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.
There’s a perilous balance in preaching. If you stray too far to one side or the other, you’ll fall off a cliff, hurting yourself and taking other people down with you. Imagine a horizontal line. On the far left of that line is the word “love.” On the far right is “truth.” All pastors naturally…
Easter Sunday is like the Superbowl of preaching. This may be your largest attended service of the year. Statistically, people are more open to visiting a church on Easter (and Christmas) than any other time of year. Because of this, your Easter sermon is infinitely important. The eternal destination of many people in attendance is…
A few weeks ago, I threw out an idea about a preaching team that I have been kicking around in my head and needed some feedback on. Your feedback was unbelievable. Many of you commented and sent emails to let me know that you were interested. There’s nothing I’d rather do than help pastors succeed in reaching…
Writing a sermon is like building a house. There are 7 steps the construction of sermon goes through. We have already covered the first six steps: Step 1: Pray – Connect to the power source. Step 2: Scripture – Lay the foundation. Step 3: Big Idea – Build the frame. Step 4: Illustrations – Pick the carpet. Step…
It’s Sunday night. You sink into the couch. The adrenaline from the day’s activity at church has worn off. Your sermon is playing over again in your head. Did you say it the right way? Did it connect? Did Mrs. Mathers have a point in her critique, or is she just being negative like always….
Stop comparing yourself to other preachers. We all have the greatest message the world has ever known. Do your best, and rest in the gospel. Next time you start comparing, ask yourself: Is the gospel enough?
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