In Preaching Articles: "Good Friday Quotes"

Seven Key Reasons People Choose A Church

By SermonCentral .com on Feb 9, 2022

Why did you choose to come to this church?

Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25, Acts 2:42-47

Tags: Church, Children, Volunteerism, good sermon, church  (view more)  (view less)

Three Possibilities Preaching The Psalms

By Peter Mead on Jun 1, 2025

Instead of simply quoting a Psalm once in a while, when's the last time it was the featured text in your message?

Tags: Gift, Preaching, teach, preaching, Psalms  (view more)  (view less)

6 Must-Have Qualities You Should Find In Any Good Preacher

By Ben Mandrell on Feb 28, 2019

God has called preachers to be faithful rather than successful. How can we be sure we are staying true to the call? What makes a faithful preacher?

Scripture: Luke 1:46-56

Tags: Study, Preaching, ancient, teach, challenge  (view more)  (view less)

Your Congregation Is Fact-Checking Your Preaching (And That's Good News)

By SermonCentral .com on Jan 29, 2023

Up to 38 percent of churchgoing Millennials will do an online search to verify what we say. And many of them are doing it while we’re preaching.

Tags: Search, millennials, Fact Checking, preaching, Internet, Preaching  (view more)  (view less)

7 Ways To Help New Staff Members Succeed

By Ron Edmondson on Apr 22, 2022

Getting a new person started in a good way is probably equal to finding the right people – especially if we hope to keep them.

Tags: leadership, staff, church staffing, good start, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

True Story: The Guinness Record For The World's Longest Sermon

By SermonCentral .com on Oct 10, 2019

Pastor Zach Zehnder of Cross Church began his quest on Friday, November 7, and by Sunday had preached for 53 hours and 18 minutes—Why?

Scripture: Lamentations 3:23

Tags: Preaching

Jokes In A Sermon: Six Checkpoints For Every Preacher

By Nicholas Mcdonald on Aug 18, 2021

It may seem like the perfect way to lighten up a sermon, but perhaps you should run it through this helpful checklist.

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:3-4, Luke 8:22-25

Tags: preaching, Preaching, Good News, Appropriate, joke, joking, insensitive  (view more)  (view less)

How To Preach On Kindness In 5 Minutes And 44 Seconds

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 1, 2025

Here's an outstanding video to introduce any message dealing with kindness or serving others.

Tags: Love, Message, Preaching, Kindness, good samaritan, preaching, love  (view more)  (view less)

Preaching For A Special Occasion? Here's Guidance

By Dr. Daniel Akin on Oct 22, 2021

Compromise of biblical truth is not an option, but doing one's best to extend Christ-honoring grace and goodwill should be at the front and center of our agenda.

Scripture: John 4:1-30, Luke 1:67-80

Tags: preaching, Exposition, Preaching, Biblical truth, Betray, good story  (view more)  (view less)

Would You Rather Hear *good Sermon, Pastor* Or *you Just Destroyed My World*?

By David Fitch on Feb 3, 2023

There's a difference between safe, enjoyable preaching and challenging the listener. How do you divide the two?

Tags: listener, enjoyable, preaching, Devil, Preaching, Safe, challenge  (view more)  (view less)

7 Steps To Help Your Good, But Slightly Off-Center Message Break Through The Noise

By Karl Vaters on Oct 26, 2023

When your message is off-center, the quality matters even more.

Tags: leadership, Preaching, preaching tips, Pastoral Ministry, Leadership, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

"All Things Work Together For Good” — 3 Things You Never Noticed About Romans 8:28

By Lori Hatcher on Jun 13, 2024

"Here are three things about this popular verse you may never have noticed."

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: guard the truth, faith and obedience, Scripture, redemption, teach, Sound Teaching, all things work for good, Meditate on the Word  (view more)  (view less)

How To Preach Without Notes

By Ted Smith on Dec 8, 2020

Like all good preaching, good impromptu preaching depends on the long-term habits of the preacher.

Tags: Preaching, teach, memorize, note, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Preaching Can Be Bad News, Too

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Sep 1, 2021

The fact of the matter is that the Kingdom of God is near. It is not good news to those who do not wish to give up all for the kingdom.

Tags: kingdom of God, preaching, Preaching, Good News, Kingdom of God, bad news  (view more)  (view less)

Sermon Prep: Don't Forget To Exegete Your Church

By SermonCentral .com on Mar 10, 2020

Sermon preparation does not end with good exegesis of the Bible; it always includes good exegesis of the local congregation.

Scripture: Ephesians 2:17-20

Tags: Study, Preaching, preaching