In Preaching Articles: "Meaning" showing 1-15 of 45

What Does It Mean To Be A Prophetic Church

By Glenn Packiam on Oct 3, 2023

What does it mean to be prophetic? The word is thrown around a lot, but depending on which circles you run in, it means something quite different.

Tags: Church, prophecy, prophetic, Activism, church  (view more)  (view less)

What Do We Mean When We Say Church?

By Dr. Rowan Williams on May 12, 2023

Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams presents a surprising--and thoughtful--view of what it means to be the church. See if you agree.

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Church, Body, Church Body of Christ, Church General, church  (view more)  (view less)

Powerful Preaching Means Transformation, Not Information

By James Scott on Jul 12, 2020

How do you preach? There's a world of difference between information and transformation.

Scripture: Galatians 4:19

Tags: Preaching, Transformation, preaching

Preaching Means You Are Fighting An Unseen Battle

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Feb 9, 2020

Sherman Cox has a straightforward message: You are at war.

Tags: Preaching

Do You Preach The Coming Kingdom?

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Sep 16, 2023

Sherman Cox explores the meaning of "as you go ... "

Scripture: Leviticus 2:1-3:5

Tags: Preaching, Kingdom, end of the world, preaching

Pride Comes Before A Bad Sermon

By Tim Raymond on Aug 26, 2019

By all means, do your best in the preparation and delivery of your messages, but leave the results entirely up to God.

Scripture: Proverbs 16:18

Tags: Preaching, Pride

What It Really Means To Preach Grace

By Dr. Richard Ganz on Aug 30, 2018

How a chance encounter changed one pastor's preaching forever, all because of a misunderstanding.

Tags: Evangelism, Scripture, Arrogance, Share, unbeliever  (view more)  (view less)

What It Means To Preach Jesus As Lord

By Ed Stetzer on Oct 28, 2020

Can we rise above T-shirt and bumper-sticker sloganism? These are radical words.

Tags: Lord, Jesus, Outreach, Missions, Preaching  (view more)  (view less)

You Preach, I'll Doodle

By Thom Turner on Nov 3, 2020

People have different learning styles. But does that mean you have to change the way you preach to reach them all?

Tags: Learning, Psychology, Effectiveness, Versatile

Don't Let Pious Notions Stagnate Your Preaching

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Aug 1, 2021

God inspired His Word and our preaching. But does that mean there's no room for improvement?

Tags: preaching, Preaching, the word, pious, notion  (view more)  (view less)

Six Excellent Reasons To Talk About Money From The Pulpit

By SermonCentral on Jul 9, 2020

Good doctrine (which literally means "teaching") demands that we address the issue of money.

Tags: Money, Preaching, pulpit, Generosity, Good Doctrine  (view more)  (view less)

Of Course Leadership Matters--But So Does Preaching!

By SermonCentral on Apr 12, 2019

"I'm just not getting fed." That means they are hungry. They are hungry for God's Word for their lives today.

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11

Tags: Preaching

The Criticism I Hated—but Made Me A Better Preacher

By Joe Hoagland on Dec 26, 2019

None of us appreciate unsolicited, mean-spirited criticism, but we do need to hear people out.

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Tags: Preaching

Just Because Jesus Taught That Way Doesn't Mean You Should, Too

By Brandon Kelley on Jan 6, 2020

When Jesus taught, many walked away wondering what the heck that Rabbi was talking about.

Tags: Preaching, Clarity

The Very Best Way To Connect With Your Listeners (And How To Do It)

By Brandon Kelley on May 3, 2019

Sure, it's simple: but that doesn't mean it's easy to do.

Tags: Preaching