Do you remember back in the day when people driving their cars would pull up to a red light, stop, and then they would just sit there and look at the light—waiting for it to turn green? But now, you stop at a light and half the drivers around you whip out their phones—if they…
Evangelism is foundational to Christianity; That’s why a recent Barna study is so alarming. Unsurprisingly, they found that 96% of Christian Millennials agree that part of Christian faith is being a witness about Jesus, and 94% agree that coming to know Jesus is the best thing that could happen to someone. But 47% of Christian…
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post with an opposite perspective from mine. I believe there’s power in preaching without notes, but there’s no one-size-fits-all style of preaching. I think it’s healthy to engage with both perspectives. Over a few years of preaching, my preaching style has changed from following a rough outline of notes…
When you first learned how to ride a bike, you probably had training wheels. They’re a great tool to get you started, but what if you never took them off? You’d never experience the joy of what riding a bike was meant to be. Well, I believe sermon notes are like training wheels for your…
What does the Bible say about preaching? A lot. In fact, there are over 190 Bible verses that specifically mention preaching, and that isn’t including all the times that the Bible mentions things related to preaching, like teaching. For example, passages like Exodus 4:10-12, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, and James 3:1 apply to…
Video Transcript A lot of pastors feel like they’re stuck on this endless treadmill of coming up with one sermon after the next. You preach a great message, you write a great sermon, you work your tail off one week, and you deliver that message, and then, before you know it, it’s Monday, and the…
Transcript So what do you do when you have this desire to preach? You feel this burden to deliver God’s Word, to share his message with other people, but you just feel stuck. You’re looking for that chance. You’re looking for that opportunity, but you can’t seem to find it. What do you do while…
I’m a fairly new Pastor. I’ve been pastoring a small Church in upper state New York for just over two years. My preaching style has morphed over the years. My sermon preparation, notes, and delivery have transformed into completely different forms. I’ve read books on preaching, listened to good preaching, inevitably compared myself to other…
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