Preachers have a tendency to exaggerate.
In a bid to make the illustrations, the descriptions, the stories more appealing to the ear, preachers sometimes lean towards exaggerating scenarios.
The aim is to ensure the full, rapt attention of the audience is captured. So, the stories are embellished here and there in order to 'fill the time' and delight the audience.
I've been under ministrations where it is clearly evident that the stories being spewed out by the minister were fabrications.
Most times this is explained away as 'using one's imaginations'. We'll, I call it falsehood, lies!
You have no reason to fabricate stories to capture the attention of your audience. If you have to embellish your descriptions and fabricate stories, it only shows you do not have content, you did not prepare enough!
Proper preparation prevents poor performance! Adequate studying, praying, and meditation will give you access to more than enough inspirations to minister effectively to the people.
Your job is not to keep them merely entertained, your job is to initiate a process of positive change in their lives. You cannot achieve that on the platform of falsehood.
As a communicator, resolve to tell the people the Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth.
Good morning.
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