In Preaching Articles: "Good Friday Sermon Resources"

15 New-Year Quotes You Can Use In Your First Sermon Of The New Year

By SermonCentral .com on Dec 27, 2022

Let these great names--and great thoughts--animate tomorrow's sermon.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-15, Ezekiel 34:11-16

Tags: Preaching, New Year, Chesterton, Quotes, martin luther, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Making The Move To Noteless Preaching

By Peter Mead on Jul 6, 2021

Remember, the goal of sermon preparation is an oral message, not a polished manuscript for publication.

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Tags: Preaching

Preaching: What To Cut, What To Add

By Peter Mead on Sep 23, 2020

Experienced preachers know the real challenge is in what to leave out of a sermon.

Scripture: Exodus 2:1-5

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Preaching: What To Cut, What To Add

By Peter Mead on Oct 7, 2020

Experienced preachers know the real challenge is in what to leave out of a sermon.

Tags: Message, Preaching, develop

Should You Swing For The Fences Every Sunday?

By Philip Nation on Jun 25, 2025

Why do we think every sermon has to be a home run?

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-2

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Pride & Fear -- And The Preaching Place Between The Two

By Lane Sebring on Sep 13, 2019

Have you found the sweet spot between these two sermon killers?

Tags: Preaching

What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains

By SermonCentral .com on Mar 4, 2024

This completely secular video is instructional, AND could be a great intro for your next sermon.

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5

Tags: Internet, Power, Influence, Brain, brain  (view more)  (view less)

Off The Cuff: A Sermon Outline You Can Use If You Don't Have Time To Prepare

By Ken Collins on Oct 18, 2019

You can learn how to preach a well-organized sermon off the cuff.

Tags: preaching, Plan, Preaching, Preaching Help, preach, extemporaneous  (view more)  (view less)

Does Your Preaching Impress Your Old Professor Or Your People?

By Gavin Adams on Oct 10, 2021

A deep, layered and rich sermon might impress some people, but it does it work?

Scripture: Acts 13:15-20

Tags: marinate, preaching, Preaching, focus, Complicated, point  (view more)  (view less)

Grappling With The Fears Of Technological Change

By Tim Challies on Apr 15, 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)

21 Palm Sunday Quotes That Will Preach

By SermonCentral .com on Mar 31, 2020

We've gathered the best quotes we could find from sermons on SermonCentral.com to help you think through that Palm Sunday message and how this historic event applies to us today.

Scripture: Isaiah 53:10

Tags: Palm Sunday Quotes

Listen To Your Message Before You Preach It

By Mark Mohler on Apr 16, 2020

Sermons are not made for paper; they are made for people. We should listen before we preach.

Tags: Communication, Preaching, preparation, communication, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

10 Personal Discoveries I Made While Preaching

By Ben Reed on Sep 19, 2024

Ben Reed discovered that sometimes the very first person to be helped by the sermon is the preacher himself.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

10 Ways To Avoid Indecent Exposure In The Pulpit

By H.b. Charles, Jr. on May 13, 2025

Sermon illustrations should be like letting sunlight into a window, not like putting a spotlight on a stage.

Tags: preaching, Preaching, pulpit, Modesty, Exposure  (view more)  (view less)

Do Your Listeners Feel The Text?

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Nov 26, 2020

Exegesis is always the foundation for a sermon, but does your preaching reach your listeners' feelings?

Tags: Preaching, audience, Engage, feel, exegesis, preaching  (view more)  (view less)