How to Preach Like Andy Stanley
A few years ago, I calculated that I had preached about 2,000 times in my life. I’ve also listened to hundreds of sermons from dozens of different preachers. Recently, my family and I started attending...
View ArticlePastor, Your Sermon Illustrations are All Wrong
It’s not secret that many churches are about 20 years behind the cultural curve, and trying to reach 2012 people with a 1980 style. You might not think this stuff matters, but I GUARANTEE the people...
View ArticleJeff Foxworthy Wants You To Preach Better Sermons
Have you heard about Preach Better Sermons, a FREE online event with Andy Stanley, Dr. Charles Stanley, Louie Giglio, Perry Noble, Jud Wilhite, Vanable Moody and Jeff Foxworthy. It’s happening on...
View ArticleDon’t Communicate with Passion
Too many times, communicators rely on personal passion in their presentation, failing to understand that the audience doesn’t have built-in care. You discover a truth, understand a principle, or buy...
View ArticleYou’re Communicating Important Information That Nobody Wants to Hear
The other day, I left Atlanta for Norfolk, Virginia on a Delta flight. As I stowed my carry on luggage and put my electronic in the off position (why don’t they use normal language?), the captain came...
View ArticleChristmas Sermon Ideas and Topics
The Christmas season is so meaningful for so many churches. And the Christmas sermon has the power to offer so much hope to people who visit or attend church for the first time in a long time. It’s a...
View ArticleSeven Things I Learned from Watching Andy Stanley Teach Junior High Students
NorthPoint just started a new series called You’ll Be Glad You Did. The kickoff message on February 24, 2013 was actually recorded by Andy Stanley on the previous Friday evening. It was the opening...
View ArticleJust Sing the Song
I can count on one hand the times I’ve heard a rendition of The Star Spangled Banner at a sporting event and been impressed. Whitney Houston in 1997 is the gold standard. Most singers over embellish...
View ArticleThree Things I Wish I Knew Before I Preached My First Sermon
Not long ago, I came across a bin in the attic full of cassette and video tapes. There were hi-8 video tapes of youth camps I led, mini-DV tapes of my kids, and cassette tapes of early sermons I...
View ArticleYour Tone Can Change Your Message
Every Sunday, as we leave our church, I notice a slide that’s part of a looping presentation. It simply says, “Don’t forget to turn ON your cell phone after the service.” See what they did there? With...
View ArticleWhat Seminary Didn’t Teach Me About Preaching
I loved seminary. Both Southeastern and Liberty. There is no better way to learn the Bible than Seminary. And though I have a Masters of Divinity, there were a few things I didn’t learn about...
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