In Preaching Articles: "Restore"

7 Steps To Restoring A Powerful Pulpit

By Leslie Holmes on Sep 17, 2024

Preaching loses authority when gospel certainties are blurred. These seven foundational truths anchor preaching in power, clarity, and confidence.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:20-21, Romans 8:28-39, 1 Corinthians 14:8, Matthew 7:28-29, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: preaching, Pulpit, Praise, Peace, Power, Preaching, pulpit  (view more)  (view less)

Restore Passion To Your Preaching: Three Essential Steps

By Ken Davis on Aug 28, 2024

Many pastors quietly lose passion in the pulpit, preaching out of duty rather than delight. This article explores why that happens and how renewed preparation, dependence on the Spirit, and gospel-centered humility restore joy and power.

Scripture: John 12:20-30, Isaiah 55:11, Philippians 1:18, 2 Corinthians 4:5, John 15:5  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Holy Spirit

Three Ways To Recover Passion In Preaching

By Ken Davis on Nov 6, 2024

When preaching feels flat, the problem is rarely just technique. Passion returns when study becomes encounter, the Spirit is trusted, and the sermon is about God and people, not performance.

Scripture: 2 Samuel 13:1-19, Isaiah 55:11, Philippians 1:18, 2 Corinthians 4:5, Colossians 1:28  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: restore, preaching, Preaching, preparation, passion, Process  (view more)  (view less)

Why Millennials Won't Build The Kinds Of Churches Their Parents Built

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 8, 2023

We can't treat Millennials as a homogeneous group. We have to minister to them as individuals, instead.

Tags: Restoration, Culture, future generations, millennials, culture  (view more)  (view less)

7 Ways To Correct A Team Member In A Healthy Way

By Ron Edmondson on Nov 2, 2022

"All of us make mistakes and occasionally need someone to help us become better at what we do. This should always be the end goal of correction."

Scripture: Hebrews 12:11

Tags: leadership, relationships, Restoration, Respect, Biblical truth, Godly Leaders, pastoral leadership, church leadership, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

The Best Way To Avoid Ministry Burnout That You Keep Forgetting

By Eric Bryant on Aug 5, 2024

Exodus 18 exposes leadership myths that exhaust pastors and shows how shared leadership restores health, disciples others, and strengthens God’s people.

Scripture: Exodus 18:1-27, Numbers 11:16-17, Deuteronomy 1:9-13, Acts 6:1-7, 2 Timothy 2:2  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Team Development

Why All Faithful Preaching Includes Healing

By Frederick J Gaiser on Apr 19, 2025

Biblical preaching proclaims God’s kingdom, where forgiveness, restoration, and healing belong together. To preach Christ is to preach healing in its fullest sense.

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12, Psalm 103:1-3, Luke 7:50, Luke 17:19, Isaiah 2:1-4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: preaching, Biblical Theology, Preaching, biblical theology

The Humility That Turns God’s Heart

By Ray Hollenbach on Jun 17, 2025

The story of King Manasseh shows that no sinner is beyond God’s mercy. When a heart truly humbles itself before God, grace and restoration follow.

Scripture: John 5:9-16, 2 Chronicles 33:10-13, 2 Chronicles 33:25, Luke 14:11

Tags: Ministry, Heart, Humble, Humility, effective, ministry  (view more)  (view less)

Why Grace Must Accompany The Law

By David J. Lose on Jul 2, 2021

Law brings order and protection, but grace restores life. In Luke 13, Jesus shows how God’s mercy fulfills the purpose of the law and sets people free.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, Luke 13:10-16, Exodus 20:8-11, Deuteronomy 5:12-15, Matthew 22:37-40  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Grace, Law, Gospel, Preaching, Good News, grace, gospel, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Wayne Cordeiro: When You Want To Call It Quits

By Wayne Cordeiro on Mar 8, 2025

When discouragement makes quitting feel inevitable, Jesus meets us in our exhaustion, restores our calling, draws us back to Himself, and leads us forward in faith.

Scripture: Luke 5:10-15, Psalm 34:17, Isaiah 40:29, Galatians 6:9

Tags: retire, quit

Good & Bad Cases Of Church Discipline

By Ray Hollenbach on Mar 11, 2025

A real church incident exposes why believers distrust discipline. Yet Scripture shows discipline is meant to heal, not harm, calling us to restore one another with Christ’s presence.

Tags: pastoral care, Pastoral Care

The Gift Of Being Unproductive - Part 2

By Lance Witt on Mar 30, 2024

Over time I’ve learned that Sabbath is not a have-to, it’s a get-to. This incredible gift from God allows us to reflect, restore, and replenish. During Sabbath God whispers, “I’m in control.

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