By Brian Mavis on Mar 6, 2025
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New believers thrive when they learn God’s love, grace, Scripture, prayer, community, and Christ centered living early. These ten lessons safeguard a healthy start.
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By John Piper on Dec 26, 2022
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My aim here is to encourage you to make “Christ-exalting” the featured adjective in your prayers. Let me explain what I mean. Then I’ll give you three reasons why I think this would be a great New Year’s resolution.
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By Mary Hinkle Shore on Jan 16, 2024
Faithful sermons are born not from noise or haste, but from careful listening to Scripture, people, and language itself.
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By Rachel Blom on Jan 3, 2023
The first moments of a sermon shape whether people will stay engaged. These eight common but ineffective sermon starts reveal what preachers should avoid to maintain attention and build trust with listeners.
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By H.b. Charles, Jr. on May 9, 2025
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The sermon introduction sets direction, tone, and trust. A strong beginning clarifies the text, states the point, and prepares the congregation to listen carefully.
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By Ed Cyzewski on Jul 25, 2025
The Gospels are filled with doubters, deniers, and slow believers. Their stories remind us that faith is often a gradual struggle, and Jesus welcomes those who are still working through their questions.
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By Eric Reed on Jan 5, 2025
Pastors must navigate public tragedy with discernment, comforting emotions, anchoring people in Scripture, and knowing when to speak and when to wait for true clarity.
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By Todd Wagner on Feb 12, 2024
The gospel has never changed, but the methods for delivering it must. Faithful preachers honor the unchanging message by finding fresh, creative ways to make it heard in an ever-changing world.
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By Ron Edmondson on Jul 31, 2022
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One of the hardest things I do in ministry is interact with those who are no longer in ministry, but wish they were. They’ve been derailed. They messed up and either they got caught or the guilt got the best of them and they confessed. Watching this process over the years there appear to be some common reasons failure occurs. It doesn’t start at the failure. It starts months – and, perhaps years – prior. My hope is if we expose some of them we can catch a few people before it is too late.
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