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Blog Entries by Gilbert Thomas
Gilbert Thomas
After 22 years of serving in Portugal as a church planter, 14 of those years as the Team Leader, Gil brings his experience in working with teams and training missionaries to Good Soil Evangelism and Discipleship. For years Gil has used chronological Bible teaching as his principal form of evangelism and has discipled and trained missionaries all over Western Europe.
Using Stories in E&D
May 3, 2010
Filed Under:When I became a man, I started hearing fewer stories than I did as a child. Apparently, stories were childish, and when I became a man I had to put away the things of a child (1 Corinthians 13:11). However, awhile back I noticed something: when my pastor began telling a story as an illustration in his sermon, people sat up and listened more intently. I began to watch for this. I saw that whenever a preacher told an illustration, the room was quieter; people listened more intently. I started telling and crafting stories for my sermons—not just illustrations, but I used Bible stories and other stories that became cornerstones of messages. People’s eyes opened wider, they sat on the edge of their seats, eager to hear more.
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