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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 Peter Mead on Apr 27, 2022
In pastoral ministry, there is a great need for the right diagnosis of sheep.
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-14, John 11:1-40
Tags: Prayer, Listen, Leadership Listening, Listening
By Steve Smith on Feb 21, 2022
So much talking. So many words. So many meetings. So much information. How can we ever take in what we really need to receive to make sense of our lives, our days and most importantly, one another.
Scripture: Luke 10:38-42
Tags: Leadership Listening, Listening, MINISTRY OF PRESENCE, listening vs hearing
By Ron Edmondson on Aug 15, 2022
I have learned in my years of leadership – I only know what I know. And, many times I don’t know much.
Tags: Leadership Listening, Listening, questions
By Mary Hinkle Shore on Jan 17, 2024
Before we start writing, perhaps we should start listening. Here are three very practical suggestions.
Scripture: John 12:20-33
Tags: Preaching, Listen, preaching
By Sherman Haywood Cox on Nov 27, 2020
Exegesis is always the foundation for a sermon, but does your preaching reach your listeners' feelings?
Tags: Preaching, audience, Engage, feel, exegesis, preaching (view more) (view less)
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 Mark Mohler on Apr 17, 2020
Sermons are not made for paper; they are made for people. We should listen before we preach.
Tags: Communication, Preaching, preparation, communication, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Dallas Willard on Sep 23, 2023
Right up until his passing, Dallas Willard encouraged preachers and pastors to focus on what's most important.
Tags: Final, Last, dallas willard
By Adam Ramsey on Nov 7, 2024
If you're still in your first 5 years as a preacher, don’t give up! God has this wonderful way of drawing straight lines with crooked sticks.
Tags: Preaching, God's Love, Laughter, Young people, good advice, young people, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Jan 29, 2020
They're in front of us every week. Maybe we can craft our preaching with sensitivity to the listeners in mind.
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, John 15:1-8, Isaiah 55:1-5
Tags: Preaching
By Peter Mead on Apr 22, 2024
People can usually sense if you are not being genuine.
Tags: relationships, Confess Sin, God's Word, Genuine Faith
By Ed Stetzer on Feb 23, 2022
This article is the last of six in a series on preaching in light of cultural shifts and biblical illiteracy.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16
Tags: Teaching, Preaching, Culture, sermon prep, sermon, Sermon Prep, Sermon, preaching, teaching, culture, culture shifts, Sermon prep (view more) (view less)
By Brandon Hilgemann on Aug 14, 2019
Engaging the short attention span of teenagers (and even adults!) isn't easy.
Tags: Preaching, preaching
By Mike Miller on Jan 18, 2023
Good preachers must develop the extra skill of "congregational exegesis."
Tags: Preaching, Listen, Congregation, audience, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Ron Allen on Oct 4, 2021
It seems like a no-brainer, yet preachers rarely seek direct input from listeners about how we might improve our preaching.
Scripture: Philippians 1:5-10
Tags: Preaching, challenge, point of view, listener
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