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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 Julian Freeman on Jun 3, 2025
From preparation to delivery, keep an eye out for these preaching traps.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5
Tags: Preaching, mistakes, Enough, preaching
By Ray Hollenbach on Jul 24, 2021
Preaching the cross is powerful and necessary, but there is more for us to say.
Tags: Jesus, Preaching, Cross, Enough, Powerful, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Stephen Gregory on Jul 16, 2024
What is a good sermon? How can I preach with confidence a message I have not had time to polish? Who am I seeking to please, anyway? Stephen Gregory seeks answers to these questions.
Scripture: Proverbs 16:3
Tags: Church, Preaching, pastor, Communication General, Pastor, preaching, church (view more) (view less)
By Joe Mckeever on Jul 15, 2022
"Nothing is so lovely and so welcome and so healing in a church as for a member to go before the congregation and admit to his/her destructive behavior and ask for forgiveness."
Tags: Humility, Reconciliation, repentance, restitution, Confession of Sin, church ministry, Apology, Making things right, Admitting Guilt, Repentance (view more) (view less)
By Sherman Haywood Cox on Oct 11, 2025
Address people where they are, but take them to another place to meet the Sovereign of the Universe.
Tags: Preaching, preaching
By SermonCentral .com on Apr 5, 2022
You can take a stand against “good enough ministry” in your church with a simple practice adopted from the business world: writing down how things should be done.
Tags: Excellence, details, church and business, church organization
By Sherman Haywood Cox on Feb 21, 2023
Doctrinal sermons are fine, but do they connect to human experience?
Tags: people, Preaching, Doctrine, connection, homiletical, preaching (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral .com on Aug 2, 2019
Preaching the gospel is essential, but not sufficient on its own. Learn why living the gospel and recognizing our interpretive filters are critical for authentic ministry.
Tags: christian living, preaching the gospel, Christian Living, Preaching the Gospel, Ministry Practice, Sermon Advice, Humble Preaching (view more) (view less)
By Kent Woodyard on Jan 5, 2024
Working in business development for a church giving platform, I am asked often if there is a Biblical precedent for churches using digital technology to accept tithes and offerings. Any scriptural evidence that text-2-give is acceptable to the Lord? I’ll save you a concordance search: there isn’t.
Scripture: Mark 12:41-44, 2 Corinthians 9:6-7
Tags: Money, Giving
By Steven Lawson on Dec 18, 2019
Strangely enough, it is merciless to withhold the declaration of divine vengeance.
Scripture: Daniel 3:1-20
By SermonCentral .com on Sep 25, 2025
The truth is not enough. We need wisdom, prayer and excellence.
Tags: Decision, leadership, meditate, john piper, propose, e, Leadership (view more) (view less)
By Ron Edmondson on Aug 15, 2024
Are you honest enough to agree with any of these secrets pastors keep in the ministry?
Scripture: James 5:17
By Brian Croft on Aug 25, 2023
Marriage is hard enough, but add ministry into the mix and you have a recipe for a potential mess.
Tags: Marriage, Rest, intimacy with Christ, pastor's wife
By Sherman Haywood Cox on May 21, 2021
In many churches, there are simply not enough opportunities to preach for all of the unpaid associates and assistants. What to do?
Tags: Ministry, Support, Preaching, opportunity, lead (view more) (view less)
By Ray Hollenbach on Mar 11, 2025
Loving someone enough to help them find freedom from their fears and appetites is the heart of church discipline.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1
Tags: Discipleship, Preaching, Church General, preaching
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