Category: The Preaching Life

Are you missing out on using all those brilliant sermon illustration ideas and planning notes because you don’t have a good system for filing them? Adam Kline shares some brilliant tips on creating the perfect manageable and usable system for filing sermon materials and ideas.

Many churches reach populations they would never be able to reach without a translator. But, preaching with a translator is not without its challenges. Jim Genesse shares 4 very important things to remember when you are preaching with the assistance of a translator.

Sermon writing is different from any other writing. In order to be effective, your heart must be connected with God. Leanne Hadley shares how contemplation is essential when preparing to preach.

In 1 Kings 19:11-13, God was not found in the wind, the earthquake, or the fire. He was found in the gentle whisper. Chris Howlett shares that the way to preach from God’s power rather than our own is to encounter God in the silence and preach from that place.

Jokes can be very useful in a sermon. But, it definitely matters what kinds of jokes you offer and how you deliver them! Steve Dunmire shares some helpful rules for telling jokes from the pulpit.

Preaching without notes can be intimidating, but the benefit is amazing! Bob Kaylor shares the difference it made when he began preaching without notes.