In Preaching Articles: "action" showing 1-13 of 13

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

By Sermoncentral on Feb 27, 2019

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  (view more)  (view less)

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

Preach The 'shoulds' And Not 'the Shouldn'ts'

By Joe Hoagland on Aug 15, 2019

Jesus is not just about getting rid of a bunch of behaviors but it is also about living out positive actions inspired by the grace and love of Jesus.

Tags: Preaching

Why Pastors Must Become Excellent Motivators

By Sermoncentral 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.

Scripture: Ezra 8:1-10:28

Tags: Preaching

7 Ways To Keep From Killing Your Message

By Carey Nieuwhof on Aug 15, 2014

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

Tags: Preaching, Feedback, call to action

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."

Scripture: James 1:23-2:21

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

Listen To Your Sermon Just Before You Preach

By Mark Mohler on Apr 9, 2019

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

Preach The Present Pentecost, Not The Past

By David J. Lose on Jun 5, 2014

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  (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

Francis Chan: We Need To Think Biblically

By Francis Chan on May 12, 2018

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  (view more)  (view less)

Avoid The Wreck: 7 Ways To Crash A Sermon

By Carey Nieuwhof on Apr 3, 2019

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

What Are You Improving At Your Church Right Now?

By Karl Vaters on Nov 3, 2017

"Every church should constantly be improving. And not just in general terms. We should always be working on specific action plans to make our church better tomorrow than it is today."

Tags: leadership, Church Growth, Healthy Church, effective, productivity, pastoral leadership, church leadership, good leadership  (view more)  (view less)

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)