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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 Chris Surber on Apr 21, 2025
Pastors must preach like combat medics, addressing real spiritual wounds with gospel truth rather than offering superficial encouragement.
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20, James 3:1, Romans 12:1-2, Galatians 5:24, 2 Timothy 2:3-4 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Preaching, church leadership, preaching, Church Leadership
By Chris Surber on Apr 25, 2025
Pastors who feel unseen must anchor their identity in Christ, practice wise self-care, and teach their churches about mutual care without sounding self-serving.
Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30, 1 Timothy 5:17, Acts 16:33, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Hebrews 13:17 (view more) (view less)
Tags: encouragement, Encouragement
By Chris Surber on Apr 23, 2025
Faithful preaching is not detached proclamation but relational burden-bearing. Pastors who live among their people preach with greater urgency, intimacy, and impact.
Scripture: John 6:66-71, Galatians 6:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, 1 Timothy 4:16, Ephesians 4:15 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Discipleship
By Chris Surber on May 20, 2025
Jeremiah’s power was not merely in his message of judgment, but in his brokenhearted love for the people he addressed. Preaching that moves souls flows from love, not performance.
Scripture: Jeremiah 1:18, Jeremiah 15:20, Jeremiah 9:1, Jeremiah 15:17, 1 Corinthians 9:22 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Prophet, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Preaching, Weeping, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Dec 23, 2024
Christmas preaching grows dull when familiarity numbs us to the outrage and glory of the Incarnation. The cure is not skipping Advent, but recovering wonder.
Scripture: Luke 2:22-40, Mark 11:1-10, Matthew 1:21, John 1:14
Tags: Christmas, Preaching, virgin birth, preaching, Virgin Birth (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Oct 3, 2024
The church cannot sustain faithful preaching without training future pastors. Intentional mentoring and preaching opportunities are essential to cultivate tomorrow’s leaders.
Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:8, 2 Timothy 4:2, 2 Timothy 2:2, Titus 1:5, Acts 20:28 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Preaching, instruct, benefit, Mentorship, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on May 19, 2025
Faithful preaching does more than communicate truth. It helps form a community united in Christ, where believers learn to live, serve, and grow together.
Scripture: Acts 14:14-15, Matthew 28:19-20, Luke 4:18, Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Christian Fellowship
By Chris Surber on Jun 4, 2021
Biblical preaching often presents truths that appear contradictory at first glance. Wise preachers help their congregations understand how these truths fit together within the whole counsel of Scripture.
Scripture: James 2:14-26, Acts 20:27, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Romans 3:28, Ephesians 2:8-10 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Pastoral Ministry
By Chris Surber on Jan 23, 2024
When we neglect to develop and maintain active lay ministry in the life of the local church, our churches miss out in at least five ways.
Scripture: Proverbs 17:17
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By Chris Surber on Jul 27, 2021
If you have more theological degrees than a thermostat, you might be over-heating Sunday mornings!
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:3-5
Tags: Preaching, educated
By Chris Foster on Feb 4, 2024
The average attention span has dropped from 12 minutes to 5 minutes. If this is true, what does that mean for you as a communicator of the Gospel?
Scripture: Exodus 3:7-17, John 14:26
Tags: Preaching, humor, social media, storytelling, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Jun 30, 2025
God uses big churches for certain Kingdom jobs, and God uses little churches for specific assignments.
Scripture: Matthew 18:20-21
Tags: Ministry, Community, Kingdom, Small Church, big versus small, community, ministry (view more) (view less)
By Chris Foster on Jan 18, 2023
Are there laws that define a sermon as good or bad, effective or ineffective, memorable or forgettable?
Tags: Preaching, Refresh, Change, sermonomics, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Jan 26, 2023
"Here is a list of people who have left the church in the last few years. We would like you to call on them to see if you can win a few of them back."
Tags: Church, Preaching, members, Church Health, stray dog, preaching, church (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Jul 13, 2025
A crowd of non-churchgoers just gathered in a church. Call me crazy. I don't know much. But perhaps you should tell them about Jesus?
Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20
Tags: Christ, Preaching, Funeral, preaching
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