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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 Jul 14, 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
By Chris Surber on Nov 4, 2024
Life isn't a series of problems to be solved. It is a journey to be lived out.
Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-18
Tags: Preaching, Practical, trap, glorify god, corporate worship, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Nov 8, 2024
Preaching in the abstract means missing real lives and real people. Here are four ways to connect to real people.
Tags: Holy Spirit, Preaching, Sensitive, real people, straw men, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Sep 11, 2021
Every church member carries an agenda in the secret briefcase of their heart. What's their agenda?
Tags: Preaching, challenge, Congregation, Agenda, Affirm (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Nov 15, 2024
Every church has those things that it clings to that are off the table for change or removal, and usually even for discussion--unless you bring them up.
Scripture: Leviticus 26:30
Tags: Preaching, destroy, Discussion, modern idols, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Aug 16, 2025
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 Aug 18, 2025
The Gospel is for everybody everywhere. Is your sermon?
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-5
Tags: pain, Sin, Preaching, suffering, affluence, preaching, Pain (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Oct 15, 2021
"Bigger churches can do things smaller cannot do. And little churches do things much larger churches can never do."
Scripture: Acts 11:15-18, Genesis 22:1-15
Tags: family, Preaching, friendship, connection, Small Church, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Hefner on Aug 20, 2025
Sometimes leadership lessons are caught as much as they are taught.
Tags: Preaching, pastor, consistent, Mentor, advance, Pastor, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Aug 25, 2025
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, Sermon Prep, preaching, Sermon prep (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Aug 30, 2025
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, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Nov 10, 2021
People usually listen closely to your first words--and your last. Make them meaningful.
Scripture: Matthew 16:18
Tags: Preaching, Purpose, preparation, Goodbye, last sermon, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Dec 25, 2021
He is a poor preacher who gives no offense to his listeners.
Tags: Discipleship, Preaching, poor preaching, measuring success, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Feb 7, 2022
I’ve preached a lot of funerals. Along the way I’ve learned some lessons from others and I’ve learned some lessons the hard way.
Tags: Preaching, Funerals Christian, preaching Christ, Funerals, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Aug 4, 2023
Preaching Christ at the funeral of an unbeliever requires the subtle art of careful preaching. It’s as much about what you don’t say as what you do say.
Tags: Preaching, Funeral, unbeliever, preaching Christ, preaching, Unbeliever (view more) (view less)
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