In Preaching Articles: "Imagination"

Re-Imagining Leadership

By Dan White Jr. on Oct 3, 2024

What does it really mean to grow in Christian leadership?

Tags: leadership, Pastoral Ministry, church ministry, Leadership

5 Ways To Help People Experience Scripture As You Preach

By Nicholas Mcdonald on Sep 15, 2021

How do we invite people to use their imagination when we preach?

Scripture: Job 32:1-10

Tags: Scripture, Preaching, experience, imagine

Pastor, Does Your Preaching Have Prophetic Imagination?

By SermonCentral .com on Mar 15, 2024

As ministers of the Gospel, let's stop dumbing down the Gospel in the way we speak.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

Stop Preaching Skeletons: How Imagination Brings Sermons To Life

By Joe Mckeever on Jan 20, 2023

Great sermons do more than present outlines. When biblical truth is paired with imagination, listeners see the message and are nourished spiritually.

Scripture: Galatians 6:1, Mark 2:1-12, Ezekiel 1:26-28, Revelation 4:1-3, 2 Timothy 2:15  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Preaching, Homiletics, Warren Wiersbe, dead outline, Sermon Preparation, preaching, sermon preparation  (view more)  (view less)

Make Sure You Plan The Finish

By Lance Witt on Mar 24, 2026

Can you imagine going to a theater to watch a hundred million dollar movie only to discover there isn’t a final scene? Can you imagine a race car driver leading the entire race and then in the final lap, stops paying attention and loses the race? Can you imagine getting directions on Google Maps and it not giving you the directions for the last mile?

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:14

Tags: Easter, Easter Resurrection, Entrust with Gospel

Preach To The People In Front Of You

By James Scott on Sep 9, 2020

Faithful preaching serves the congregation you have, not the crowd you imagine. Shepherd the flock before you with clarity and love.

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:2, Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Timothy 4:2, 1 Corinthians 3:6, Luke 16:10  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Preaching, great commission, preaching, Great Commission

Everything We Think We Know About Marriage And Divorce Is Wrong

By Shaunti Feldhahn on Jun 3, 2026

"Imagine the difference for pastors to know that they can stand on stage and tell their congregations with confidence that going to church matters for your marriage."

Tags: Marriage, Divorce, Happy, Research, shaunti feldhahn  (view more)  (view less)

10 Books That Will Deepen Your Preaching And Pulpit Presence

By Ray Hollenbach on Jun 25, 2025

Great preachers are also great readers. The best books for preachers are not manuals but works that deepen the soul, sharpen imagination, and enrich language.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:13, Colossians 3:16, Psalm 1:1-3, Proverbs 1:5, Ecclesiastes 12:9-10  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Faith, Ministry, inspiration, book, writer, ministry  (view more)  (view less)

Why We Must Preach A Bigger, Better Heaven

By SermonCentral .com on Sep 27, 2024

Many Christians imagine heaven as disembodied and dull, but Scripture presents a renewed earth filled with resurrection life. Pastors should recover this vision in their preaching.

Scripture: Romans 8:19-23, 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, Revelation 21:1-5, Revelation 22:1-5, Philippians 3:20-21  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Fall, Resurrection, Heaven, Promise

7 Marks Of Great Preaching

By David J. Lose on Feb 4, 2025

Great preaching is more than speaking well—it engages Scripture, proclaims Christ, connects to real life, inspires imagination, and sends God’s people into the world.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:2

Tags: Preaching, Prayer, BIBLE STUDY, father's will, Bible Study, Pastoral Ministry, gospel proclamation, biblical preaching, Sermon Preparation, bible study, preaching, sermon preparation, Biblical Preaching, Gospel Proclamation, Effective Communication  (view more)  (view less)

God Wants To Shape Your Wants: An Invitation To The Psalms

By John Piper on Nov 30, 2022

Try to imagine the Bible without the Psalms. What a different book it would be! What a different place the church would be. And what a different person I would be.

Scripture: Psalm 1:3

Tags: Psalms, Emotions, Heart, taste and see, Delight, Personal Growth, Delight in the Lord, sovereignty of God  (view more)  (view less)

I Write Stories During Sermons

By Carolyn C. Givens on May 12, 2021

Some believers process truth most deeply through narrative. This article explores how imaginative engagement during sermons can be disciplined by Scripture rather than distracted from it.

Scripture: John 1:14, Jeremiah 31:33, 2 Corinthians 5:20, James 1:21, Hebrews 4:12  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Parable, Preaching, Story, Engage, narrative, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

70% Of Pastors Don't Have One

By Lance Witt on Feb 2, 2021

Imagine a day in your future. You are now seventy or seventy-five, and the pace of life has slowed. You get up early in the morning and sit in your favorite chair with a cup of coffee. The house is still and silent. No one is there but you and God and your thoughts.

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Why Didn't The Disciples Ask Jesus How To Measure Success?

By SermonCentral .com on Feb 27, 2024

Imagine this scenario. Jesus is meeting with the disciples. He’s been training them for three years. He’s died, risen again and walked with them in resurrection power for almost 40 days. As the day of his ascension draws near, he gathers them together to reiterate The Great Commission.

Scripture: Luke 14:23, Luke 15:7

Tags: Disciples, success, Church Growth, Measure success

Vacation Bible School Promotion And Communication, Part One

By Lisa Eifert on May 15, 2024

What strikes simultaneous fear and joy in the hearts of church staff and volunteers this time of year? Yep, you guessed it, Vacation Bible School (VBS). Anyone who has been a part of planning VBS knows the vast amount of time, resources and imagination that go into making these events memorable experiences for kids.

Tags: Communication, Technology, delegation, VBS, communication  (view more)  (view less)