In Preaching Articles: "Genuine Faith" showing 1-15 of 120

Building Preacher-Listener Connection – Part 1

By Peter Mead on Feb 21, 2017

People can usually sense if you are not being genuine.

Tags: relationships, Confess Sin, God's Word, Genuine Faith

3 Shifts Growing Churches Make To Welcome The Lost

By Brandon Kelley on Nov 14, 2016

Most churches genuinely want to welcome and reach those who are far from God. Sometimes the reason they don’t is because they get in their own way.

Tags: Genuine Faith, Evangelism The Lost, authentic ministry, relating to the lost

Hope And Perspective When We’re Dealing With Doubt

By Randy Alcorn on Oct 9, 2017

"In times of doubt, difficulty, and trials, our fundamental beliefs about God and our faith are revealed. So how can Christians find faith in the midst of doubt? How can they trust God’s plan when their lives seem out of His control, and prayers seem to go unanswered or, sometimes it feels, even unheard?"

Scripture: Isaiah 43:2, Job 23:10, 2 Timothy 3:16, Ephesians 1:11, Romans 8:28, Romans 10:17  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: doubt, Perseverance, suffering, tragedy, Promises of God, Genuine Faith, Test of Faith, sovereignty of God  (view more)  (view less)

What Really Matters In 2017

By Stephen Witmer on Jan 9, 2017

Many of us lived as people pleasers in 2016. We squandered too much thought, energy, and passion pursuing praise from others.

Tags: Authenticity, Genuine Faith, authentic Christian, authentic ministry

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

Leading From Fear: So Many Churches Do It

By Joe Mckeever on Aug 27, 2016

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

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)

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

Spiritual Oil Crisis

By Lance Witt on Oct 30, 2017

What are you trusting God for? What are attempting for God’s glory that requires faith? Sadly, the more years people serve in ministry, the less risk-taking faith they demonstrate. We can begin to rely on our experience, our skills, and our planning to win the day. Yet, without faith it is impossible to please God.

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6, 2 Kings 4:1-7, Ephesians 3:20

Tags: Faith, Ministry, Trust, Elisha, relying on god, Risk taking, church leadership, Daring Faith  (view more)  (view less)

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)

Seeing Is Not Always Believing

By R. C. Sproul on Jan 16, 2018

One comment that Christian pastors sometimes hear from people they are counseling is that it would be easier for them to have a strong faith if they could see God doing the same kinds of miracles today as are recorded in the Bible.

Scripture: John 11:45-53, Joshua 7:6-9

Tags: Faith, doubt, Joshua, Believe, miracles, Courage, Seeing, faith and obedience  (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)