Preaching Sermons

Frederick Buechner has long been a kindred spirit to those who find elements of doubt as constant companions on their journey of faith. He is a passionate writer and preacher who can alter lives with a simple phrase. Reflecting Buechner's exquisite gift for storytelling and his compassionate pastor's heart, Secrets in the Dark will inspire laughter, hope, and bring great solace. Start listening and rediscover what it means to be thoughtful about faith.

Preaching is more than simply delivering a message—it is the lifeline that connects the congregation with God’s heart in every season of their spiritual journey. As a pastor or church leader, it is vital to understand that each sermon you preach must resonate with the current spiritual condition of your church. Crafting the right message for the right time requires discernment, spiritual anointing, and a deep understanding of the congregation’s needs. In Preaching the Right Sermon to Your Church: How to Discern and Deliver God’s Message for Every Season, we will explore how to ...

Preaching Through Jonah and Zechariah is a series of sermons verse by verse through each of these minor prophets. There are many cross-references for further research and questions at the end of each chapter to help review the main points.

Whether you speak from the pulpit, podium, or the front of a classroom, you don't need much more than blank stares and faraway looks to tell you you’re not connecting. Take heart before your audience takes leave! You can convey your message in the powerful, life-changing way it deserves to be told. An insightful, entertaining parable that's an excellent guide for any speaker, Communicating for a Change takes a simple approach to delivering effectively.

This is a collection of 25 sermons and devotions written prior to the year 2005. These writings are excellent for personal Bible study, small group worship and small church congregation pulpit sermons and devotions.

St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696 - 1787) was an Italian bishop famous for his moral teaching. He was born in Naples to a noble family who directed his life into law. After earning his degree, he led a very successful law practice until at the age of 27 he gave it up to become a priest. He was ordained at the age of 30, and then became a minister to the poor, founding a number of "evening chapels".

Those asked to preach amid tragedy know the anxiety of trying to say appropriate things from God’s word that will comfort and strengthen God’s people when emotions and faith are stretched thin. This indispensable resource helps pastors prepare sermons in the face of tragedies by providing suggestions for how to approach different kinds of tragedy, as well as insight into how to handle the theological challenges of human suffering.

This book is great for personal devotions, Bible Study, or preparing sermons. It features a Harmony of the passion and resurrection of Jesus. It is compiled from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It tells the story of our Lord from the events before Palm Sunday to the Easter resurrection and beyond. It includes Paul’s references to the appearances of Jesus after his resurrection, the ascension into heaven and Mark’s Longer Ending. The four Gospels of the New Testament tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. They describe real events and actual people. The Gospels are not fiction. Here we are ...

As an English-speaking denomination, Baptists originated within 17th-century Puritanism as an offshoot of Congregationalism. English Baptists migrated to the American colonies during the 17th century. During the 18th century, the Great Awakening resulted in the expansion of the denomination, and the conversion of many slaves to Baptist churches. Baptist congregations formed their first national organization the Triennial Convention in the early 1800.

"Sixty years ago I found myself distracted," Eugene Peterson writes. "A chasm had developed between the way I was preaching from the pulpit and my deepest convictions on what it meant to be a pastor."

And so began Peterson's journey to live and teach a life of congruence - congruence between preaching and living, between what we do and the way we do it, between what is written in scripture and how we live out that truth.

Nothing captures the biblical foundation for this journey better than Peterson's teachings over his 29 years as a pastor.

A handbook on preaching from a 40-year veteran. It is important to realize that our preaching can always be improved. Everyone can learn to be more effective in the pulpit. It is my sincere prayer that this small handbook can make a big difference in your pursuit to preach more effectively. From Beta Readers: “Straight-forward, easy to follow.” “Very practical with a great layout. The personal stories added to the realism of the preparation and delivery.”“ relaxed and informal...a laid back approach to teaching about a subject with which the author has a lot of experience. I ...

Exegetical sermons through the gospel of John. The emphasis is on understanding John in its cultural setting and application to the present. Each sermon ends with a series of questions. These volumes can be used for sermon preparation, Bible study groups, or individual devotions or Bible study. Expository in style, you'll find new insights and understand difficult passages.

Featuring an expose on sermons by Jack Hyles, Lester Roloff, Jack Schaap, Bob Gray (Texas), and Jeff Owens, this book shocks the reader by showing the vast ignorance of the men preaching. Originally written in 2007, the second edition is being released in response to reader requests. Seven popular IFB sermons are chosen , outlined, and examined in light of the very texts that they claim to preach. The author shows the utter disregard for Scripture of the men preaching, as well as their ignorance of it. Where possible, urls to the full sermons referenced are provided in the text (as of 2021)...

300 Biblical Outlines to assist anyone who needs to write a sermon, teach a Sunday School class, lead a devotional or present a Scripture lesson in any format. Simple outlines with little commentary from a minister with over 25 years of sermon writing experience, these outlines are sure to inspire messages true to the Inspired Word of God, cross-denominationally. Includes messages for Christmas, Easter and funerals as well as several tested Bible-based messages to encourage believers in Christ.

Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved is a practical handbook for preaching Christ from the Old Testament. The book provides a comprehensive but simple hermeneutic for discerning how Jesus is present on every page of the Hebrew Scriptures. You’ll learn why and how to preach Christ from the Old Testament while experiencing the beauty of discovering and teaching how the saving work of Christ permeates the first two-thirds of the bible.

Exegetical sermons through the letter to the Philippians is one of series in Preaching Through the Bible. Each sermon ends with a series of questions to help review the main points. The sermons emphasize the original meaning and context and move to application. Each sermon is filled with cross-references. This is a helpful tool for sermon preparation, Bible study groups, or individual devotions and Bible study.

What every pastor wants: more time. The clock is every pastor's nemesis. Between meetings, administration, counseling, and other duties, it's hard to find enough time for sermon prep. Unless you change the process. 8 Hours or Less will show preachers how to write the same sermons they've been writing, but in half the time.

Giving Blood is a groundbreaking resource for active pastors, ministry students, and public speakers who want to communicative effectively to a post-modern culture. Giving Blood is one of the first books of its kind to move preaching beyond its pulpit-centric fixation toward more interactive, participatory modes of communication.

The injunction to seek God's kingdom first, implies that we seek it first in point of time. It should be the first thing attended to. It is not merely to be admitted as of first importance, but should really be put first in point of time. The first thoughts of each morning should be given to it. And whenever God's word, or his providence brings before our mind the invitations or the claims of this kingdom, we are to remember that now is the accepted time.

Expository sermons through the book of Genesis. Can be used as sermon helps or small group study or personal devotions. Dozens of cross-references in every passage. The emphasis is on understanding the text and its connection with Christ, concluding with application to real life situations.