Cal Habig at his Talking the Walk blog lists twenty-seven ways to introduce sermons. In alphabetical order they are:
Assertion (“Here’s what we’re going to talk about today")
Anecdote
Antiphonal scripture reading
Biographical summary
Catalog introductions (“A hammock under a shade tree, a tall glass of iced tea, and Mozart on the breeze. Ahh, that is contentment.”)
A challenge to the validity of the theme the preacher is about to propose
A drawing (charcoal, chalk) or quick painting done by someone in real time
Dramatic skit
Fable
Historical Event
Hymn or Song
Human Interest Account
Illustration
Interpretive dance
Joke
News Item
Neighbor nudge (quick discussion question)
Poem
Provocative Question
Problem
Pantomime
Quotation
Story
Striking Statement
Silence (for a purpose)
Testimony
Video Clip
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