In Preaching Articles: "reaching the lost" showing 1-15 of 25

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)

These Six Questions Reveal How Well You Are Engaged In Your Neighborhood

By Karina Kreminski on Nov 9, 2017

"What does it look like to keep ourselves accountable to joining with God on his mission in our neighborhood?"

Tags: Outreach, neighborhood, reaching the lost, community outreach, Inviting others, open to others, Reaching out, Loving the lost  (view more)  (view less)

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

Are You An Aquarium-Keeping Leader?

By Steven Furtick on Dec 13, 2011

Steven Furtick: "Focus on the people you want to reach and you’ll keep the people you want to keep."

Scripture: Mark 1:1-10:10

Tags: Evangelism, Discipleship, leadership, Preaching, Evangelism The Lost  (view more)  (view less)

Let’s Keep Reaching Consumers. Aka, Lost Sheep.

By Sermoncentral on Mar 29, 2021

“The American church is so consumeristic!” It’s a common line uttered by the religiously fed-up, and of course, there’s a lot of truth in it. Some churches in America do tend to cater to the consumeristic mentality of our culture. But I think, on the whole, most churches don’t, and that’s actually part of the problem.

Tags: Missions, lost sheep, Unchurched, Spiritual Maturity

Ten Facebook Promotion Tips For Churches

By Jonathan Howe on Oct 3, 2017

How can using Facebook help you promote your church?

Tags: strategy, Church Growth, facebook, Promotion, social media, reaching the lost, church ministry, Digital Strategy  (view more)  (view less)

Five Ways To Keep Your Church Small And How To Overcome Them

By Dr. Larry Moyer on Jul 18, 2020

God wants a church to grow because it's winning the lost to Christ and discipling them to reach others.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7

Tags: Preaching, Church Growth, Growth in Christ

Preach The Gospel, Not The Garnish

By Jared Moore on Dec 19, 2018

There are plenty of things we can do to improve our style, but does the gospel get lost in the garnish?

Scripture: Psalm 123:1-124:7

Tags: Gospel, Preaching, Lost, style, garnish  (view more)  (view less)

Backyard Bbq Evangelism: A New, True Parable Of Outside-The-Church-Walls Ministry

By Karl Vaters on Sep 28, 2017

"Don't force people to do ministry your way. Help them with the ministry they're already passionate about."

Tags: Evangelism, Outreach, Spiritual Gifts, Body of Christ, Innovation, evangelism barriers, reaching the lost, evangelism planning, Conversational Evangelism, Unique Gifts  (view more)  (view less)

When (And Why) To Shake Off The Dust And Move On

By Ben Sternke on Aug 15, 2020

We can too easily normalize fruitlessness in the name of faithfulness. There's a big difference.

Tags: Discipleship, Missions, Church Growth, church planting, Evangelism The Lost  (view more)  (view less)

Ed Stetzer: Avoid Any Hint

By Ed Stetzer on May 24, 2018

Too many pastors have lost credibility because of the appearance of immorality. Don't be one of them.

Scripture: Ephesians 5:3

Tags: Preaching, Purity, immorality

Does Preaching Still Work?

By Kenton C. Anderson on Oct 7, 2020

Kenton Anderson wonders, "Perhaps preachers have lost faith in preaching because they've been offering too much poor preaching."

Tags: Preaching

Why Great Sermons Also Include Listening

By Ryan Huguley on Oct 4, 2018

Listening is a lost art in our culture, so how should we listen to a sermon?

Tags: Preaching, Listen, Great

Hidden In My Heart

By Megan Briggs on Oct 4, 2016

Have we lost sight of the need to memorize Scripture in our digital age?

Scripture: Psalm 119:11, Romans 12:2

Tags: memory, Disciplines Scripture, children's ministry, Memory Devices

3 Lessons I Learned From Jerry Rice About Preaching

By Derwin Gray on Feb 21, 2018

Evangelism Linebacker Derwin Gray talks about how he became a better preacher by admiring NFL record-holder Jerry Rice.

Scripture: Ephesians 3:16-19

Tags: Evangelism, Witness, Gospel, Sports, Preaching, football, Christian Witness, Evangelism The Lost  (view more)  (view less)