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If you’re looking for more sermon ideas on fear, be sure to head over to SermonSearch.com to find 100’s of sermons on fear to help you out! Introduction Rev. Ord L. Morrow, former associate minister and conference speaker on Back to the Bible from 1959 to 1981, said, “Ours is a very complicated world, a … Continue reading “Don’t Give in to Fear”

In a beat-’em-up world, we are called to be ambassadors of the best news the world is ever going to hear! I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the preaching life of Jesus, and I have been convicted by the realization that the only people the Lord ever publicly condemned were those who beat up … Continue reading “Preaching to Preacher: Preaching Hope!”

From a Christian Post article: “The majority of Protestants and evangelicals believe good people and people of other religions can go to heaven, according to author David Campbell. Campbell, who co-wrote American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, contends that surveys of 3,000 Americans, used to write the book, show that American people of … Continue reading “Who Goes to Heaven?”

In an article for ChurchLeaders.com, Greg Stiers writes about three trends for youth ministry in 2011. One of those: Prayer will become a bigger priority. “As church budgets continue to get slashed because of the stagnant economy, youth leaders will be ‘forced’ to turn to prayer instead of money to drive their youth ministry programming. … Continue reading “Prayer and Youth Ministry”

At his well-read blog, Ed Stetzer shares news of a new LifeWay study on the expanding use of the web by churches. He quotes from a Christian Post article based on the research: “Though most churches have a website, there is a divide between congregations that use their sites only for one-way communication and those … Continue reading “Churches and the Web”

Michael Quicke is author of 360-Degree Preaching, the Preaching magazine Book of the Year for 2003. Quicke now teaches at Northern Baptist Seminary; but prior to that, he was Principal (President) at Spurgeon’s College following a number of years as a pastor in Cambridge. In an interview several years ago, while still serving in his … Continue reading “Preaching the Word to a Secular Culture”

In a recent report based on a national survey of Protestant pastors, George Barna indicates that “only half of the country’s Protestant pastors-51 percent-have a biblical worldview. Defining such a worldview as believing that absolute moral truth exists, that it is based upon the Bible and having a biblical view on six core beliefs (the accuracy … Continue reading “Survey Says Many Pastors Lack Biblical Worldview”

In his book Unleashing the Word (Abingdon), pastor Adam Hamilton talks about how he uses preaching to help the congregation refocus on their purpose: “At Church of the Resurrection, I regularly refer to our purpose in the midst of a wide variety of sermons, but at least three times a year I preach a sermon specifically … Continue reading “Preaching About Purpose”

Introduction “Death be not proud, for thou art not so,” wrote John Donne (1572-1631), the great poet and much-quoted pastor of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Yet, then as now even the most memorable words in our language can seem empty and cold. Death seems to terrorize us like a dark specter as it stalks the wounded widow … Continue reading “What God Has Done to Death”

In an article at his “Practical Shepherding” blog, Brian Croft says it is precisely the hard work involved in preaching preparation that we should celebrate. He writes: “There is something special about the hard, time-sensitive labor that is preparing to preach God’s Word in a few days. It feeds and nourishes our own soul in … Continue reading “Loving the Hard Work of Preaching”