In Preaching Articles: "Preaching Blunders"

Do You Preach Around The Text, Or Do You Preach The Text?

By Dr. Scott M. Gibson on Dec 16, 2024

After listening to sermons all these years, I have concluded preachers either talk before the text or talk around the text but rarely talk about the text.

Scripture: Hosea 4:1-6, Psalm 30:1

Tags: Preaching, preaching

4 Attributes Of Powerful Preaching

By Kevin Deyoung on Jan 29, 2025

Kevin DeYoung presents four qualities of what he calls "truly good preaching–-the kind that resonates with people and the kind God tends to employ."

Scripture: Matthew 7:28-29

Tags: Preaching, Authenticity, Clarity, Veracity, Authority, Leadership General, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Is It Necessary To Preach Divine Wrath?

By Steven Lawson on Dec 18, 2019

Strangely enough, it is merciless to withhold the declaration of divine vengeance.

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-20

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Can We Preach The Tithe?

By Dean Shriver on Apr 2, 2025

Tithing is a volatile topic—even away from the pulpit. Dean Shriver suggests a novel approach to the "fuzzy edges" of tithing.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:7-13

Tags: Giving, Tithe, Preaching, Tithes, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Managing The Clock In Your Preaching

By James O. Davis on May 29, 2020

James O. Davis reminds preachers that the length of a presentation is not determined by the clock but by the crowd.

Scripture: Ephesians 5:16

Tags: Church, Preaching, Time

Why I Love To Preach

By Joseph M. Stowell on Nov 25, 2021

Joseph Stowell says he loves preaching, but it's not like anything else he loves. Read this article and remember why you love to preach.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Timothy 4:1-2, Hebrews 4:12

Tags: Church, Preaching, pastor, Palm Sunday, Homiletics, Disciplines General, Pastor, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Preaching When The News Intrudes

By Eric Reed on Jan 6, 2025

When natural disasters, terrorist attacks, celebrity deaths, and political intrigue dominate the news, should pastors talk about them? And if so, how?

Tags: Church, Preaching, Culture, disaster, media, Trials and Difficulties, preaching, church, culture  (view more)  (view less)

7 Marks Of Great Preaching

By David J. Lose on Feb 4, 2025

When a sermon includes the following seven central elements, and when the Holy Spirit is present, something happens—the Word comes alive and people come to faith.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:2

Tags: Preaching, BIBLE STUDY, father's will, Bible Study, Prayer General, bible study, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Urban Preaching Myths In The Pulpit

By Trevin Wax on Feb 6, 2025

Trevin Wax uncovers seven often used urban preaching myths and encourages pastors to verify sources, illustrations, and stories before preaching.

Scripture: Mark 10:25

Tags: Preaching, false teaching, urban legend, preaching

Keep The Momentum In Your Preaching

By Peter Mead on Feb 24, 2025

Does your sermon keep building momentum as you progress or does it stall out in the middle or end? Peter Mead offers encouragement for preachers to avoid the common pitfalls to message momentum.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:13

Tags: Communication, Preaching, momentum, Communication Speech, communication, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

How To Plan A Preaching Calendar

By Josh Reich on Jan 25, 2025

Josh Reich: "How we plan our preaching calendar at Revolution is one of the most common questions I get from other pastors."

Tags: Plan, Preaching, calendar, preaching

Preaching Without Cabin Pressure

By Ron Forseth on Mar 13, 2025

Preach about sin? Emphasize God’s wrath? Talk about Christ’s blood? Can that possibly have a positive effect? Most certainly. Ultimately, it’s the only way to have a lasting effect.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:20

Tags: Evangelism, Preaching, Urgency, Evangelism Urgency, evangelism, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Preaching When Times Are Tight

By David R. Stokes on Mar 30, 2020

The fact is, when current reality begins to let us down, when times turn tough, even tight, this is a moment for us to shift the focus away from this to that, from now to then, from here to there.

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

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Making The Move To Noteless Preaching

By Peter Mead on Jul 7, 2021

Remember, the goal of sermon preparation is an oral message, not a polished manuscript for publication.

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Tags: Preaching

Rightly Dividing The Preaching Load

By Larry Osborne on Mar 19, 2025

Larry Osborne: "Sharing the pulpit has proven to be one of the best things that ever happened to our church and to me."

Tags: Preaching, Share, preaching