There are repeating habits that preachers fall into all the time — small and simple things that individually seem insignificant — that can be major barriers to a sermon being heard, thus understood. The irony is, with some simple knowledge, attention, and foresight, they are all easily fixable. Therefore in this article, I list and describe five simple delivery mistakes that may be preventing you from being heard.

Until we have applied God’s Word, explained that it is authoritative for everyone, and called people to respond to it, we really have not preached. So, application in preaching is vital. Therefore in this post, I list five ways that I approach creating fresh illustrations in my sermon preparation process that connect with the congregation.

There are several general goals that pastors should strive to accomplish in every message. In this post, I list the top five that I take in consideration when preparing and delivering sermons.

Can pericope-by-pericope systematic expository preaching be accepted by and beneficial to every congregation? Yes! However, if your church has never experienced this type of preaching, you may need to warm them up to a regular diet of this approach to the pulpit. In this post, I offer the top three consideration I make as I prepare to preach through a book of the Bible that can help you do just that.