Preaching articles

August 30, 2026 · 8 min read

How to Write Sermon Points That Actually Preach

A practical guide to writing sermon points that are biblical, clear, and connected to one central idea, instead of forcing every message into the same...

August 30, 2026 · 9 min read

How to Start a Sermon: 12 Introduction Methods That Actually Work

Twelve practical ways to open a sermon that earn attention, build honest tension, and lead naturally into the text instead of wasting the first two minutes.

August 30, 2026 · 8 min read

How to Apply Scripture in a Sermon Without Becoming Generic

How to move from what a biblical text means to specific, faithful application that speaks to real beliefs, behaviors, and decisions instead of vague advice.

August 30, 2026 · 7 min read

How to End a Sermon: Building a Strong Conclusion

Five reliable ways to close a sermon that bring the message together, call for a real response, and land the big idea instead of trailing off.

August 30, 2026 · 12 min read

Expository Sermon Outline Template: A Step-by-Step Guide From Text to Pulpit

A step-by-step expository sermon outline template, from choosing the passage to writing the conclusion, plus a complete copy-and-use template you can fill...

August 30, 2026 · 11 min read

Expository vs. Topical Preaching: What’s the Difference and Which Should You Use?

The real difference between expository and topical preaching, the strengths and risks of each, and how to decide which approach serves a given text and...

Tools & Resources

Preaching in the Age of Livestream and Online Church

The camera is real, the room is more real. How to serve both without preaching to a lens.

March 31, 2026 · 7 min read

March 28, 2026 · 7 min read

Guest Preacher Etiquette: What to Do When You're Preaching Somewhere New

You are a guest in someone's house. Ask the right questions beforehand and you will be invited back.

March 25, 2026 · 9 min read

How to Study a Bible Passage Before You Preach It

Basic exegesis without the seminary vocabulary. Six passes through a text before you write a word.

March 22, 2026 · 7 min read

Preaching to Youth Without Losing the Substance

Teenagers do not need watered-down preaching. They need concrete preaching that respects them.

March 19, 2026 · 8 min read

Building a Sermon Series People Actually Follow

Most series lose the room in week three. Length, promise, and standalone weeks are why.

March 16, 2026 · 6 min read

How to Preach a Wedding Sermon or Homily

Eight minutes, two nervous people, and a room full of guests. Short, warm, and about covenant.

March 13, 2026 · 8 min read

Preaching Through Grief, Trauma, or Tragedy

When the room is broken, the sermon changes shape. Lament first, hope second, explanations never.

March 7, 2026 · 7 min read

How to Keep Your Congregation Engaged During a Sermon

Attention is not given once at the start. It is re-earned every three or four minutes.

March 4, 2026 · 6 min read

How to Prepare a Sermon in One Hour (For Emergency Fill-Ins)

The phone rings at 8:40 on a Sunday morning. Here is the sixty-minute protocol.

March 1, 2026 · 7 min read

How to Preach to a Small Congregation

Twenty people in a room changes your volume, your eye contact, and almost nothing about your preparation.

February 26, 2026 · 7 min read

Sermon Illustration Ideas That Actually Land

Good illustrations are harvested, not googled. Here is where to find them and how to tell them.

New Preachers

How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking as a Pastor

You do not have to stop being nervous to preach well. You do have to stop letting nerves run the sermon.

February 23, 2026 · 7 min read

February 20, 2026 · 8 min read

How to Preach Without Notes (or Fully Manuscripted, If You Prefer)

Note-free preaching is a memory system, not a talent. And a manuscript is not a moral failure.

February 14, 2026 · 7 min read

Sermon Outline Template (Free Structure Anyone Can Use)

A reusable outline you can fill in every week: big idea, three movements, one ask.

February 12, 2026 · 6 min read

How Long Should a Sermon Be?

Twenty minutes, forty minutes, an hour? The real answer has less to do with the clock than you think.

February 9, 2026 · 8 min read

Why You Shouldn't Copy Your Favorite YouTube Pastor

Borrowed cadence, borrowed outlines, borrowed passion. Why imitation preaching never lands, and how to find your own voice instead.

February 5, 2026 · 10 min read

How to Preach a Memorable Sermon

Most sermons are forgotten by Tuesday lunch. Memory is a craft problem, and it has known solutions.

New Preachers

Do All Pastors Have to Preach?

Short answer: no. Longer answer: every pastor has to be a great teacher, and that is a different thing.

February 1, 2026 · 7 min read

January 28, 2026 · 9 min read

How to Preach as an Evangelist

Evangelistic preaching is not louder pastoral preaching. It has a different aim, a different shape, and a different ending.

New Preachers

How to Preach as a New Pastor

Your first year in the pulpit sets habits you will keep for twenty. Here is what to build and what to avoid.

January 24, 2026 · 9 min read

January 20, 2026 · 9 min read

How to Preach a Funeral Sermon

You have twelve minutes, a grieving family, and a room of people who may never come back. Here is how to handle it well.

January 16, 2026 · 8 min read

How to Preach Practical Sermons (and Why It Matters)

Depth and usefulness are not opposites. How to preach sermons people can actually obey on Monday morning.

January 12, 2026 · 6 min read

3 Steps to a Powerful Sermon

The stripped-down companion to the five-step framework. One idea, three moves, one ask, for the weeks when you need it fast.