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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
By Brian Croft on Nov 23, 2019
Before the preacher can persuade any sinner to turn to Christ, he must first be persuaded himself.
Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-10
Tags: Preaching
By Charles Stone on Nov 22, 2019
Three factors have made the biggest positive difference for me: preparing my heart before the Lord, scheduling adequate study time to avoid feeling rushed and practicing preaching my sermon.
Scripture: Mark 15:27-40
Tags: Study, Preaching, prepare, routine, prep routine, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Nov 21, 2019
Part of the preacher's role is to slow people down and to help them make sense of what the text is actually saying.
Tags: Preaching, Text, listeners, preacher's role, make sense, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Jeff K. Clarke on Nov 20, 2019
Personal identification and participation with Jesus marks the life of each disciple—past, present and future.
Tags: Discipleship, Preaching, Cross, sermon, connect the dot (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral on Nov 19, 2019
Practical advice: "Don't preach them into heaven. Don't preach them into hell. Just preach the gospel for the people who are there."
Tags: Preaching, Funeral, advice, Respond, elements, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Lane Sebring on Nov 18, 2019
She took my hand, which was freezing cold, leaned over and whispered, "Are you nervous? Your hand is freezing." I nodded, "Yep."
Scripture: Mark 14:1-25, Mark 14:1-31, Psalm 51:10-13, Ezekiel 36:26-33, Ezekiel 36:24-26 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Preaching, Overcome, passion, energy, nerves, preaching (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral on Nov 16, 2019
"A saving knowledge of Christ crucified and risen is not the mere result of right reasoning about historical facts. It is the result of spiritual illumination to see those facts for what they really are."
Scripture: Mark 14:1-5
Tags: Jesus, Easter, Resurrection, Preaching, Resurreccion, john piper, e (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral on Nov 15, 2019
All living things change. Or they die. The church is no exception to that.
Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-15
By Brandon O'brien on Nov 14, 2019
Leverage these characteristics, and you'll see greater ministry success.
Tags: Preaching, Small Church, Save
By Fred Craddock on Nov 13, 2019
Fred Craddock literally wrote the book on preaching. He reminds us, "Movement is more important than structure."
Tags: Preaching, structure, Movement, Fred Craddock
By Jeremy Smith on Nov 12, 2019
The way you handle distractions may indicate how you see your role in the pulpit.
Tags: Heart, Preaching, Preacher, performer, Distraction, Crying baby (view more) (view less)
By Jeff K. Clarke on Nov 11, 2019
If we tell people that all they need to do to become a follower of Christ is to bow their heads, close their eyes and repeat a 30-second prayer, what are we saying about Jesus?
Tags: Preaching, private prayer, altar call, public confession
By Peter Mead on Nov 9, 2019
To stay effective in the preaching ministry, we need the humble, hearing heart of novice.
Tags: Humble, Preaching, champion, Feedback, teachable spirit (view more) (view less)
By Rick Warren on Nov 8, 2019
What you learned in seminary isn't the only way to develop great sermons. Rick Warren offers practical advice based on years of experience.
Scripture: Hebrews 2:3, Jeremiah 31:31-34
Tags: Preaching, Strong, Assignment, Rick Warren, sermon points (view more) (view less)
By Lane Sebring on Nov 7, 2019
Few public speakers can keep an audience's attention for an hour. Fewer should even try.
Scripture: Genesis 19:1-15, Psalm 107:1-15, Revelation 12:1-10
Tags: Preaching, better, short sermon, audience attention, sermon length (view more) (view less)