Try This Sermon Retention Booster (After you year the sermon)
These questions are intended to strengthen memory by forcing the retrieval of the sermon’s key ideas, especially when answered shortly after hearing the sermon. The questions are simple. Give it a try.
1. According to Acts 26, what approach does Paul use instead of arguments to share his faith?
a) A list of doctrines
b) A detailed argument
c) His story
d) A theological debate
2. What did Stephen Denning discover about storytelling in communication?
a) Stories distract people
b) Stories confuse the listener
c) Facts persuade more than stories
d) Stories invite people to participate and engage
3. What are the “3 Words” you can use to shape your faith story?
a) Sin – Salvation – Sanctification
b) Struggle – How Christ met you – How God is changing you
c) Past – Present – Future
d) Problem – Promise – Plan
4. When telling your story, why should you think “faith story,” not “conversion story”?
a) Because conversion stories are too emotional
b) Because only pastors have conversion stories
c) Because God meets us again and again in our struggles
d) Because conversion stories take too long
5. What is the “seven conversations” principle?
a) Share everything at once
b) Keep talking until they agree
c) Share a little at a time; faith conversations happen over multiple moments
d) Use seven Bible verses every time
6. Who is ultimately responsible for the results when we share our faith?
a) The person listening
b) Our ability to persuade
c) Our level of preparation
d) God—He gives the growth
Answer Key:
1. c;
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. c
6. d
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