In Preaching Articles: "Preaching Challenges"

10 Reasons I Don’t Use Negative 10-Point Lists In Preaching

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 26, 2019

A tongue-in-cheek commentary on a popular preaching style. Have you ever used it? How'd it work for you?

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

Building A Preaching Team – Part Ii: Calendars, Rhythms And Getting Everyone On The Same Page

By Ross Lester on May 13, 2024

Many people are intrigued but leery of using a preaching team approach. This article aims to provide some practical answers to the obstacles involved in the process.

Tags: Teaching, Preaching, Preaching Help, Pastoral Ministry, Pulpit Ministry, church ministry, Preaching Team, Ministry help, preaching, teaching  (view more)  (view less)

4 Fresh Sermon Topics For The Christmas Season

By Ray Hollenbach on Nov 27, 2020

Some people think the Christmas verses are the stuff of Christmas pageants and cheesy dramas. They are also fuel for great preaching.

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-20

Tags: Christmas, Preaching, Dreams, God's sovereignty, family crisis, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

A Good Sermon Feels Like A Good Story: 7 Minutes With Fred Craddock

By Fred Craddock on Jan 15, 2026

Fred Craddock literally wrote the book on preaching. He reminds us, "Movement is more important than structure."

Tags: Preaching, structure, Movement, Fred Craddock, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

What Are You Doing To Stay Small And Strategic?

By Peter Mead on Jul 31, 2024

We need to make sure that in our preaching ministry we are not drawn into thinking purely in a “bigger is better” model.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Five Subtle Ways Satan Sneaks Into Your Pulpit

By Dr. Larry Moyer on Mar 25, 2025

Larry Moyer: Effective ministry demands that we recognize the tactics of the enemy and then guard against them in our preaching.

Scripture: 1 John 4:4

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Preacher: Don't Forget The Benediction

By Ray Hollenbach on May 7, 2025

There's a rich vein of life even in the verses that close each Epistle. Have you ever preached a benediction?

Scripture: Jude 1:24-25, 1 Timothy 4:1-2, 2 Timothy 2:1-3, Ruth 4:1-15, 1 Corinthians 15:58  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Preaching, benediction, benefit, preaching, Joy  (view more)  (view less)

Sex In The Sermon

By Melissa Kruger on Oct 9, 2024

It may be a sensitive area, but faithful preaching of all areas of Scripture produces faithful followers in all areas of life.

Tags: Sex, preaching, church, Church, Preaching  (view more)  (view less)

What Is The Power Behind Every Great Preacher's Effort?

By Leslie Holmes on Jun 1, 2023

Without recognizing there is a supernatural power in all truly great preaching, we can produce an empty homiletical exercise.

Tags: Power, Preaching, supernatural, Homiletics, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Sex In The Sermon

By Melissa Kruger on Jul 8, 2025

It may be a sensitive area, but faithful preaching of all areas of Scripture produces faithful followers in all areas of life.

Tags: preaching, Preaching, sexuality

How To Deal With A Preacher-Eater

By Joe Mckeever on Feb 21, 2023

Practical advice for dealing with the self-appointed church rulers who try to dominate your preaching and your ministry.

Tags: sons of diotrephes, preaching, Preaching, Ruler, practical advice  (view more)  (view less)

Joe Mckeever: My Worst Christmas Sermon

By Joe Mckeever on Dec 21, 2020

Joe McKeever, after 50 years of preaching: "I still approach the task with a sense of awe and inadequacy."

Tags: Inadequacy, worst sermon, preaching, Preaching, Awe  (view more)  (view less)

5 Things Every Pastor Should Have In Check Before Sunday

By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Oct 26, 2025

We may pray that God would hide us behind the cross as we preach. But there is no place to hide in the pulpit.

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Tags: Preaching, preaching

One Critical Conviction

By Peter Mead on Apr 28, 2021

A preaching ministry is built on a whole set of convictions. Convictions about God, the Gospel, about people, about ministry.

Tags: Communication, Bible Influence, Bible Relevance, reading the bible, communication  (view more)  (view less)

A Road To Somewhere

By Don Ballard on Jul 24, 2024

How can pastors apply Stephen Covey's principle, 'Begin With the End in Mind', to the area of preaching and teaching the Bible?

Scripture: Romans 10:14-15

Tags: preaching, teaching, Sermon prep, Purpose, goals, Preaching Help, Pastoral Ministry, sermon prep, Sermon Prep, Teaching, Preaching  (view more)  (view less)