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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 Jon Weece on Dec 21, 2022
Some years ago, Christmas fell on a Sunday: I challenged our church family to spend Christmas visiting people they wouldn’t normally visit to give gifts to people they normally wouldn’t give gifts to.
Scripture: Galatians 5:6
Tags: Preaching, preaching
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
By Ray Hollenbach on Dec 12, 2020
Some people think the Christmas verses are the stuff of Christmas pageants and cheesy dramas. They are also fuel for great preaching.
Scripture: James 5:7-10, Matthew 1:18-20
Tags: preaching, Christmas, Jesus, Preaching, Birth, Christmas Star (view more) (view less)
By Joe Hoagland on Apr 9, 2022
What if I told you there is one main thing you can improve to make people want to come back time and time again.
Tags: Preaching, illustration, Time of Reflection, sermon prep, Sermon Prep, preaching (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral on Dec 19, 2020
John Piper helps connect the pain of the holidays--felt by so many--to the preacher's task.
Tags: Christmas, Death, Jesus, destruction
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.
Tags: Mary, Christmas, Preaching, nobody
By SermonCentral on Dec 25, 2023
Here's how to bring them back before Easter!
Tags: Connect, Visitors, connect, Christmas, invite, members (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral on Dec 22, 2023
"Every human being longs for a savior of some type. "
By Jared Moore on Aug 11, 2020
Your hearers often hear you before they hear the Scriptures. If your people know you, they’ll have a better basis for understanding your sermons.
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-7, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Tags: Service, Humility, Preaching, Biblical, Context, authentic (view more) (view less)
By Jon Cyrus on Aug 12, 2022
The voice was calm but the words came like an avalanche, throwing me into a state of shock and despair. My oldest daughter was dead.
Tags: Service, Love, Addiction, Grief, MINISTRY OF PRESENCE (view more) (view less)
By Karl Vaters on May 5, 2022
How can we reach our communities if they have no idea we love them? And how will they know we love them if we don’t work alongside them?
Tags: Service, Humility, Culture, community outreach, culture (view more) (view less)
By Ray Hollenbach on Dec 14, 2020
You could preach an entire Christmas series from the example of this one humble man.
Scripture: Matthew 1:19-20
Tags: Christmas, Preaching, Joseph, preaching
By SermonCentral on Dec 24, 2019
The Eternal Word is ever new. Come celebrate with saints centuries old.
Scripture: Isaiah 17:1-14
Tags: Christmas, Preaching, eternal world
By Ron Edmondson on Dec 9, 2018
Several years ago, to prepare for a Christmas message, I consulted with two professional Christian counselors in our church.
Tags: Christmas, Grief, Worship General
By Peter Mead on Dec 17, 2020
Peter Mead of BiblicalPreaching.net offers 15 practical suggestions. At least one or two are sure to fit your needs.
Tags: Christmas, Fresh, Preaching, Relevance, opportunity, preaching (view more) (view less)