Howard Hendricks admonishes his seminary students: "Don't you dare bore them with the Gospel!"
Your students register your level of enthusiasm for a Bible passage or topic by the the tone of your words, your body language, and everything you "project" while you are teaching. You can't readily fake this passion (nor should you try).
Peter Mead has an excellent blog post, "Banish Boredom from the Sermon," which has a few paragraphs of helpful ideas for teachers. He correctly points out that the problems are far easier to repair in the lesson preparation time than during delivery!
"Enthusiasm and imagination are keys to unlocking boredom from a sermon, but try to overcome the problem ahead of time. Try to avoid discovering the sermon is boring by the facial feedback of a disconnecting congregation. It’s far easier to fix in the study than in the service!"
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