Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors

Free Mother’s Day Sermon Outline

Robert Westbrook — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 01:11:30 +0000

I’ve always enjoyed preaching on Mother’s Day. I have been blessed with a strong and wonderful mother. I’ve always had fond memories to pull from when preparing a Mother’s Day sermon. Many of you have a mother like mine. Many of you may not. I did not realize it until I got into ministry that many preachers grew up with an absent mother. Or no mother. Or an abusive mother. For these pastors...

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A Tool for Church Feedback: The Sermon Evaluation Form

Robert Westbrook — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 01:09:35 +0000

What does your church think about your preaching? I tend to think my sermons are easily understood by the church. I work to make my messages as clear as possible. I believe my style of delivery is good and I try to get out of the way of God’s Word and the Holy Spirit when I’m preaching. That’s what I think. And that’s probably what you think about your preaching. But what do the people think?

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Evangelism Resource – The Story

Robert Westbrook — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:20:00 +0000

I wanted to share a wonderful little evangelism resource with you, The Story. I’ve been using The Story for several years now. The story is a multimedia presentation of the Gospel. The Story is much more than just a gospel tract. Colorful quality graphics are used for an eye-catching design. You really have to see it to appreciate it (Which you can see by scrolling down). The people behind The...

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A Corporate Prayer Plan for the Church Using Prayer Stations

Robert Westbrook — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 01:34:00 +0000

Jesus tells us there is power available when the people in our church gather and pray together. Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them. Matthew 18:19-20ESV Many of you have Wednesday Night prayer meetings. In my first church, we did, as well.

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Disciple Sermon Series: Sermons on Making Disciples

Robert Westbrook — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 06:11:57 +0000

Addressing the 21st Century’s Church Greatest Weakness: Making Disciples It’s my opinion that the biggest failure of today’s church is the failure to make disciples. Much of today’s church members are a mile wide and an inch deep. For years, we’ve concentrated all our efforts on increasing the numbers. How many people can we get to attend our church? How many services can we have in one Sunday?

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An Annotated Example of a Sermon Outline

Robert Westbrook — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 17:30:45 +0000

A Sermon Outline Example I always find it interesting when a pastor “pulls back the curtain” and shows his sermon preparation and sermon notes. I thought I would do that and give you a glimpse of what I do with an example of one of my sermon outlines. This sermon is titled “Second Chances.” It’s based on the life of Mark. The sermon is topical. This sermon stresses the fact that the Lord is a God...

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Pre-Easter Sermon Series Ideas

Robert Westbrook — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 22:32:29 +0000

Three Sermon Series Ideas for the Easter Season Easter is the most important day in all of Christianity. On that first Easter morning, death was banished and eternal life was secured by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. That is a message the world needs to hear. The people in our churches need to be constantly reminded of the significance of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.

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Free: Funeral Sermon for a Woman

Robert Westbrook — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 00:23:35 +0000

Preaching a Funeral can be Intimidating I still get nervous when I preach a funeral. I’ve been preaching for over 20 years now. I’ve delivered thousands of sermons. Sunday mornings are exciting and I look forward with anticipation of stepping into the pulpit. Funerals are different. I feel a great burden to get it right. I always want to get a sermon right but, for me, funeral sermons take it up a...

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What were the Problems in the Corinthian Church?

Robert Westbrook — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 22:05:07 +0000

What Happened to the Church at Corinth? Paul’s first epistle to the church at Corinth reads like a Christian website’s FAQ page. In many ways, 1 Corinthians is the answers to some of Christianity’s frequently asked questions. While reading the book, it appears that Paul is answering a series of questions. It’s possible the Corinthian church had sent a list of questions to the man who had spent a...

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How to Prepare a Sermon: Step Zero

Robert Westbrook — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:40:49 +0000

3 Critical Sources for Finding Sermon Topics How do you prepare a sermon? What is your process? All pastors develop a collection of resources for their sermon prep. We have commentaries, word study books, Bible dictionaries, and handbooks. We have software that puts all our resources on one screen. We develop a plan for putting the sermon together. Some build out their main points first.

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