In Preaching Articles: "Guarding Your Soul"

Does Your Sermon Pass The Geography Test?

By Chris Surber on Feb 16, 2019

The Gospel is for everybody everywhere. Is your sermon?

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-5, 2 Timothy 2:20-30

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Sharpen Your Sermon With A God-Centered Checklist

By Jared Moore on Mar 29, 2019

If you want to help your people focus on God when they leave church tomorrow, here are 11 things that you cannot do.

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Tags: Preaching, Checklist, joke, Sharpen, God-centered  (view more)  (view less)

Your Sermon May Solve Problems But Is That Enough?

By Sherman Haywood Cox on May 7, 2019

Address people where they are, but take them to another place to meet the Sovereign of the Universe.

Tags: Preaching

11 Ways To Evaluate Your Own Preaching

By Chuck Lawless on May 25, 2019

The more important our work is, the more imperative it is we strive to improve. Here's how.

Tags: Preaching

11 Signs Your Church Is Going Extinct

By Carey Nieuwhof on Jun 12, 2019

Unless you’re in a free fall right now, it can be hard to know whether your congregation will thrive, survive or take a dive in the next decade.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:1-11

Tags: Church, Preaching, preaching, church

What's The Big Idea Behind Your Sermon?

By Peter Mead on Jun 28, 2019

Ideas change lives. People give themselves to ideas. And Christianity is a content-based faith

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94 Servant Evangelism Ideas For Your Church

By Steve Sjogren on Apr 8, 2023

Servant evangelism wins the heart before it confronts the mind. A small act of kindness nudges a person closer to God, often in a profound way, as it bypasses one's mental defenses.

Scripture: John 4:5-26, John 15:9-17

Tags: Evangelism, Church, Outreach, Servant, Evangelism How To, Evangelism The Lost, evangelism, church  (view more)  (view less)

5 Top Priorities For Increasing Your Church

By Charles Arn on Jan 11, 2025

Whether you’re in a church of 20 or 20,000, these principles will help you to invest the talents God has given to your church.

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Tags: Growth, Discipleship, leadership, pastor, Church Growth, Pastor, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Is Your Preaching Too Deep Or Too Shallow?

By Craig Groeschel on Feb 5, 2025

Craig Groeschel discusses the challenge of preaching with simplicity, practicality, and relevance while remaining spiritual enough to change lives.

Scripture: Hebrews 5:13

Tags: Teaching, Preaching, deep, Prep, Leadership General, e, preaching, teaching  (view more)  (view less)

5 Personal Changes To Empower Your Preaching

By Rick Ezell on Feb 11, 2025

When you preach, in many respects, you are the message. If your personal life is not congruent with your words, then a mixed message is delivered.

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10

Tags: Faith, Preaching, Prayer, Personal Change, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

What's Your Preaching Strategy: Shotgun Or Sniper?

By Peter Mead on Mar 14, 2020

It is too easy to drift into another passage (or ten) and dissipate the impact of the passage we said we would preach.

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1

Tags: Preaching, comprehension, preaching

Piper: What's The Best Tone For Your Preaching?

By SermonCentral .com on Mar 18, 2020

"The question I have for preachers is: What tone should you aim at in preaching? This is an urgent question because, if you don’t answer it, your listeners will answer it for you."

Scripture: Romans 15:4

Tags: Communication, Preaching, voice, tone

1,000 Sermons Will Change Your Life

By Trevin Wax on Mar 26, 2020

Pastors, don’t underestimate the cumulative effect of your preaching. You are not dumping information into brains. You are forming the habits of your people, teaching them how to read and understand and apply the Bible for themselves.

Tags: Preaching, New life, preaching

Listen To Your Message Before You Preach It

By Mark Mohler on Apr 17, 2020

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

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7 Ways Twitter Will Improve Your Preaching

By SermonCentral .com on May 26, 2020

Brandon Cox shares how utilizing the power of Twitter can extend your teaching platforms to an entirely new audience.

Scripture: John 10:10-11

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