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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 Johnny Levy on Oct 16, 2020
Pastor-dad, you're son's heart is longing to hear three things from you that will ground him, empower him, and make him soar.
Scripture: Genesis 1:27, John 10:15
Tags: shepherding, Shepherding
By Mike Miller on Jan 18, 2023
Good preachers must develop the extra skill of "congregational exegesis."
Tags: Preaching, Listen, Congregation, audience, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Ray Hollenbach on Dec 17, 2018
Beyond the weekly phrase, "Good word, Preacher," the spiritual lives of the people in your church provide excellent feedback regarding the effectiveness of your preaching.
Tags: believer, Preaching, Congregation, Generation, spiritual health (view more) (view less)
By Chris Surber on Mar 4, 2019
Perhaps your sermon outline is actually a sermon series. Can you tell the difference?
Scripture: Acts 5:15-25
Tags: Preaching, Content, Logic, Research, central point (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Mar 28, 2019
If listeners aren't satisfied, it could be a good sign, or it could be a bad sign. In the same way, happy listeners may mean something is wrong.
Tags: Preaching, Criticism, please, listener, Feedback (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Dec 26, 2018
Where are people looking as they leave? If we're not careful, they will walk out with gaze firmly fixed on self.
Tags: Message, Preaching, Self, focus, listener (view more) (view less)
By Ron Allen on Oct 4, 2021
It seems like a no-brainer, yet preachers rarely seek direct input from listeners about how we might improve our preaching.
Scripture: Philippians 1:5-10
Tags: Preaching, challenge, point of view, listener
By SermonCentral on Nov 25, 2019
Most people who leave the church aren't leaving God. Many of them are leaving the way we do church to try and find God.
Scripture: Romans 3:21-31, Acts 20:7-12
Tags: Preaching, Listen, Shift, disconnect, distrust (view more) (view less)
By Steven A. Hitz on Mar 16, 2022
There is a growing disconnect with Millennials because of the stereotypes many people hold about them.
Tags: Millenial, Listening, future generations, Generations
By Mark Dever on Dec 8, 2018
Here's why the pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church isn't interested in being cool.
Scripture: Psalm 119:11
Tags: Preaching, cool, mark dever, phillip jensen
By Leslie Holmes on Feb 28, 2023
You're preaching to one congregation, filled with many listening styles. How can you connect with every individual?
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:1-15
Tags: Preaching, reflection, Listen, reach, application, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Lane Sebring on Nov 28, 2019
There's nothing like a good snoozer of a sermon. But what does it take to preach a sermon that makes your listeners fall sound asleep?
Tags: fall asleep, preaching, Preaching, boring, listeners (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Jul 5, 2021
The Bible is relevant. We don't need to "make it relevant," but we do need to demonstrate how it is relevant.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Tags: Preaching
By Leigh Ann Carey Looyenga on Dec 27, 2023
The first step in practically engaging Sabbath rest is getting rid of our narrow and legalistic views of the day.
Scripture: Mark 2:27-28, Psalm 112:1, John 10:10, Mark 3:1-4
Tags: Sunday, Sabbath, Saturday, legalism vs grace, New Year's Reflection, intimacy with Christ (view more) (view less)
By Brandon Kelley on May 4, 2019
Sure, it's simple: but that doesn't mean it's easy to do.