In Preaching Articles: "Verse By Verse"

Thinking About Expository Preaching—part 2

By Ed Stetzer on Mar 13, 2023

Expository preaching is the best, but not a biblically mandated, preaching approach

Tags: Pastor, preaching, expository, Chrysostam, Preaching, pastor, Expository, verse by verse  (view more)  (view less)

Thinking About Expository Preaching— Part 4

By Ed Stetzer on Apr 29, 2024

Seeker Comprehensible Preaching...Without Dumbing Down

Tags: seeker, topical, Tim Keller, Expository, Redeemer, tim keller, verse by verse, preaching, expository, Preaching, Seeker  (view more)  (view less)

"All Things Work Together For Good” — 3 Things You Never Noticed About Romans 8:28

By Lori Hatcher on Jun 13, 2024

"Here are three things about this popular verse you may never have noticed."

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: guard the truth, faith and obedience, Scripture, redemption, teach, Sound Teaching, all things work for good, Meditate on the Word  (view more)  (view less)

4 Fresh Sermon Topics For The Christmas Season

By Ray Hollenbach on Nov 27, 2020

Some people think the Christmas verses are the stuff of Christmas pageants and cheesy dramas. They are also fuel for great preaching.

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-20

Tags: Christmas, Preaching, Dreams, God's sovereignty, family crisis, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Preacher: Don't Forget The Benediction

By Ray Hollenbach on May 7, 2025

There's a rich vein of life even in the verses that close each Epistle. Have you ever preached a benediction?

Scripture: Jude 1:24-25, 1 Timothy 4:1-2, 2 Timothy 2:1-3, Ruth 4:1-15, 1 Corinthians 15:58  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Preaching, benediction, benefit, preaching, Joy  (view more)  (view less)

Great Preaching Through The Christmas Season

By Ray Hollenbach on Dec 11, 2020

Some people think the Christmas verses are the stuff of Christmas pageants and cheesy dramas. They are also fuel for great preaching.

Scripture: James 5:7-10, Matthew 1:18-20

Tags: preaching, Christmas, Jesus, Preaching, Birth, Christmas Star  (view more)  (view less)

Finding The Proper Place For Sexual Fire

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 2, 2020

This verse applies in so many ways: "Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned?"

Tags: temptation, Sex, place, sexuality, proper  (view more)  (view less)

The Reverse Altar Call

By Greg Stier on Aug 1, 2023

Sometimes the words “altar call” trigger images of sawdust trails and endless verses of “Just as I am” with preachers prodding, pushing and persuading sinners to come forward down the aisle in front of God and everyone.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:2

Tags: Evangelism, strategy, Evangelism How To, Evangelism The Lost, evangelism  (view more)  (view less)