If you are sensitive to the work of the Holy Spirit in your life, you should be able to identify with my brief remarks.
A good thing about having to preach every Sunday is that it doesn’t let you get used to a pattern of unchecked sinning.
When walking close to the Lord, preparing sermons is a real joy. If the delight factor suddenly stops, and the privilege of preaching starts to seem like a chore, it could be that the Spirit is trying to get your attention regarding carelessness about a certain wrong action.
What minister, after getting nowhere in a new message, hasn’t sensed the need to stop for prayer? Is something blocking the work getting done? If the Holy Spirit reveals the problem is disobedience in some area, confession is then made and the creative juices start flowing again—right?
If pastors had three or four weeks between sermons, they might not have to be quite as circumspect in the way they live. There would at least be a little extra time to get by with actions they knew shouldn’t characterize a reverend. But, with only six days between Sundays, there’s really not all that much time to get into any substantial amount of trouble.
Then again…
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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.
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