Are you experiencing a mental block about what to preach next? Guess what? This is not an uncommon problem for ministers.
Do you have a retired pastor in your congregation? How about a better-than-average teacher? A Sunday School teacher? A writer maybe? A missionary home on furlough? Would you believe an unusually smart high-school student?
Call a person like this on the phone and admit you are having a mental block. See what suggestions he or she has regarding a sermon.
What I’m saying is that you can waste hours trying to come up with something on your own. Asking for the input of another individual, however, can either set you in a new direction that person brings up, or trigger your brain to think of a new idea even as you’re talking.
So go ahead, make that call. Discover the joy of being excited once again about having something relevant and timely to preach.
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Sunday’s coming. Do you have your sermon ready? Is it relevant? Will it effectively motivate your congregation to walk more in step with the Master? What about that Sermon Series you’ve been thinking about?
Or, if you’re someone who plans well ahead, have you asked yourself what you will preach for your Easter Sermon, your Advent Sermon, your Christmas Sermon?
David Mains and Mainstay Ministries can help. We offer a wide variety of Sermon Starters and Full Sermons that will give you Sermon Ideas to help you prepare for regular Saturday or Sunday sermons, Mid-week Bible Sermons, and Sermons for special occasions.
We also offer assistance as you create Topical Sermons, Sermons Series, and sermons for special times of the year. We have resources available to help you with Advent Celebrations, Advent Sermons, Christmas Sermons, Easter Sunday Sermons, Patriotic Sermons, and more.
For more information on how to create better Bible Sermons and how to turn Sermon Ideas into Sermon Outlines, and then into effective, meaningful Sunday Sermons, please click here to visit David Mains’ website.
You will also find a variety of resources for pastors and congregations at the Mainstay Ministries website. Just click here.
