Now that you’ve done the prep work, you’re ready to begin stacking up your key ingredients to stonepile the story.
Begin by Laying a Solid foundation.
Show your audience where the story is found in the Bible. Open up the pages, read the reference, and let them know this is a part of history, written down by God-inspired men so that we may know what the Lord has done, remember His faithfulness and learn how to live.
Use Part 1 as your Introduction.
This is where you either begin telling the first segment of your story or share the background information such as: location, circumstances, timeline, etc.
Continue working through Parts 2-5.
Be sure to maintain eye contact with your audience. Know when to whisper, when to shout, when to move around and when to repeat your key point. Never, ever, ever READ the story to your audience. You’ll lose them every time you put your head down. Watch them, engage them, use hand motions and build the scene with words, movement and emotion. Allow the audience to get lost in the details of the story as you tell it.
Drive the Key Point home.
This is the beginning of Life Application and making the story stick. Help the audience put themselves into the circumstances of the story. Ask “What if…” questions and “How would you feel?” or “What would you do?” Use your Key Point to help them answer your questions and discover what an appropriate response would look like. Talk about the issues. “What would make this difficult to do?” Help your audience comprehend the story by evaluating, analyzing, applying, understanding and remembering. Then move them toward making a personal choice so that they will know what to do in a similar situation and choose what is right. This is the beginning of obedience to God’s Word.
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