In Preaching Articles: "How To Suceed"

What To Do With Feedback From Sunday's Sermon—10 Lifelines

By Peter Mead on Aug 18, 2025

Not all feedback is created equal. How you handle it can shape your preaching.

Scripture: Job 31:1-10, Acts 3:10-17

Tags: Preaching, Reality, Lifeline, Feedback, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Lay Aside The Weight Of Passivity

By SermonCentral .com on May 19, 2022

Our mind-sets make a huge difference in how we perceive our circumstances.

Scripture: Philippians 3:19, Romans 8:5, 2 Timothy 2:3-7, 1 Peter 1:13, Colossians 3:2, 1 Corinthians 9:25, Hebrews 12:1, Hebrews 12:12-14  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: endurance, action, expectations, passivity

9 Things I Learned From Preaching About Homosexuality

By Josh Reich on Mar 3, 2021

Your language and tone tells your church how to communicate it. Not only are you training your church what to believe about homosexuality, but you are also training them how to talk about it, what they will sound like.

Tags: Preaching, Homosexuality

10 Well-Known Pastors Respond To The Question: Is Homosexuality A Sin?

By SermonCentral .com on Jan 8, 2026

How will you answer the question: Is homosexuality a sin? When you're asked in the public space?

Scripture: Numbers 10:33-36

What Do People Really Hear When You Preach?

By Safiyah Fosua on Jan 19, 2024

Three keys on how to make your sermons more memorable from Professor Safiyah Fosua.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

6 Good Ways To Identify A Good Sermon

By Rev. Tejado Hanchell on Oct 2, 2020

It's important for the preacher to engage in the process of regularly evaluating his or her sermon. Here's how.

Tags: Preaching, Excellence, preaching

The First Step In Bringing Change To Your Church

By John Holm on Jan 23, 2023

Change is difficult under the best of circumstances. Here's how to soften the blow and prepare your people.

Tags: leader, Leader, Guide, difficult, Change  (view more)  (view less)

A Dozen Ways To Kill A Great Idea

By SermonCentral .com on May 28, 2021

From preaching topics to outreach programs, how many great ideas have fallen into these potholes?

Tags: Idea, Plan, Kill, Improve, Church Practices  (view more)  (view less)

That Crying Baby Just Might Reveal Your Heart, Preacher

By Jeremy Smith on Nov 11, 2019

The way you handle distractions may indicate how you see your role in the pulpit.

Tags: Heart, Preaching, Preacher, performer, Distraction, Crying baby  (view more)  (view less)

Preach Like It's Good News!

By Travis Hearn on Jan 20, 2023

When you're giving good news to someone, how do you give it?

Tags: Biblical, preaching, fun, Fun, Preaching, Good News, available  (view more)  (view less)

Preacher Or Performer? The Crying Baby Test

By Jeremy Smith on Aug 8, 2021

The way you handle distractions may indicate how you see your role in the pulpit.

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Why Bible Reading Is Down At Your Church

By Peter Mead on Jul 10, 2025

The most recent research presents troubling results. How does your church measure up?

Tags: preaching, bible, Bible, Study, Preaching, Isolation, fragment, e  (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: poor preaching, gospel, preaching, Paul, God, Gospel, Preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Is Modern Church Leadership Tilting Toward Bivocational Ministry?

By Hugh Halter on Feb 11, 2024

"The goal of our existence is to learn how to leverage everything God has given us."

Scripture: John 21:15-17, John 21:15-22

Tags: church, Ministry, Church, bivocational, leverage, mobile, ministry  (view more)  (view less)

11 Ways To Evaluate Your Own Preaching

By Chuck Lawless on Oct 24, 2025

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

Tags: Preaching, preaching