In Preaching Articles: "New Years Resolution"

Does Your Preaching Take In The Wide View?

By Peter Mead on Dec 26, 2020

In order to preach good news and not turn it into burdensome law, first we look up, then we look out.

Tags: Preaching, view, Wide, epistle, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

7 Ways Twitter Will Improve Your Preaching

By SermonCentral .com on May 26, 2020

Brandon Cox shares how utilizing the power of Twitter can extend your teaching platforms to an entirely new audience.

Scripture: John 10:10-11

Tags: Persecution, Preaching, tribulation, distress, PERIL, social media, Social Network  (view more)  (view less)

Piper: 8 Guidelines For Tough Leadership Decisions

By John Piper on Mar 28, 2025

John Piper offers a thorough list of steps to help you launch a new leadership initiative with wisdom, prayer, and excellence.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

The Preacher's Task: Saving Souls Or Making Disciples?

By Nathan Aaseng on Jul 20, 2021

"Don't confuse me with the one who saves souls; I'm just a messenger bearing good news."

Scripture: John 6:26-51

Tags: Soul, Preaching, Disciples, saved, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Your Struggling Church Can Turn Around Today – But Greatness Takes Time

By Karl Vaters on Aug 23, 2023

If you’re pastoring a church that has or is turning around, here's some great news - and possibly your greatest challenge.

Scripture: Revelation 21:5

Tags: leadership, renewal, patience, Church Health, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Alan Hirsch: The Great Commission Isn't Just About Evangelism

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 25, 2023

Alan Hirsch's shocking observation might just influence the way you preach in the coming year.

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Evangelism, Preaching, Influence, great commission, Last Words of Jesus, alan hirsch, evangelism, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

If You Want To "Be Somebody" You Can Forget Preaching

By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Sep 11, 2019

H.B. Charles remembers the night 20 years ago that changed his preaching forever.

Scripture: Psalm 15:1-5

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Preaching God's Dangerous Truth

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Jun 17, 2020

We love to preach the Good News, but it doesn't reach its full potential until it challenges us to dream big.

Scripture: Luke 2:10

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Have You Been Googled While You Preach?

By Bob Hostetler on May 4, 2023

It's a new day for preachers: make a claim from the pulpit and people will fact-check you before your message is over.

Tags: Preaching, Research, check, Google, facts, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

How To Preach Via Social Media—a Practical Guide

By Rob O'lynn on Feb 20, 2024

All social media is relational, so how can you leverage relationships in order to find new avenues for your preaching?

Tags: Technology, Preaching, social media, online, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Silence Is Not Compliance: Why I Don't Preach Politics From The Pulpit

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 28, 2019

Karl Vaters: "Preachers need to take our cue from God's Word, not the current obsession of the 24-hour news cycle."

Tags: Preaching

Why Growth Is Harder In A Small Church – And Change Is Essential

By SermonCentral .com on Apr 30, 2021

Big churches find it much easier to incorporate new people because the bigger the crowd, the smaller the impact each person has.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:19-20

Tags: Change, Visitors, Small Church, Christ in us

How I Learned To Preach--And What I'm Learning Still

By Doug Paul on Jul 15, 2020

There's a simple process at work, one that people have been using in the Church for thousands and thousands of years.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Ask Yourself: 20 Great Questions Before You Preach

By Bob Hostetler on May 29, 2023

Bob Hostetler has applied this list to himself for years. What can you use from it?

Tags: Preaching, introspection, Speaking, questions, preaching, speaking  (view more)  (view less)

Don't Kill Your Message!

By Carey Nieuwhof on Aug 12, 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)