Stress—it’s an all-too-common part of life. It not only affects individuals, stress impacts families as well—and, would you believe, church families. Who hasn’t been part of a church that’s experienced stress?

Healthy Christians have learned how to offload their stress onto Christ. That’s what our Lord wants us to do. Healthy families are good at praying together, casting their cares upon the Lord, and discovering that He truly cares for them. And, healthy church families know the very same secret.

Think about your past experiences with congregational stress. Did the congregation try to handle the stress on its own? Or, were the people good at off-loading it onto Christ? The two approaches are very different.

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I sincerely invite you to read my latest book entitled The Sermon Sucking Black Hole—Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday. This book is available at Amazon.com by clicking here.

This book gives some solid tips to the people sitting in the congregation to help them remember what you’ve said from the pulpit when they come to worship services in the church where you serve as pastor.

 

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Sometimes ministries don’t get done because church people are not as adept as they could be at combining resources.

Example: A person says, “I can’t have people over because I don’t have enough place-settings.” Or, “My dining room is being remodeled.” Or, “It costs a lot to put on a meal.” And those are valid concerns.

I’m suggesting that we think thoughts like: “Pete and Jane have their house newly decorated. Maybe they would go in with me inviting some of the folk over. They take care of dessert; I can bring the main dish and a vegetable. Hey, I’ll call Ken and Phyllis about bread and salad. We can do this. In fact, we can invite several of the new people.”

Combining resources—it’s a great idea. And hospitality is just one example.

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I sincerely invite you to read my latest book entitled The Sermon Sucking Black Hole—Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday. This book is available at Amazon.com by clicking here.

This book gives some solid tips to the people sitting in the congregation to help them remember what you’ve said from the pulpit when they come to worship services in the church where you serve as pastor.

 

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Please click here to visit David Mains’ Sermon-Coach.com website.

You will also find a variety of resources for pastors and congregations at the Mainstay Ministries website. Please click here.

 

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I suppose a loud growl of someone’s stomach might enhance a sermon if your minister’s preaching on Daniel in the Lions’ Den. But with most sermon texts, stomachs growling as the noon hour approaches usually distracts people’s worship. A good breakfast before church and a good time of worship go together.

RRRRight?

Sometimes we overlook the obvious when it comes to spiritual things. Get up late for church, be in a mad rush to get there, miss breakfast, arrive late, and it is much harder to sense the presence of the Lord.

This is a reminder to get up early and eat before leaving for church. It’s important! It doesn’t take a genius to figure that out, does it?

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Have you read my latest book entitled The Sermon Sucking Black Hole—Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday? This book is available at Amazon.com by clicking here.

This book gives some solid tips to the people sitting in the congregation to help them remember what you’ve said from the pulpit when they come to worship services in the church where you serve as pastor.

 

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Please click here to visit David Mains’ Sermon-Coach.com website.

You will also find a variety of resources for pastors and congregations at the Mainstay Ministries website. Please click here.

 

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Some first-time visitors taught me something about the church I had kind of taken for granted. These visitors said to me, “We have never, ever heard singing like that. We didn’t know any of the songs, but everyone sang them with such feeling.”

Later when another guest told me almost the same thing, I decided to do what I had suggested to him on the way to church.

“The hymns will probably be all new to you,” I said, “so just listen. See what you pick up from the words and the thoughts being expressed.”

Well, I tried that. Even closed my eyes and listened. And I, too, was moved. Here were truths being sung by young and old all expressing their faith through music.

Listen, if hymn singing has lost its edge, just listen for a change, all right? Very quickly you will find it hard to keep quiet.

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Have you read my latest book entitled The Sermon Sucking Black Hole—Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday? This book is available at Amazon.com by clicking here.

This book gives some solid tips to the people sitting in the congregation to help them remember what you’ve said from the pulpit when they come to worship services in the church where you serve as pastor.

 

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Please click here to visit David Mains’ Sermon-Coach.com website.

You will also find a variety of resources for pastors and congregations at the Mainstay Ministries website. Please click here.

 

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