The art of communicating is crucial. It’s what leadership is all about. Watch and listen to Andy Stanley as he talks about how to give a talk. Before you start the video, take note of the following questions. If you’re watching this with a group, distribute the questions so that you can discuss them with …
Title: Healthy Friendships Text: Proverbs 12:26 Take-off (INTRO) Interesting beginning – How would you describe a true friend? (Give them time to write or think about it, then they can share with each other.) Need raised – Friends, especially close friends, can have a very strong influence in our lives. They can influence as for …
Title: Ready to Follow Text: Matthew 28:16-20 Take-off (INTRO) Interesting beginning – (your own story) Need raised – Real life is full of opportunities as well as challenges. It’s both exciting and also dangerous. If we’re not ready for real life, we can easily become one of the casualties. Text engaged – Matthew 28:16-20 tells …
Series: Seven Checkpoints Sermon Title: Choosing Wisely Date: March 22, 2014 SERMON OUTLINE Introduction (Take-off) Interesting beginning – come up with a story that can help you to transition to the need. Need – Young people, when faced with choices, usually ask “Is there anything wrong with this?” Actually what they mean is “Am I …
About 40% of the biblical material is narrative, story, and is the most common single type of writing in the Bible. One of the primary faith confessions of both Christianity and Judaism is that God has chosen to reveal Himself in extraordinary ways in human history, yet in the ordinary events and circumstances in which …
The Epistles are letters written to the fledgling churches and individual believers in the earliest days of Christianity. The apostle Paul wrote the first 13 of these letters, each addressing a specific situation or problem. In terms of volume, Paul’s writings constitute about one-fourth of the entire New Testament. The others were written by an …
A topical sermon is a sermon based on a single topic rather than on a single passage of Scripture. In other words, both the message as well as the body of the message is taken from a chosen topic. Usually there are two or more passages used depending on the body of the message or …
Exhortation is a miniature form of preaching. First of all it is short. Usually it should not last more than three to five minutes, or, in some special occasions (like birthdays, anniversaries, etc.), it may last up to ten to fifteen minutes. Otherwise it may become real preaching and people would take offense because of …
Take-off Interesting beginning – Michelangelo Painting at the Sistine Chapel (The Creation of Adam) Need – Many do not grow in their love for Jesus because they do not the difference between God’s part and our part. Text/Topic – What is God’s part (through the Holy Spirit) and what is our part? Relevance/Revelation – “God …
I had the privilege of training 100 pastors during their Conference held at Kuhala Bay Resort in Cordona, Rizal last January 22 to 25, 2014. I taught them Prepare to Preach, a four session seminar on preaching (see below the PowerPoint slides I used). Praise God for the positive feedback. Thank you, Rev Amos Anteg …