The Real Purpose of Preaching, and Why It Matters
God has a purpose for everything. The Bible says in Proverbs 19:21, “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Pr. 19:21 (NIV) God has a specific purpose for preaching, and His purpose is far more important than your purpose or my purpose for preaching.
One of the greatest problems in our churches is purposeless preaching. So many sermons are made up of many words in search of a purpose. Each weekend, 55 million people listen to 1 billion words in sermons given in America alone. Yet research shows that the biggest complaint people have is that sermons are boring and don’t relate to their lives. Read more
You Might Want to Fact-Check Your Pastor’s Sermon
Preachers love to drop statistics and historical tidbits into their sermons. Too bad so many of their facts are untrue. Read more
Pastor, do you have your facts straight?The IRS & the Pulpit: What Your Church Needs to Know
Internal Revenue Service rules about churches and politics are short, sweet, and controversial.
Churches and their pastors can talk about political issues all they want. But they can’t side with or help a specific candidate for office. That same ban is in place for all nonprofits, according to the IRS. Read more
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