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- 1. 9 Signs You've Made Preaching an Idol
- ... : We can never read the Bible for our own soul's profit. Instead, we've come to the place where we read the Word only with sermons in mind. Developing outlines for others trumps any personal applicatio ...
- Created on 27 March 2020
- 2. 5 Leadership Tips From Pastor Who Battled Ebola Epidemic in Liberia
- ... and point them to credible sources. I organized a team of health professionals with the task to assemble and share important updates to our members. Preach what I call "crisis sermons." My members neede ...
- Created on 25 March 2020
- 3. You'll Probably Think These 15 Things as You Preach This Sunday
- ... rn to Jesus today? Most of us know somebody who hears us every Sunday, but who hasn't yet turned from sin and believed. I don't see (name). I'm surprised how often I suddenly realize in the middle of a sermon ...
- Created on 24 January 2020
- 4. How to Swipe Sermons and Keep Your Integrity ...
- How do you feel about borrowing other pastors' sermons? Years ago, somebody thought of combining the ingredients of a cake into one simple box. Since then, all you have to do is pour the contents into ...
- Created on 22 January 2020
- 5. Rick Warren: 7 Christmas Sermon Ideas to Engage the Unchurched ...
- Like many of you, I have struggled to prepare Christmas sermons that are faithful to Scripture and yet engaging to an unchurched audience. This year I'll prepare sermons for my 40th Christmas season a ...
- Created on 02 December 2019
- 6. 7 Principles That Will Double the Quality of Your Preaching
- ... t on stage will improve your word choice. I'll make a blanket statement here: You can improve the quality of your sermon by 10-20% if you write out a full manuscript. Yes, I did make that statistic up. ...
- Created on 14 November 2019
- 7. 6 Reasons You Shouldn't Preach Too Long
- Okay, I admit my subjectivity here. And I realize some (if not many) readers will disagree with me today. My concern in this post is the length of sermons—especially sermons that push toward an hour in ...
- Created on 26 September 2019
- 8. 9 Things I Wish I Had Known as a Young Preacher
- As I recall, my first sermon was about eight minutes long with a 20-minute invitation, as I was sure everyone would respond in repentance to my proclamation. Needless to say, I had a lot to learn then—and ...
- Created on 03 September 2019
- 9. 5 Trends Surrounding the Length of Your Sermons ...
- ... to learn what developments are taking place in the preaching ministry. I recently conducted another social media survey on sermon length. This time, however, I asked an additional question. The two question ...
- Created on 26 August 2019
- 10. 8 Reasons We Preachers Might Be More Boring Than We Think
- I admit that I debated whether to write this post—primarily because I might be unknowingly describing my own teaching and preaching. At the same time, I don't want to suggest that most preachers and teachers ...
- Created on 20 August 2019
- 11. Are You Digging Yourself Into a Hole When You Preach?
- The preacher begins his sermon with several minutes of foolishness. He sees a friend in the congregation, remembers a silly story about the two of them and goofs off for five minutes. Five golden minutes ...
- Created on 14 August 2019
- 12. 12 Distractions That Can Disrupt Worship Services
- ... n is subjective, but nonetheless truthful: Worship is challenging when the preaching is boring or disorganized. It's even more taxing when the sermon covers everything but the Bible. Bad singing. Again, t ...
- Created on 29 July 2019
- 13. 7 Powerful Points Jesus Made in His Final Sermon ...
- ... follow Him. It was His last sermon. 1. "Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing" (Luke 23:34). Jesus is not only practicing the forgiveness He preached (Matt. 5:44), He is assertin ...
- Created on 16 April 2019
- 14. 7 Thoughts to Ponder About Yesterday's Sermon ...
- ... on this conversation among preachers. If you can't preach a sermon well in 30 minutes, it's possible you didn't do it well in an hour. I'm not arguing against long sermons, though; I'm simply saying that ...
- Created on 17 September 2018
- 15. How to Make Your Sermon Easy to Understand Without Dumbing It Down ...
- In the modern era, there has been a generation of preachers whose approach resembled the self-help inspirational talks of Tony Robbins. You could find titles of sermons such as, "Five Ways to a Better Life, ...
- Created on 12 September 2018
- 16. Why You Should Ask These 10 Questions in Your Sermon This Week ...
- Pastors, I know from experience that sermon preparation is seldom easy—and I don't want to add any stress to the process. Nevertheless, here are some questions I encourage you to ask as you prepare you ...
- Created on 22 August 2018
- 17. 8 Tips to Kiss Boring Sermons Goodbye ...
- We all preach boring sermons from time to time. The trick is not to make a habit of it. I'm almost tempted to say a pastor should give his people a boring sermon once in a while, if for no other reaso ...
- Created on 17 August 2017
- 18. 9 Basics to Improve Your Sermon Delivery ...
- Effective preaching is more than just about what you say. It's also about how you say it. Too many sermons fail not because of bad content, but because of bad delivery. Nobody how experienced you are, yo ...
- Created on 31 July 2017
- 19. Never Waste Your Sermon: 6 Ways to Repurpose Your God-Given Message ...
- Do you ever get that post-sermon, anticlimactic feeling that all of your research, all of your writing, all of your preparation just got burned up in a single half-hour shot? It would be far more ideal ...
- Created on 05 June 2017
- 20. 4 Terrible Ways to Close a Sermon ...
- "It's not over till it's over," Yogi Berra famously said. I assume he was not talking about sermons. They are often over long before we stop talking. Sermons need to start well and end even better. I am writ ...
- Created on 10 February 2017
