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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
By Danny Macmunn on Aug 27, 2021
Sometimes even the messenger is surprised at what the people hear.
Scripture: Mark 15:1-18, 2 Timothy 2:1-15
Tags: inspired by god, preaching, Scripture, Preaching, Word of God, mysterious ways (view more) (view less)
By Sherman Haywood Cox on Feb 21, 2023
Doctrinal sermons are fine, but do they connect to human experience?
Tags: homiletical, preaching, people, Preaching, Doctrine, connection (view more) (view less)
By Brandon Hilgemann on Nov 5, 2019
First, don't panic! Second, here's help!
Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:1-15, Genesis 1:1-20
Tags: Frustration, Preaching, sermon prep, final touch
By Peter Mead on Feb 7, 2019
On the dashboard of our ministry life, we need to have a light that flashes when we are preaching flat. What causes it? What should we do?
Tags: give thanks, stale, ministry life, spiritual dryness, Preaching (view more) (view less)
By Carey Nieuwhof on Mar 1, 2023
Every week, gifted communicators kill the messages they bring by making at least seven predictable, fixable mistakes.
Tags: Preaching, Feedback, call to action, preaching
By SermonCentral on Oct 6, 2021
For preachers, distractions are a way of life, but they are no less annoying.
Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-15
Tags: Preaching, Listen, Distract
By SermonCentral on Oct 8, 2021
Could it possibly be just this simple? Karl Vaters offers a startling suggestion.
Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28, Exodus 3:1-15
Tags: sticky, karl vaters, preaching, Message, Preaching, How to pray (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral on Feb 8, 2020
Effective speakers realize the power of attention-grabbing hooks. What's in your toolbox?
Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-5
Tags: hook, effective speakers, preaching, Preaching, Attention (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Mar 6, 2019
God's work is transformational. Is our preaching doing God's work?
Tags: deep change, Preaching, Character, Transformation, conduct (view more) (view less)
By Nathan Aaseng on Nov 5, 2021
In our information-saturated age, your listeners have all the gems of wisdom they need, far more than they can process.
Tags: string of pearls, preaching, Parable, Hope, Preaching (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Oct 12, 2019
Do the actual effects of our preaching match our intended effects?
Tags: effects, Preaching, goals, Impact, tone (view more) (view less)
By Charles Stone on Oct 29, 2019
How could there be only one answer? Charles Stone suggests five factors to consider.
Scripture: Psalm 51:1-17
Tags: Schedule, Study, Preaching
By C. Christopher Smith on Nov 1, 2019
If we re-cast preaching as a kind of "slow reading," we might lead our congregations into deeper engagement with the biblical text--and with one another.
Scripture: Luke 23:45-46, Psalm 1:1-6
Tags: lectio divina, slow reading, Preaching, exegesis
By Bob Hostetler on Apr 1, 2019
Bob Hostetler identifies one part of the sermon nearly every preacher overlooks.
Tags: Preaching, Change, sermon, restructure
By Ray Hollenbach on Dec 20, 2019
Great preaching proclaims the grace of God, and sometimes we need to clear away the obstacles to that grace.
Tags: Preaching, preaching