How To Make Church Visitors Feel Welcome [10-Step Guide]

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Ever heard the saying: “You can never make a second first impression”? It’s so true. It’s one thing to get more first-time people into your church, it’s another thing entirely to keep them! When someone decides to visit your church that’s exactly what you’ve got… One shot.  One chance.  One opportunity to get it right. The goal here is not … Read more

Ministry Pass Review 2019 – Is It Really Worth It?

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In this review we’ll be look at what Ministry Pass is, what they offer, the different membership options and how they can help make your ministry more efficient. If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I’ll do my best to answer them. If you’re already a Ministry Pass member I’d love to hear from you! Please share … Read more

This 3 Step Sermon System Will Save You 16-20 Hours A Week

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Ask any pastor and they’ll tell you the same thing: Sermon prep is the biggest stress for pastors. We put a heck of a lot of pressure on ourselves to come up with powerful sermons every week because we want our churches to thrive. We want our members to reach their full potential. We want to reach more people. But … Read more

3 Epic Blogs About Preaching

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Hi and welcome to the 3 Epic Blogs About Preaching list. I want to start by congratulating you on wanting to develop yourself as a communicator of the gospel! 2 Tim 2:15 (MSG) says this: “Concentrate on doing your best for God, work you won’t be ashamed of, laying out the truth plain and simple.” There are a lot of great … Read more

How To Overcome The Fear Of Preaching

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Whether it’s just nervous jitters or just thinking about delivering a sermon brings you out in a cold sweat, you’re at the right place. Today we’re going to tackle the fear of preaching head on. It’s time to beat those pre-preaching palpitations once and for all. Are you ready? Let’s start by defining our enemy. The fear of preaching or … Read more

Top 3 Sermon Illustrations I’ve Ever Seen On YouTube

Top 3 Sermon Illustrations Ive Ever Seen On YouTube

If you’re searching for sermon illustration ideas for your next sermon or simply looking for inspiration, here are my top 3  YouTube favourites. Jesus constantly used illustrations in his preaching and teaching to help explain a point He was making. Stories and practical illustrations hold people’s attention and help them to listen to your sermon. Aside from engaging your congregation, sermon … Read more

How To (Dramatically) Improve Your Preaching – The Ultimate 17 Step Guide

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Seasoned preachers looking for how to improve your preaching, let me congratulate you for your heart to communicate God’s message in the most effective way possible. In this post I’m going to give you some clear and easy steps you can take to preach better sermons. Newbie preachers might like to take a look at: 7 Top Tips: How to … Read more

10 Top Tips On How To Preach With An iPad – The Smart Guide

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For a long time I found myself preparing sermon outlines on my iPad and then having to convert my notes into the traditional printed paper format. One day I decided enough was enough and decided to take the leap of preaching with my iPad. Although a little scary at first, I can tell you I’ve never looked back and I’ve … Read more

How To Write A Sermon With Ease

When it comes to preparing and preaching better sermons, half of the battle is learning how to write a sermon with ease. Ask most pastors and they’ll tell writing sermons is one of the most stressful parts of their job… the truth is it really doesn’t have to be. There is a better way of preparing sermons. I’m going to … Read more

How To Prepare A Sermon Well – A 7 Day Walkthrough

HOW TO PREPARE A SERMON WELL

Want to know a terrible secret? Most preachers don’t know how to prepare a sermon well. Monday to Saturday they feel the heavy pressure of having to deliver unique, inspiring and powerful messages week in and week out. They struggle alone preparing sermons for 10-18 hours a week, that’s 400-720 hours a year. Why? Because they never invested the time … Read more