Richard Duerksen

Outline on development a preaching narrative. The assignment invites us to research, write, and preach a narrative sermon on the night Elijah ran from Queen Jezebel.

It's about reaching the head and heart of everyone, regardless of age, education, work, or culture. Only stories can do that! Stories connect with the tenacity of glue, sometimes holding for decades while intermittently releasing memories that recalibrate personal values. The success of a sermon is in the pictures you leave in minds of the listeners. "They'll forget your words but will remember the stories."