Biographical and Autobiographical Preaching

Preachers may chosose to tell a story by focusing on their own or some other person's experience. In this regard biographical and autobiographical preaching may be considered sub categoriesof narrative preaching. The bible is a compilation of fascinating and informative stories. A wonderful way to make the Bible come alive, especially for people who are more open to drama presentation (i e children & youth) than they are to lecture or rhetoric, is to become adept at presenting your story in the context of preaching using first or third person character develpoment. A biography wherein an objective observer narrates or recounts the events in the life of a certain person.

First and third person preaching while they may be entertaining, are not designed to primarily entertain. They are meant to be inductive, to lead people deeper and deeper into a biblical scene or into a moment in the lifeof a al character when some significant encounter with god takes place . The most important ingredient in this kind of preaching is detail. Detail with regard to the sights, sounds? What is the , emotions and interactions of the character being discussed....
(i e : How does the person look?) What might he or she be wearing? What is the geography and topography that surrounds them? what a person might be feeling ? What a person might be thinking?