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101. Five DISTRACTING Habits of Preachers (Part 2)
If you've ever watched a video of yourself preaching, you've probably noticed some things you're doing that are distracting to your listeners. All of us could use some coaching in this area. When I look back through...
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100. Five Distracting Habits of Preachers (And how to fix them)
Every preacher has physical tendencies that unintentionally distract the audience. Sometimes these are known by the preacher and other times they are ticks and habits that must be pointed out to be changed. All of us...
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99. The Five BEST Books on Church Growth
Living things grow. If something isn’t growing, it’s dying. This is why a church that is not growing is a cause for concern. A church should be alive and one way to know if a church is alive is to look at the numbers....
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98. Preach WITHOUT Notes (Here's how - Part 2)
A few years into my preaching ministry, I began to be intrigued with this idea: What if I could train myself to not need notes when I preach? What if I could prepare in such a way that I could deliver a message and...
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97. How to Preach WITHOUT Notes (Part 1 of 2)
We’ve all seen this happen. The preacher walks up to the stage with a Bible, some pieces of paper, and a binder. He spends the first few seconds placing everything on the podium. While he’s doing this the audience is...
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96. The Best Five Books on Preaching
It amazes me the insights and wisdom available to us in great preaching books. My preaching ministry has benefited vastly from some of the books I've read on the topic. I’ve pulled together the books that have...
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95. This VITAL Step is Missing from Your Sermon Prep
Every time we preach we have an opportunity to fulfill our God-given calling to impact lives with the truth of God’s Word and the hope of the gospel. But the effectiveness of our preaching is impacted by a host of...
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94. Why Your Sermon Points Don't Work (and how to fix them)
You make points in every sermon you preach. You try to communicate at least one point. One idea. One bottom line. You may have one major point but a number of supporting points. The point is, you make points. Get the...
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93. How to Change Up Your Sermon Last Minute
Have you ever prepared a sermon, but when it came time to preach it, you felt led to preach something else? Or you felt led to change up entire parts of the sermon? It happens to all of us, and it's wise to be ready...
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92. 3 Simple Ways to Preach for Application
One of your jobs as a preacher is to teach your listeners how to live out the truths you preach from Scripture. Preaching, of necessity, requires application. We’re preaching for life-change. We’re preaching to make...
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91. 3 MASSIVELY Encouraging Church Trends (That I observed at Exponential 2023)
This week I attended the Exponential Conference in Orlando, FL. This is one of the largest church leadership conferences in the world with over 5,000 pastors and church leaders in attendance. I observed some trends in...
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90. 4 Traits of Irresistible Speakers
Years ago my church hosted a conference to encourage and equip our lay leaders and staff. One of the speakers at the event impacted me with her engaging presentation. She spoke for nearly an hour training our leaders...
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