Free Wedding Sermon
One of my greatest joys as a pastor is the honor of officiating weddings. I will never forget the first wedding I ever performed. I was clueless about what to say. I had no idea what a wedding should even…
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Free Sermon Evaluation Form – Get Help To Get Better
There is no such thing as a perfect sermon. No matter how much preaching experience you have, you can always improve. The best preachers are those who stay humble and hungry to get better. How do you evaluate your sermons? You…
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Why Every Pastor Should Preach The Gospel
Years ago, I brought a group of high school students to a Christian conference in California. The first night, hundreds of high schoolers packed into the gymnasium to worship God and hear a message from the guest preacher. The preacher…
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When Pastors Do This, It Drives Me Crazy
I listen to a lot of preaching because I believe I can learn from everyone. Good or bad. Recently I listened to a pastor who began his sermon with a passage of scripture. He read through the entire passage. I expected…
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7 Ways Senior Pastors Can Keep Teenagers Listening To Their Sermons
A few months ago a 13-year-old girl approached me after I preached, and excitedly proclaimed, “Good sermon. I actually paid attention to your whole message! I didn’t get bored once!” My first thought was, “Thank you Jesus! I have witnessed a miracle!…
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5 Tips For Managing Pastoral PMS (Pre Message Syndrome)
It’s that time again. You are irritable. You are over emotional. The smallest little thing can set you off. Your family is walking on eggshells around you in fear that they might wake the angry lion. You have a bad case…
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Mother’s Day Sermon Ideas
I am studying this week for a Mother’s Day Sermon I will be preaching. When I start the message prep process, I always begin with prayer and then find a text in the Bible that I will preach. Since I…
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Google Voice For The Glory Of God – A Free Church Texting Solution
I did something different last Sunday that was highly successful. I preached a sermon calling qualified people to step up and serve in a specific ministry. The sermon wasn’t different, but the way I asked them to respond was. In…
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5 Ways to Improve Audience Engagement
Is your audience boring? Do they respond to your preaching? Do they laugh at jokes? Do they say “Amen.” Do they ever clap their hands? Are they leaning in to listen? Are they taking notes? You may think the problem…
