In Preaching Articles: "sermon points"

Os Guinness: Evil Is Real

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 11, 2023

Os Guinness is willing to face what most people would prefer to ignore, and he encourages us to do the same.

Tags: Evil, Preaching, os guinness, preaching

Christmas: The Dawn Of Death’s Destruction

By SermonCentral .com on Dec 19, 2020

John Piper helps connect the pain of the holidays--felt by so many--to the preacher's task.

Tags: Christmas, Death, Jesus, destruction

Turn Christmas Visitors Into January Members

By SermonCentral .com on Dec 25, 2023

Here's how to bring them back before Easter!

Tags: Christmas, invite, members, Connect, Visitors, connect  (view more)  (view less)

Preaching Isn't About The Preacher

By SermonCentral .com on Jan 26, 2023

Two false assumptions can rob your preaching of power, yet they are easy to make.

Tags: Power, Preaching, audience, preach, seth godin, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

God's Checklist For Preaching Filled With Wisdom

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 11, 2021

"God told us what it looks like if we have his wisdom. It’s a list worth spending some time with."

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How To Help People Trust The Bible

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 18, 2023

William Lane Craig has a practical suggestion when it comes to talking about the reliability of the scriptures.

Tags: Bible, Trust, Preaching, reliability, william lane craig, preaching, bible  (view more)  (view less)

Alan Hirsch: The Great Commission Isn't Just About Evangelism

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 25, 2023

Alan Hirsch's shocking observation might just influence the way you preach in the coming year.

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Evangelism, Preaching, Influence, great commission, Last Words of Jesus, alan hirsch, evangelism, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

The Strange Glory Of Ordinary Things

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 14, 2021

John Piper's antidote to keep a preacher from going crazy.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-15

Tags: Glory, Preaching, Ordinary, john piper

Have You Discovered The Largest Roman Road In History?

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 4, 2023

Here's how one man engaged in a global vision without leaving home.

Tags: Global, Preaching, Engage, social media, aaron tabor, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Your Congregation Is Fact-Checking Your Preaching (And That's Good News)

By SermonCentral .com on Jan 30, 2023

Up to 38 percent of churchgoing Millennials will do an online search to verify what we say. And many of them are doing it while we’re preaching.

Tags: Internet, Preaching, Search, millennials, Fact Checking, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Bad Theological Analogies, Brought To You By St. Patrick

By SermonCentral .com on Mar 16, 2021

The problem with using analogies to explain the Holy Trinity is that you always end up confessing some ancient heresy.

Scripture: John 5:1-16

Tags: Preaching, Theology, analogy, St Patrick

Preachers, Find Your Voice

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 20, 2021

In the days of the church, a major way in which God’s word is revealed to his people is through the regular, ordinary, week-in, week-out ministry of local church pastor-preachers.

Tags: New, Preaching, voice, Pastoral, preach, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

25 Truths This Preacher Needs To Fight The Enemy's Lies

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 21, 2021

"The things you need to hear repeatedly in your walk will probably vary from mine, but these are truths I cling to."

Tags: World, Truth, Preaching, Culture, enemy's lies  (view more)  (view less)

When The Usher Hates Visitors, It's Time For Transformation At Your Church

By SermonCentral .com on Dec 2, 2023

The wise pastor learns the difference between a tactical challenge and a transformational opportunity.

Tags: Visitor, Preaching, Transformation, USHER, tactical, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

John Piper: 8 Reasons Why I Believe Jesus Rose From The Dead

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 16, 2019

"A saving knowledge of Christ crucified and risen is not the mere result of right reasoning about historical facts. It is the result of spiritual illumination to see those facts for what they really are."

Scripture: Mark 14:1-5

Tags: Jesus, Easter, Resurrection, Preaching, Resurreccion, john piper, e  (view more)  (view less)