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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
By Ray Hollenbach on May 11, 2021
How long can you hold your audience? Steven Spielberg can hold them for two and a half hours.
Scripture: Joshua 2:2-5
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By Charles Arn on Nov 24, 2020
Research has found that we remember less than 10 percent of the unsupported spoken word.
Scripture: Jonah 1:1-11, Jonah 1:1
Tags: Preaching, teach, Retention, Improve, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Sherman Haywood Cox on Nov 27, 2020
Exegesis is always the foundation for a sermon, but does your preaching reach your listeners' feelings?
Tags: Preaching, audience, Engage, feel, exegesis, preaching (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral .com on Jul 29, 2023
When you preach, do people see you or what you are talking about?
Tags: Preaching, points, michael curry, preaching
By SermonCentral .com on Aug 19, 2023
Jay Pathak discusses an important relationship -- the link between worship and sermon.
Tags: Worship, Leader, pastor, Pastors, Pastor, leader (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on May 22, 2025
Peter Mead works the "feeding the flock" metaphor 10 different ways.
Tags: Preaching, teach, cook, option, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Dr. Larry Moyer on Jun 22, 2021
Assuming the wrong things can cost us our audience. There are five dangerous assumptions in preaching. The damage they do may vary, but the fact that they are costly does not.
Scripture: 1 John 4:1-7
By Peter Mead on Jun 30, 2021
There's no need to be paranoid, but there's no reason to be ignorant, either.
Tags: Spiritual Warfare, Preaching, pulpit, ignorant, paranoid, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Greg Stier on Oct 16, 2024
Greg Stier learned to exegete a text at the same time he learned to swing a hammer. It paid off.
Scripture: Luke 14:22-33
Tags: Preaching, House, build, preaching
By Sherman Haywood Cox on Jun 19, 2025
"I have a sermon; maybe you can help me find a Scripture so that I can preach it."
Tags: Bible, Preaching, seasoning, e, preaching, bible (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Oct 12, 2021
You need more than someone in the pulpit holding a Bible. Peter Mead warns us off of three "sub-gospel" habits.
Tags: Sin, God, Preaching, Fail, preaching (view more) (view less)
By James Scott on Jun 28, 2025
It's the Holy Spirit's job to bring conviction, but do you try to soften the impact?
Tags: Holy Spirit, Preaching, Conviction, preaching
By Maurilio Amorim on Dec 17, 2022
Don't wait until the last minute. Maurilio Amorim has three great ideas for you right now.
Tags: Christmas, Service, Preaching, maurilio amorim, ideas, preaching (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral .com on Aug 11, 2025
If your church is healthy, quit stressing about getting bigger. God may not be calling you to bigness.
Scripture: Acts 1:1-15
Tags: Growth, Church Growth, Healthy Church, effective, Small Church (view more) (view less)
By Carey Nieuwhof on Aug 12, 2025
What’s the difference between a sermon that flops and a sermon that people still buzz about years later?
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