When I served in the local church I was always preaching a series of sermons, which meant that I was always brainstorming ideas for upcoming series of sermons. Sometimes they were expositions of entire books in the Bible or lengthy passages such as the Sermon of the Mount. Other times I enjoyed preaching a series…
Category: Sermons
The Hardest Part of Preaching
Most preachers have a routine of sermon preparation and delivery that has become natural and even reflexive. Some preachers prefer the study and writing, while others prefer the act of delivering the sermon. In order to be effective, preachers have to find a level of proficiency in both, otherwise the sermon will either be all…
Why Sermons Are Boring
An old time evangelist named Vance Havner once quipped that “most churches start at 11:00 sharp and end at 12:00 dull.” This elicits a chuckle from many pew occupants simply because it is often true. One of the arguments against church attendance has been the criticism that sermons are boring. Is it still possible in…
Live Stream @ FBCDSM
For the past year, the Tech Team at First Baptist Church has been working to develop a live video stream of our Sunday Morning Worship services. Through the dedicated work of these talented members, we are up and running! The full worship service streams live each week beginning at 10:00 am. Following the live stream,…
Who’s the G.O.A.T.?
Sports has brought us an interesting new acronymn: G.O.A.T., which stands for Greatest Of All Time. As Americans, we’re interested in such debate. For instance, what is the greatest television show of all time? Certainly we have our prejudices, but if you base the question on the longest running broadcast, the answer would be The…
Jars of Clay
On Sunday I will begin a new sermon series titled, “Jars of Clay.” The goal of this series is to demonstrate how God uses our weakness as a platform to display his surpassing power. For example, Moses said, “I am afraid.” Deborah said, “I am unqualified.” Gideon said, “I am uncertain.” Samson said, “I am…
Greatest. Sermon. Ever
Who is a good person? How does someone learn to become a good person? These were the kind of questions Jesus addressed in The Sermon on the Mount. This weekend in worship I’m beginning a new series out of the Gospel of Matthew based on this epic text. Check out the artwork for the series…
New Sermon Series
This Sunday I will begin a new five week sermon series titled, “Contentment.” Here are the titles: “The Man Who Needed Nothing” (John 4:31-34) “The Problem with Contentment” (Exodus 20:17) “The Pathway to Contentment” (Philippians 4:10-14) “The Profit of Contentment” (1 Timothy 6:3-10) “The Profession of Contentment” (Hebrews 13:5-6) If you’re in Des Moines, join…
New Sermon Series: iBelieve
“The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book. But these are written so that you may continue to believed that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name” (John…
New Sermon Series
This weekend I’ll begin a new series on the Kingdom Parables of Matthew 13. The series is titled “Right Now.” I’ll be blogging in the upcoming weeks about the series or you can listen to the podcasts online at http://ashworthroad.com.
