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Rivers instead of Resevoirs

Sermon Link: https://subsplash.com/sentchurch/watch/mi/+cw47gyh?autoplay=true  Sermon Title: “Rivers Instead of Reservoirs” Preacher: Pastor Kyle Ray is the Senior Pastor of Sent Church in Plano, Texas, before which he was senior pastor of Kentwood Community Church.  Address suspicions: “There’s nothing I want from you; there’s nothing I need from you—there are a lot of things I want for […]

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Growing in Knowledge

Sermon Review: Amber Cook, Grace Fellowship Church (Princeton, IN) Link to Sermon Audio: https://gracefellowshipchurchsermons.sermon.net/main/main/21530321  Sermon Title: “Growing in Knowledge” Rev. Amber Cook is Senior Pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Princeton, Indiana. Below are a few things we believe made Pastor Amber’s message a helpful example for preachers.  Continuity—“We’ve seen that a theme in this […]

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Hearing Aides

Sermon Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UakegCoey-M  Sermon Title: “Hearing Aides” Preacher: Rev. Dr. Emily Vermilya is the Pastor of Operations and Development at College Wesleyan Church in Marion, Indiana Here are a few (of the many) things in this sermon Dr. Vermilya does that are most worth emulating:   Introduce with Intrigue: “Simple messages all with the same goal: […]

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Preaching with Emotion: “Confusion”

Confusion abounds in the world we inhabit; it also shows up in the Word we inhabit. The people of God since the Genesis of creation have experienced the human angst of confusion. Paul wrote, “God is not a God of confusion but of peace” (1 Cor. 14:33). Yet, so often we find ourselves feeling our […]

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SERMON: The Jonah in Us | Phill Tague

Title: “The Jonah in Us” Link: https://youtu.be/6dm8RuUoouU Preacher: Rev. Phill Tague is the Senior Pastor of The Ransom Church, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Here are a few things that stood out from Tague’s sermon we think every preacher can learn from: Artistic Archaeology—“Jonah’s name means ‘Peaceful son of truth,’ which works well until you […]

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SERMON: Time to Yield | Charlie Alcock

Title: “Time to Yield” Link to Sermon Video: https://subspla.sh/hg4829c Preacher: Rev. Charlie Alcock is Assistant Professor of Youth Ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University, and is also on staff at Cypress Wesleyan Church, where this message was preached. Below are a few things we believe made Alcock’s message a helpful one for preachers to learn from:  […]

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SERMON: The Day That Changed Everything | Mick Veach

Title: “The Day that Changed Everything” Link to Sermon Video: https://vimeo.com/407251803 Preacher: Rev. Mick Veach is the senior pastor of Kentwood Community Church in Kentwood, Michigan. Below are a few things we believe made Pastor Mick’s message a helpful one for preachers to learn from:  Purposeful body movement—“Because of the resurrection, gone are the chains […]

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SERMON: “Broken Halos” | Rev. Andrea Summers

Preacher: Rev. Andrea Summers Context: ALIVE Wesleyan Church Title: “Broken Halos: Week 1” External link: https://youtu.be/XwnJ965mkng The best preachers utilize their sermons to help the congregation engage their life with God in fresh ways. Part of this involves identifying, deconstructing, and reimagining familiar practices in a way that helps our churches and communities find root […]

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SERMON: Loving the Broken | Dan Walker

Preacher: Dan Walker Title: “Loving the Broken” – https://vimeo.com/101135542 Dan Walker worked at Love, INC in Brevard County, Florida for years, before moving to Marion, Indiana. Dan is now a Community Pastor in Marion, and a D.Min student at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL. Below are several practices Dan exhibits in this sermon that […]

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The Church, The Truth, and Women in Ministry | Dr. Dave Ward