In Preaching Articles: "Wonder"

It's A Wonderful Time To Be A Christian

By Garrett Kell on Apr 19, 2022

Christians are uniquely equipped to thrive in tumultuous times, not because we are great, but because our God is.

Scripture: Ephesians 2:14, 1 Peter 2:12, Matthew 7:12, 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Corinthians 5:16-20, Ephesians 4:1-3, John 17:20-21, John 15:20, Luke 12:40, Mark 14:38, Romans 13:11, Matthew 24:14, Psalm 73:2-25  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Reconciliation, authentic Christian, Purified, unreached peoples

Build Your Sermon Series On The Wonder, Worry And Wishes Of Your Congregation

By Charles Arn on Mar 8, 2024

The most important thing has to do with your sermon topics. They should address people's life issues and questions about the faith.

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, Job 21:7-34

Tags: Preaching, worry, Wonder, Relevance, Wish, Worry, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

4 Ways Your Church Can Help People Simplify Christmas

By Karl Vaters on Dec 12, 2025

It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but Christmas is also the busiest.

Tags: Christmas, Christmas Eve, Holidays, Giving, teach, simplify, Christmas Joy, church leadership  (view more)  (view less)

The Kind Of Old-Time Religion The Church Really Needs

By SermonCentral .com on Mar 11, 2022

I often wonder what the church would look like if it really accepted the challenge to love everybody.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Tags: Love, Outreach, Religion, Generations

The Final Piece Of Sermon Prep: What To Cut, What To Add

By Peter Mead on Aug 21, 2025

Rookie preachers wonder how they will fill the time. Experienced preachers know the real challenge is in what to leave out.

Scripture: Exodus 6:1-9

Tags: Preaching, Balance, information, sermon prep, selective, Sermon Prep, preaching, Sermon prep  (view more)  (view less)

Christmas Preaching Needs Resurrecting!

By Chris Surber on Dec 23, 2024

Christmas preaching grows dull when familiarity numbs us to the outrage and glory of the Incarnation. The cure is not skipping Advent, but recovering wonder.

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40, Mark 11:1-10, Matthew 1:21, John 1:14

Tags: Christmas, Preaching, virgin birth, preaching, Virgin Birth  (view more)  (view less)

6 Foundations For Preaching About Hell

By Josh Reich on Mar 4, 2026

Hell is in the Bible. Death, the afterlife, heaven, hell, are all questions our culture wrestles with. People wonder about it.

Scripture: Judges 1:1-30

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Do You Remember Why You Became A Pastor?

By Chuck Warnock on Jun 10, 2025

There are times in our life when the clarity fades, discouragement clouds our memory and we wonder, "Why did I ever want to be a pastor?"

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27

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Hal Seed: Who Decided What Went Into The Bible?

By SermonCentral .com on Jun 2, 2021

Many people wonder how the books of the Bible were chosen. The early church did not invent the canon but recognized the writings God had already inspired.

Scripture: Luke 24:44, Colossians 4:16, 1 Timothy 5:18, 2 Peter 3:15-16, Ephesians 2:20  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Bible, History, bible truth, Hal Seed, canon, Bible Truth, bible  (view more)  (view less)

Unchurched Or Unsaved? What Vocabulary Reveals About Beliefs

By Trevin Wax on Aug 16, 2024

Trevin Wax: I wonder if one of the main reasons for the dwindling number of baptisms is represented by a subtle shift in vocabulary--so subtle that we might overlook it.

Scripture: John 14:6, Luke 19:10, Romans 10:14, Matthew 7:13, Deuteronomy 5:32  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: great commission, Great Commission

What Pastors Are Trying To Do

By Joe Mckeever on Aug 15, 2022

The church member stares and wonders what’s going on and why you’re making so much noise until the day he/she meets Jesus.

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:6, 1 Timothy 5:17

Tags: Faithfulness, Transformation, Follow Jesus, preaching Christ

Five Ways To Turn Off Younger Listeners

By Adam Ramsey on Nov 6, 2024

If you're still in your first 5 years as a preacher, don’t give up! God has this wonderful way of drawing straight lines with crooked sticks.

Tags: Preaching, God's Love, Laughter, Young people, good advice, young people, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Will More Invitations Result In More Salvations?

By SermonCentral .com on Dec 28, 2021

For a long time I’ve wondered if there is a relationship between the number of salvations a church experiences, and the number of times it offers salvation invitations. We’ll never know for sure, but I’m conducting an experiment this year.

Tags: Outreach, challenge, preaching the gospel, gospel invitation, Gospel Challenge  (view more)  (view less)

If The Church Is God's Idea, Who Are We To Dismantle It?

By Jeff K. Clarke on Feb 24, 2022

I wonder if we have allowed our contemporary definition, understanding, and experience of the church to be shaped more by the post-modern impulse of individualism and self-centeredness, than by Christ’s and Paul’s emphasis on the gathered community from every race, tribe, and tongue?

Tags: individualism, church community, Listening, unity and diversity

How To Apply The Bible

By Josh Reich on Sep 20, 2022

"When we read the Bible, we want to understand it and apply it. We want to know what the Bible says and how it affects our lives. We want something to happen, we want to get something out of it. But we’re often left frustrated and wondering what we missed."

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12

Tags: understanding, BIBLE STUDY, Personal Growth, Bible Study, soul care, Growing in Christ, Study the Bible, applying scripture, bible study  (view more)  (view less)