In Preaching Articles: "Seize The Day" showing 16-30 of 71

50 Forgotten Days: What Will You Preach After Easter?

By Ray Hollenbach on Apr 10, 2020

Jesus provides the perfect example for our preaching and teaching in the weeks ahead. What will you do?

Scripture: Acts 1:1-4

Tags: Easter, Preaching, Easter Resurrection

Could Your Labor Day Sermon Be The Most Important Of The Year?

By David J. Lose on Aug 25, 2020

Perhaps our largest challenge is to overcome the disconnect most Christians experience between what we do on Sunday and what we do the rest of the week.

Scripture: Colossians 3:23-24

Tags: Preaching, challenge, disconnect, preaching

After Easter: 50 Forgotten Days The Church Desperately Needs

By Ray Hollenbach on Apr 22, 2020

The days between Easter and Pentecost are usually an afterthought, yet they're the beginning of a journey into the age to come.

Tags: Easter, Outreach, Pentecost, Preaching, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

All Time Best Mother’s Day Sermon Illustrations

By SermonCentral on May 3, 2021

Discover THE BEST Mother's Day sermon illustrations for preaching on this special day.

Tags: mother's day, Godly Mothers, Celebrate Moms, moms

20 Questions Every Preacher Should Ask The Day Before Preaching

By Bob Hostetler on Jan 20, 2020

Bob Hostetler has a penetrating set of questions as part of his sermon prep. Perhaps they could help us all.

Tags: question, Preaching, routine, Checklist, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

What I Learned The Day I Team-Preached With My Wife

By Adam Russell on Feb 12, 2020

This is the sort of admission that reveals just how mysterious marriage--and preaching--can be.

Tags: wife, Preaching, Logic, Interaction

7 Memorial Day Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Preach

By Ray Hollenbach on May 16, 2020

Our nation may be tired of war, but we are not tired of remembering eternal values.

Scripture: John 15:9-17, Matthew 6:30-33

Tags: Preaching, Memorial Day, Kingdom of God, Troublemaker, kingdom of God, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

One Day Never Again: May Heaven Fall On Las Vegas

By Marshall Segal on Oct 3, 2022

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit,” (Psalms 34:18).

Scripture: James 1:13, Romans 2:4, Psalm 72:12-14, Psalm 34:18

Tags: Judgement, Forgiveness, redemption, tragedy, Sorrow, Terrorism, Brokenhearted, grieving  (view more)  (view less)

Randy Alcorn: What It Means To Be A Father

By SermonCentral on Jun 13, 2020

"When we consider our Father's sacrifice for us, any sacrifices we can make for our children are small."

Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1-10, 1 Timothy 2:2

Tags: Sacrifice, Dad, Father's Day, Fatherhood, randy alcorn  (view more)  (view less)

Moms, Your Secret Sacrifices Matter

By Shanna Mallon on May 6, 2021

Mothers, resist the temptation to believe that if you're sacrificing and serving and no one notices, what you're doing must not matter at all. It matters.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Tags: mother's day, Motherhood, eternal rewards, Serving in Secret

What 500 Churches Discovered About Making Sunday The Best Day Of The Week

By SermonCentral on Sep 4, 2019

"I discovered that Americans need someone to give them permission to rest weekly."

Tags: Preaching

6 Ways To Grow In The Gospels

By William Boekestein on Apr 27, 2021

A number of years ago I was about to preach for the first time in a certain church. As I arranged my papers and books I noticed a sign near the top of the pulpit. It was a quotation from John 12:21: “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

Scripture: Mark 9:7, Mark 15:1-15, Matthew 27:3, Mark 6:34, Acts 26:22-23, John 12:21, Matthew 14:20, Hebrews 12:2, John 11:15, Luke 24:44-45, Hebrews 1:1, Jeremiah 8:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Jesus, Biblical, preaching Christ, Preaching Gospels, Rakahanga gospel day  (view more)  (view less)

Leave Your Secret Sin Behind Today

By Jon Bloom on Dec 6, 2022

God can turn a day of reckoning into a day of amnesty. But he’s calling today. Come out of the dungeon.

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 23:19, Hebrews 3:13, Jeremiah 17:9

Tags: Character, Judgment, repentance, God's Grace, God's mercy, Confession of Sin, hardened heart, personal holiness, judgment, Repentance  (view more)  (view less)

You Can Preach About Pentecost Then, But What About Pentecost Now?

By David J. Lose on May 23, 2023

Few holidays present themselves as ripe for nostalgia as Pentecost. Weren't these the glory days of the church--spirit-filled preaching, attentive listening, 3,000 converted in a single day?

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18, John 2:1-12

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Are We Really Sheep?

By Bill Kinnon on May 3, 2023

Bill Kinnon asks whether a perfectly biblical metaphor is misused in our day.

Tags: Preaching, teach, Sheep, metaphor, preaching  (view more)  (view less)