In Preaching Articles: "active faith" showing 1-15 of 81

The Spiritual Discipline Of Anticipation

By Lance Witt on May 25, 2022

Let me ask you, what are you trusting God for? Where are you practicing the spiritual discipline of anticipation?

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20

Tags: Preaching, anticipation, active faith, Possible with God, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

How One Preacher Responds To The Faith Vs. Science Debate: Everyone Lives By Faith

By Joe Mckeever on Jan 18, 2019

The simple fact is everyone on the planet lives by faith. LIFE is a faith thing. For everyone.

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:4-6

Tags: Preaching, Debate, living by faith, faith vs science

The Most Difficult Aspect Of Praying

By Joe Mckeever on Nov 14, 2017

"If we cannot walk by faith and believe by faith–a redundancy, of course–we will stop praying."

Scripture: Psalm 23:3, Luke 18:1, 2 Corinthians 5:7

Tags: Faith, Prayer, God's Will, Trust God, Faith and Trust, God in control, confidence in prayer, God hears prayer  (view more)  (view less)

Leading From Fear: So Many Churches Do It

By Joe Mckeever on Dec 23, 2021

It’s so easy for a preacher to exhibit fear and not faith when standing before the church and calling the congregation to faithfulness and righteousness.

Scripture: Mark 4:40, Luke 14:7-14

Tags: Faith, leadership, Faith and Fear, church leadership, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Jack Hayford: What Is *contending For The Faith*?

By Sermoncentral on Jul 1, 2013

Is the pulpit the proper place to "contend for the faith"? Pastor Jack Hayford suggests another possibility.

Scripture: James 5:15-16

Tags: Faith, Preaching, contend, jack hayford

The Blessing Of Doubt

By Lance Witt on Dec 11, 2017

How can our doubts be a blessing?

Scripture: Psalm 77:4-9

Tags: Faith, doubt, Blessing, Faith and Trust

6 Faith Qualities Every Leader Should Embody

By Charles Stone on Feb 22, 2021

Hebrews 11, one of the greatest chapters in all the Bible, offers leaders profound insight about faith that we must believe and embody to effectively lead. Every leader must lead with great faith. Those who have gone before us model what it means to lead with such faith.

Scripture: Job 38:1-21, Hebrews 11:1-40

Tags: Faith, Preaching

Sex In The Sermon

By Melissa Kruger on Nov 29, 2018

It may be a sensitive area, but faithful preaching of all areas of Scripture produces faithful followers in all areas of life.

Tags: Preaching, sexuality

6 Traits Of A Biblically Faithful Preacher

By Ben Mandrell on Jul 24, 2018

God has called preachers to be faithful rather than successful. How can we be sure we are staying true to the call?

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Timothy 2:15-3:17

Tags: Faith, Study, Preaching, Culture, Relevance, Biblical  (view more)  (view less)

Doubt Busters

By Lance Witt on Dec 18, 2017

"One of the things I love about the Bible is how honest it is. The pages of Scripture don’t gloss over the flaws and sins and weaknesses of people. Even the great heroes of the faith are not airbrushed or photo-shopped to make them look superhuman."

Scripture: Psalm 77:4-14, Isaiah 40:26

Tags: Faith, doubt, Remember, Trust, God's Character, God's faithfulness, doubt and fear, Crisis Of Faith  (view more)  (view less)

Sex In The Sermon

By Melissa Kruger on Sep 28, 2018

It may be a sensitive area, but faithful preaching of all areas of Scripture produces faithful followers in all areas of life.

Tags: Church, Preaching, Sex

Don’t Pursue Feelings. Pursue Christ.

By Joe Thorn on Jul 12, 2022

One danger is emotionalism, in which we allow our feelings to interpret our circumstances and form our thoughts about God. This is putting feelings before faith. The other danger is a kind of stoicism, where faith is rooted in theology but void of affection. This tendency removes feelings from faith altogether. While it is true that our emotions should not lead our theology, it is vital to our faith that theology lead to a deep experience of our triune God.

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:7, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Psalm 34:18, Romans 8:15, Psalm 34:4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Emotions, Theology, Stoicism, Feelings, Doctrine to Doxology  (view more)  (view less)

How To Share Your Faith

By Josh Reich on Jul 16, 2022

Inviting someone to church or sharing your faith about Jesus can be awkward. It is nerve wracking, scary and often times not what many followers of Jesus want to do. Yet, the reality is if you are a follower of Jesus, you are to be a witness of Jesus. (Acts 1:8) That is a key and crucial piece of your new identity in Christ. It is not optional.

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Evangelism, Outreach, Witnessing, Inviting People, Christian Witness, Sharing My Testimony, Sharing Your Faith, Gospel Presentation, evangelism  (view more)  (view less)

Can You Defend The Faith Without Ranting?

By Joe Mckeever on Dec 12, 2018

Excellent advice from Joe McKeever: "Stand firm, preach the word, rebuke error, and be nice about it."

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The Radical Experiment: One Year To A Church Turned Upside Down

By David Platt on Mar 5, 2018

David Platt dares pastors and their congregations to take a leap of faith and test the claims contained in the gospel.

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Tags: Faith, Outreach, Gospel, Missions, Prayer, radical, Evangelism Urgency  (view more)  (view less)