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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
By Carey Nieuwhof on Aug 11, 2025
What’s the difference between a sermon that flops and a sermon that people still buzz about years later?
Tags: Preaching, Lame, communicate, crash, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Nathan Aaseng on Jun 19, 2019
Ask the average person in the street what Christianity is about and the answer will be nowhere near what most of us proclaim in our pulpits every week.
Scripture: John 8:1-11
Tags: Preaching
By SermonCentral .com on Jun 29, 2020
Avoid these ten critical mistakes that could prevent an effective evangelistic sermon series at your church.
Tags: Repentance, preaching, Truth, Preaching, repentance, eternal life, New Way (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Dec 1, 2020
Your sermon outline looks so good on paper, but how you transition from one point to another is just as important.
Scripture: Proverbs 11:24
Tags: Preaching, transition, effective, conclusion, preaching (view more) (view less)
By J.s. Park on Jun 19, 2025
After you have your three points, consulted all the commentaries and fit in your illustrations, then it's time to get real.
Scripture: John 14:1-6
Tags: Preaching, Good, questions, preaching
By Carey Nieuwhof on May 8, 2023
Can you craft a message series for unchurched people and still be faithful to scripture?
Tags: Preaching, Faithful, Unchurched, preaching, Watered Down (view more) (view less)
By Erik Raymond on May 29, 2025
If you want to make tomorrow's sermon shine even more, START HERE.
Scripture: Genesis 42:20-38
Tags: Preaching, Tension, Transparency, preaching
By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Nov 12, 2024
Sermon illustrations should be like letting sunlight into a window, not like putting a spotlight on a stage.
Scripture: Amos 5:4-15
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By Charles Arn on Mar 8, 2024
The most important thing has to do with your sermon topics. They should address people's life issues and questions about the faith.
Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, Job 21:7-34
Tags: worry, Wonder, Relevance, Wish, Worry, preaching, Preaching (view more) (view less)
By Rick Malm on Mar 1, 2023
One acronym, four great suggestions to buff up your message.
Scripture: Daniel 3:1-15
Tags: Hope, Preaching, storytelling, topic, preaching, Spit Shine (view more) (view less)
By Sherman Haywood Cox on Jun 5, 2023
Do you ALWAYS have to start with a text? Sherman Cox says "no."
Scripture: 1 John 5:3
Tags: Preaching, Text, preaching, Idea
By John Mcclure on Oct 21, 2021
"What will I preach on?" Whenever you ask this question, you're looking for inspiration.
Scripture: Matthew 14:1-12
Tags: topic, catalyst, behind the text, preaching, Preaching, claim (view more) (view less)
By Erik Raymond on Oct 13, 2025
Erik Raymond suggests some things he has done as both dad and pastor to help kids hear and understand the message in “big church.”
Tags: Forgiveness, Preaching, preaching
By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Nov 17, 2021
It seemed like a good idea when he thought of it, but the reality in the pulpit was something very different!
Tags: Preaching, preaching
By Brian Croft on Oct 17, 2023
There are all kinds of different sermons a preacher can preach, but the most helpful for a pastor to feed his people with week after week is expository sermons.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Tags: Love, Preaching, Expository, the word of god, Feeding The Flock, preaching, expository (view more) (view less)
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