In Preaching Articles: "Preaching Ethics"

If Jesus Gave A Ted Talk Principle 2—pique Interest (Attention)

By Charles Stone on Oct 19, 2021

Pique Interest is the second installment of an 8 part series on how neuroscience can improve your preaching.

Scripture: Luke 19:48

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If Jesus Gave A Ted Talk Principle 3—create Connection (Affinity)

By Charles Stone on May 23, 2024

Create Connection is the third installment of an 8 part series on how neuroscience can improve your preaching.

Scripture: Matthew 9:4-7

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If Jesus Gave A Ted Talk Principle 6—engage The Heart (Emotion)

By Charles Stone on Nov 16, 2021

Engage the heart is the sixth instalment of an 8 part series on how neuroscience can improve your preaching.

Scripture: John 11:35, Luke 10:21

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If Jesus Gave A Ted Talk Principle 7—cultivate Confidence (Mindset)

By Charles Stone on Dec 30, 2022

Cultivate Confidence is the seventh instalment of an 8 part series on how neuroscience can improve your preaching.

Scripture: John 2:17, Matthew 4:18-22

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Pastor: Lead Your Church From The Pulpit!

By SermonCentral .com on Jan 12, 2020

Pastors sometimes make the mistake of separating preaching from leading, but Brandon Cox explains how they go together.

Tags: Preaching, pulpit, preaching

Learn To Love The Wrestling

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 28, 2020

Preaching is a gift, but so is preparation. The hard wrestling with God’s Word feeds the preacher before it feeds the church.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15, 1 Timothy 4:16, Jeremiah 23:29, Psalm 1:2-3, Hebrews 4:12  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Preaching, spiritual growth, Life Unfair, preaching, Spiritual Growth  (view more)  (view less)

From Information To Invitation

By David Fitch on Oct 28, 2021

True preaching does more than inform minds; it confronts lives. It collapses distance and summons hearers into surrender.

Scripture: Revelation 20:15, Nehemiah 8:8, Acts 2:36-37, Romans 10:9, James 1:22  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Preaching, Affirmation, Proclamation, Feedback, compliment, 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, sexuality, preaching

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.

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4 Fresh Sermon Topics For The Christmas Season

By Ray Hollenbach on Dec 19, 2025

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

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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."

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