Have you ever thought about how you title a sermon or a sermon series? I’m not talking about brainstorming ideas. I mean, have you thought on a deeper level about why we title a series? I don’t think many pastors have. Most churches title their sermons in a way that they think sounds cool. For…
What if the secret to productivity is doing less, not more? We have more distractions than ever before. We have to manage multiple social media accounts, check our email, reply to text messages, and navigate the ability to always be connected and work anywhere anytime because of the powerful computers in our pockets that we call…
It’s that time again where everyone is setting goals and making plans for the new year. As a pastor, my biggest frustration with setting goals is that I feel pressured to set result-oriented goals. I will grow the attendance by 10% by the end of the year. I will recruit ten new volunteers for the…
Wow, 2016 is almost over. Can you believe it? I want to thank each and every one of you for making 2016 such an amazing year at ProPreacher. This site would not be possible without the support of readers like you. When I started ProPreacher back in 2012, I had no idea that anyone would…
Sermon writing is similar to building a house. There are 7 stages that a sermon needs to go through from start to finish. Let’s recap. The first five steps are: Step 1: Pray – Connect to the power source. Step 2: Scripture – Lay the foundation. Step 3: Big Idea – Build the frame. Step 4: Illustrations…
Writing a sermon is much like building a house. There are 7 stages a message must complete before it is finished. Let’s recap, the first four steps are: Step 1: Pray – Connect to the power source. Step 2: Scripture – Lay the foundation. Step 3: Big Idea – Build the frame. Step 4: Illustrations – Pick the…
Writing a sermon is a lot like building a house. There are 7 different stages that the construction of a message must go through before it is completed. In the previous post I explained how the first step to writing a sermon is connecting to the infrastructure that powers the city. You have to connect…
Do sermon titles make a difference? Does it really matter what you call it if the content is all the same? I think it does. The title of the sermon is what people quickly scan to decide whether or not it is worth looking into. It is just like the headline of a magazine article….
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