The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not “What a lovely sermon,” but, “I will do something!”
– Francis de Sales
The goal of preaching is not to impress people with your lovely sermons.
Preach with the sole purpose of motivating people to get out of their seats and actually do something about it.
The best preaching is preaching that leads to action.
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. A day that we honor and remember one of the greatest preachers and public speakers in American history. In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I have rounded up some video clips of his greatest speeches. It would serve all pastors well to watch and learn. King…
I listen to a lot of preaching because I believe I can learn from everyone. Good or bad. Recently I listened to a pastor who began his sermon with a passage of scripture. He read through the entire passage. I expected that the remainder of the sermon would expound upon this text and apply it to…
Father’s Day is coming quick. Hopefully you are ahead and already have your sermon written. But in case you are still looking for ideas, you have come to the right place! Here are 15 ideas to help get your brain juices flowing and hopefully inspire you to preach your best Father’s Day sermon yet. 15 Father’s Day…
Easter is coming again soon. Are you ready? Every year pastors have the duty to come up with yet another great Easter sermon. But after years of preaching the same message, you can start to feel like a broken record. The Easter message should be the same every year. You should preach the good news…
The other day I failed miserably as a husband. I didn’t try to. In fact, I was actually trying to be an awesome husband. But it completely blew up in my face. My wife, who was 6 months pregnant at the time, was having a tough day. Our baby boy was really starting to move…
Have you ever thought about how you title a sermon or a sermon series? I’m not talking about brainstorming ideas. I mean, have you thought on a deeper level about why we title a series? I don’t think many pastors have. Most churches title their sermons in a way that they think sounds cool. For…
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