In Preaching Articles: "Fresh" showing 1-15 of 25

Will Willimon: The Lectionary Keeps My Preaching Fresh

By Sermoncentral on Jun 24, 2013

"The thing that keeps all preaching fresh is a Living God."

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:10-30

Tags: Fresh, Preaching, Lectionary, will willimon

What? I Have To Preach The Christmas Story Again? 3 Fresh Reminders

By David Vroege on Dec 15, 2020

How do you go about breathing fresh meaning into a story everyone has already heard?

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-24:28

Tags: Christmas, New, Fresh, Preaching

Breathing New Life Into Your Preaching

By Lance Witt on Mar 25, 2023

Fresh is always better. Taking a breath of clean, fresh air is way better than inhaling polluted air. Eating fresh bread is way better than choking down a piece of dry, stale bread. And likewise, sermons that are fresh are way better than warmed over messages.

Scripture: Luke 10:31

Tags: Preaching, New life, preaching

9 Tips To Keep Your Preaching Fresh On Special Days

By John Beukema on May 5, 2020

John Beukema discusses the challenges and opportunities of providing your listeners with fresh content for holiday sermons.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Tags: Advent, Holidays, Father's Day, Preaching, mother's day, preparation  (view more)  (view less)

Don't Go Stale: One Pastor's Keep-It-Fresh Tool Kit

By Sermoncentral on Mar 17, 2023

"At hundreds of points, I have run out of things to say." What to do next is key.

Scripture: Esther 9:22

Tags: Fresh, Preaching, stale, karl vaters, toolkit, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Can We Put An End To Trite Preaching And Teaching?

By Sermoncentral on Jun 25, 2019

TRITE / (Adjective) Overused and consequently of little import, lacking originality or freshness.

Tags: Preaching

Are Your Illustrations Fresh? Use This 9-Point Checklist

By Peter Mead on May 15, 2019

Every illustration should "let the light in." Do yours?

Tags: Preaching

When Creativity Crosses The Line To Become Offensive

By Calvin Miller on Jul 21, 2018

Calvin Miller explains the balancing act between fresh presentation and outright impropriety.

Tags: Church, Communication, Preaching, Confidence, Creativity  (view more)  (view less)

How To Find New Sources For Sermon Illustrations

By Erik Raymond on Jun 17, 2021

Are you constantly mining the same sources for your sermon illustrations? Here are five suggestions to keep things fresh.

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-5:22

Tags: Read, biography, newspaper, Classic

Watch The Bible Miniseries Trailer

By Sermoncentral on Jan 12, 2013

Coming in March: the scriptures come to life in a fresh presentation.

Tags: Bible, Truth, History, bible truth, The Bible Series, History Channel  (view more)  (view less)

Finding Fresh Ways To Tell The Story Of Jesus

By Jeff K. Clarke on Dec 21, 2019

In our pursuit of Jesus, sometimes we have to (un)learn what we thought we knew.

Tags: Preaching

One Small Change Will Energize Tomorrow's Sermon

By Erik Raymond on Mar 4, 2023

So often, it's the little stuff that makes the biggest impact.

Scripture: Genesis 3

Tags: Fresh, Preaching, Impact, bland, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

10 Tiny Tweaks To Liven Up Sunday Mornings

By Diana Davis on Mar 20, 2020

Need a few fresh ideas to keep your Sunday service from predictable sameness?

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:13-14

Tags: Service, Worship, Preaching

20 Thanksgiving Quotes For Preaching And Inspiration

By Sermoncentral on Nov 22, 2018

Give some freshness to your Thanksgiving message, or post these inspirational words on your church's website, Facebook page or Twitter feed.

Scripture: Romans 1:1-16:30

Tags: gratitude, Thanksgiving Holiday

Have Mercy On Me: Four Glimpses Into The Heart Of God

By Sermoncentral on Aug 8, 2022

God has made the world to turn again and again on fresh revelations of his mercy.

Scripture: Exodus 34:6-7, Exodus 33:19, Luke 1:78, Ephesians 2:3, 2 Chronicles 30:9, Romans 9:22-23, 2 Samuel 24:13-14, Psalm 51:1, Lamentations 4:10, Isaiah 30:18  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: David, Mercy, Moses, God's Character