Hot Sermon Illustrations - Paperback

by Tony Llewellyn (Author)

For those with a teaching gift, figuring out the main points of a sermon is not really that difficult. But how many listeners tune out as they struggle to concentrate on what, to them, is nothing but a dry old sermon? Today, people seem to have shorter attention spans and battle with staying focused more than ever before. A technique that Jesus used in order to keep His listeners interested was story-telling. And it worked His sermons live on and are filled with visual illustrations of spiritual truths. There's no doubt that stories help people to understand your message and remember what you say long after they've forgotten your main points. Hot Sermon Illustrations contains almost 250 pages of anecdotes, quotations, jokes, and more, to spice up your sermon. Topically arranged, with over 300 categories, this book of sermon resources is essential to the library of every preacher or teacher.

Author Biography

Tony Llewellyn is an Australian pastor with the Churches of Christ. A Bible teacher, writer and songwriter, he has ministered internationally, lectured at Bible colleges, and written a number of books on popular theology and musical topics. He has a heart to see God's Word loved, understood, and lived out in the lives of Christians everywhere. He believes that when God's people live God's Word they become the fruitful people God intended them to be. As an experienced preacher and teacher of God's Word, Pastor Tony understands the difficulties faced by preachers in gaining and holding the attention of an audience. Having collected sermon illustrations, quotations and anecdotes for over thirty years, he now makes them available to others in Hot Sermon Illustrations. Tony Llewellyn's website HotSermons.Com provides resources for Christian pastors and leaders worldwide. Married to his amazing wife Alli since 1979, he has two adult children, Mandah and David.