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Preach Like Robert
Madu.
Title the text, act the scene, coin a contrast, then turn late and invite twice.
- ✓7 of his sermons, studied start to finish
- ✓Ten steps to preach the way he did
- ✓A fill-in outline in his shape, 9 pages
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— Why he’s one of the greats
Title the text, act the scene, coin a contrast, then turn late and invite twice.
Robert Madu, a Texan whose Nigerian father came to faith before moving to the United States, spent about 16 years as a traveling preacher before he and his wife Taylor started Social Dallas. He is still one of the most requested guest voices at Elevation Church, Life.Church and university chapels. His secret: he preaches like a host who is also a theologian. He reads the text, gives it a short title the room says back to a neighbor, and then gets laughs from his own kids, his birthdays or a restaurant term like “86” until everyone is leaning in. Then he backs the story up a chapter, walks the scene line by line with voices and dialogue, and coins a contrast pair people can carry home: “restrictive instead of protective,” “a contract or trust,” “a cover-up or a covering.” Late in the message he springs a second turn (“That should have been the end of my sermon”), then lands on a short testimony and a two-stage response.
- 16 yearsAs a traveling preacher before Social Dallas
- 14Venues Social Dallas has met in, by his count
- 2,300Seats planned in Social Dallas’s new home
What makes his style unique
“Second to my parents, he’s actually preached the second-most times out of anyone in this pulpit.”
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Preach Like Robert Madu — Title the text, act the scene, coin a contrast, then turn late and invite twice..
- 01Why he’s one of the greatsThe story, the numbers and what made his style his own.
- 02What he does7 of his sermons, studied start to finish, and the shape they share.
- 03How he does itTen steps to preach the way he did.
- 04His outlineWhere the time goes, movement by movement.
- 05Write one like Robert MaduA fill-in outline in his shape, ready for your own text.
- 06SourcesEvery quote and number, cited.
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