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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 Joe Mckeever on Sep 12, 2022
Get out of the office, pastor, and knock on some doors. Later, you can get your people to do it. But first, you do it. Do it by yourself, if you must. Or take someone with you. Do it by appointment or cold-turkey. But do it. That is as profound a way as I know to build a great church.
Tags: Church Growth, Church Attendance, Personal Evangelism, Growth Strategy, Building the Church, Out of the Office, Door to door, church attendance (view more) (view less)
By Lance Witt on Mar 23, 2021
There have been lots of days when I wanted to hide out in my office and not have to deal with anybody. There have been plenty of times when the people I work with weren’t on my heart, but they sure were on my nerves. I suspect you know exactly what I’m talking about.
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By Haddon Robinson on May 28, 2020
Weekly preaching can feel creatively exhausting. Learn a two-phase approach, practical rhythms, and daily habits that keep your sermons biblical, fresh, and deeply fed all from Haddon Robinson.
Scripture: Luke 6:39-45, John 16:8-11
Tags: Love, Church, Preaching, Prayer, dedication, preparation, prepare, Homiletics, Result, Time, length, Leadership General, Pastoral Ministry, Expository Preaching, Sermon Preparation, preaching, church, expository preaching, love, sermon preparation (view more) (view less)
By Tim Stevens on Apr 9, 2020
Churches and leaders go through seasons of malaise where momentum fades and clarity disappears. This article explores why funks happen and offers practical steps that helped one ministry find its way out.
Scripture: Galatians 6:9
Tags: Church Practices
By Ron Edmondson on Jul 14, 2020
Great sermons are not defined by how much is said, but by what is wisely left out. Clarity, restraint, and respect for listeners matter.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:2, Proverbs 10:19, Matthew 5:37, 1 Corinthians 14:8, Nehemiah 8:8 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Preaching, Homiletics, preaching
By Matt Brough on Nov 16, 2024
One of the challenges for preachers who have been preaching for some time is that it is much easier to coast, to do less preparation and to simply rely on your experience.
Tags: Preaching, problem, sermon prep, Preaching Rut, Sermon Prep, preaching, Sermon prep (view more) (view less)
By Marshall Segal on Jul 12, 2023
We tend to think our dreams were too big when we were young, say when we were six, and too small as we get older. But maybe our dreams never reach high enough.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Corinthians 10:33, Isaiah 43:7, Matthew 4:8, Psalm 49:16-17, Matthew 6:19-21, John 5:44, John 12:43, Matthew 6:1, Psalm 115:1, Deuteronomy 8:3, Psalm 16:11, 1 Corinthians 2:9, Ephesians 2:5, 1 Timothy 4:7, Matthew 19:29 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Dreams, Materialism, eternal perspective, Following God's will
By Lance Witt on Oct 23, 2023
Outside the walls of your church, there is a spiritual harvest waiting to be reaped. Like Jesus, we must be broken for the broken.
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-21
Tags: Evangelism, Reconciliation, pastoral leadership, Reaching out, To be disabled, evangelism (view more) (view less)
By Joe Mckeever on May 19, 2021
You know the saying, "Let go, and let God." That's a fine idea ... and sometimes not.
Tags: Preaching, audience, overflow, problem, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Sherman Haywood Cox on Oct 25, 2024
Beware of preaching that merely provides tools to help us become better situated in this present world rather than helping us to become ambassadors of the coming Kingdom.
Tags: Gospel, Preaching, Poverty, Debate, Confront, gospel, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Patrick Holden on Sep 3, 2020
Five common mistakes any speaker can make--or learn how to avoid.
Scripture: Joshua 1:1-8
Tags: Preaching, preaching
By Ryan Huguley on Aug 5, 2025
Periodically, every pastor to whom God gives the privilege of preaching weekly will find themselves in a rut.
Tags: Preaching, teach, Retreat, trick, Preaching Rut, preaching (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral .com on Jan 22, 2021
It never gets easier. No matter how many times you hear about it. And we're hearing about it a lot more lately. In epidemic numbers.
Tags: Pastoral Character, success in ministry, avoiding burnout, praying for pastors
By Ray Ortlund on Aug 3, 2022
Hard words are not harmful words—when they come from Jesus. The real Jesus loves us enough to accept us freely and confront us honestly.
Scripture: Colossians 2:23, Philippians 3:14, Hebrews 13:21, Matthew 5:6, Titus 2:11-12, Hebrews 12:4, 1 Corinthians 9:27, Matthew 5:29-30 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Righteousness, Theology, soul care, Hard Teaching
By SermonCentral .com on Nov 12, 2021
After a few hit-and-miss attempts, our church has discovered a simple five-step process that can work for any small church.
Tags: Discipleship, Preaching, Process, Small Church, Limitations, preaching (view more) (view less)
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