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Faith – a go-to sermon topic

There are many great examples of exceptional faith in God in the midst of life's situations. From Moses to Abraham from Peter to Paul to Stephen, faith is a common element and a perfect sermon topic. If you feel like you've preached it recently, revisit it from another perspective.

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For me, effective preaching adheres to the principles of being clear, concise, compact, and compelling. Clear – Clarity in preaching comes before one word of the sermon is ever composed.

This topic is a very common sermon topic in Christianity. Don't we all call Jesus our Lord? Whenever we pray, most of us would never fail to mention the word “Lord.” This makes it one of the easiest sermons because many are already familiar with this word.

Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is one of the best-known sermons ever preached. This 26-day study through Matthew 5–7 gives you an in-depth look at Jesus' teaching on what it means to be a Christian, how to live for God's kingdom in a fallen world, what relationship Christians have to God's law, and more.

Perhaps preach a story—Acts 12:1-19 is a great place to begin, or the parable of the lost sheep, or Jesus freeing the Garasene Demoniac. As much as possible, find a text that does not demand that you explain a lot of context before you can exposit it. Make sure you preach the text not an idea within the text.

Let's say that your ministry produces and sells a Bible study based on a sermon series your pastor has preached. The ministry retained ownership rights to the content, so there's no dispute over who gets the royalties.

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"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is a sermon written by the American theologian Jonathan Edwards, preached to his own congregation in Northampton, Massachusetts, to profound effect, and again on July 8, 1741 in Enfield, Connecticut. The preaching of this sermon was the catalyst for the First Great Awakening.

The Christian story, the congregation's story, and the preacher's story can be the one story of God's love that is proclaimed in the sermon. A short sermon is often called a “homily.”

The five discourses are listed as the following: the Sermon on the Mount, the Mission Discourse, the Parabolic Discourse, the Discourse on the Church, and the Discourse on End Times. Each of the discourses has a shorter parallel in the Gospel of Mark or the Gospel of Luke.

Lack of Preparation

Another mark of a really bad sermon is a lack of preparation. Preparation can be broken down into sermon prep time and rehearsal time. A lack of sermon preparation means little exegesis of the Scriptures is being accomplished.

If you tell them it's funny, many of your listeners will think, “We'll see if it's funny or not.” Instead of experiencing the story, they will critique the story. If the story is funny let it speak for itself. Starting your sermon by reading the text is a big mistake.

By Dave Lescalleet. There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.