Are You Crazy to Not Pray More?
In March, Forbes came out with their 2018 list of the richest people in the world, and Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, dethroned Bill Gates as the wealthiest man in the world with a net worth of 112 billion…
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Prayer and the Richest Man in the World (Sermon Illustration)
Do you know who the richest person in the world is? In March of 2018, Forbes came out with their 2018 list of the richest people in the world, and Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, dethroned Bill Gates as…
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Why Do People Go to Church? This Study Found It’s Not the Sermon
A recent Pew Research Center poll titled “Why Americans Go (and Don’t Go) to Religious Services” caught my attention this week. There’s a lot of information, but here’s what I gleaned from it: Among adults who attend church services at…
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Introducing the Funeral Sermon Bundle
I’ll never forget my first funeral sermons. I was a young pastor on the pastoral care rotation at a large church, and I panicked when I got the call that a young mother of three in our church had passed…
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How to Perform a Wedding: the Complete Guide
“Will you perform our wedding?” Few questions bring a greater sense of honor and anxiety wrapped into one. As a pastor for ten years, I’ve performed my share of weddings, and I still get a bit nervous. So if you’ve…
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Introducing the Wedding Sermon Bundle
When I first became a pastor, I knew that performing weddings was part of the job. But nobody ever taught me how to do it in Bible college. You’d think that would be a requirement. So when a young couple…
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The Best Preaching Tip of All Time
There’s a lot of advice floating around today telling pastors how they should preach. Some of it is good, some not so good. But in all this advice, we can easily miss the best preaching tip ever. This is not…
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How to Survive Seminary: 15 Practical Tips
I took two attempts to finish seminary. My first attempt was short-lived because I didn’t set myself up for success. In my second attempt, I graduated with honors. In my first attempt, I dropped out in the first semester because…
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What’s On My Desk? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at My Office
What does your ideal desk setup look like? Your environment affects your mood and productivity. I’ve found that I work best in a simple, clean environment with a lot of natural lighting. When my desk is a mess, my mind…
