In Preaching Articles: "Cultural Perspective"

In The Spirit Of Screwtape--20 Ways To Poison The Little Monsters

By Jared Moore on Aug 1, 2025

News Flash: Sixty years later Jared Moore has discovered another Screwtape-type letter.

Scripture: Genesis 45:14-21

Tags: Preaching, Culture, CS Lewis, screwtape letters, heretic, preaching, culture  (view more)  (view less)

Onramps To Connect Listeners To Your Sermons And Scripture

By Ed Stetzer on Feb 23, 2022

This article is the last of six in a series on preaching in light of cultural shifts and biblical illiteracy.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Tags: culture shifts, Sermon prep, sermon, Sermon Prep, Sermon, preaching, teaching, culture, Teaching, Preaching, Culture, sermon prep  (view more)  (view less)

5 Ways Christian Leaders Can Approach The Rapidly Changing Moral Culture

By Carey Nieuwhof on Mar 15, 2021

So as a church leader – as views on sexuality, family, parenting, drugs, finance and other values change – how do you respond? What do you do when the world for which you trained—maybe even the world where your approach was once effective—is disappearing before your eyes?

Tags: Morality, strategy, Unchurched, Cultural Change, e  (view more)  (view less)

Practically Impractical

By Chris Surber on Apr 30, 2022

In all of our efforts to be relevant are we forgetting the mysterious beauty of God?

Tags: Kingdom, God's Kingdom, mystery of Christ, eternal perspective

Of Course My Preaching Is Balanced--I Think

By Peter Mead on Oct 26, 2024

We tend to view ourselves as impartial and somehow capable of adjudicating "healthy balance" based on our own perspective. But how small our perspective can be at times.

Scripture: Daniel 9:4

Tags: Read, Preaching, Balance, devour, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

5 Harsh Realities Of Preaching In A Barren Land

By Leslie Holmes on Sep 23, 2019

"We are indeed pilgrims in a strange place, especially as preachers."

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:5, Matthew 13:57, Psalm 23:3, 1 Corinthians 15:19-22, Matthew 5:11-12, Ezekiel 33:6  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Preaching, barren, Integrity, Culture, Health  (view more)  (view less)

Slaves In Your Church’s Backyard

By David Batstone on Dec 14, 2022

Modern slavery hides in plain sight. These stories reveal how trafficking thrives worldwide and even locally, calling Christians to seek justice with persistent, sacrificial love.

Tags: Compassion, Culture, Slavery, Justice, traffic, injustice, Human Trafficking, abolition, culture, Modern Slavery, Abolition  (view more)  (view less)

Insights From Keller On Contextualizing

By Ed Stetzer on Jan 19, 2022

This article is the second of six in a series on preaching in light of cultural shifts and biblical illiteracy.

Tags: sermon prep, Sermon Prep, preaching, culture, context, Sermon prep, Preaching, Culture, Context, insight  (view more)  (view less)

The Christian Virtue Of Love

By R. C. Sproul on Jul 22, 2022

From God’s perspective, love is the chief of all virtues. But what is love?

Scripture: Romans 5:5-8, 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, Matthew 5:48, 1 John 4:7-8

Tags: imitating Christ, Love, Compassion, unity, Spiritual Gifts, Body of Christ, Selflessness  (view more)  (view less)

4 Angles To Preach From Every Time

By Brandon Kelley on Dec 14, 2021

It is not enough to simply preach what the passage of Scripture says within your next sermon. It’s a good start, but don’t stop there. You’ll stop short of something truly beautiful, truly remarkable.

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Tags: redemption, God the Father, preaching the Word, eternal perspective, preaching Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Why Pastors Should Bless Interracial Marriage

By SermonCentral .com on Dec 9, 2023

John Piper offers wisdom for handling the issue of interracial marriage with a strong biblical perspective.

Tags: Marriage, leadership, Preaching, race, racism, interracial, Leadership, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

What Randy Alcorn Learned From Martin Luther

By Randy Alcorn on Jun 16, 2025

This full-time writer and sometime preacher got a smile out of Martin Luther's perspective.

Tags: Preaching, martin luther, randy alcorn, preaching

Grappling With The Fears Of Technological Change

By Tim Challies on Apr 16, 2023

Technologies are good in that they allow us to carry out our God-given mandate (Gen. 4). But every technology also brings risk; it brings change. Innovations subtly shift our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.

Tags: Fear, Communication, Technology, Cultural Change, communication  (view more)  (view less)

20+ Messed Up Bible Heroes And What We Can Learn From Them

By Ron Forseth on Oct 14, 2019

The Bible is filled with portraits of warped personalities, but there's the edification in preaching about their lives.

Tags: Bible, Preaching, Culture, messy, Dysfunction, e  (view more)  (view less)

25 Truths This Preacher Needs To Fight The Enemy's Lies

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 21, 2021

"The things you need to hear repeatedly in your walk will probably vary from mine, but these are truths I cling to."

Tags: World, Truth, Preaching, Culture, enemy's lies  (view more)  (view less)