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This week we’re talking about the number of weeks out of a year that a preacher can preach a “truly great” sermon. A popular pastor recently claimed that the number is maybe 20-30 a year. Yet what makes a sermon “great”? And does a sermon have to be “great” to be effective? We’re going to talk about this today.
If I’m honest, I don’t think anyone can deliver a powerful message in today’s context 48 times a year.
As my friend Jeff Henderson hauntingly asks leaders, “How many truly great messages do you have in you per year?” The first time he asked that question, I thought, “Um, zero.”…
— Carey Nieuwhof (@cnieuwhof) October 12, 2024
Related material:
- How Often a Preacher Should Preach (03.23.23) – podcast
- Not Every Sermon Will Be Your Best Sermon (Plain Bible Teaching Sermons newsletter, issue #3)
- Subscribe to the Plain Bible Teaching Sermons newsletter
- At Your Best (book) by Carey Nieuwhof (affiliate link)
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