Hey pastors, you probably know this already, but your Christmas sermon is kind of a big deal! The eternal destination of many who will sit in your Christmas service hangs in the balance. Are you ready? How do you now? Here are 20 questions that you should ask yourself before you preach this Christmas: 20…
What could happen if this year, you preached your best Christmas sermon yet? Christmas Eve services are typically one of the highest attended days of the year for churches. A great message is essential on such a big day. This could be the only time many of these people will give your church a chance. It…
One of my favorite things about running this website is getting emails from readers. You guys are awesome. You ask great questions and challenge me to think deeper and more clearly. I got an email this week asking a great question that most new pastors have but are afraid to ask. So I got permission…
Coming up with sermon ideas is one of the biggest frustrations pastors have with preaching. How do you know where to begin? First, you need to choose a Bible passage to preach. But what verses will you teach? If you’re a verse-by-verse, book-by-book preacher, the answer is more obvious. But if you’re a topical preacher,…
Yesterday our nation stood in disbelief once again when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock stared down the barrel of a rifle and opened fire from the 32nd floor of his Las Vegas hotel room into a crowded field of over 20,000 people at a nearby concert and then killed himself. Current reports say that 59 people have…
It’s a long week and there’s not enough coffee in the world. You have exhausted your preaching, but another sermon must come. So you stare at the screen as the blinking cursor mocks you. Come on. Think! The words come slow. Do you ever struggle with the blank page in your sermon preparation? Honestly, most…
Every serious student of the Bible needs to build a resource library with the best commentaries. But let’s face it, commentaries are expensive! Most pastors and seminary students I know don’t have the money to buy them all. So if you are like me, you need to make your money count. This usually means focusing…
84% of pastors use a standard word processing application for sermon writing. Sermonary is working to change that. Sermonary is a new online tool launching today that promises to help pastors build their sermon more efficiently by writing, presenting, and storing their sermons on a single platform After launching on kickstarter a few months ago, Sermonary…
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