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Sermon Ideas

7 Thanksgiving Sermons You Haven’t Preached Yet

For you and many pastors, when you plan your yearly teaching schedule, you know there are a few sermons that are event or holiday-based. Think Christmas, Easter, Mother’s and Father’s Day, even Independence Day for some. Often, our national Thanksgiving holiday is included in those special annual messages. You take…
October 5, 2020
Theology

Everything You Need to Know about the Apostles’ Creed

There are three primary creeds that are utilized within the church today. These three creeds are the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed, and the Apostles’ Creed. The importance of creeds cannot be overstated. They root us in truth and give us a solid foundation to stand when uncertainty arises. In…
September 24, 2020
Leadership

Tools of the Trade

I have two toolboxes, which should identify me as a handyman. For some reason, they do not provide enough evidence for my wife. She has this idea that I should not only use the tools in those boxes but be proficient in handling them. Tools should be used.  I do…
August 26, 2020
Preaching Tips

Preaching God’s Words

Many people claim various places are sacred. In a recent family trip out west, we visited the sacred grounds of the Black Hills. Several years before we visited our nation's military cemetery, Arlington National Cemetery which is reported to be sacred ground. UNESCO's World Heritage include the Alamo, Yellowstone, and…
May 29, 2020
Encouragement

Eagerly Waiting for Easter

Inside all of us there is a longing for something new, something better. It is seen in how everything goes out of date so quickly. Last year's car model needs to be replaced as they have changed the body style for a new year. No teenager would not be caught…
April 6, 2020
Preaching Tips

Good Preachers Are Always Students

If reporters interviewed pastors after worship as they do NFL athletes after Sunday games, I imagine I would step up to the podium and say: ''We gave it our best effort out there today but we came up short. Yes, I spoke about the second person plural of the Greek…
November 11, 2019
Prepare for EasterLeadership

7 Practical Steps to Prepare for Easter

What are the top 3 days of the year people will attend your service? Did you guess correctly? Easter is number one. Christmas is number two. And did you know that Mother’s Day is number three? Amazing. We’ll talk about that in another article. Today, however, I want us to…
September 20, 2019
Preach OTSermon Ideas

Why Preach the Old Testament?

I just read a great article by Steven J. Lawson in Expositor Magazine called, “Why Preach the Old Testament?” This was an eye opening article and a topic that I thought would be helpful to preachers today. I reached out to a few of our contributors and asked them for…
September 13, 2019
How to Write a SermonPreaching Tips

6 Steps on How to Write a Sermon

Contents Pray without CeasingLike a Broken Record, Read the Text Over & Over AgainStudy Like It’s Finals WeekBrainstorm - All Ideas Are “Good” IdeasFocus Like a LaserTime to Write There is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to how to write a sermon. Everyone has their own method, but there…
September 13, 2019