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20 Powerful Mother's Day Sermons And Worship Resources

By SermonCentral on May 5, 2021

Mother's Day is the 3rd-highest church attendance day of the year, after Christmas and Easter. This is a great opportunity to reach both new visitors and current members with the Gospel.

Tags: Worship, Preaching, mother's day, preaching

The 5 Biggest Mistakes Pastors Make On Sundays (And What To Do About Them)

By Charles Stone on Jun 18, 2024

For pastors, Sunday can be the most draining day of the week. Intense people interaction, teaching or preaching, seeing our critics, trying to remember names, and attempting to put our own problems aside to listen to other peoples' problems add up to a stress-filled day. The very day we want to be at our best requires more from us than any other day. As a result, we can easily make one or more of the 5 biggest mistakes pastors make on Sundays. Evaluate this list to find out how many you make.

Tags: Preaching, pastoral leadership, Pastoral Ministry, Sunday Morning, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Not Every Exhortation Is Necessary

By Peter Mead on May 9, 2024

It is important to discern when an exhortation needs to be given, and when the listener is already aware of their need for growth and working hard by faith to become more like Christ.

Tags: Teaching, Preaching, exhortation, Preaching Help, effective preaching, Effective Teaching, Know your audience, preaching, teaching  (view more)  (view less)

The Pastoral Heart And Inevitability Of Suffering

By SermonCentral on Oct 6, 2022

"The forces of American culture are almost all designed to build the opposite worldview into our people’s minds. Maximize comfort, ease, and security. Avoid all choices that might bring discomfort, trouble, difficulty, pain, or suffering. Add this cultural force to our natural desire for immediate gratification and fleeting pleasures, and the combined power to undermine the superior satisfaction of the soul in the glory of God through suffering is huge."

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27, 2 Timothy 3:12, Acts 14:22, 1 Corinthians 15:19, John 15:20, Matthew 13:44, Psalm 34:19, Matthew 19:26  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Teaching, Perseverance, Preaching, suffering, glory of God, faithful preaching, Purpose of Preaching, Satisfied in Christ, preaching, teaching  (view more)  (view less)

A Step-By-Step Approach To Efficient Sermon Preparation

By Brandon Kelley on Jun 27, 2022

A Step-by-Step Approach to Efficient Sermon Preparation

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

Should Pastors Perform Weddings For Unbelievers?

By John Piper on Jul 30, 2024

John Piper shares his input on "if" and "when" it's appropriate for pastors to marry unbelievers.

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:1

Tags: Children, Preaching, Pastors, Reason, Weddings, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

10 Ways To Half-Bake Your Sermon: Part 2

By Peter Mead on Aug 14, 2024

We all want to be "biblical" preachers, but are we really giving the text its due? Find out in the second part of this series by Peter Mead.

Tags: Bible, Preaching, Text, preparation, preaching, bible  (view more)  (view less)

6 Do-Or-Die Roles For Every Senior Leader

By Michael D. Warden on Jun 4, 2020

Do you know where to draw the line between your role as a top-level leader and everyone else's role in the church?

Tags: leadership, Preaching, Leadership General, Leadership, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

5 Ways To Shorten Your Sermon

By Peter Mead on Aug 20, 2024

It's important to think about what to include in your sermon, but it's probably just as important to carefully decide what to exclude. Learn how (and where) to trim your sermon down with these tips from Peter Mead.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-58, Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Communication, Preaching, Edit, Time, communication, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

3 Problems With Being Too Nice As A Leader

By Ron Edmondson on Jun 15, 2020

Are you too nice as a leader? Maybe it's time to put away the "nice hat," at least temporarily, to address the issues and problems impacting your ministry or leadership team.

Tags: leadership, Preaching, Leadership General, Leadership, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

The Secret Power Of Easter Still Available Today

By SermonCentral on Apr 7, 2020

Are we celebrating sacrifice apart from empowerment? Are we celebrating history without receiving the gift of the same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead?

Tags: Easter, Preaching, Easter Good Friday, preaching

3 Tests Of Pulpit Plagiarism: Do You Pass Them?

By Ron Forseth on Sep 3, 2024

How do you walk the line between preparation and outright theft? Here's help.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15, Romans 14:22-23

Tags: Preaching, preparation, Speech, theft, Plagiarism, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

10 Ways To Plan An Amazing Sermon Series

By Herbert Cooper on Oct 9, 2020

Herbert Cooper, senior pastor of People's Church in Oklahoma City, shares strategic insights into making a sermon series work.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:14-20

Tags: Faith, Preaching, sight, walk, substance, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

How To Land Speaking Engagements

By Ben Arment on Oct 14, 2020

Ben Arment suggests eight practical steps that could expand your ministry beyond the pulpit. Why not give them a try?

Tags: Speak, Preaching, Ability, public, language, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Escape The Sermon Series Trap!

By Calvin Miller on Nov 11, 2020

In this age of drive-thru sermons and two-second sound bites, most people want the milk of the Word condensed.

Tags: Series, Preaching, boring, Appropriate, redundancy, preaching  (view more)  (view less)