In Preaching Articles: "intimacy" showing 1-15 of 18

The First Step In Being A Great Pastor

By Sermoncentral on Nov 10, 2016

The first step in being a great pastor is to walk with God.

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:11

Tags: pastor, Basics of Christianity, Intimacy With God, intimacy with Christ

What Are We Doing When We Preach? What Are We Aiming For?

By Peter Mead on Aug 19, 2016

What are we doing when we preach? What are we aiming for?

Tags: Preaching, Intimacy With God, preaching Christ, intimacy with Christ

The Most Necessary Thing

By Thomas C. Brown on Jul 10, 2017

Greater is the value of personal intimacy with God than busyness for him. Service must follow surrender and solitude.

Scripture: Philippians 3:8-10, John 17:3, Luke 10:42

Tags: Scripture, leadership, devotion, priorities, God's Word, pastoral leadership, Intimacy With God, Pastoral Ministry, soul care, Guarding Your Soul, e  (view more)  (view less)

The Call No One Wants To Get - Part 2

By Lance Witt on Feb 6, 2017

Looking back, I see that obscurity allowed God to redirect my sense of identity and significance.

Tags: obscurity, Relationship to God, intimacy with Christ, Hidden work of God

What Every Leader Needs: Silence And Solitude

By Charles Stone on Apr 21, 2017

This discipline is really more of a state of heart than a place.

Tags: Solitude, Silence, Disciplines Silence, Intimacy With God

Get Alone With God

By Sermoncentral on Jan 26, 2017

As Jonathan Edwards expresses, and Scripture exemplifies, one aspect of a Christ-enamored heart is a gnawing ache to get alone with him.

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25, Psalm 63:5-6, Matthew 4:1, Mark 1:35, Luke 4:42, Matthew 14:23  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Solitude, Alone with God, soul care, intimacy with Christ

Leading In Times Of Uncertainty

By Lance Witt on Oct 31, 2016

Frustration and anger are pervasive throughout our culture. Underlying the anger and emotion is a deep fear. These are uncertain times and people feel it.

Scripture: Genesis 5:3-7:6

Tags: lead, Communication General, faith in uncertainty, Intimacy With God

Does Your Soul Have A Backbone?

By Lance Witt on Oct 24, 2016

Over the last few years my single most consistent prayer has been for spiritual courage.

Tags: suffering, Courage, People pleasing, intimacy with Christ

Has The Church Hurt You?

By Paul Maxwell on Oct 24, 2016

It’s hard to disconnect our experience of God from our experience of the church — and that’s how it’s supposed to be.

Scripture: Psalm 94:16, Isaiah 1:17, Jeremiah 8:11, Revelation 13:3, 1 Corinthians 11:31-32, Job 34:6, 1 Corinthians 2:5, Hosea 11:9, Hosea 11:8, 2 Corinthians 3:1-3, 1 Peter 3:8  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: church conflict, church community, Intimacy With God, dealing with hurts

5 Powerful Benefits Of Being A Pastor Who Is A Morning Person

By Brandon Kelley on Apr 8, 2017

A couple of years ago, I decided to make the switch from night owl to morning person and that switch has made all the difference.

Tags: Morning, focus, productive, intimacy with Christ

10 Ways To Preach About Lust—and Get To The Real Issues

By Jared Moore on Feb 12, 2019

There's only one way to solve this: Get to the root of the problem. Jared Moore shows us how.

Scripture: Leviticus 1:1-25:30

Tags: Marriage, Lust, Intimacy, sexual immorality, sexual desire  (view more)  (view less)

The Overlooked, Underrated, Desperately Needed Virtue Of Curiosity

By Brandon Cox on Apr 17, 2017

Curiosity is the art of knowing that we don’t know, and discovering more about God, about people, about ourselves, and about the amazing world around us.

Tags: Love, Curiosity, Creativity, intimacy with Christ

Why I Love The Psalms

By Dr. W. Robert Godfrey on Apr 1, 2017

The Psalms teach us how to express our emotions to God in all the circumstances of our lives.

Scripture: Psalm 23:1, Psalm 56:8

Tags: Psalms, Emotions, suffering, Intimacy With God, soul care, Psalms of David  (view more)  (view less)

A Risk Worth Taking

By Leigh Ann Carey Looyenga on Nov 3, 2016

Are you tired? Worn down by the pace of life and ministry? Do you feel like the abundant life may not be for ministry leaders?

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-2, Deuteronomy 5:6

Tags: Sunday, Sabbath, relationships, Rest, intimacy with Christ  (view more)  (view less)

4 Ways Pastors Can Refill Their Depleted Souls

By Charles Stone on Mar 13, 2017

Although we intuitively understand how to refuel ourselves, we often don’t do it. He challenged us to ask why we don’t.

Scripture: Mark 1:35-39

Tags: relationships, Rest, soul care, intimacy with Christ