Best of Preaching

By ministry_matters
Created on June 25th, 2012

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Our most popular preaching articles over the past year—sermon starters, series ideas, sample sermons, and more, just in case you missed them the first time!

Articles Sermon Starter: Thomas the Avatar
- By Susan Brown
- Posted on May 1st, 2011
In the virtual world of online gaming, players can fully participate in alternate realities and existences. Through the “magic” of the web, people can put…
Articles Sermon Starter: Trinity Sunday
- By Jack Mannschrek
- Posted on May 6th, 2011
Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations . . .” Commonly called the Great Commission, these …
Articles Sermon Starter: What is Best
- By Thad H. Carter
- Posted on June 10th, 2011
Genesis 29:15-28; Psalm 105:1-11; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Prayer is more than offering a list to God. It is praying for the will of God in our lives and…
Articles Unbinding the Strong Man
- By Dan R. Dick
- Posted on May 6th, 2012
Mark 3:20-25 The title of this sermon is a nod to Ched Meyer’s fabulous commentary on Mark’s story of Jesus, Binding the Strong Man (Maryknoll, N. Y.: Orbis, 1988)…
Articles God's Chosen Children
- By Wendy Joyner
- Posted on May 18th, 2012
In my years as a pastor, one of the most wonderful things I have experienced is watching new families begin their lives together. I have celebrated the announcement of…
Articles Sermon Options: February 19, 2012
- By Ministry Matters
- Posted on January 17th, 2012
A Double Share Of The Spirit 2 Kings 2:1-12 Each one of us gathered here today comes bearing the echoes of great people in our lives. Each one of us bears the mark of someone…
Articles Kingdom Seeds
- By Ryan Wilson
- Posted on May 13th, 2012
Mark 4:26-34 Jesus taught the crowds using parables. In our parables today, we see that Jesus used everyday agricultural language to talk about God. In the first parable, he…
Articles Sermon Starter: Do You Have It In You?
- By Lori Broschat
- Posted on July 1st, 2011
Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 In most Bibles, Romans 12:9-21 bears the title “The Marks of a True Christian”. The…
Articles Giving It Up: A Sermon Series for Lent
- By Matthew L. Kelley
- Posted on January 18th, 2012
Many of us give up certain things for the forty days of Lent, and doing so can be a very beneficial thing for us. This seven-week series takes that idea one step further and…
Articles Christmas is Not Your Birthday: Sermon Series
- By Mike Slaughter
- Posted on July 25th, 2011
I stood before our congregation in the fall of 2004 and said, “I want you to have a slim Christmas this year . . . and whatever you spend on your family, bring an equal…
Articles Sermon Options: February 26, 2012
- By Ministry Matters
- Posted on January 23rd, 2012
Our Covenant God Genesis 9:8-17 The idea of our covenant relationship with God is a major motif in the Scriptures. • God made a covenant with Abraham in Genesis 17…