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6 Must-Have Qualities You Should Find In Any Good Preacher

By Ben Mandrell on Aug 27, 2025

| 105,314 views

God has called preachers to be faithful rather than successful. How can we be sure we are staying true to the call? What makes a faithful preacher?

Scripture: Luke 1:46-56

Tags: Study, Preaching, ancient, teach, challenge, preaching (view more) (view less)
Preaching God's Dangerous Truth

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Jun 16, 2020

| 18,224 views

Preaching must resist political birthright-stealers and proclaim the dangerous truth that God has come. Advent calls us to vision, courage, and bold proclamation.

Scripture: Luke 2:10, Matthew 13:17, Matthew 10:7, Revelation 10:10-11, Micah 4:1-2 (view more) (view less)

Tags: Preaching, preaching, pastoral courage, Pastoral Courage
Christmas Preaching Needs Resurrecting!

By Chris Surber on Dec 23, 2024

based on 6 ratings
| 28,979 views

If we want Christmas preaching to matter, we've got to preach like Christmas matters.

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40, Mark 11:1-10, Matthew 1:21

Tags: Christmas, Preaching, preaching
9 Powerful Ways To Introduce Your Sermon

By H.b. Charles, Jr. on May 9, 2025

based on 28 ratings
| 104,452 views

Every athlete wants to start strong; why should your work be any different?

Scripture: John 2:1-11, Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 5:44-45, Luke 12:32-33, Psalm 23:4, Luke 2:13-14, Habakkuk 2:1-4, Mark 11:15-17, John 4:1-15, Luke 7:11-17, Acts 17:22-33 (view more) (view less)

Tags: Love, Emotions, Preaching, Introduction, Faithful, effective, Gate, post, Commit, preaching, love (view more) (view less)
Preaching For A Special Occasion? Here's Guidance

By Dr. Daniel Akin on Oct 22, 2021

based on 4 ratings
| 18,719 views

Compromise of biblical truth is not an option, but doing one's best to extend Christ-honoring grace and goodwill should be at the front and center of our agenda.

Scripture: John 4:1-30, Luke 1:67-80

Tags: Exposition, Preaching, Biblical truth, Betray, good story, preaching (view more) (view less)
Don't Just Sit There: 8 Actions To Take When Your Church Is In A Slump

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 25, 2025

| 68,697 views

How do you define a church slump? More importantly, what do you do when it happens?

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:8-20

Tags: vision, Preaching, action, advice, slump, preaching (view more) (view less)
One Question That Can Ruin Your Sermon Prep—in The Best Way

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Mar 19, 2023

based on 3 ratings
| 18,268 views

If you have never asked yourself this question, you might end up preaching to the mind while steering totally clear of the soul.

Scripture: Luke 1:46-56

Tags: Soul, Preaching, Mind, need, sermon prep, Sermon Prep, preaching, Sermon prep (view more) (view less)
Francis Chan: 7 Questions To Ask Before You Preach

By Francis Chan on Nov 30, 2025

based on 11 ratings
| 45,381 views

In a message at a Desiring God National Conference, Francis Chan highlighted seven questions that he asks himself in preparing to preach.

Scripture: Luke 1:8-10, Luke 8:1-10

Tags: Preaching, preaching
Christmas Is Too Big For One Day: Why We Celebrate Advent

By Dr. Andreas Kostenberger on Dec 5, 2024

| 14,670 views

Jesus’s birth did not come in a vacuum. His coming was the culmination of centuries, even millennia, of mounting expectation of the coming Messiah and Savior of humankind.

Scripture: Genesis 3:15, 1 Samuel 13:14, Luke 2:10-11

Tags: Advent, Christmas Advent, Waiting on God, Spiritual Preparation
Christmas: Not A Time For Inventing Twists On The Age-Old Story

By Joe Mckeever on Dec 13, 2024

based on 12 ratings
| 20,330 views

Tell it with gusto and love. Tell the story of the birth of Jesus with all the excitement of someone hearing it for the first time. Tell the story without detouring into theories and guesses and myths and controversies.

Scripture: Luke 2:11

Tags: Christmas, Simplicity, storytelling, Christmas Advent
How To Enjoy Christmas As A Pastor

By Lance Witt on Dec 18, 2024

based on 6 ratings
| 27,486 views

About 3 years ago, it was the very end of December and I was not in a good place. I was frustrated and honestly I was mad at myself. Our schedule had been out of control and I was worn out.

Scripture: Luke 2:17-19, Luke 2:8

Tags: Mary, Christmas, pastoral leadership, Time of Reflection
How God Became A Man: What Jesus Did For Thirty Years

By SermonCentral .com on Feb 28, 2022

based on 7 ratings
| 22,885 views

Don’t begrudge God the glory of your long, arduous maturation process. In it you are tasting the growing pains that Jesus knows very well. And he stands ready to help you persevere until God’s process is complete.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:26, Hebrews 5:7-9, Matthew 17:27, John 11:14, John 1:47, Luke 3:23, Matthew 2:1-23, Luke 2:8-51, Luke 2:52, John 4:18 (view more) (view less)

Tags: Jesus, Ordinary, Christian growth, incarnation of Jesus
Have Mercy On Me: Four Glimpses Into The Heart Of God

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 7, 2022

| 16,384 views

God has made the world to turn again and again on fresh revelations of his mercy.

Scripture: Exodus 34:6-7, Exodus 33:19, Luke 1:78, Ephesians 2:3, 2 Chronicles 30:9, Romans 9:22-23, 2 Samuel 24:13-14, Psalm 51:1, Lamentations 4:10, Isaiah 30:18 (view more) (view less)

Tags: David, Mercy, Moses, God's Character
Pastor Grinch

By Lance Witt on Jun 19, 2024

based on 2 ratings
| 12,780 views

As pastors, how do we celebrate Christmas without getting lost in the shuffle of busy church activities?

Scripture: Luke 2:17-19

Tags: Christmas, Advent, Holidays, Christmas Advent, pastoral leadership, Pastoral Ministry, Serving Others, church ministry (view more) (view less)
You Were Made For Christmas

By David Mathis on Dec 22, 2024

| 16,868 views

You were made for the Great Joy of Christmas.

Scripture: Luke 2:18, Matthew 1:21, 1 Peter 3:18, Luke 2:14

Tags: Emmanuel, Christmas, Advent, treasure, Glory to God, christ child, Christmas Gospel, Joy in Christ, Christmas Joy (view more) (view less)

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