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By SermonCentral .com on Jul 22, 2023
Chris Wright suggests that the way we do church may actually prop up idolatry in the church. Are there any idols in your church?
Scripture: Matthew 8:1-10
Tags: Idol, Discipleship, Disciples, Confront, chris wright (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Apr 26, 2025
Author Chris Surber suggests six avenues to handle the hurt and disappointment so common in pastoral ministry.
Tags: Preaching, preaching
By Chris Surber on Nov 19, 2018
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 (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Dec 7, 2018
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
By Chris Surber on Feb 15, 2019
We have a lot of people genuinely called, sincerely gifted people who struggle to find their way past the gatekeepers in our churches and denominations.
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-5, Mark 5:24-34
Tags: Discipleship, Gift, Seminary, Next Generation
By Chris Surber on Feb 16, 2019
The Gospel is for everybody everywhere. Is your sermon?
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-5, 2 Timothy 2:20-30
Tags: pain, Sin, Preaching, suffering, affluence (view more) (view less)
By Chris Hefner on Feb 21, 2019
Sometimes leadership lessons are caught as much as they are taught.
Scripture: Genesis 32:1-50
Tags: Preaching, pastor, consistent, Mentor, advance (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Feb 26, 2019
God feels far away. Everybody at home is mad at you. Even the dog won’t talk to you. What do you do when you need to do sermon prep but you just aren’t feeling it?
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:11-15
Tags: Preaching, sermon prep, venue, immerse yourself
By Chris Surber on Mar 4, 2019
Perhaps your sermon outline is actually a sermon series. Can you tell the difference?
Scripture: Acts 5:15-25
Tags: Preaching, Content, Logic, Research, central point (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Apr 16, 2019
A working knowledge of Church history teaches us to be humble. Our footprints aren’t the first tracks on this road.
Scripture: Acts 2:13-40, Acts 25:1-17
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By Chris Surber on Jun 11, 2019
"Can I call her up to the front on Sunday morning, have her sit in front of the congregation and use her sin as an example?”
Scripture: Psalm 128:1-2
By Chris Surber on Apr 22, 2025
Can you bring the goods when life and death are at stake?
By Chris Surber on Apr 24, 2025
The greater the distance between you and your listeners, the easier it is to preach at them. Sharing life with them leads you to preaching the messy way.
Scripture: John 6:66-71
By Chris Surber on May 21, 2025
Love in the pastorate--not logic in the academic hall--wins people to Christ.
Tags: Preaching, Gospel of Luke, Weeping, preaching, Prophet, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Matthew (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Dec 24, 2024
If we want Christmas preaching to matter, we've got to preach like Christmas matters.
Scripture: Luke 2:22-40, Mark 11:1-10, Matthew 1:21
Tags: Christmas, Preaching, preaching
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