In Preaching Articles: "Birth" showing 1-9 of 9

The Birth Of A Sermon

By Brady Boyd on Aug 6, 2012

It's Monday, and just when you're ready to relax from the weekend, you realize you have to start the sermon process all over again.

Scripture: Leviticus 5:26-10:24, Joshua 10:23-15:12

Tags: Preaching, Preparation

Your Stress Just Might Give Birth To A Great Sermon

By Ron Walters on Feb 24, 2015

Dealing with stress may produce the greatest sermon we ever live.

Scripture: Proverbs 31:20-28

Tags: Stress, Moses, Preaching, Sermon

A Novel Idea For Preaching Christmas

By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Dec 1, 2018

We assume our congregations know the biblical story and doctrinal meaning of Christmas. So we avoid major texts and look for something new or novel to say about the old, old story.

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12-15

Tags: Christmas, Preaching, Birth Of Jesus, Storytelling

Can You See The Advent From God's Perspective?

By Deanna Young on Dec 6, 2018

Have you ever considered the Christmas holiday as an opportunity to testify to our faith?

Tags: Evangelism, Christmas, Advent, Birth Of Jesus

Great Preaching Through The Christmas Season

By Ray Hollenbach on Dec 3, 2013

Some people think the Christmas verses are the stuff of Christmas pageants and cheesy dramas. They are also fuel for great preaching.

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-20, James 5:7-10

Tags: Christmas, Jesus, Preaching, Birth, Christmas Star  (view more)  (view less)

Fill Your Christmas Preaching With Nobodies

By Ray Hollenbach on Dec 22, 2018

Jesus was smuggled into Bethlehem through the womb of a teenage girl, who gave birth in a barn. That’s different.

Scripture: John 1:1-24:30

Tags: Mary, Christmas, Preaching, Nobody

Christmas Is Too Big For One Day: Why We Celebrate Advent

By Andreas Kostenberger on Dec 6, 2016

Jesus’s birth did not come in a vacuum. His coming was the culmination of centuries, even millennia, of mounting expectation of the coming Messiah and Savior of humankind.

Scripture: Genesis 3:15, 1 Samuel 13:14, Luke 2:10-11

Tags: Advent, Christmas Advent, Waiting On God, Spiritual Preparation

Christmas: Not A Time For Inventing Twists On The Age-Old Story

By Joe Mckeever on Dec 17, 2016

Tell it with gusto and love. Tell the story of the birth of Jesus with all the excitement of someone hearing it for the first time. Tell the story without detouring into theories and guesses and myths and controversies.

Scripture: Luke 2:11

Tags: Christmas, Simplicity, Storytelling, Christmas Advent

How To Keep Your Brain Sharp

By Charles Stone on Jun 21, 2017

The brain is a masterpiece of God’s creation. It grows rapidly from birth until the mid-twenties. Unfortunately, it’s downhill from there. Even though you can’t avoid getting older, you can take some simple steps to keep your brain sharp.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19

Tags: Leadership, Aging, Health, Pastoral Leadership