Why Every Pastor Needs a Preaching Calendar - ministrypass.com
Discover how a preaching calendar can reduce stress, improve sermon prep, and lead your church more intentionally. Learn how to build one step-by-step.| ministrypass.com
Don't just preach the gospel at the end. Make it the foundation of your entire sermon, and weave it into every part of your sermon.| DashHouse.com
Who are the people who preach the gospel for selfish gain, and why would Paul be ok with them?| Living Theologically
Discover how a preaching calendar can reduce stress, improve sermon prep, and lead your church more intentionally. Learn how to build one step-by-step.| ministrypass.com
Have you ever heard someone use the phrase back in Bible times? That expression has always bothered me. I understand what people mean by it, but I want to shout, “We are still living in Bible times!” The same God who interacted with his people back then continues to invite participation in his story today. Read more... The post The Bible Is More Than a Book to Know appeared first on Christianity Today.| Christianity Today
Our conversational sermons bring the congregation into the preaching moment because we are all proclaiming the truth we know and the gospel we embody. The post Preaching Together Might Heal Us appeared first on Good Faith Media.| Good Faith Media
Preaching is resurrection practice. It’s an odd rehearsal. The preacher’s robe is from the grave clothes section of liturgical garments.| Good Faith Media
On February 9, 1831, the Reverend Andrew Thomson suffered a stroke, collapsed in the street, and passed into glory. As Scotland’s preeminent evangelical preacher, the shock of his death shook the whole Kirk, and many mourned their loss at his funeral some days later. Thomas Chalmers, who would succeed Thomson as the chief evangelical herald […]| The Cripplegate
Should pastors preach politics? This is when it's wise and when it's dangerous for pastors to address political issues from the pulpit.| Pro Preacher
It can be tempting to push off your fall sermon series planning until the end of summer, but waiting could be a missed opportunity. Sure, there’s a lot going on during the summer months, but that doesn’t mean you should delay your vision for the fall. Planning ahead gives you the time to secure guest speakers, integrate fall events into your sermon series, build anticipation, coordinate with ministries, and prepare your church for a strong re-engagement after the summer lull. The truth is...| ministrypass.com
Barry Howard reflects on the wisdom of Dr. John Killinger, who passed away on June 5, the same day that Walter Brueggemann died.| Good Faith Media
According to Jennifer Ackerman, preaching justice faithfully is not only possible but essential, because we are loved by a God of justice.| Working Preacher from Luther Seminary
Learn how to effectively preach both short, detailed passages and expansive sections of Scripture to bring greater depth and variety to your sermons.| DashHouse.com
I still remember the Father’s Day when our church handed out fun dress sock’s for Fathers Day. It was a nice gesture, but as I watched men file out after service, socks in hand, I couldn’t shake the feeling we’d missed something bigger. These weren’t just dads needing recognition—they were men hungry for direction, drowning in the weight of raising kids in a broken world, wondering if they had what it takes to lead their families well. That’s when it hit me: Father’s Day isn...| ministrypass.com
The lectionary reading for Easter 7 in Year C is Acts 16.16–34, and in this season the lectionary emphasises that this is the reading which should be focussed on. It is an unusually long reading—though does not quite finish the story. Luke has carefully structured this to pair with the story of Lydia, so we| Psephizo
The key to healthy church growth is consistent, Bible-based preaching. Charles Spurgeon knew that preaching was foundational to church relevance, shaping discipleship ministry and outreach to the community. The post How Preaching Shapes the Church appeared first on Church Growth Magazine.| Church Growth Magazine
While knowledge of the truth is very important, it is possible to put so much emphasis on the letter of it that the application is forgotten. Paul reminds us that knowledge alone just puffs a person up, while knowledge according to love actually builds up. So here is a thought for pastors, especial| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
Honest reflections on and a fresh direction for my podcast journey| Greg Stier
Why the true Gospel of grace always sounds too good to be true| Greg Stier
This is a fundamental truth; none will come to Christ as Redeemer until he is throughly convinced he wants a Redeemer. No man will ever come to him as a Saviour, till he knows and feels himself a l…| John Meunier
When we are trying to communicate the Bible to people, we need to consider both sides of the bridge. Firstly, and most importantly, we need to understand the word of God well, spending time and effort in understanding what God is saying in this particular passage. And secondly, we need to understand the people being … + Read More| Written for our instruction
