Sunday Snooze
IllustrationStory★★★★A pastor told me of his effort to improve his preaching. He decided to record the Sunday morning service so that he could critique his sermon delivery. The first Sunday of his experiment he came home right after church, sat down on the sofa, and put the cassette in the player. He listened to the opening prayer, the hymns, the announcements, the scripture reading, and then he heard himself begin the introduction of his message. About thirty minutes later he woke to the sound of the congregation singing the closing hymn.
The point
A pastor recording himself to critique his preaching ironically falls asleep during his own message—a humorous reminder that poor delivery puts people to sleep.
Audience
Adults
Tone
Humorous · Humbling
To tell aloud
under a minute · 91 words