It’s a battle that rages in the heart of the preacher. There is nothing more noble than to stand before your congregation on Sunday mornings and bring the Word of God. You preach to edify, to exhort, to win to Christ. But in my experience, Thursdays and Fridays don’t feel noble at all. These are […]
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How to Swipe Sermons and Keep your Integrity
How do you feel about borrowing other pastors’ sermons? Years ago, somebody thought of combining the ingredients of a cake into one simple box. Since then, all you have to do is pour the contents into a bowl, add an egg, maybe some butter, stir, and bake. It’s faster, easier, and usually better than starting […]
How to Have 2 Awesome Hours of Sermon Prep
3 Ways to do your Best Sermon Prep and Have a Better Week What if you had two hours every day to be your most productive and do your best work? Imagine peak sermon writing productivity, or powering through your best thinking and planning. Here’s what I’m finding: two hours a day of peak creative […]
7 Actions that will Double the Quality of your Preaching
It’s stretching, right? Standing up to preach every weekend. Insecurity mixes in with your faith that God will work through you. You know He can do it through you – unless you get in the way. Here are seven practices I use to improve the quality of my preaching. Which should you add to your preaching […]