Do people tell you they feel like you read their journals? Have you had people tell you that you are a healing presence in the pulpit? Do you gravitate toward psychology as a helping discipline more than other schools of thought? Do you naturally think of the pain people are going through as a primary […]
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Thrive – Risk | Rev. John Lewis
Sermon Title: THRIVE: Risk Preacher: John Lewis, Pastor of Servants of Christ in La Plata, MD. Servants of Christ is an affiliate of the New Life Wesleyan Church in La Plata. Pastor John started ministry by street preaching, ministering to the homeless, and engaging in prison ministry. Sermon Link: https://youtu.be/v2phTIZew3k Reasons this Sermon Was Highlighted: […]
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Preaching in Series
If you preach regularly, you probably preach in sermon series. It creates efficiencies of sermon study, overlapping insights leading to greater depth, focuses the preaching plan for that season, and allows the listener to zero in on one area of their life instead of pin balling back and forth across many zones. It isn’t the […]
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7 Gestures Preachers Should Avoid
Since I started coaching preachers nine years ago I have been finding ways to describe to preachers what we see in the seats. Over and over again a few patterns crop up in all kinds of preachers: young, old, big church, small church, women, men, gifted, and not quite as gifted preachers. Since I have […]
If you go looking for a good book on funeral services, you will look for a while. Eventually, you will end up with one good book in hand: Accompany Them with Singing. Most pastors I know would rather perform three funerals for well loved saints than one wedding full of family conflict and superficial pageantry. […]
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People of the Cross | Todd Crofford
Sermon Title: People of the Cross Preacher: Todd Crofford–Todd Crofford is the Lead Pastor of Real Life Wesleyan Church in Mechanicsville, MD. Real Life, planted in 2008, recently expanded to another campus—Real Life South, and is rapidly growing. At Wesleyan Sermons we believe in creating a hub of preaching resources for Wesleyan pastors that includes […]
https://youtu.be/llyaIqSe0Fs The Effective Change Leadership Web Summit is April 16th. Seven ministry thought leaders and excellent preachers will come together in a live web summit to share stories and principles for leading effective change. You do not want to miss your chance to register. We already have significant registrations and slots may fill. Register here […]
For 30 years I was privileged to preach to believers gathered as the Kentwood Community Church family. The well stayed deep and the inspiration fresh over those three decades. I thankfully avoided the burn-out viewed as an occupational hazard of long-term preaching. The 35-year milestone in full-time ministry provides a good opportunity to reflect on […]
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I Am A Branch | Rev. Arlie Davis
We are continuing our focus on burnout for pastors by posting sermons we hope pastors will overhear even though they are sermons preached for congregations. These are sermons by Wesleyan pastors that we believe help get at the root of the causes of burnout if we have ears to hear. This sermon by senior pastor […]
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Enter Into My Rest | Rev. Mark Wilson
Mark Wilson, pastor of Hayward Wesleyan church in Hayward Wisconsin, is one of the most delightful and servant-minded pastors in the Wesleyan Church today. In this sermon he is preaching after the guest speaker Matthew Sleeth came to speak about Sabbath In many of the sermons we post on Wesleyan Sermons we are seeking to […]