Writing a sermon is a lot like building a house. Years ago my wife and I had the opportunity to have our very first home built. We had it built in a new housing development. We got to pick the…
The longer I am in ministry, the more I see it. It seems like every week I hear about another pastor’s moral failure that scars the church and murders their ministry. Whether it’s an affair, drugs, porn addiction, or mishandling…
To begin our Preaching 101 series, going back to the basics of preaching, we must start with the Bible. What does the Bible say about preaching? I have heard a lot of debate in recent years about whether or not…
In 1959, the legendary Vince Lombardi, was hired to be the head coach of the Green Bay Packers with the difficult task of turning around a losing franchise. The legend goes that after a miserable showing, the players gathered in…
Have you ever bombed a sermon? I definitely have more times than I want to remember. The thing I find to be true is that most of the time when I preach bad it was because I didn’t prepare properly:…
The fiery preacher burned with the wrath of God against the wickedness of the sinners before him. He rebuked his people. He condemned their wicked ways. The congregation left church that day heads hung low with the full weight of…
As a pastor, the leadership you provide will either make or break your church. As John Maxwell famously says, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” Not everyone is on the same level of leadership. Some pastors are a 1, where others…
The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not “What a lovely sermon,” but, “I will do something!” – Francis de Sales The goal of preaching is not to impress people with your lovely sermons….
Good preaching is overrated. There is a ton of advice out there on how to preach a good sermon. But what if you want to preach a bad sermon? Well, don’t worry. If you want to be a bad preacher,…