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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
By Josh Reich on Jul 10, 2023
Most of the time on blogs like mine or other leadership and ministry blogs you read about how tough ministry is, how difficult people can be and how hard it is to be a leader. All those things are true.
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Psalm 103:1-5
Tags: Marriage, Thankfulness, gratitude, Pastors
By Ray Hollenbach on Nov 17, 2025
Everyone knows they're supposed to be thankful on Thanksgiving Day, but the heart-attitude won't kick in by magic; it has to be cultivated.
Scripture: Mark 6:45-52
Tags: gratitude, holiday stress, preaching, Thanksgiving, Preaching, Thankfulness (view more) (view less)
By Lance Witt on May 29, 2024
Does gratitude flavor your life? Are the words that flow from your lips and the thoughts that race through your mind marked by gratitude?
Scripture: Psalm 118:24, Colossians 2:7
Tags: Leadership, gratitude, Grumbling, Ingratitude, pastoral leadership, Pastoral Ministry, Evaluate attitude, leadership, Thankfulness (view more) (view less)
By Ray Hollenbach on Nov 18, 2024
A simple prayer is taking root in me, teaching me the deep wisdom of gratitude, and changing my life.
Scripture: Psalm 73:28
Tags: Thanksgiving, gratitude, give thanks, Prayer with thanks
By David Fitch on Oct 29, 2021
There are better compliments than "I really enjoyed your sermon."
Scripture: Revelation 20:15
Tags: Preaching, Affirmation, Feedback, compliment, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Dr. Larry Moyer on Sep 8, 2025
"Hardened hearts need to hear from a communicator, not a speaker." What can you do to reach them?
Tags: preaching, Truth, Preaching, humor, hard heart, Attitude (view more) (view less)
By Ray Hollenbach on Nov 24, 2025
Thanksgiving sermons can sometimes sound like such a scolding, but guilt is a terrible motivation for giving thanks.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Tags: guilt, Thanksgiving, Thanks, motivation
By Christine Hoover on Jun 12, 2024
"In all things, imitate and anticipate the final Thanksgiving table and a place where all our longings will finally find their home."
Scripture: Philippians 1:6
Tags: home, give thanks, heavenly home, Thanksgiving Holiday, Gifts, God's gifts, Thanks, Longing (view more) (view less)
By J. John on Nov 19, 2025
"In giving thanks to God, there should be no motive other than pure gratitude."
Tags: Prayer, Adoration, Thanks, Thanksgiving Holiday
By SermonCentral .com on Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Edwards has a word for our time that could hardly be more pointed if he were living today. It has to do with the foundation of gratitude.
Tags: Thanksgiving, gratitude, Thankful, Thanksgiving Holiday
By SermonCentral .com on May 10, 2022
This is the focus of all Satan’s massive, multifarious strategies: to dis-courage us through dis-belief in God’s promises.
Tags: Satan, Discouragement, give thanks, Discouraged
By Charles Stone on Jul 25, 2023
Recently our church staff held our annual in-house evaluation retreat when we reviewed the prior year’s goals and plans. God had given us a good year and we wanted not only to discuss how we could improve, but rejoice in His blessings.
Scripture: Psalm 9:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Tags: Thankfulness, gratitude, Leadership General, church leadership
By David J. Lose on Nov 18, 2025
Other than saying, "We ought to be thankful," what is there to say?
Tags: people, Preaching, Thanks, gratitude, Thanksgiving Holiday, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Aug 14, 2025
On the dashboard of our ministry life, we need to have a light that flashes when we are preaching flat. What causes it? What should we do?
Tags: give thanks, stale, ministry life, spiritual dryness, preaching, Preaching (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Aug 18, 2021
How God works despite us and our preaching (and we need to be thankful for that!).
Tags: poor preaching, gospel, preaching, Paul, God, Gospel, Preaching (view more) (view less)
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