In Preaching Articles: "Hope In Christ"

The Call No One Wants To Get - Part 2

By Lance Witt on Sep 25, 2023

Looking back, I see that obscurity allowed God to redirect my sense of identity and significance.

Tags: obscurity, Relationship to God, intimacy with Christ, Hidden work of God

Preaching And Perspectives

By Peter Mead on May 16, 2022

When we preach, we present a perspective. When we preach, we provoke a perspective.

Tags: Preaching, Perspective, God speaks, preaching Christ, perspective, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

When You Feel Hopeless As A Leader

By Josh Reich on Jun 13, 2023

At some point as a leader, you will feel hopeless. As a pastor it will more than likely happen after the weekend. It is hard to keep hope alive all the time as a leader.

Tags: Preaching, leaders, preaching

How To Teach Old Testament Characters

By J.d. Greear on Feb 24, 2025

"I believe most contemporary teaching on Old Testament stories is hopelessly moralistic, giving us merely examples to emulate rather than a Savior to adore and hope in."

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Tags: Old Testament, David, Preaching, preaching

Why Authentic Preaching Could Be A Trap

By Maurilio Amorim on May 14, 2020

Maurillo Amorim: "I hope we are not creating a culture that encourages people to be authentic about their sins but excuses them from doing the hard work of making things right."

Tags: Preaching, preaching

8 Preachable Marks Of A Transformed Life

By Philip Nation on Jan 8, 2025

Philip Nation offers preaching tips for pastors guiding a congregation to and through the life transformed in Christ.

Scripture: Galatians 4:19, Romans 8:29, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 12:1-2

Tags: Church, Discipleship, Preaching, pastor, Transformation, Pastor, preaching, church  (view more)  (view less)

One Question You Must Never Ask In Ministry

By Joe Mckeever on Sep 6, 2023

Disciples of Jesus Christ must never try to calculate the cost/benefit of some act of ministry.

Scripture: Colossians 3:23-24, Luke 18:8, Ecclesiastes 11:6

Tags: questions, measuring success, Faithfulness, Leadership General

25 Best Pentecost Sermon And Worship Resources

By SermonCentral .com on Feb 18, 2025

On Pentecost, the Church celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit's power to proclaim the risen Christ to the ends of the earth.

Tags: Worship, Pentecost, sermon, Sermon, Holy Spirit  (view more)  (view less)

Keep Learning To Lead: Five Practical Lessons

By Gavin Ortlund on Apr 28, 2022

Leadership is hard. I rank it up there with pain, parenting, and preaching as one of those things in life that we never fully master, but only hope to keep learning over a lifetime.

Scripture: John 13:15-16, John 16:12

Tags: Teamwork, Leadership General, servant leadership, Jesus' leadership

Keeping Your Preaching Fresh

By Lance Witt on Sep 23, 2022

“Everything worthwhile is uphill. Everything that is valuable, you have to work for. No one ever coasted their way to success. Most people have uphill hopes but have downhill habits.”

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:2

Tags: Teaching, Never Stop Learning, preaching, teaching, Preaching, hard work, Preaching Help, Pastoral Ministry, Powerful Preaching, effective preaching  (view more)  (view less)

4 Angles To Preach From Every Time

By Brandon Kelley on Dec 13, 2021

It is not enough to simply preach what the passage of Scripture says within your next sermon. It’s a good start, but don’t stop there. You’ll stop short of something truly beautiful, truly remarkable.

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Tags: redemption, God the Father, preaching the Word, eternal perspective, preaching Christ  (view more)  (view less)

6 Ways To Grow In The Gospels

By William Boekestein on Apr 26, 2021

A number of years ago I was about to preach for the first time in a certain church. As I arranged my papers and books I noticed a sign near the top of the pulpit. It was a quotation from John 12:21: “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

Scripture: Mark 9:7, Mark 15:1-15, Matthew 27:3, Mark 6:34, Acts 26:22-23, John 12:21, Matthew 14:20, Hebrews 12:2, John 11:15, Luke 24:44-45, Hebrews 1:1, Jeremiah 8:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Jesus, Biblical, preaching Christ, Preaching Gospels, Rakahanga gospel day  (view more)  (view less)

It's All About The Groom

By Lance Witt on Apr 11, 2024

In a healthy church Jesus is the most famous person. He gets the most airtime, he is the most talked about, and he is clearly center stage.

Scripture: Revelation 19:7, John 3:29, Song of Songs 8:1-4

Tags: Church Health, Pastoral Character, fixing eyes on Jesus, Christ Centered

Dig Deeper

By Peter Mead on May 8, 2022

Perhaps the hardest thing to know is what you don’t know.

Tags: Christ, BIBLE STUDY, Learning, Theology, Bible Study, bible study  (view more)  (view less)

Does Street Evangelism Really Work?

By Greg Stier on Jan 27, 2025

Evangelism specialist Greg Stier discusses the veracity of street evangelism and how best to win people for Christ.

Tags: Evangelism, Salvation, Lack, Evangelism How To, evangelism  (view more)  (view less)