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Prisoners Of Self: Incessant Autobiography In The Smartphone Age

By Tony Reinke on Jul 21, 2022

The man doting over a smartphone screen, scrolling through media with his fingertips, is like a gorilla meticulously picking out little bugs from his own hair. That was the subversive quip of anthropologist Thomas de Zengotita.

Scripture: Isaiah 14:12-13, Job 1:7, Job 2:2, Luke 10:18, 1 Peter 5:8, Revelation 12:9  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Vanity, Technology, Appearance, Selfishness, social media, Cell Phone, Self Centeredness  (view more)  (view less)

No Pressure: Great Preaching Must Connect Worlds Separated By Time And Space

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Sep 18, 2021

Helping people understand the Scripture in its native Bible world is not enough. We must help people to experience it.

Scripture: Genesis 15:8-21

Tags: Bible, Preaching, guest preaching, lecture, bible story  (view more)  (view less)

10 Things Every New Believer Should Know

By Brian Mavis on Nov 20, 2024

"I have been a Christian for over 25 years, and God has had to redirect me on multiple things because of what I mistakenly believed early on about being a Christian. And it is better to learn sooner than later."

Scripture: Colossians 3:13

Tags: preaching, Preaching, Pray, Mentor, love your neighbor  (view more)  (view less)

The Gift Of Being Unproductive - Part 2

By Lance Witt on Mar 30, 2024

Over time I’ve learned that Sabbath is not a have-to, it’s a get-to. This incredible gift from God allows us to reflect, restore, and replenish. During Sabbath God whispers, “I’m in control.

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The Word Nobody Likes… Part 2

By Lance Witt on Dec 5, 2023

One of the reasons the word accountability gets a bad rap is because of the way some people have carried out accountability. Holding people accountable is not using your position as a club to embarrass, humiliate, mistreat, belittle or shame people. Our accountability of people should make those on our team better not bitter.

Scripture: Daniel 6:1

Tags: Humility, leadership, relationships, Accountability, Performance, Feedback, Pastoral Ministry, church ministry, Empowering Others, Effective Leadership, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

5 Ways Ministry Leaders Start The Journey To Failure

By Ron Edmondson on Aug 1, 2022

One of the hardest things I do in ministry is interact with those who are no longer in ministry, but wish they were. They’ve been derailed. They messed up and either they got caught or the guilt got the best of them and they confessed. Watching this process over the years there appear to be some common reasons failure occurs. It doesn’t start at the failure. It starts months – and, perhaps years – prior. My hope is if we expose some of them we can catch a few people before it is too late.

Tags: leadership, pastoral leadership, avoiding trouble, avoiding burnout, church ministry, Leadership Failure, Exposing Blindspots, e, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Top 7 Myths About Seminary

By SermonCentral on Mar 29, 2022

If you want to get people’s attention or have the room go silent, just announce that you’ve decided to go to seminary.

Tags: BIBLE STUDY, Seminary, study bible, Bible Study, Jesus Relationship, bible study  (view more)  (view less)

A Simple Formula For Effective Preaching

By Jonathon Woodyard on Jan 1, 2022

So here it is in a single sentence: After you have gone to the Bible and it has yielded sweet and glorious truths, you must take time to think over how to tell others what God has shown you, and how it applies to their lives.

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:19-21

Tags: Bible, Spirit, Preaching, effective preaching, e, preaching, bible  (view more)  (view less)

5 Integrity Traps Waiting For Every Preacher

By Peter Mead on Aug 30, 2021

People long for the preacher to have a deep sense of consistency.

Tags: Integrity, Plagiarism, preaching, Preaching

God Works In Mysterious Ways—through Your Sermon!

By Danny Macmunn on Aug 27, 2021

Sometimes even the messenger is surprised at what the people hear.

Scripture: Mark 15:1-18, 2 Timothy 2:1-15

Tags: inspired by god, preaching, Scripture, Preaching, Word of God, mysterious ways  (view more)  (view less)

Building Preacher-Listener Connection – Part 1

By Peter Mead on Apr 22, 2024

People can usually sense if you are not being genuine.

Tags: relationships, Confess Sin, God's Word, Genuine Faith

Catalyze Giving Through Your Preaching

By Casey Graham on Feb 6, 2020

As you preach on the subject of money, you've got to engage people who are motivated by different reasons. Here's a list of the top five reasons people give.

Scripture: Ruth 1:8-16

Tags: Preaching, preaching

God’s Great Evangelistic Plan

By Peter Mead on Sep 27, 2022

"God’s plan to reach people with the gospel is not primarily evangelists or apologists, although both are vitally important. God’s plan to reach people with the gospel is the church."

Tags: Evangelism, Church, Testimony, great commission, Church Purpose of, Evangelism How To, gospel proclamation, Enjoy God, evangelism, church  (view more)  (view less)

Work Backward From Christmas Hope And You'll Find Repentance

By David J. Lose on Dec 21, 2020

Instead of demanding repentance, what if you invited people into it?

Tags: Christmas, Hope, Preaching, repentance, Repentance, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

A Word To The Small Town Pastor

By Ron Edmondson on Mar 8, 2022

Sometimes people don’t know how well they are doing.

Tags: Perspective, Pastors, Small Church, Pastoral Ministry, perspective  (view more)  (view less)