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What Do People Really Hear When You Preach?

By Safiyah Fosua on Jan 20, 2024

Three keys on how to make your sermons more memorable from Professor Safiyah Fosua.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

It's Not A Sin To Enjoy The Preaching!

By SermonCentral on Sep 30, 2023

Pastor Jim Somerville wonders where people got the idea that sermons shouldn't be enjoyable.

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

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Double-Check These Components Before You Preach Tomorrow

By SermonCentral on Oct 7, 2021

There are certain elements that must be included in every single sermon that we ever preach. They are non-negotiable.

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How To Preach Your Church Toward Its True Identity

By Lane Sebring on Feb 19, 2020

Try this in your next sermon. You’ll see your people come alive and be inspired.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Have We Forgotten The Most Important Way To Apply Our Preaching?

By Peter Mead on Sep 2, 2019

Peter Mead explains why "preaching for Monday morning" is not the most important application in your sermon.

Tags: Preaching

Practice Your Sermon Delivery? Yes: 7 Elements Of Great Practice

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

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Just What Is Pulpit Plagiarism?

By Ron Forseth on Jan 1, 2024

Executive Editor of SermonCentral.com Ron Forseth answers the thorny question in defining pulpit plagiarism.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15, 1 Corinthians 10:29

Tags: Preaching, Character, Integrity, Honesty, Plagiarism, Homiletics, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

8 Starts To Avoid In Your Preaching

By Rachel Blom on Jan 4, 2023

Thinking of starting off your sermon in one of these ways? You might want to try a different approach.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

9 Things We Can All Learn From Billy Graham's Preaching

By Dennis Phelps on Jul 3, 2021

Someone asked Billy Graham how long it took to prepare a sermon. He answered, "A lifetime."

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10 Must-Have Tips For Giving A Public Invitation

By Joe Mckeever on Jan 17, 2023

Every preacher needs these practical insights if he/she plans to offer a time of response after the sermons.

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God Doesn't Need Cops In The Pulpit--He Needs Preachers

By Ray Hollenbach on Dec 11, 2019

There's a big difference between drawing a crowd and preaching a sermon. The church is desperate for life-giving preachers.

Tags: Preaching

Why Don't More Seminaries Teach A Method For Building A Sermon?

By SermonCentral on Aug 17, 2021

Listen to this professor of homiletics discuss what's been left undone in most pastors' education.

Scripture: John 4:34-38

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16 Things You Can Do Right Now To Get Unstuck In Your Sermon Prep

By Lane Sebring on Jan 17, 2020

Sometimes the sermon comes together like a beautifully crafted work of art. But other times I struggle to make progress in my study.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Make Your Sermons More Memorable: 6 Tips From Neuroscience

By Charles Stone on Jul 29, 2020

Dr. Charles Stone draws from the study of the human brain and suggests how we can impact the human heart.

Tags: Preaching

Your Unchurched Neighbors Don’t Want A Watered-Down Sermon

By Carey Nieuwhof on May 9, 2023

Can you craft a message series for unchurched people and still be faithful to scripture?

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