In Preaching Articles: "Action"

7 Actions Which Limit Leadership Success

By Ron Edmondson on Apr 7, 2021

My heart is for leaders. I have been in leadership roles for over three decades now. I’ve led large and small teams. Through my ministry I’ve worked with hundreds of leaders. A mentor of mine always reminds me the success of whatever is being led always reflects back to leadership.

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:10

Tags: leadership, success, Influence, trusting, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

15 Awesome Quotes To Inspire Your Preaching

By Ray Hollenbach on Oct 2, 2020

Spend ten minutes with history's great preachers and come away renewed and re-focused!

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12, Luke 18:9

Tags: Commitment, action

What Time Is It?

By Ray Hollenbach on Apr 2, 2022

Jesus modeled agreement with the Father by doing God’s will in perilous times.

Scripture: Mark 1:14-15

Tags: action, fullness of time, faith with action, The Kingdom of God

Lay Aside The Weight Of Passivity

By SermonCentral .com on May 20, 2022

Our mind-sets make a huge difference in how we perceive our circumstances.

Scripture: Philippians 3:19, Romans 8:5, 2 Timothy 2:3-7, 1 Peter 1:13, Colossians 3:2, 1 Corinthians 9:25, Hebrews 12:1, Hebrews 12:12-14  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: endurance, action, expectations, passivity

Is Preaching Your Work Or God's?

By Peter Mead on Jul 29, 2021

Paul wrote and he wrote very strongly, but where was his confidence?

Tags: Paul, Preaching, work, action, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

7 Ways To Keep From Killing Your Message

By Carey Nieuwhof on Mar 1, 2023

Every week, gifted communicators kill the messages they bring by making at least seven predictable, fixable mistakes.

Tags: Preaching, Feedback, call to action, preaching

Don't Just Sit There: 8 Actions To Take When Your Church Is In A Slump

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 26, 2025

How do you define a church slump? More importantly, what do you do when it happens?

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:8-20

Tags: vision, Preaching, action, advice, slump, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Listen To Your Sermon Just Before You Preach

By Mark Mohler on Dec 4, 2024

Sermons are not made for paper--they're made for the human ear. Have you tried listening to yours?

Scripture: Matthew 8:1-2

Tags: Preaching, Listen, Creativity, call to action, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Avoid The Wreck: 7 Ways To Crash A Sermon

By Carey Nieuwhof on Sep 24, 2025

What's the difference between a sermon that changes someone's life and one that no one can remember even as they drive out of the parking lot?

Tags: Preaching, Resistance, Ruin, call to action, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Francis Chan: We Need To Think Biblically

By Francis Chan on Mar 10, 2025

Francis Chan says that his life is not radical compared to the lives in the Book of Acts.

Tags: Commitment, Preaching, action, radical, weird, Bible Influence, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Preach The Present Pentecost, Not The Past

By David J. Lose on Feb 20, 2023

There's nothing more resistant to purposeful, hopeful action in the present than nostalgia, the longing for a bygone era.

Scripture: Acts 5:1-30

Tags: Pentecost, Present, Preaching, past, festival, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Six Essential Skills For Transformational Pastors

By Tod Bolsinger on Jun 9, 2021

There's a gap between our aspired values and our actions. Effective pastors/preachers help us "mind the gap."

Tags: transform, Growth, leadership, Preaching, work, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

A Time To Speak

By SermonCentral .com on Jul 8, 2020

Silence in the face of injustice has consequences. The sanctity of life demands courage, clarity, and action from the church in a culture that often looks away.

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-14, Proverbs 24:11-12, Jeremiah 1:5, Genesis 1:27

Tags: Ethics, Preaching, Abortion, Sanctity of Life, preaching, Pro Life Christian  (view more)  (view less)

Why Jesus Never Used A Classroom

By Bob Hamp on Jul 25, 2020

Jesus did not come primarily to educate or motivate but to liberate. His life and ministry reveal a discipleship model rooted in freedom, action, and restoration.

Scripture: Luke 4:18-19, John 8:32-36, Mark 1:38-39, Matthew 4:19, Romans 8:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Teaching, Preaching, Learning, Living, follower, preaching, teaching  (view more)  (view less)

Why Pastors Must Become Excellent Motivators

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 31, 2020

At the end of our expounding of the Scriptures, people need to know what to do with what we just said, and they need to be provoked to take action.

Tags: Preaching, preaching