In Preaching Articles: "Preaching Tips"

How To Guard Your Heart In The Pulpit: 5 Ways To Stay Grounded While Preaching

By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Jan 26, 2026

Preaching is a public act of worship, but it’s also a spiritual battleground. Learn five essential ways to guard your heart as you step into the pulpit.

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10 Last Minute Preaching Tips

By SermonCentral .com on Mar 26, 2020

Read these top ten preaching tips for inspiration and vision before you preach this Sunday!

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:2

Tags: Teaching, Preaching

15 Christmas Preaching Tips

By Peter Mead on Dec 18, 2022

Peter Mead offers a helpful list of 15 tips to make the most of your preaching this Christmas.

Scripture: Mark 1:1-13

Tags: Christmas, Advent, Preaching, preaching

9 Preaching Tips That Will Change Lives

By Rick Warren on Jan 15, 2025

I'll say it over and over: The purpose of preaching is obedience. That is why you should always preach for response, aiming for people to act on what is said.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:13, Proverbs 6:18-20

Tags: preaching, repentance, Alcohol, who is jesus, why pain, Repentance, grace, Grace, obedience, Rumor, Preaching, Sex, Change, Eternity  (view more)  (view less)

Preaching Tip: Encourage Your Audience

By Peter Mead on Mar 24, 2020

Everyone needs encouragement. And yet, strangely, it's often absent from a significant amount of preaching.

Scripture: Proverbs 29:25, Romans 15:4-5

Tags: Preaching, encouragement, Church Growth

15 Good-Sense Preaching Tips

By Gracia Grindal on Jan 18, 2024

Practical advice on what works--and what doesn't--in your sermon.

Scripture: John 5:1-5

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Preach The Tone Of The Text To Bring The Truth Of The Text

By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Jan 9, 2026

A key way to guard from selling-out the truth during in the pulpit is to preach the tone of the text.

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3

Tags: Homiletics, preaching tips, Pastoral Ministry, biblical preaching, Preaching Tips, Biblical Preaching, Expository Sermons  (view more)  (view less)

11 Common Preaching Mistakes That Distract From God

By Jared Moore on Jan 4, 2026

Avoid 11 common preaching mistakes that shift focus from God to yourself. Learn how to preach Christ-centered sermons that point hearers to God’s truth.

Tags: preaching tips, Expository Preaching, expository preaching, Preaching Tips, Preaching Mistakes, Biblical Communication, Christ Centered Sermons  (view more)  (view less)

Preaching To The Point: Ten Commandments Of Brevity

By Pete Wilson on Jul 11, 2021

Pete Wilson is grateful for the day when someone finally put a clock on his preaching.

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To The Point: Ten Preaching Tips To Sharpen Your Skills

By Dr. Frank D. Macchia on Aug 11, 2021

Practical advice whether you're a novice or an experienced hand. Check this list.

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-14

Tags: skill, practical advice, Preaching, Balance, experience  (view more)  (view less)

Top 13 Preaching Mistakes

By Bob Hostetler on Jan 12, 2025

A practical guide outlining 13 common preaching mistakes, with tips to avoid them and deliver sermons that are clear, Christ-centered, and spiritually nourishing.

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8 Preachable Marks Of A Transformed Life

By Philip Nation on Jan 8, 2025

Philip Nation offers preaching tips for pastors guiding a congregation to and through the life transformed in Christ.

Scripture: Galatians 4:19, Romans 8:29, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 12:1-2

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Three Types Of Bad Preaching (And Their Remedies)

By Chris Pascarella on Jun 8, 2022

What if there was a way to identify bad preaching? Having grown up in church, I have probably listened to over 1,000 sermons in my lifetime. In all my time listening to (and now delivering) sermons, I have heard three types of bad preaching:

Scripture: Luke 12:22

Tags: preaching tips, Preaching Help, Pastoral Ministry, effective preaching

12 Preaching Tips I Learned From Haddon Robinson

By Dean Shriver on Jun 24, 2020

Thousands of preachers have Haddon Robinson's books in their studies. Here are a dozen lifetime-lessons from the man who wrote the book on preaching--literally.

Scripture: Genesis 11:10-25

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16 Tips For Better Easter Impact

By SermonCentral .com on Mar 31, 2021

Practical advice to take full advantage of this once-a-year opportunity--this year, and in years to come.

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