Preaching Tools

Becoming a great preacher requires a lot more than just being a good speaker. Some other very important elements include having a passion for Jesus, being bold and confident, and studying and memorizing His word.

Below are a few guides, articles, sermons outlines and links to various sites that offer free sermon outlines, that we feel will help you develop into a more confident preacher.

Whether you are new to preaching, or are a seasoned veteran, you can always use a fresh dose of insight into the Word. Also, take a look at Pastor Gary's article Tips to Effective Preaching for lots of excellent ideas to help sharpen your preaching and teaching skills.

 Resources and Guides

• Tips to Effective Preaching: How to make your sermons more effective.
• Commentaries and Reference Books: A review of some of the best.

Sermon Outlines by Gary and Kim Linton

• The Grace of God: Is it possible to fall short of the grace of God?
• The Resurrection of Jesus: The cornerstone of the Christian faith.
• Words That Kill: A look at James chapter 3 and the power of the tongue.
• The Rapture: A look at several of the most popular views of the Rapture.
• How To Avoid Being Deceived by False Teachers: Knowing what you believe and why.
• How To Prepare Yourself For a Move of God: Tips for you and your church.
• Bitter Root Expectancy: How to free yourself from negativity forever.
• How to Impact the World: How we can be “salt” to the world.
• Prayerlessness a Sin: Is it a sin not to pray?
• The Existence of God: Biblical proofs for God's existence.
• The Attributes of God: God's personality and characteristics.
• The Authority of the Believer: When to exercise authority.
• The Trinity: The most fundamental doctrine of our faith.
• Effective Praying: Keys to praying with power.

 More Sermons & Illustrations:

• Chuck Smith: Sermons by one of the best bible teachers of our day.
• John MacArthur: A huge collection of sermons and illustrations by John MacArthur.
• Charles G. Finney: Sermons and outlines from one of our great revivalists.
• C.H. Spurgeon: Tons of free sermons and articles by C.H. Spurgeon.
• Bibleoutlines.com: A nice site with lots of free sermons and illustrations.
• Billy Graham Archives: A very interesting collection of sermons from past evangelists.
• The Preacher's Study: Requires a subscription, but has a lot of material.
• Thousands of Sermons: Huge database of reader contributed sermons.
• Preachit.org: Over 2,500+ sermon outlines & guides.
• Desperatepreacher.com: Lectionary texts, commentaries, and sermon outlines.
• Sermonindex.net: Huge site with tons of resources including audio sermons.
• Discovertheword.com: Listen to bible studies from the original Greek and Hebrew.