In Preaching Articles:

Spit-Shine Tomorrow's Sermon Before You Go To Bed Tonight

By Rick Malm on Mar 1, 2023

One acronym, four great suggestions to buff up your message.

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-15

Tags: Hope, Preaching, storytelling, topic, preaching, Spit Shine  (view more)  (view less)

7 Ways To Keep From Killing Your Message

By Carey Nieuwhof on Feb 28, 2023

Every week, gifted communicators kill the messages they bring by making at least seven predictable, fixable mistakes.

Tags: Preaching, Feedback, call to action, preaching

People Listen In Different Ways—can You Reach All Of Them?

By Leslie Holmes on Feb 27, 2023

You're preaching to one congregation, filled with many listening styles. How can you connect with every individual?

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:1-15

Tags: Preaching, reflection, Listen, reach, application, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

15 Outstanding Quotes To Recharge Your Preaching

By SermonCentral .com on Feb 26, 2023

These are some of our favorites--why not share some of yours?

Scripture: Job 2:1-9

Tags: Preaching, preaching

3 Tests Of Plagiarism: Do Your Sermons Pass Them?

By Ron Forseth on Feb 24, 2023

"Should we use someone else's sermon?" I would say that in many, many cases, the answer can legitimately be "Yes."

Tags: Preaching, Plagiarism, Quotes, citation, e, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

You Need To Know This Before You Preach

By SermonCentral .com on Feb 23, 2023

Here's a five-minute recap of the week's biggest news stories. Make sure you're in-the-know before you step into the pulpit this Sunday.

Scripture: James 5:10-20

Tags: Preaching, News, Politics, current events, world news, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Ugly Preaching Can Be Powerful

By Jamie Stilson on Feb 22, 2023

Preaching should be a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, not a display of our wisdom. One pastor calls it "ugly preaching."

Scripture: James 2:1-10

Tags: Preaching, training, Holy Spirit's Power, ugly preaching, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

How To Deal With A Preacher-Eater

By Joe Mckeever on Feb 21, 2023

Practical advice for dealing with the self-appointed church rulers who try to dominate your preaching and your ministry.

Tags: Preaching, Ruler, practical advice, sons of diotrephes, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Doctrine Is Not Enough: Does Your Preaching Connect With People?

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Feb 20, 2023

Doctrinal sermons are fine, but do they connect to human experience?

Tags: people, Preaching, Doctrine, connection, homiletical, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Preaching Pentecost As Promise, Not Memory

By David J. Lose on Feb 19, 2023

Preaching Pentecost as nostalgia numbs congregations to God’s present work. The real goal is helping people recognize where the Spirit is still moving today.

Scripture: Acts 5:1-30, Acts 2:1-4, Acts 2:14-21, Joel 2:28-29, Luke 1:1-4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Pentecost, Present, Preaching, past, festival, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Does The Pulpit Need Orators Or Prophets?

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Feb 17, 2023

True preaching is more than polished delivery. Like Nathan and John the Baptist, it must carry revelation, confront sin, and open hearts to the Spirit’s transforming work.

Scripture: Luke 24:32, 2 Samuel 12:1-13, Matthew 3:1-12, Jeremiah 1:4-10, 2 Timothy 4:2-4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Prophet, Preaching, Talent, john the baptist, orator, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Six Things A Pastor Should Never Do

By Joe Mckeever on Feb 16, 2023

A pastor’s public ministry should protect the church, not create confusion or scandal. Wise preaching honors Scripture, guards credibility, and keeps the focus on Christ.

Scripture: Psalm 73:1-19, 2 Timothy 4:2, 2 Corinthians 4:5, 1 Timothy 5:20, Psalm 73:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Preaching, pulpit, disbelief, Satan's strategy, recommend, preaching, Pulpit  (view more)  (view less)

Four Essentials For Sermon Prep

By Artie Davis on Feb 15, 2023

Effective sermon preparation depends on shared insight, good tools, disciplined scheduling, and prayer. These four essentials help pastors save time without losing spiritual focus.

Scripture: Acts 1:10-24, Proverbs 15:22, Ecclesiastes 3:1, 2 Timothy 2:15, Colossians 4:3-4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Ministry, Preaching, Team, Essential, Time, ministry, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Stop Speculating And Dive Deeper Into The Text

By SermonCentral .com on Feb 14, 2023

John Piper believes that speculation in preaching is not depth, it is a detour. The text of Scripture is bottomless enough on its own, and faithful expositors owe their people what is there, not what might have been.

Scripture: Proverbs 2:1-6, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 4:2, Hebrews 4:12, Nehemiah 8:8  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Preaching, Poetry, interest, john piper, unhelpful, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Sexual Fire Has Its Place: In The Home Hearth

By SermonCentral .com on Feb 13, 2023

Proverbs offers a counter-cultural vision of marriage, faithfulness, and sexual integrity that is just as urgent today. Playing with temptation is not strength. It is how everything burns down.

Scripture: Proverbs 6:23-26, Proverbs 6:27-29, 1 Corinthians 7:9, Hebrews 13:4, Matthew 5:28  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Lust, temptation, Sex, Fire, biblical sexuality, Temptation, Biblical Sexuality  (view more)  (view less)