In Preaching Articles: "letting go" showing 1-15 of 72

4 Easy Steps To Healthy Delegation

By Ron Edmondson on Oct 20, 2017

How do we let go of responsibility when we are wired so heavily towards not doing so? How do we delegate when the church holds us responsible for getting things done? How do we let go when doing so makes us sometimes feel so out of control?

Tags: Pride, letting go, multiply, pastoral leadership, church leadership, delegating, Effective Leadership, Healthy Ministry  (view more)  (view less)

Why *preaching Out Of The Overflow* May Not Work

By Joe Mckeever on May 19, 2021

You know the saying, "Let go, and let God." That's a fine idea ... and sometimes not.

Tags: Preaching, audience, overflow, problem

7 Ways To Make A Graceful Exit And Leave Your Church Well

By Charles Stone on Nov 4, 2017

"Unless you stay at the same church your entire life, you will leave one ministry or church and go to another, perhaps several times. I’ve learned that leaving is more of an art and is often difficult. Here are 7 insights I’ve learned that have helped me make a graceful exit."

Scripture: Acts 24:16, Romans 12:18, Hebrews 12:15, Colossians 3:23, Proverbs 22:1, 1 Kings 1:27, Acts 20:35-38  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Moving Forward, Integrity, pastoral leadership, let go, overcome bitterness, Transitions, church leadership, Pastoral Transition  (view more)  (view less)

Top 7 Myths About Seminary

By Sermoncentral on Mar 29, 2022

If you want to get people’s attention or have the room go silent, just announce that you’ve decided to go to seminary.

Tags: BIBLE STUDY, Seminary, study bible, Bible Study, Jesus Relationship, bible study  (view more)  (view less)

11 Ways To Be The Church For People Who Don't Go To Church

By Sermoncentral on Jul 20, 2019

People need to know us before they can trust us. And they need to trust us before they’ll go to church with us.

Tags: Preaching

Going Hard After The Lost

By Lance Witt on Nov 13, 2017

Are we truly broken for the lost?

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18, Acts 8:4-40

Tags: Evangelism, Sharing the Gospel, preaching the gospel, reaching the lost, acts, Broken for the Lost  (view more)  (view less)

What To Do When People Want "Deep Preaching"

By Josh Reich on Feb 15, 2020

What's really behind the request when someone asks you to "go deeper"?

Tags: Preaching

Do You Preach The Coming Kingdom?

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Dec 4, 2021

Sherman Cox explores the meaning of "as you go ... "

Scripture: Leviticus 2:1-3:5

Tags: Preaching, Kingdom, end of the world, preaching

The Strange Glory Of Ordinary Things

By Sermoncentral on Aug 14, 2021

John Piper's antidote to keep a preacher from going crazy.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-15

Tags: Glory, Preaching, Ordinary, john piper

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

By Karl Vaters on Apr 12, 2022

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)

You Become What You Eat

By Sermoncentral on Jun 23, 2022

Hope is to our soul what energy is to our body. Just like our bodies must have energy to keep going, our souls must have hope to keep going. So when our soul needs hope, what do we do? We feast on the promises of God.

Scripture: Hebrews 5:12, Jeremiah 29:11, John 6:35, Revelation 19:13, 2 Corinthians 1:20, John 1:1, Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 4:12, Romans 15:13, Psalm 34:8, Deuteronomy 8:3, 1 Peter 2:2, 2 Peter 1:4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Perseverance, Hope, Promises of God, soul care

This Minister Calls Out A Wedding Photographer Mid-Ceremony

By Sermoncentral on Oct 7, 2013

Did this pastor go too far? Wedding curmudgeon or a wise clergy? You make the call.

Tags: Wedding, minister, calls out, photographer

4 Important Reasons To Give Yourself A Week Off

By Josh Reich on Jun 5, 2019

Yes: go ahead and take a Sunday off every once in a while. But Josh Reich says be smart about it.

Tags: Preaching

How Preachers Resemble Flight Attendants

By Ron Forseth on Oct 18, 2018

Even though no one pays attention to the pre-flight warnings, the message is crucial when things go wrong.

Tags: Preaching

Four Reasons To Slow Down

By Sermoncentral on Apr 6, 2022

We cannot love what we do not linger over.

Scripture: Romans 8:29, Colossians 1:10, 2 Peter 3:9, Galatians 5:22

Tags: Transformation, Rest, soul care, Change is a Process, Looking back to go f  (view more)  (view less)