In Preaching Articles: "Sunday Service Tips"

Are You A Do Something Church?

By Miles Mcpherson on Jul 19, 2020

"A Do Something Church® is a church body that is committed to doing what Jesus did while in His body with the intent of establishing Pervasive Hope."

Scripture: Mark 10:49-51, Luke 17:17-19

Tags: Service, Preaching, Servanthood

Should You Swing For The Fences Every Sunday?

By Philip Nation on Jun 25, 2025

Why do we think every sermon has to be a home run?

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-2

Tags: Preaching, Pray, Performance, delivery, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Weaving Gospel Fluency Into Every Sunday Message

By Jeff Vanderstelt on Nov 20, 2022

If we are going to grow people up into Christlikeness in every way, we need to learn how to speak the truths of Jesus Christ into everything.

Scripture: Luke 24:44-45

Tags: preaching Christ, guard the truth, Gospel centered, Teach His Word, church leadership, teaching, Teaching, pastoral leadership, defending the gospel  (view more)  (view less)

Joe Mckeever Asks: What's The Point Of A Worship Service?

By Joe Mckeever on Jul 11, 2025

The carnal mind will never understand the things of God. But do we?

Tags: Service, Worship, understanding, joe mckeever, point  (view more)  (view less)

8 Ideas To Make Your Christmas Eve Service Memorable

By Josh Reich on Dec 19, 2024

Christmas Eve is coming, and millions of people will walk into a church to experience something. But what will they get when they walk into your church or mine?

Tags: Simplicity, Gospel centered, church leadership, Christmas Service, Christmas, Advent, Christmas Eve, invite  (view more)  (view less)

57 Leadership Tips For Pastors

By Joe Mckeever on Mar 21, 2025

Joe McKeever offers a bold list of helpful leadership lessons from his ministry journey so far.

Scripture: Exodus 18:1-12

Tags: ministry, preaching, Ministry, leadership, Preaching, Delegate, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

15 Christmas Preaching Tips

By Peter Mead on Dec 18, 2022

Peter Mead offers a helpful list of 15 tips to make the most of your preaching this Christmas.

Scripture: Mark 1:1-13

Tags: Christmas, Advent, Preaching, preaching

7 Tips For Preaching The Prophets

By SermonCentral .com on Mar 9, 2023

Hal Seed offers practical insights into preaching--and understanding--the prophetic books of the Bible.

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What To Do When You Bombed Sunday's Sermon

By SermonCentral .com on Jan 1, 2021

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.

Tags: Preaching, failure, sermon, Sermon, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

15 Quick Tips For Better Christmas Preaching

By Peter Mead on Dec 6, 2024

Peter Mead offers a helpful list of 15 tips to make the most of your preaching this Christmas.

Scripture: Mark 1:1-13

Tags: Christmas, Preaching, Tip, preaching

When In Doubt, Don’t Quit

By SermonCentral .com on Mar 30, 2021

It may be harder to be happy in life and ministry than it’s ever been. From our earliest days, we have lived in an echo chamber, to varying degrees, of the voices of self-actualization. You can do whatever you set your mind to. Pursue your dreams. Find your passion — and make it profitable.

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:11, Colossians 4:17

Tags: Service, endurance, passion, Obstacles

A Risk Worth Taking

By Leigh Ann Carey Looyenga on Apr 9, 2024

Are you tired? Worn down by the pace of life and ministry? Do you feel like the abundant life may not be for ministry leaders?

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-2, Deuteronomy 5:6

Tags: Sunday, Sabbath, relationships, Rest, intimacy with Christ  (view more)  (view less)

What To Do With Feedback From Sunday's Sermon—10 Lifelines

By Peter Mead on Aug 18, 2025

Not all feedback is created equal. How you handle it can shape your preaching.

Scripture: Job 31:1-10, Acts 3:10-17

Tags: Preaching, Reality, Lifeline, Feedback, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Epidemic: Another Pastor Burned Out And Quit Last Sunday

By SermonCentral .com on Jan 21, 2021

It never gets easier. No matter how many times you hear about it. And we're hearing about it a lot more lately. In epidemic numbers.

Tags: Pastoral Character, success in ministry, avoiding burnout, praying for pastors

3 Tips For A More Biblical Thanksgiving

By J. John on Nov 11, 2020

"In giving thanks to God, there should be no motive other than pure gratitude."

Tags: Prayer, Thanks, Prayer Adoration, Thanksgiving Holiday