PASTOR TELLIS CHAPMAN Sermon Close w/ Baptist Praise Break 

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Pastor Tellis Chapman of the Galilee Missionary Baptist Church-Detroit, Michigan Sermon Close with a Praise Break at Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Decatur, Georgia
So what is the key to having a solid ending? I think it is one simple word: celebration. Let me say that again: Celebration is the key to closing your sermon with power. You need to celebrate the gospel message that you presented in your sermon.
What is celebration? Here is one definition of celebration within the context of preaching:
Celebration is holding up the intellectual truth of the message for a response from the emotional and spiritual dimensions of humanity.
Look closely at that statement. First you must have presented “intellectual truth” to have celebration. People are not celebrating about nothing. No, they are celebrating the truth.
Another point is that the celebration is related to the truth OF the message. In other words, it is truth that you presented in the message. I am not talking about bringing in something to shout about at the end of the message that is not related to the message at all.
Finally, it says that the truth connects with the emotion and the spirit. That is your celebration. Note the intellectual, spiritual and emotional components of humanity are involved when celebration is genuine.
Is Celebration Application?
One preacher asked me, “Is celebration the application?” I had to contemplate the question. The preacher knew that we are told that we need to “apply” the truth in our messages. And then here I come talking about we need to “celebrate” the truth in our messages.
Application is making sure that the people understand the truth of the message by applying it to the real life circumstances of the people. Celebration is the experience that happens when we totally understand the truth of the message. Therefore application is important and necessary for the understanding and experiencing of the truth, but celebration is what happens after the understanding has hit home.
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