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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
By Chris Surber on Sep 11, 2021
Every church member carries an agenda in the secret briefcase of their heart. What's their agenda?
Tags: Agenda, Affirm, Preaching, challenge, Congregation (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Feb 15, 2019
We have a lot of people genuinely called, sincerely gifted people who struggle to find their way past the gatekeepers in our churches and denominations.
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-5, Mark 5:24-34
Tags: Discipleship, Gift, Seminary, Next Generation
By Chris Surber on Feb 16, 2019
The Gospel is for everybody everywhere. Is your sermon?
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-5, 2 Timothy 2:20-30
Tags: pain, Sin, Preaching, suffering, affluence (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Oct 15, 2021
"Bigger churches can do things smaller cannot do. And little churches do things much larger churches can never do."
Scripture: Acts 11:15-18, Genesis 22:1-15
Tags: family, Preaching, friendship, connection, Small Church, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Hefner on Feb 21, 2019
Sometimes leadership lessons are caught as much as they are taught.
Scripture: Genesis 32:1-50
Tags: Preaching, pastor, consistent, Mentor, advance (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Feb 26, 2019
God feels far away. Everybody at home is mad at you. Even the dog won’t talk to you. What do you do when you need to do sermon prep but you just aren’t feeling it?
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:11-15
Tags: Preaching, sermon prep, venue, immerse yourself
By Chris Surber on Mar 4, 2019
Perhaps your sermon outline is actually a sermon series. Can you tell the difference?
Scripture: Acts 5:15-25
Tags: Preaching, Content, Logic, Research, central point (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Nov 10, 2021
People usually listen closely to your first words--and your last. Make them meaningful.
Scripture: Matthew 16:18
Tags: preparation, Goodbye, last sermon, preaching, Preaching, Purpose (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Apr 16, 2019
A working knowledge of Church history teaches us to be humble. Our footprints aren’t the first tracks on this road.
Scripture: Acts 2:13-40, Acts 25:1-17
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By Chris Surber on Jun 11, 2019
"Can I call her up to the front on Sunday morning, have her sit in front of the congregation and use her sin as an example?”
Scripture: Psalm 128:1-2
By Chris Surber on Dec 25, 2021
He is a poor preacher who gives no offense to his listeners.
Tags: Discipleship, Preaching, poor preaching, measuring success, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Feb 7, 2022
I’ve preached a lot of funerals. Along the way I’ve learned some lessons from others and I’ve learned some lessons the hard way.
Tags: Preaching, Funerals Christian, preaching Christ, Funerals, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Aug 4, 2023
Preaching Christ at the funeral of an unbeliever requires the subtle art of careful preaching. It’s as much about what you don’t say as what you do say.
Tags: Preaching, Funeral, unbeliever, preaching Christ, preaching, Unbeliever (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Apr 30, 2022
In all of our efforts to be relevant are we forgetting the mysterious beauty of God?
Tags: Kingdom, God's Kingdom, mystery of Christ, eternal perspective
By Chris Pascarella on Jun 9, 2022
What if there was a way to identify bad preaching? Having grown up in church, I have probably listened to over 1,000 sermons in my lifetime. In all my time listening to (and now delivering) sermons, I have heard three types of bad preaching:
Scripture: Luke 12:22
Tags: preaching tips, Preaching Help, Pastoral Ministry, effective preaching