Sermon Writing Ideas & Church Leadership Insights

Planning a Sermon Series? Don’t Do It Alone.

I love a good sermon series. When my pastor begins a new series, it’s almost like the feeling of a new year. A fresh start. A chance to look at a topic freshly, or to go through a book or passage in a methodical way that allows us to dig…

Cory MansfieldAugust 30, 2019

Encouragement

Look Back for a Clearer View in the Future

I can’t believe it. Christmas is over. The season has come and gone. Just last week my to-do list was a mile long including buying gifts, wrapping gifts, decorating, planning, traveling…the list just kept going and going! Whew! I get tired just thinking about it. But even in the midst…

Cory MansfieldAugust 25, 2019

Leadership

How to Prep for Christmas Eve Services

It’s here. Christmas Eve service is just a few days away. Are you ready? Well let’s go over the checklist: Music team in place? Check. Bulletins printed and folded? Check. Presents bought and wrapped for my kids? Che…wait. Don’t get distracted. Back to the service. Sanctuary clean? Check. Spouse's present…

Cory MansfieldAugust 20, 2019

Preaching Tips

3 Tips to Create a Captivating Christmas Service

If you are anything like me, by this time in mid-December you have almost completed the pulling out of all of your hair, leaving your scalp bare and an ulcer or two in your stomach just in time for the eggnog and neighborhood caroling. Add the fact that you are…

SermonSearch StaffAugust 20, 2019

Leadership

3 More Ways to Communicate Better

Okay, we should be honest: whether you’re a pastor or new to a faith journey with Jesus, there is one concept that rings true for all of us in communication, “What you say is whom you portray.” For pastors and leaders, this portrayal is of Jesus Christ and the legacy…

Stephen PooreAugust 20, 2019

Preaching Tips

How to Make Sermon Illustrations Memorable

Most pastors and Bible teachers immediately recognize the power of a well-told illustration. It engages the heart of those listening and allows the mind's eye to see truth through the application of something familiar. Ignoring the use of skillfully chosen illustrations in your sermons will lessen their effectiveness and cause…

Scott MazeJuly 14, 2019

Encouragement

My Funeral Fumble: A Pastor’s Nightmare Comes True

It remains the most humiliating moment of my pastoral life. I can now laugh about it a little these few years after the incident, but I still wake up with a start sometimes and feel the cold chill of disbelief and embarrassment creep over me. I cringe even as I…

Wyman RichardsonJune 17, 2019

Sermon Ideas

Father’s Day Resources – Dad Jokes & Sermon Ideas

I think we can all agree that the creator of the knock knock joke should receive a Nobel prize. Yes indeed, that was a dad joke! Ah yes, that wonderful day of days is almost here. That day where dads are honored and dad jokes are laughed at (albeit, it may…

Cory MansfieldMay 30, 2019

Encouragement

5 Ways We Can All Relate to Charles Spurgeon

At first glance, most of us have little in common with Charles Spurgeon. Many of us who grew up around church have heard the name of Charles Spurgeon but know little about who he was or what he is remembered for. Ask any pastor, and they will surely know quite…

Jason SoroskiFebruary 11, 2019

Sermon Ideas

5 Christmas Sermon Ideas

The decorations are up, Christmas music can be heard everywhere, and ready or not, Christmas day is almost here! I hope and pray you have enjoyed preaching God’s Word and drawing people closer to Him through the proclamation and teaching of this wonderful story of Christ’s birth. As we start…

Cory MansfieldSeptember 13, 2018

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