In Preaching Articles: "What Muslims Believe"

5 Funeral Blunders To Avoid At All Costs

By John Pond on Jun 25, 2021

What we say is powerful in such a vulnerable situation, and we should tread carefully.

Tags: mistakes, Funeral, preaching, Death, Heaven, Preaching  (view more)  (view less)

5 Funeral Blunders To Avoid At All Costs

By John Pond on Jan 24, 2023

What we say is powerful in such a vulnerable situation, and we should tread carefully.

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The Top Secret Agendas Carried By Your Congregation

By Chris Surber on Sep 10, 2021

Every church member carries an agenda in the secret briefcase of their heart. What's their agenda?

Tags: Agenda, Affirm, Preaching, challenge, Congregation  (view more)  (view less)

3 Immediate Steps To Upping Your Preaching Game

By Lane Sebring on Oct 15, 2019

What separates ordinary preachers from extraordinary communicators is a relentless desire to improve.

Tags: up your game, watch yourself, study others, preaching, Preaching, resources  (view more)  (view less)

Words Create Worlds… Part 2

By Lance Witt on Aug 17, 2023

It’s not just what you say, but how you say it.

Scripture: Proverbs 15:1, Philippians 4:5, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 27:5-6, Proverbs 10:17, Proverbs 10:19, Proverbs 17:28, Proverbs 15:28, Proverbs 19:4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: words, Influence, Words do hurt, pastoral leadership

6 Things Millennials Need From Pastors

By Joe Hoagland on Mar 25, 2022

What I always try to get across is there is no magic bullet to reach millennials.

Tags: Culture, authentic ministry, future generations, millennials, culture  (view more)  (view less)

Jesus Didn’t Wake Up This Morning Depressed By The Size Of Your Church

By Karl Vaters on Apr 17, 2022

Jesus knows what happened and didn’t happen in church last Sunday.

Tags: Depression, Marriage Faithfulness, Church Attendance, God's perspective, e, church attendance  (view more)  (view less)

The Christian Virtue Of Love

By R. C. Sproul on Jul 21, 2022

From God’s perspective, love is the chief of all virtues. But what is love?

Scripture: Romans 5:5-8, 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, Matthew 5:48, 1 John 4:7-8

Tags: imitating Christ, Love, Compassion, unity, Spiritual Gifts, Body of Christ, Selflessness  (view more)  (view less)

The Haunted Hayride Of Human Approval

By Marshall Segal on Jan 24, 2022

Perhaps the single most significant hindrance to Christian witness in the world today is our hunger for human approval. By nature, we think more about what people think of us than about what they think of Jesus.

Scripture: Acts 14:8-22, Philippians 3:8

Tags: Criticism, Approval, Approval by Men, praise from men, criticism  (view more)  (view less)

Why Don't More Seminaries Teach A Method For Building A Sermon?

By SermonCentral .com on Feb 19, 2026

Listen to this professor of homiletics discuss what's been left undone in most pastors' education.

Scripture: John 4:34-38

Tags: Preaching, Seminary, build, dennis prutow, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Is Our Gospel Tasteless?

By Dave Rhodes on Aug 23, 2020

What happens when we speak and preach and live out a Kingdom-less gospel?

Tags: Gospel, Preaching

Ed Stetzer On Subversive Preaching: An Excerpt From Subversive Kingdom

By Ed Stetzer on Jul 14, 2021

Sometimes the best preaching is transparent; the word that changes us is what also changes others.

Tags: Preaching, the word, seed

10 Multisite Myths (And Realities)

By Jim Egli on Nov 1, 2020

Some preachers resist the idea of multiple sites. But what if technology increases your effectiveness?

Tags: Growth in Christ, Church, Growth, Missions, Multisite  (view more)  (view less)

Outline That Sermon -- If You Can

By Joe Mckeever on May 16, 2025

Sure, it seems like a no-brainer, but what if you're a "right-brained preacher"?

Scripture: Romans 10:1-12

Tags: Preaching, Brain, Outline, brain, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Five Preaching Applications From The Movie Gravity

By Jacob Myers on Jan 13, 2023

In "Gravity" we find a poignant portrayal of what Christian discipleship might look like.

Tags: Gravity, preaching, Faith, Preaching, Prayer, illustration  (view more)  (view less)