In Preaching Articles: "Gospel Call"

A Missed Opportunity

By Dr. Larry Moyer on Jul 27, 2023

I want to invite you to put yourself in the shoes of an unsaved person.

Tags: Evangelism, Salvation, opportunity, Call to salvation, evangelism  (view more)  (view less)

Great Leadership Often Starts With A Broken Heart

By Brandon Cox on Oct 1, 2023

Usually, knowing what breaks your heart is knowing what you should do with your life, and how you should be leading others.

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:4

Tags: broken, Brokenhearted, authentic ministry, Call to ministry

Are You Willing To Be Misunderstood -- From The Pulpit?

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Oct 21, 2024

Sherman Cox takes up Will Willimon's challenge to preachers everywhere.

Scripture: Philippians 4:1-13

Tags: Gospel, Preaching, Relevance, Confront, will willimon, gospel, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Present The Unchanging Message, But Use Ever-Changing Methods

By Todd Wagner on Feb 12, 2024

God's "piano" has 66 keys, but it can be used to play all types of music.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:22-25

Tags: Message, Gospel, Unchanging, Method, God's Image, gospel  (view more)  (view less)

Do You Answer The Right Questions When You Preach?

By Mike Glenn on Oct 22, 2024

Yes, we have the answer, but are we asking the right questions?

Scripture: Luke 23:40-45

Tags: Answer, Gospel, Preaching, Discontent, millennials, gospel, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Your Preaching Should Be Out Of This World--Seriously

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Oct 24, 2024

Beware of preaching that merely provides tools to help us become better situated in this present world rather than helping us to become ambassadors of the coming Kingdom.

Tags: Gospel, Preaching, Poverty, Debate, Confront, gospel, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

7 Bad Reasons Pastors Don't Share The Gospel In Every Sermon

By Greg Stier on Aug 13, 2023

In my interactions with pastors I’ve heard seven primary reasons for why some chose not to give the Gospel in every sermon.

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12, 1 Timothy 4:1-5

Tags: Evangelism, Gospel, Excuses, preaching Christ, evangelism, gospel  (view more)  (view less)

The Central Message Of The Church Is Reconciliation

By Jeff K. Clarke on Oct 9, 2022

“The essence of forgiveness is absorbing pain instead of giving it.” – Timothy Keller

Scripture: Romans 5:8, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Tags: Forgiveness, Gospel, Reconciliation, God's Love, forgive, Forgiveness in Jesus, gospel proclamation, The Church's Message, gospel  (view more)  (view less)

Does Your Preaching Strike A Grace/Truth Balance?

By SermonCentral .com on Oct 15, 2021

In 25 years our church has only been picketed twice--two weeks in a row!--first by radically liberal nonbelievers for speaking truth, and then by radically conservative believers for showing grace.

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:8-9, Isaiah 40:1-15, Luke 18:1-8

Tags: Grace, Gospel, Truth, Preaching, Balance, grace, gospel, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Why God Still Works Through Poor Preaching

By Peter Mead on Aug 17, 2021

How God works despite us and our preaching (and we need to be thankful for that!).

Tags: Paul, God, Gospel, Preaching, poor preaching, gospel, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Does Your Preaching Prepare People For God's Kingdom?

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Jul 29, 2025

We often fall into the trap of preaching designed to merely provide tools to become more successful in this present world rather than becoming ambassadors of the coming Kingdom.

Tags: Gospel, Preaching, prepare, Confront, God's Kingdom, gospel, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Does Your Preaching Balance Law And Grace?

By Nathan Aaseng on Nov 1, 2021

Even though law and grace are opposites in many ways, both have their place in the pulpit.

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20, Exodus 2:5, Exodus 2:1-10, Job 22:25-30

Tags: Grace, Law, Gospel, Preaching, opposites, grace, gospel, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Rethinking Our Witness To The Neighborhood

By David Fitch on Oct 30, 2020

Communities live life in and among the neighborhoods: the stuff of everyday life has numerous opportunities to proclaim the gospel.

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Gospel, Preaching, Congregation

Ed Stetzer: Preach The Gospel, And Since It’s Necessary, Use Words

By Ed Stetzer on Oct 17, 2021

"Preach the gospel. Use words if necessary." There are two basic problems with this quote: One, Francis never said it, and two, the quote is not biblical.

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Tags: Preaching, earnest, understandable, st francis of assisi, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Pastors Lead By Example

By Philip Holmes on May 3, 2021

“The reason elders are so necessary,” says Sanchez, “is because they are the means by which our sovereign king chooses to shepherd his church to display his kingdom on earth in local churches as embassies of heaven, and also to proclaim the message of the gospel, calling all people everywhere to repent and believe and enter into the kingdom. Elders shepherd the flock of God among them, under the chief Shepherd. That’s why elders are important, because it is our ascended Lord’s chosen means by which he shepherds his church.”

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-7, James 5:14, 1 Peter 5:1-2, Ephesians 4:1-32, Titus 1:5, Acts 14:23, Acts 20:17, Acts 20:28  (view more)  (view less)

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