In Preaching Articles: "committed" showing 1-15 of 17

7 Steps To Start Becoming A Church People Want To Commit To

By Karl Vaters on Feb 23, 2017

A growing number of people who do go to church don’t want to go, either. If we don’t give them something worth committing to, they’ll be gone soon.

Tags: Learning, inspiration, Leadership Listening, fixing eyes on Jesus, commitment to church  (view more)  (view less)

10 Reasons Even Committed Church Attenders Are Attending Church Less Often

By Carey Nieuwhof on Aug 6, 2016

It comes up in a surprising number of conversations these days. And no one’s quite sure how to respond to it. The issue? Even committed church attenders are attending church less often.

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25, 2 Thessalonians 2:2-3, Matthew 24:9-13

Tags: Technology, Culture, church decline, Church attendence

15 Awesome Quotes To Inspire Your Preaching

By Ray Hollenbach on Oct 2, 2020

Spend ten minutes with history's great preachers and come away renewed and re-focused!

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12, Luke 18:9

Tags: Commitment, action

30 Seconds Before I Preached, These Words Filled Me With Confidence

By Sermoncentral on Nov 15, 2014

When Brandon Cox was a young preacher, he knew where to turn for help.

Scripture: Isaiah 30:15-18

Tags: Preaching, Confidence, committed

Are You A Do Something Church?

By Miles Mcpherson on Jul 20, 2020

"A Do Something Church® is a church body that is committed to doing what Jesus did while in His body with the intent of establishing Pervasive Hope."

Scripture: Mark 10:49-51, Luke 17:17-19

Tags: Service, Preaching, Servanthood

15 Myths About Seeker-Sensitive Preaching

By Rachel Blom on Oct 28, 2011

Rachel Blom: "Seeker-sensitive preaching means adapting my sermon to the fact that my audience is, for the most part, not committed to Christ."

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:2, John 1:1-7

Tags: Preaching, Seeker, audience

I'm Not A Fan Of Jesus

By Kyle Idleman on Mar 2, 2018

Kyle Idleman offers his viewpoint on the difference between fans and followers of Jesus Christ.

Scripture: Luke 7:1-8:1, Luke 9:23, Luke 9:23-10:90

Tags: Love, Jesus, Church, Commitment, Discipleship, Preaching, Disciples, follower  (view more)  (view less)

Francis Chan: We Need To Think Biblically

By Francis Chan on May 12, 2018

Francis Chan says that his life is not radical compared to the lives in the Book of Acts.

Tags: Commitment, Preaching, action, radical, weird, Bible Influence  (view more)  (view less)

Preaching A Wedding: The Practical Do's And Don'ts

By Jared Moore on Jun 14, 2018

What should you expect when preaching a wedding? What do others expect of you? Jared Moore offers five important do's and don'ts.

Tags: Death, Love, Commitment, Preaching, forever, Weddings  (view more)  (view less)

Move Your Church From Consumers To Disciples

By Bill Couchenour on Nov 9, 2020

"Too often, we have allowed people to settle for giving 2 percent of their income, or attending 4 out of 5 Sundays."

Tags: Commitment, leadership, Body, Attendance, Church Discipline, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

The Danger Of The Front Row

By Steven Furtick on Jun 8, 2011

If you want your church or organization to reach its full potential, you have to get the people with back-row complacency to have front-row enthusiasm and motivation.

Scripture: John 2:14-17

Tags: Commitment, Preaching, passion, Complacency

Stop The Revolution. Join The Plodders.

By Kevin Deyoung on Sep 29, 2016

It’s sexy among young people—my generation—to talk about ditching institutional religion and starting a revolution of real Christ-followers living in real community without the confines of church.

Scripture: Romans 16:8, Ephesians 6:21

Tags: Church, Commitment, endurance, Faithfulness

Eight Reflections On 40 Years Of Marriage

By Thom Rainer on Jan 12, 2018

I want to share with you readers eight of the most powerful lessons I have learned in 40 years of marriage.

Tags: Marriage, Thankfulness, Personal Life, Marriage Commitment, Marriage Faithfulness, Lessons in life, marriage and family, blessing children  (view more)  (view less)

11 Steps To Connect Your Volunteers To Your Vision

By John Gilman Ii on Feb 19, 2021

How can a group of people who are committed to seeing something great happen and are willing to put in the time and energy it takes, only to see their vision fail?

9 Powerful Ways To Introduce Your Sermon

By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Sep 7, 2018

Every athlete wants to start strong; why should your work be any different?

Scripture: John 2:1-11, 1 Kings 15:1-16:1, Proverbs 1:1-30:31, 1 Kings 15:1-34, Jonah 4:1-11:11, Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 5:44-45, Genesis 12:1-13:20, Mark 10:17-11:22, Luke 12:32-33, Psalm 23:4, Luke 2:13-14, Habakkuk 2:1-4, Mark 11:15-17, John 4:1-15, Luke 7:11-17, Acts 17:22-34  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Love, Emotions, Preaching, Introduction, Faithful, effective, Gate, post, Commit  (view more)  (view less)