In Preaching Articles: "Our Testimony"

You Can't Please Everyone With Your Preaching

By Peter Mead on Feb 28, 2025

The challenge with criticism is to sort it through and preach for our audience of One, yet with a loving sensitivity to the many who sit and listen.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Tags: Communication, Preaching, Criticism, criticism, communication, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Create Innovative *next Steps*

By SermonCentral .com on Dec 30, 2020

We all want to end our messages with application, but sometimes the next steps we offer are difficult for others to take.

Tags: Preaching, Story, success, step, next, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Your Greatest Prayer Partner

By David J. Lose on Sep 16, 2022

David Lose reminds us we are not alone in our task; someone has been lifting us up for centuries.

Scripture: John 17:6-26

Tags: Jesus, Preaching, Prayer, Partner, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

The Beauty Of An Aging Preacher

By Joe Mckeever on Oct 15, 2024

The Psalms say we can still yield fruit in our old age. Could these be your most productive years?

Tags: teach, Preserve, old age

Don't Wait Until You Die To Examine Your Preaching

By Dr. R. Larry Moyer on Sep 14, 2021

R. Larry Moyer has five questions we should ask ourselves right now about our preaching.

Tags: Preaching, Die, prepare, finish well

Thom Rainer: 3 Reasons Your People Are Spiritually Stuck

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 29, 2024

"When we lead our people in the process of transformation, we need to orient them to the reality of the war within them."

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3

Tags: Preaching, Transformation, Envy, striving, Spiritual exercise, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

4 Helps To Overcome The Traps Of Preaching Mother's Day

By Joe Mckeever on May 6, 2020

Let's face it: We're out of our league when trying to address the unique needs faced by mothers.

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:17-38

Tags: Preaching, mother's day

10 Ways Preachers Fatigue Their Regular Listeners

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

6 Reasons Why Pastors Must Be More Courageous Today

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 20, 2019

Thom Rainer believes we are in the midst of a cultural shift--and it's no time to shrink back from our calling.

Tags: Preaching

The Battle Against Burnout

By Peter Walters on Feb 9, 2022

I think we don’t take seriously enough the fact that taking care of our bodies is a spiritual issue.

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:4-6, Mark 6:31, Leviticus 25:4, Exodus 20:8, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Proverbs 23:2, 1 Corinthians 6:12  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Body Temple, Rest, Commandments Sabbath, Pastoral Character

Live And Die By The Numbers

By Lance Witt on Apr 11, 2023

But numbers become a problem in the heart of a pastor when they move from being a point of celebration to becoming the driver of our motivation.

Scripture: Acts 2:47

Tags: motivation, Church Growth, success in ministry, intimacy with Christ

Sticks And Stones - Part 1

By Lance Witt on Oct 16, 2023

Our words have incredible power. Both what we say and, how we say it are of great importance.

Scripture: Proverbs 18:21, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 12:25, Matthew 3:17, Proverbs 18:20, Proverbs 25:15  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Communication, relationships, Speech, Encouraging Others, Power of the tongue, communication  (view more)  (view less)

A Simple Exercise That Will Infuse Life Into Your Staff

By Charles Stone on Jul 25, 2023

Recently our church staff held our annual in-house evaluation retreat when we reviewed the prior year’s goals and plans. God had given us a good year and we wanted not only to discuss how we could improve, but rejoice in His blessings.

Scripture: Psalm 9:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Tags: Thankfulness, gratitude, Leadership General, church leadership

Image Management

By Lance Witt on Jun 22, 2023

Image management. There’s nothing particularly wrong with those two words, but when you put them together and give them to a ministry leader, it is a deadly cocktail. Image management is what we begin to do when our inner world becomes separated from our outer world.

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Preach A Crisp, Clear Gospel Message

By Dr. Larry Moyer on Feb 26, 2025

Larry Moyer: "For me, it all starts by communicating ten words: 'Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead.'"

Tags: Evangelism, Salvation, Gospel, Preaching, Evangelism How To, evangelism, gospel, preaching  (view more)  (view less)