By Josh Read on Mar 10, 2026
The word "hope" has become church wallpaper. It's on coffee mugs in the lobby, printed across banners above the baptistry, and threaded through every worship set since 2015. Your congregation has heard it so many times it slides off them like rain off a windshield.
Here's the tension: the biblical word for hope has almost nothing in common with the sentiment we've domesticated it into. The Hebrew word "tiqvah" literally means "cord" or "rope", something you cling to when the ground gives way. The Greek "elpis" in Paul's letters is never wishful thinking. It's confident expectation aimed at a future only God can deliver.
This sermon outline is built for the Sunday you peel the bumper sticker off and show your congregation what hope actually costs and why it's the most defiant act a believer can perform.
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By Charles Stone on Mar 16, 2024
Begin with the End in Mind is the first installment of an 8 part series on how neuroscience can improve your preaching.
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By SermonCentral .com on Oct 30, 2024
In Matthew 9:37-38 Jesus tells his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."
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By SermonCentral .com on Feb 5, 2021
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How do you feel about borrowing other pastors’ sermons?
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By Brian Croft on Aug 22, 2023
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The answer to this question largely depends on the kind of pastor you are, the quality of preacher you are, and the kind of congregation you serve.
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By Ed Stetzer on Feb 23, 2022
This article is the last of six in a series on preaching in light of cultural shifts and biblical illiteracy.
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By Ed Stetzer on Mar 2, 2022
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Expository is the best form of preaching, except for the other good styles, too.
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By SermonCentral .com on Jan 2, 2021
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It’s not hard to get up and say something inspirational. It is hard to get up and rightly divide God’s Word, build a bridge from an ancient culture to our own, and then to call people to an appropriate response to God’s revealed truth consistently week after week.
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By Joe Mckeever on Mar 6, 2021
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They call you Preacher because nothing you do is as important or as critical to the work of the church as your preaching.
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By SermonCentral .com on Oct 5, 2024
Today, more than ever, the world needs godly leaders who follow Christ wholeheartedly. Here are 15 leadership sermon and worship resources you can use today, including sermons from Andy Stanley, Chuck Swindoll, Wayne Cordeiro, Larry Osborne, and more.
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