In Preaching Articles: "What Muslims Believe"

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

Why Preaching Should Be A Team Sport

By Jr Miller on Jun 10, 2023

The "Ten-Minute Teacher" claims our cultural traditions are hindering the advance of the Gospel. What do you think?

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

Listen To One Of Dallas Willard's Last Messages

By Dallas Willard on Sep 23, 2023

Right up until his passing, Dallas Willard encouraged preachers and pastors to focus on what's most important.

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Sunday's Message Is For Babes In Christ And Old Saints: Can You Reach Them All?

By SermonCentral .com on Oct 13, 2021

Ask pastors what their toughest regular assignment is, and speaking a message that ministers to everyone is at or near the top of the list.

Scripture: Romans 8:28-30, 1 Peter 4:5-10

Tags: preaching, Preaching, Learning, language, Result  (view more)  (view less)

Don't Just Sit There: 8 Actions To Take When Your Church Is In A Slump

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 26, 2025

How do you define a church slump? More importantly, what do you do when it happens?

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:8-20

Tags: advice, slump, preaching, vision, Preaching, action  (view more)  (view less)

Too Many Listeners Hear Blah, Blah While We Try To Present Wow, Wow!

By Peter Mead on Nov 21, 2019

Part of the preacher's role is to slow people down and to help them make sense of what the text is actually saying.

Tags: Preaching, Text, listeners, preacher's role, make sense, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

R.c. Sproul: The Difference Between Preaching & Teaching

By SermonCentral .com on Apr 28, 2025

"What shepherd would so neglect his sheep that he never took the time or trouble to feed them?"

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Boring Preaching Ought To Be A Crime

By SermonCentral .com on May 12, 2025

Brandon Cox reminds us that no matter what the topic, preaching always leads back to One Big Thing.

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-25

Tags: Preaching, 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: motives, Faithfulness, identity, Identity in Christ

3 Things All Great Sermons Have In Common

By Ron Edmondson on Jul 14, 2020

The best part of my sermon message preparation is after it's written; what not to say is perhaps the most important part.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

5 Tough Challenges For Any Pastor

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 10, 2020

Thom Rainer shares his biggest challenges and asks, "What specific part of being a pastor is the most difficult for you?"

Tags: Preaching, gentle, preaching

Os Guinness: Evil Is Real

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 11, 2023

Os Guinness is willing to face what most people would prefer to ignore, and he encourages us to do the same.

Tags: Evil, Preaching, os guinness, preaching

One Dozen Liberating Life Lessons That Give Pastors Rest For Their Souls

By Ray Hollenbach on Oct 28, 2019

We are loaded down with so many "shoulds," we find ourselves paralyzed by the inability to apply what we know.

Tags: Rest, Soul, Preaching, life lessons

How To Preach To Old(Er) People

By Rachel Wrenn on Oct 24, 2025

"Mildred" loves the Lord, shows up early for service--and falls asleep nearly every week. What to do?

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Freedom And Vision: Building A Collaborative Team Culture

By Glenn Packiam on Aug 21, 2023

Should I tell the team what I want them to do or should I let them create on their own?

Tags: Freedom, ministry vision, church leadership, Empowered churches