On the desk in my office at my Church, I keep an old, orange sticky note where I once scribbled in ink “2 Tim 4:2.” It’s not much to look at, but it is a constant reminder that my primary calling as a pastor is the same as Timothy’s. Paul gives marching orders to his…
If you are a pastor and you are responsible for preaching every single week, that is a big challenge. Every seven days, you’ve got to have another sermon ready to roll. Those days go fast! You need to stay organized to stay on top of your sermon preparation. So I’m excited to let you all…
There’s a perilous balance in preaching. If you stray too far to one side or the other, you’ll fall off a cliff, hurting yourself and taking other people down with you. Imagine a horizontal line. On the far left of that line is the word “love.” On the far right is “truth.” All pastors naturally…
There seems to be some confusion out there that grieves me deeply. Every now and again, people get the impression that I have given myself the title “Pro Preacher.” Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, I have considered changing the website’s name simply because I don’t want anyone to misunderstand. Just recently,…
Here’s how to perform a wedding. 1. Know Legal Requirements First, you need to make sure that you are legally able to perform the wedding, meeting all of the requirements of the law where you live. 2. Meet With The Couple Next, you need to meet with the couple to discuss the wedding. Get to…
Pastor plagiarism is in the news. Some prominent pastors have come under fire recently for plagiarizing the work of others, specifically in their preaching. I wish I could say that this is shocking, but it happens all the time. I’ve seen pastors take entire sermons from other pastors and preach it like it was their…
How can you continue to improve your preaching? Sure, you can get experience and write more and better sermons, but one critical way to improve that lazy pastors skip is sermon evaluation. What can you learn from the message you already preached? This is the third part of a three part series on the basics…
What are the basics for sermon delivery? How do you preach with confidence and power? This is the 2nd part of a three-part series on the basics of how to preach. If you missed part one, go check that out now, and then come back here. Part one is all about sermon preparation—writing the message….
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