Years ago, I brought a group of high school students to a Christian conference in California. The first night, hundreds of high schoolers packed into the gymnasium to worship God and hear a message from the guest preacher. The preacher took the stage and gave a compelling sermon about how much we should love people….
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…
It’s that time again. You are irritable. You are over emotional. The smallest little thing can set you off. Your family is walking on eggshells around you in fear that they might wake the angry lion. You have a bad case of PMS – Pre Message Syndrome. You are not alone. All pastors get it. I…
The last few weeks I have been really sick. Nothing life-threatening. Fevers. Vomiting. That sort of thing. My kids keep picking up junk from school and lovingly passing it on to me. Being sick is no fun. And, as a pastor who is scheduled to preach, it presents a whole new set of problems. The night before…
It is a sad reality today that many churches are simply not reaching many people for Christ.No, it’s not all about numbers. Yes, fellowship and discipleship are important. But if we are trying to follow the great commission, why are we not doing more to try to reach more people? Put simply, I believe it…
If you battle the weekly grind of sermon prep, this book is for you! Preaching Nuts & Bolts: The Essential Guide to Sermon Prep is a practical guide to getting better at the art of sermon preparation. This 100+ page eBook is a quick read, jam-packed with practical advice from some of my best articles…
After months of hard work, I am excited to announce that the very first Pro Preacher eBook, Preaching Nuts & Bolts: The Essential Guide to Sermon Prep, is almost here! The cover art is done and the final edits are being made! This book is a culmination of some of my best articles (updated, edited…
The following is a guest post by Adam Tisdale, Pastor of North Hills Church in Meridianville, AL. Adam blogs at helpmyunbelief.wordpress.com about the intersection of his faith and his cancer. “Man plans, God laughs” (Yiddish Proverb) I’m not preaching this week, but that wasn’t my original plan. And I tend to love my plans. I wonder if God laughs at…
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