The NT epistle for the Second Sunday before Lent is Rev 4, the first half (with Rev 5) of John's vision and audition (seeing and hearing) of worship 'in heaven' as he is 'in the Spirit'. This is a fascinating passage, in part because it is so dense with theological ideas, but also because this| Psephizo
Most Christians are used to listening to sermons, but how well do we really listen? I have had the privilege of growing up in church and often attended multiple services when I was younger. I have probably listened to at least a couple of thousand sermons in person, not counting conferences and online listens. On top of that, I have probably preached somewhere close to a thousand myself. Yet I don’t remember the details of all that many of them.| Written for our instruction
The Logos Sermon Assistant AI is a powerful new feature in the Sermon Builder. Here is my hands-on preview of how this might help you.| Pro Preacher
Why our faith is shallow IV If people agree with my concerns about what I’m calling the discipleship crisis, it’s fairly common that they finger our preaching as the culprit. I think there’s someth…| nuakh
I’m sure that all Christians have heard glib, basic conclusions in Bible teaching in churches. Maybe you’ve heard a preacher tell you that God is love or God is in control. Or a Bible study leader tell you that you should love God and not money, or that you should tell other people about Jesus. All of these things are true! They are encouraging and needed. Yet it is helpful not to leave the conclusion in this general form but to help people think through what believing that looks like in ...| Written for our instruction
Too many sermons are more complicated than they need to be. Like any specialty, the Christian world has its own special vocabulary. Words like holy, justification and glorification do turn up in the Bible, yet they rarely if ever turn up in everyday conversation. On top of this, there are all kinds of theological terms used to describe Biblical concepts that are rich and meaningful if you know what they mean, like Trinity and ordo salutis and transcendence. Yet the majority of people in our c...| Written for our instruction
What does intergenerational preaching look like? David Csinos shares that it is an emergent, experimental, and highly contextual endeavor that disrupts traditional homiletical norms. He offers three guiding principles to help cultivate the practice of intergenerational preaching: simplify the language, encourage conversation, and share the pulpit. Intergenerational preaching is not for the faint of heart.| Lewis Center for Church Leadership - Advancing the knowledge and practice of ...
It’s not just Christmas that seems to come earlier every year! It’s August and I recently got a request for next year’s Sunday-only calendar.Will I do it? Of course: after sevente…| Rev. Scott Wells
The age old question in preacher circles is this – Should I preach sermons that are expository or topical in nature? For the purpose of this article, I want to defend why your answer should be both…| Carolina Messenger
My last post looked at the first of four preaching points that were essential to the rise of Methodism as a distinct tradition within the wider church. In that post, I noted that John Wesley did no…| John Meunier
Why is our faith shallow part I I’ve argued that we have a discipleship crisis, and outlined some of what I mean by that. I intend to take a few posts exploring why that might be. There are, I thin…| nuakh
So over at my cute little podcast We’re Not So Different we are currently running a book club for patrons. As a part of this I am rereading the classic The Name of the Rose, which has made me reali…| Going Medieval
In Genesis 6 we find the curious introduction to a group of people (?) called the Nephilim. In verse 4, the ESV reads, “The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the so…| Via Emmaus
In recent weeks, my sermons on Genesis 3–4 have made much of the fact that the Garden of Eden is found on a mountain. In recounting the drama of Adam, Eve, the Serpent, and the Lord (Genesis 3), as…| Via Emmaus
On this Good Friday, I want to share a meditation from Alexander Watson (1815?–1865) related to the cross of Christ and the way Jesus’s death brought to fulfillment his triple office of prophet, pr…| Via Emmaus
A few weeks ago, in a sermon on Genesis 3:8–13, I made the case that the events of Genesis 3 took place on the seventh day of the creation week, not some undefined time after the creation week. Ins…| Via Emmaus
How would you preach next Sunday if a mass shooting, a natural disaster, or a public health crisis shook your community? Sadly, such events are so common that every preacher needs to be prepared. Preaching professor Kimberly Wagner outlines five characteristics of preaching in the wake of mass trauma that create a safe space for| Lewis Center for Church Leadership - Advancing the knowledge and practice of ...
Pastors in the past weren’t afraid to preach for conversions. Should we be preaching for conversions today?| Timothy Paul Jones
Let us pray: Holy One of Old, open our eyes that we may see. Amen. Readings like these are why I felt called and compelled to create A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church. Here we are at…| The Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D. | Womanists Wading in the Word™
