In Preaching Articles: "Preaching"

15 Quick Tips For Better Christmas Preaching

By Peter Mead on Dec 24, 2022

Peter Mead offers a helpful list of 15 tips to make the most of your preaching this Christmas.

Scripture: Luke 2:10-20

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Looking At The "Insignificant” Parts Of The Text

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Sep 25, 2020

Great preachers preach both the unfamiliar as well as the familiar stories.

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Doctrinal Sermons Must Connect To Human Experience

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Aug 16, 2021

We preachers sometimes think that preaching the "truth" is all that is needed.

Scripture: Romans 10:1-10, Romans 10:9-10

Tags: Truth, experience, doctrinal, human

Seven Secret (And Deadly) Pulpit Sins

By Steve Murrell on Oct 28, 2024

Do you hesitate when it comes to preaching the "whole" will of God?

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3 Vital Reasons Why Preaching Is Something More Than Public Speaking

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 9, 2021

When I enter the pulpit to preach on Sundays, something is different.

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5 Dangers Of Expository Preaching (And How To Avoid Them)

By Brandon Kelley on Jan 31, 2020

Part Two of a great debate between topical and expository preaching.

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Best Father's Day Sermons: Preach A Powerful Message To Honor And Equip The Men In Your Congregation

By SermonCentral .com on Apr 14, 2020

Preach a Powerful Message to Honor and Equip the Men in Your Congregation

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Preaching To The Unchurched: 5 Essentials

By Rick Warren on May 4, 2024

In terms of seeing radical life changes in individuals, nothing can take the place of Spirit-anointed preaching. The message is still the most important element of a worship service for the unchurched.

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Parables Plus Preaching Equals Power

By Leslie Holmes on Jan 15, 2024

When we preach using modern-day parables, we're in good company. We're following the example of Jesus.

Scripture: Matthew 13:34

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Why Preaching Grace Feels Dangerous

By Peter Mead on Jun 27, 2020

How many gospel preachers really preach the radical message of God's grace, and how many feel the need to qualify it?

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You Preach, I'll Doodle

By Thom Turner on Nov 4, 2020

People have different learning styles. But does that mean you have to change the way you preach to reach them all?

Tags: Learning, Psychology, Effectiveness, Versatile

Is It Necessary To Preach Divine Wrath?

By Steven Lawson on Dec 18, 2019

Strangely enough, it is merciless to withhold the declaration of divine vengeance.

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-20

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Can We Preach The Tithe?

By Dean Shriver on Apr 2, 2025

Tithing is a volatile topic—even away from the pulpit. Dean Shriver suggests a novel approach to the "fuzzy edges" of tithing.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:7-13

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Managing The Clock In Your Preaching

By James O. Davis on May 29, 2020

James O. Davis reminds preachers that the length of a presentation is not determined by the clock but by the crowd.

Scripture: Ephesians 5:16

Tags: Church, Preaching, Time

Preaching When The News Intrudes

By Eric Reed on Jan 6, 2025

When natural disasters, terrorist attacks, celebrity deaths, and political intrigue dominate the news, should pastors talk about them? And if so, how?

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