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Restore Passion to Your Preaching: Three Essential Steps

Heat up your preaching without burning yourself out

Memorize Your Text

"As I spend time learning the scripture by heart, I cannot help but slow down and notice each and every word."

Do You Pray the Text Before You Preach the Text?

The best way to have something worthwhile to say is first to listen.

How to Preach Practical Sermons with Spiritual Depth

For everyone who is tired of the dichotomy between "spiritual" and "practical"

Funerals: 6 Things We Should–and Shouldn't–Do

Is a funeral the proper venue for preaching? These guidelines will help.

Empower Your Preaching with Vivid Description

Truthful preaching enfleshed in vivid description is massively powerful.

Five Ways to Exegete Your Audience

So you've studied your preaching text--have you studied your audience?

Do We Have to Be Perfect to Preach?

How “good” do we have to be to be “good enough” to preach?

Can Your Preaching Hit a Home Run Every Sunday?

Preaching will always be effective if it does these four things

How I Write a Sermon

Spend the week with Bruce Frank as he starts from nothing and ends with a sermon.

Seven Marks of Great Preaching

If your sermon includes the following 7 elements, and the Holy Spirit is present, something happens!

Finish Your Sermon Strong: 10 Mistakes to Avoid

Avoid these mistakes and finish strong!

Five Safeguards to Fight Boring Preaching

Relevant truth powerfully and clearly delivered is never boring.

Why Preparing Sermons Takes So Long

Proper preparation is not for the faint of heart. It takes prayer, study, and practice.

The Rob Bell Fiasco: Why We Can’t Have This Conversation

Are there lessons beyond the immediate argument? David Fitch thinks so.

Preaching Without Cabin Pressure

When the cabin pressure drops at 35,000 feet, life takes on a different set of priorities.

5 Personal Changes to Empower Your Preaching

Preachers who embody their message have a message worth preaching.

5 Reasons We Should Channel God's Power

Do we depend on what's filled us in the past or what is flowing through us now?

Is Your Preaching Stained with Blood?

American Christianity is far less bloody than it used to be. Why?

Can We Preach the Tithe?

Dean Shriver suggests a novel approach to the "fuzzy edges" of tithing.

Sean Feucht, Eric Metaxas, and Russell Johnson Set To Lead ‘United...

On Thursday (April 25), political activist Sean Feucht will lead a “United for Israel March” at Columbia University alongside author Eric Metaxas and Pastor Russell Johnson of The Pursuit Church in Seattle, Washington.

Steve Robinson: How To Create a Culture of Service in Your...

Steve Robinson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can foster a culture of serving in their churches, raise up new leaders, and help people discover their giftings.

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