In Preaching Articles: "Short Exhortation About Prayer"

Is Your Preaching *long Ago And Far Away*?

By Haddon Robinson on Jan 11, 2023

Haddon Robinson suggests we need to do something more than talk about Bible history.

Tags: Preaching, History, e, preaching, bible, Bible  (view more)  (view less)

Memorial Day Is Not A Slam-Dunk For Preachers: Here's Why

By Kevin Deyoung on May 14, 2020

Kevin DeYoung: "Many churches could stand to think more carefully about their theology of God and country."

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Leadership And Church Size Dynamics

By Tim Keller on Jan 3, 2025

Tim Keller explores one of the most talked-about church issues: the relationship of size to church health and culture.

Scripture: Hebrews 11:9-11, Jeremiah 23:16, Colossians 2:8, Colossians 2:22, Matthew 22:29, 1 Corinthians 3:5-7, Malachi 2:1-17, Isaiah 33:6  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Church, Growth, leadership, pastor, Church Growth, size, Leadership General, Pastor, Leadership, church  (view more)  (view less)

10 Preaching Questions With Tim Keller

By Colin Adams on Mar 10, 2020

Colin Adams interviews Tim Keller about the greatest perils in preaching, sermon prep, and balancing the demands of leadership.

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Tags: Exposition, blood, Preaching, preaching

The Post-Sermon Bible Test

By Peter Mead on Jan 11, 2024

We preach hoping and praying for the message to mark and transform lives as it is preached. But what about after the sermon is over?

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Tags: bible study, preaching, Study, Preaching, the word, BIBLE STUDY, Bible Study  (view more)  (view less)

Ed Stetzer: Do Pastors Really Hate The Ministry?

By Ed Stetzer on Mar 27, 2025

Ed Stetzer shares insights from a new study that reveals what pastors really think about the ministry.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Help! Rescue The Sermon From Dead Outlines

By Joe Mckeever on Jan 20, 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

Star Wars Preaching: The Force Of Nostalgia

By Peter Mead on Sep 6, 2019

"There is something profoundly satisfying about seeing familiar characters, familiar scenery, familiar scenes, and familiar storylines. "

Scripture: Psalm 88:1-18

Tags: Preaching

Three Probing Questions Every Pastor Should Ask Himself

By Charles Stone on Sep 14, 2023

Take a few moments and ask yourself these questions to see what God reveals about your heart and motives.

Tags: Faithfulness, identity, Identity in Christ, motives

5 Mistakes Churches Make With Money

By Kent Woodyard on Mar 20, 2021

My article last week focused on a particularly negative reaction I received to a blog post about online giving. That response – and them is understanding it belied – galvanized me to talk about generosity,stewardship, and all things giving even more than I had before.

Tags: Money, Giving, mistakes, gratitude

Can You Defend The Faith Without Ranting?

By Joe Mckeever on Dec 12, 2018

Excellent advice from Joe McKeever: "Stand firm, preach the word, rebuke error, and be nice about it."

Tags: Preaching, advice, preach, defend the faith, ranting  (view more)  (view less)

4 Important Reasons To Give Yourself A Week Off

By Josh Reich on Jun 5, 2019

Yes: go ahead and take a Sunday off every once in a while. But Josh Reich says be smart about it.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Sex, Marriage, And Fairy Tales

By Jefferson Bethke on Dec 16, 2023

This creative spoken-word poetry provides a powerful statement about God's purpose for marriage--to make us holy.

Tags: Marriage, Preaching, preaching

Get To The Point: Preaching Truth In An Age Of Tolerance

By Michael Catt on Sep 9, 2024

Michael Catt: "We endanger the call, art, and gift of preaching when we make it about style instead of substance."

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:7

Tags: preaching, culture, Truth, Preaching, Culture  (view more)  (view less)

Don't Wait Until You Die To Examine Your Preaching

By Dr. R. Larry Moyer on Sep 14, 2021

R. Larry Moyer has five questions we should ask ourselves right now about our preaching.

Tags: prepare, finish well, Preaching, Die