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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 and Plagiarism

How much copying is too much? When does inspiration by others turn into stealing other’s intellectual property? If a sermon is inspired by God, can a preacher own it? If we get a spark of an idea from another preacher, can we use it without mentioning them? Or does the barest mention of someone else’s […]

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SERMON: Wonderland (Week 2) | Rev. Tim Guptill

“Wonderland” is Moncton Wesleyan Church’s 2013 Advent series. You may wonder why we would present Advent messages to you after Advent is done adventing. Well, we hope that we give you resources that spark your thinking for the coming year. We do not want to give you resources you copy and plagiarize for the next […]

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App Review: “Sermon Design” by Steven Hovater

Sermon Design: A New App for Mac Loving Preachers In the Apple app store a new gift for preachers has emerged. “Sermon Design” is an app designed to help you work throughout he process of planning sermons digitally. It helps you keep track of your notes in color coded organic form as you go. It […]

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Sermon Planning Retreats

A couple of years ago Lenny Luchetti wrote an article for Wesleyan sermons on creating your own sermon planning retreat. One of our readers, Kevin Baker took Lenny up on the challenge and is glad he did. Below is the first portion of his blog post followed by a link where you can read the […]

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Fanning the Flames | Pastor Dwight Mikesell

Dwight Mikesell, pastor of Calvary Wesleyan Church in Bethlehem, PA, recently presented this sermon on holiness at The Missional Holiness Conference. In it he suggests that it is possible that we could see a resurgence of the holiness message in a way that connects with a new generation. Birthed from the book of Titus, this […]

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Living Pure | Pastor Kevin Hardy

Kevin Hardy is the energetic lead pastor of Crossroads Church of the Nazarene in Ellicott City, Maryland. We are grateful for his offering to let us use “Living Pure” as one example of holiness preaching by a contemporary preacher.   SERMON AUDIO: Download the sermon here. Here are some things we think you will find […]

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“Case” for Holiness

We asked for sermons that you celebrated on the topic of holiness. One of the suggestions we received was from the holiness summit at Ohio Christian University in 2009 by Dr. David Case. Thanks to Wesley Rowan -Pastor, Hudson Wesleyan Church in Hudson, MI Dr. Case has taught at Ohio Christian University since 1970. A […]

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Request for Holiness Sermons

This is the week we solicit your nominations for holiness sermons. Here’s what we hope to receive: A link to the sermon that includes at least the audio, hopefully video. Manuscripts not required, but outlines are great. The link is the only non-negotiable. The sermon should reflect the Wesleyan doctrine of entire sanctification. The sermon […]

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The Great I Am | Pastor Keith Loy

(if the video won’t play, or you can’t see it, please click here) In this first sermon in a series building up to Easter pastor Keith Loy begins a build up of celebration to the greatest day in the church calendar. The series titled “The Great I Am” begins with a focus on the nature […]