In Preaching Articles: "Sermon Points"

Help! Rescue The Sermon From Dead Outlines

By Joe Mckeever on Jan 19, 2023

Let Joe McKeever tell you about the day he took a lesson from Warren Wiersbe.

Scripture: Galatians 6:1

Tags: dead outline, preaching, Preaching, Warren Wiersbe

Jokes In A Sermon: Six Checkpoints For Every Preacher

By Nicholas Mcdonald on Aug 18, 2021

It may seem like the perfect way to lighten up a sermon, but perhaps you should run it through this helpful checklist.

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:3-4, Luke 8:22-25

Tags: preaching, Preaching, Good News, Appropriate, joke, joking, insensitive  (view more)  (view less)

15 Sermon Starters For Your Easter Message

By SermonCentral .com on Apr 1, 2021

Let these great thoughts prime the pump for your Easter sermon. Start with great words and develop them uniquely for your congregation.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24, John 10:1-18, John 20:1-30, Acts 2:1

Tags: Easter, Message, Preaching, Jesus Christ, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Start With A Bang! Open Your Sermon Strong

By Tyler Scarlett on Nov 20, 2024

A preacher's worst fear is that the congregation will stop listening. What's far more dreadful is if the people never were listening in the first place.

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

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The Status Quo Every Sermon Should Break

By Peter Mead on Nov 21, 2024

The truth is that our entire world is upside down. Every cell in this universe is corrupted by the fall.

Scripture: Romans 1:28-32

Tags: Truth, Preaching, upside down, Status Quo, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Change Your Sermon By Changing Your Spices

By Erik Raymond on May 18, 2023

Are you constantly mining the same sources for your sermon illustrations?

Scripture: Psalm 38:1-10, Colossians 4:1-5

Tags: Spices, Classic, preaching, Read, Preaching, Devotional  (view more)  (view less)

One Small Change Will Energize Tomorrow's Sermon

By Erik Raymond on Mar 3, 2023

So often, it's the little stuff that makes the biggest impact.

Tags: Fresh, Preaching, Impact, bland, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Does Your Sermon Pass The Geography Test?

By Chris Surber on Aug 17, 2025

The Gospel is for everybody everywhere. Is your sermon?

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-5

Tags: Preaching, suffering, affluence, preaching, Pain, pain, Sin  (view more)  (view less)

Every Sermon Needs A Strategy: What's Yours?

By Peter Mead on May 24, 2024

Peter Mead presents five big questions you should ask after you've studied the text.

Scripture: Zephaniah 1:12-18, Acts 8:26-40

Tags: preaching, Preaching, Relevance, God's Heart, main idea, reinforce  (view more)  (view less)

Sharpen Your Sermon With A God-Centered Checklist

By Jared Moore on Sep 18, 2025

If you want to help your people focus on God when they leave church tomorrow, here are 11 things that you cannot do.

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Tags: preaching, God centered, God Centered, Preaching, Checklist, joke, Sharpen  (view more)  (view less)

Avoid The Wreck: 7 Ways To Crash A Sermon

By Carey Nieuwhof on Sep 23, 2025

What's the difference between a sermon that changes someone's life and one that no one can remember even as they drive out of the parking lot?

Tags: Preaching, Resistance, Ruin, call to action, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

My Sermon ... With A Little Bit Of Bible Thrown In

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Apr 14, 2023

"If you ain't struggled with the Scripture, we have something else other than a sermon."

Tags: bible, Bible, Scripture, Preaching, Research, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Your Sermon May Solve Problems But Is That Enough?

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Oct 10, 2025

Address people where they are, but take them to another place to meet the Sovereign of the Universe.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

The Little-Known Secret About Spontaneous Sermons

By Scott Attebery on Oct 28, 2025

There's a "curve" to sermon prep that led to great messages--do you know it?

Tags: Preaching, preaching

3 Ingredients To Super Productive Sermon Writing

By Brandon Kelley on Jan 27, 2021

You have a ton of things to do every week. Wouldn’t it be great to have some super productive sermon writing time so you could put more time toward leading your church into the future? Sermon writing can be overwhelming when you have other major projects to worry about. But don’t worry anymore! There’s a way to get more productive in less time.

Tags: Preaching, preaching