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Does Your Preaching Make A Difference? Eight Transformational Keystones

By SermonCentral on Aug 3, 2021

Our preaching should make a difference. But where and how? Here are some critical markers.

Tags: Transformation

You're Preaching, But Do You Know Who's Listening?

By Mike Miller on Jan 18, 2023

Good preachers must develop the extra skill of "congregational exegesis."

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Ten Strategic Insights Into Shaping Your Next Sermon Series

By Herbert Cooper on Jan 28, 2023

Herbert Cooper, senior pastor of People's Church in Oklahoma City, shares strategic insights into making a sermon series work.

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20 Mother's Day Quotes To Warm Up Your Sermon

By SermonCentral on May 8, 2021

Insight, warmth--and humor--to use when you preach for this special occasion.

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:7-24

Tags: Preaching, mother's day, Motherhood, Quotes

Do You Have The Courage To Tear Your Sermon In Half?

By John Mcclure on Oct 29, 2024

Overcome slow starts by taking a knife to your opening!

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Does Your Preaching Proclaim Jesus As Lord, Or Simply Savior?

By Dustin Leimgruber on Sep 15, 2022

Check out the modern parable of the Runaway Bride.

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-15

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3 Tests Of Plagiarism: Do Your Sermons Pass Them?

By Ron Forseth on Feb 25, 2023

"Should we use someone else's sermon?" I would say that in many, many cases, the answer can legitimately be "Yes."

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Could Your Labor Day Sermon Be The Most Important Of The Year?

By David J. Lose on Aug 25, 2020

Perhaps our largest challenge is to overcome the disconnect most Christians experience between what we do on Sunday and what we do the rest of the week.

Scripture: Colossians 3:23-24

Tags: Preaching, challenge, disconnect, preaching

Thom Rainer: 3 Reasons Your People Are Spiritually Stuck

By SermonCentral on Nov 29, 2024

"When we lead our people in the process of transformation, we need to orient them to the reality of the war within them."

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3

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If You're Preaching A Thanksgiving Service, Try These Two Tips

By David J. Lose on Nov 24, 2023

This is the way thanksgiving always works--in giving thanks for a gift given, we are blessed again.

Scripture: John 4:12-15, Isaiah 26:1-4

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How To Say Good-Bye: Preaching Your Last Sermon

By Chris Surber on Nov 10, 2021

People usually listen closely to your first words--and your last. Make them meaningful.

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

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Your Stress Just Might Give Birth To A Great Sermon

By Ron Walters on Oct 30, 2019

Dealing with stress may produce the greatest sermon we ever live.

Scripture: Proverbs 31:20-28

Tags: stress, Moses, Preaching, sermon

Your 7-Step Survival Guide To Preaching Multiple Services

By Lane Sebring on Dec 6, 2019

These practices will help you make sure you preach your best at every service, every Sunday.

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

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The Infallible Word Of God? Millennials Are Not Just Taking Your Word For It

By Tiffany Deluccia on Dec 12, 2019

Young non-Christians don't simply disagree with the inerrancy of the Bible; they are skeptical of people who make claims like that.

Scripture: Jeremiah 38:1-16

Tags: Preaching, millennials

5 Ways To Help Your Sermon Last Deep Into The Week

By Brandon Kelley on Feb 5, 2020

Instead of allowing your sermon content to be forgotten, do these things to bring the point of your message back to your listeners all week long.

Tags: Preaching