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Going Fishing for Message Titles

Going Fishing for Message Titles. By Dr. Tom Cheyney Greater Orlando Baptist Association tcheyney@goba.org. Categories of Sermon Titles. Sermon “Hooks” Sermon “Lines” Sermon “Thinkers”. Categories of Sermon Titles.

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Going Fishing for Message Titles

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  1. Going Fishing for Message Titles By Dr. Tom Cheyney Greater Orlando Baptist Association tcheyney@goba.org

  2. Categories of Sermon Titles • Sermon “Hooks” • Sermon “Lines” • Sermon “Thinkers”

  3. Categories of Sermon Titles • Sermon titles are not a way for you to file sermons, but a way to draw a crowd. • Sermon titles help people show up who might usually not. • Sermon titles give your messages a current identity that is relevant.

  4. What the Lost World Wants from Our Preaching(Three Questions You Need to Answer) • Does my life matter? (Speaks of purpose) • How do I get peace with God? (Speaks of peace) • How can I make my life better? (Speaks of progress)

  5. Ten Ways to Form aSermon Title • Connect with pop culture – what are people watching or talking about? • Play with words – “Sermon on the Amount” • Put conventional wisdom on its head – “When Being Good Is Not Good Enough”

  6. Ten Ways to Form a Sermon Title • Give them a call to action – “”When It Is Time to Leave the Huddle!” • Look for your title in the Scriptures – • Spotlight the benefits – “How to Have a Happy New Year” • Speak specifically – “Has Lotto Fever Got You Down?”

  7. Ten Ways to Form a Sermon Title • Give them hope – • Ask a question - “What do you do with a Christmas Tie?” • Give it a number – “Five Ways to Have Significance in Your Life”

  8. Sample Provocative Titles & Text • “Christmas and the Blue Light Specials” (Hurriedness of the Season and How to Rise Above It) • “When Somberness Collides with Celebration” (Lord's Supper and Believers Baptism Service) • When the Parent Trap comes to Your House!” (Divorce and Parenthood)

  9. Sample Provocative Titles & Text • “Dead Man Talking!” (Confession of Sin) • “When Patch Adams Comes to Your Church” (Relationships, Caring) • “Mr. Holland’s Opus” (Leaving a Legacy of Sowing and Reaping) • “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (Befriending Those That are Outcast Among Us)

  10. Sample Provocative Titles & Text • Add your ideas:

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