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15 Ideas to Jump-Start Your Father’s Day Sermon

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Father’s Day is coming quick. Hopefully you are ahead and already have your sermon written. But in case you are still looking for ideas, you have come to the right place!

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Here are 15 ideas to help get your brain juices flowing and hopefully inspire you to preach your best Father’s Day sermon yet.

15 Father’s Day Sermon Ideas

  1. Preach David’s dying words to Solomon on how to be a man in 1 Kings 2:1-4.
  2. Preach Deuteronomy 6:4-9, and challenge fathers to be spiritual leaders in their family in every day life.
  3. Preach how children are a blessing from Psalm 127:3-5.
  4. Preach the story of David’s son Absalom rebelling against him. Even David, wasn’t a perfect parent and dealt with a rebellious child (2 Samuel 13-18).
  5. Preach how just as fathers discipline their kids, God disciplines us because He loves us (Proverbs 3:11-12). Continue Reading…
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27 Ideas to Jump-Start You Easter Sermon

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Easter is just around the corner. Hopefully you have taken my advice and are ahead on your sermon prep. However, I know how hard it is to get ahead and stay ahead. Most of us are not there yet.

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So, since you have to write yet another amazing Easter sermon, here are some ideas to help kill your writer’s block and jump-start your Easter sermon creativity.

27 Easter Sermon Ideas

  1. Tell the Easter story from the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 28)
  2. Tell the Easter story from the Gospel of Mark (Mark 16)
  3. Tell the Easter story from the Gospel of Luke (Luke 24)
  4. Tell the Easter story from the Gospel of John (John 20)
  5. Preach Peter’s denial of Jesus 3 times and his forgiveness through Christ.
  6. Preach from Judas’ perspective. Betrayal and regret.
  7. Preach about the last supper and the meaning of the Passover. Jesus is the perfect sacrificial lamb who shed His blood to save us all.

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6 Tips for Your Easter Sermon

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Easter is coming! Are you ready?

Easter is typically one of the highest attended days of the year for churches. So if you are preaching, you are probably feeling the pressure.

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Here are 5 words of advice to help as you prepare.

1. Build Momentum Leading Up to Easter.

Don’t wait until the week of Easter to build excitement and anticipation for Easter Sunday. Start weeks ahead. Continue Reading…

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Martin Luther King’s Greatest Speeches

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Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. A day that we honor and remember one of the greatest preachers and public speakers in American history.

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I have rounded up some video clips of his greatest speeches. It would serve all pastors well to watch and learn. King was a visionary and a master at his the art of speaking. Very powerful stuff. Continue Reading…

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6 Short Christmas Sermon Videos

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Do you need a little inspiration before your big Christmas sermon? If so, or if you just like watching good preaching, I combed through YouTube and found 6 solid (and short!) Christmas sermon videos to share with you. Check them out. Continue Reading…

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