The "gospel-centered" movement has swept through many churches. This is a good thing. It's even impacted preaching as many pastors now strive to preach Christ in every message. The bankruptcy of merely preaching a message on how to be a "good" person has been exposed. But when you actually read the Bible, you are confronted with … Continue reading An Effective Template for Preaching Christ-Centered Sermons
Preaching
Three Types of Bad Preaching (And Their Remedies)
What if there was a way to identify bad preaching? Having grown up in church, I have probably listened to over 1,000 sermons in my lifetime. In all my time listening to (and now delivering) sermons, I have heard three types of bad preaching. You can read the rest of the article at Rookie Preacher.
How To Deliver a Gripping Sermon
Many preaching books focus on the content of preaching. They will provide a detailed method of understanding the Bible and then turning your study into an outline to preach. But what happens when you actually get up to speak? How do you keep people awake? In their preaching book, Saving Eutuchys, Gary Millar and Phil Campbell cover … Continue reading How To Deliver a Gripping Sermon
Don’t Do an Altar Call; Call for a Response Instead
Altar calls sit controversially in the history of the American church. Some churches practically do them every week, while other churches do not believe that altar calls are biblical. Pastors who resist altar calls still believe in calling for a response to the preaching of the gospel. What does calling for a response look like in … Continue reading Don’t Do an Altar Call; Call for a Response Instead