
Tabernacle & furnishings
Walls of Jerico falling, (except for Rahab’s!)
Sun standing still for whole day
Psalms (audible songs and communication)
Miracles of Elijah and Elisha
Fire from Heaven on Mt. Carmel
Ezekiels many visual displays re: prophesies against ISRAEL
Vally of dry bones coming to life
Daniel in lion’s den and 3 Hebrews in fiery furnace (with Jesus! )
Hosea having to marry a prostitute
Jonah in whale…and after! Along with other miraculous manifestations to teach the reluctant prophet.
Visions, dreams, God’s voice from Heaven, Theophanies and Christophanies
TABERNACLE AND TEMPLE loaded with visuals, objects, etc.
HIGH PRIEST’S OUTFIT AND EPHOD: symbolic and illustrative.
ANIMAL SACRIFICES (Sight, sound, smell, touch) ILLUS: I used a live lamb to illus. !
NEW TESTAMENT:
Miraculous Virgin Birth of our Savior
Angelic visitations for Mary & Joseph and Angelic announcement of “Peace on earth…”
Angelic host appearing to shepherds
Star of Bethlehem leading wise men
Visions to Mary & Joseph giving them directions
Protection for Christ during Herod’s slaughter of the innocents
Jesus’ mighty and many miracles in Gospels
Jesus use of stories, parables, and objects in teaching (“Behold the lilies…birds of the air”)
PALM SUNDAY! CRUCIFIXION!
Apostles power to perform miracles
Signs and tongues at birth of the Church (wind, fire, tongues)
Speaking gifts and miracles performed by Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors/teachers
Service gifts given to believers in Romans 12
Objects and illustrations for preaching/teaching (Paul on Mars Hill using statue to “unknown god”
Preaching and teaching = equal audible means to communicate God’s Word (see Jesus and use of many senses as He preached and taught)
Baptism (see & feel) and Lord’s Supper (taste, touch) are visual reminders re: Christ death, burial, res. & His body & blood shed on Calvary
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Preacher with gun, knife, sword in hand preaching message: “ARMED AND DANGEROUS”!
VBS: Walls of Jericho, Rahab…David and Goliath (in costume,etc)
Today: Churches use video screens for music, Scripture, Announcements, etc.
Growing churches use visuals (like Powerpoint, etc.) to display sermons, backgrounds, etc.
THE LORD WANTS US TO USE AS MANY TOOLS AVAILABLE TO US
TO COMMUNICATE HIS WORD AND TRUTHS TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE!
HOW ARE WE DOING?!
Miraculous Virgin Birth of our Savior
Angelic visitations for Mary & Joseph and Angelic announcement of “Peace on earth…”
Angelic host appearing to shepherds
Star of Bethlehem leading wise men
Visions to Mary & Joseph giving them directions
Protection for Christ during Herod’s slaughter of the innocents
Jesus’ mighty and many miracles in Gospels
Jesus use of stories, parables, and objects in teaching (“Behold the lilies…birds of the air”)
PALM SUNDAY! CRUCIFIXION!
Apostles power to perform miracles
Signs and tongues at birth of the Church (wind, fire, tongues)
Speaking gifts and miracles performed by Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors/teachers
Service gifts given to believers in Romans 12
Objects and illustrations for preaching/teaching (Paul on Mars Hill using statue to “unknown god”
Preaching and teaching = equal audible means to communicate God’s Word (see Jesus and use of many senses as He preached and taught)
Baptism (see & feel) and Lord’s Supper (taste, touch) are visual reminders re: Christ death, burial, res. & His body & blood shed on Calvary
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Preacher with gun, knife, sword in hand preaching message: “ARMED AND DANGEROUS”!
VBS: Walls of Jericho, Rahab…David and Goliath (in costume,etc)
Today: Churches use video screens for music, Scripture, Announcements, etc.
Growing churches use visuals (like Powerpoint, etc.) to display sermons, backgrounds, etc.
THE LORD WANTS US TO USE AS MANY TOOLS AVAILABLE TO US
TO COMMUNICATE HIS WORD AND TRUTHS TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE!
HOW ARE WE DOING?!
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