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9 Reasons Why I Preach Expositionally

By Danny Slavich on Apr 11, 2025

Discover the simple beauty of unfolding God’s Word to God’s people in an understandable and applicable way.

Scripture: Genesis 34:1, John 8:1-11

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Why You Should Share The Preaching Load

By Outreach Magazine on Apr 6, 2025

Busy teaching pastors need time away from the pulpit to study, pray, rest, and refocus on the goal.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:2, 2 Timothy 2:15-25

Tags: Plan, Preaching, pulpit, preaching

Why Pastors Must Become Excellent Motivators

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 30, 2020

At the end of our expounding of the Scriptures, people need to know what to do with what we just said, and they need to be provoked to take action.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Why Preachers Should Love Praise And Worship

By Adam Russell on Sep 18, 2020

Are you treating praise and worship as a warm-up act for the "main event" or something greater?

Tags: Music, Worship, Teaching, Preaching, Adoration  (view more)  (view less)

Why Great Preachers Are Not Always Great Leaders

By Adrian Pei on Oct 11, 2020

If you’re a good speaker and skilled with people, you have the ability to use that your advantage.

Tags: Preaching

Why Your Congregation Is Your Second Text

By Mike Glenn on Oct 26, 2020

Pastor Mike Glenn suggests every sermon requires us to exegete our audience as well as the Biblical text. Here's why.

Tags: Preaching, Congregation, role, second text

Why You Should Train Others To Preach

By Chris Surber on Oct 3, 2024

What is your church doing to train future preachers and pastors?

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Why *preaching Out Of The Overflow* May Not Work

By Joe Mckeever on May 18, 2021

You know the saying, "Let go, and let God." That's a fine idea ... and sometimes not.

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Why Great Sermons Also Include Listening

By Ryan Huguley on May 30, 2025

Listening is a lost art in our culture, so how should we listen to a sermon?

Tags: Preaching, Listen, Great, preaching

Why Every Sermon Needs A Strong Title

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Dec 10, 2021

Four solid reasons why a powerful title leads to a powerful sermon.

Tags: Choose, title

Why Bible Reading Is Down At Your Church

By Peter Mead on Jul 10, 2025

The most recent research presents troubling results. How does your church measure up?

Tags: preaching, bible, Bible, Study, Preaching, Isolation, fragment, e  (view more)  (view less)

Joe Mckeever: Why Preachers Are The Way They Are

By Joe Mckeever on Aug 25, 2021

This Q & A answers, "Why are all preachers nuts?" and other things people want to know.

Tags: Joy, Preaching, Funeral, Preacher, Weeping, preaching, preacher  (view more)  (view less)

Why The Church? Six Bold Preaching Points

By Ray Hollenbach on Oct 27, 2025

The bottom line is this: Church is God’s idea, and we ignore it at our peril.

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-15

Tags: Equip, Church's witness, preaching, Forgiveness, Preaching  (view more)  (view less)

What Is The Church's Mission? And Why Does It Matter?

By Carey Nieuwhof on Jan 20, 2021

With the vast majority of churches struggling in some way, it’s time to rethink our future mission.

Tags: Preaching

Why Church Growth Is A Shockingly Inexact Science

By SermonCentral .com on Dec 6, 2021

"There is no surefire method for numerical church growth. Period."

Tags: Preaching, Church Growth, preaching