In Preaching Articles: "Powerful Preaching"

Eight Reasons We Preach

By Peter Mead on May 6, 2025

Another year. Another year of preaching. So why do we do it?

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John Piper: Preach The Word

By John Piper on May 15, 2025

"No other pastoral duty should be treated as solemnly and forcefully as this one simple exhortation from the Apostle Paul: Preach the Word."

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How To Preach Without Notes

By Ted Smith on Dec 8, 2020

Like all good preaching, good impromptu preaching depends on the long-term habits of the preacher.

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Three Possibilities Preaching The Psalms

By Peter Mead on Jun 1, 2025

Instead of simply quoting a Psalm once in a while, when's the last time it was the featured text in your message?

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Preaching To Promote Life Together

By Chris Surber on May 19, 2025

Preach with a focus to cultivate life together and nurture incarnate community rather than simple gatherings of people.

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4 Popular Preaching Myths

By Brian Orme on Jan 26, 2024

What you think about your preaching while preparing your message might be just as important as the words you say when you deliver it.

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Do You Preach Humbly?

By Bruce D. Johnson on Feb 28, 2024

God has not called us to be "certain knowers" but responsible interpreters.

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6 Guidelines For Preaching To Postmoderns

By Rich Nathan on Jun 3, 2021

The message may be timeless, but the way we communicate must be flexible while remaining true to the biblical view.

Tags: Message, Preaching, communicate, postmodern

Is Your Preaching God-Centered?

By Bernie Van Eyk on May 25, 2021

"Therapy has replaced theology in much contemporary preaching. The self has acquired center stage, and God, if He is there at all, has been marginalized."

Tags: God, Preaching, focus, Center

Preaching That Keeps Bibles Open

By Peter Mead on May 26, 2025

Many preachers begin with "Open your Bibles ..." But how long do those Bibles stay open?

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-22

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Preaching: More Than Exhortation

By Bob Hostetler on Jul 21, 2021

Even though exhortation is a gift of the Holy Spirit, our preaching needs at least four other vital ingredients.

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Is Your Preaching Stained With Blood?

By Russell Moore on May 28, 2025

American Christianity is far less bloody than it used to be. Why?

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How To Preach To A Difficult Audience

By Dr. Larry Moyer on Jun 10, 2021

Imagine a crowd of people, each one with the rebellious heart of a teenager. How do you break through?

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Overcoming Plagiarism In Preaching And Teaching

By Matt Perman on Feb 29, 2024

Matt Perman from Desiring God sets the record straight on what flies and what doesn't in the area of studying other's sermons.

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The Incomparable Value Of Expository Preaching

By Bob Hostetler on Apr 5, 2023

There's a whole lot of preaching today that makes good points and says good things in entertaining ways, but something's missing.

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