10 Things I Don’t Like About My Sermons

Dear preachers, we often struggle with our sermons as we tend to be our harshest critics. We may be unduly burdensome on ourselves, sometimes disconnecting from how our sermons truly impact those who listen. However, if you are doing the work you should be, they will impact you profoundly:

1. They challenged me to change: “The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.” (Proverbs 4:18, ESV)
2. They challenged me to confront my fears: “The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” (Proverbs 29:25, ESV)
3. They challenged me to forgive those who have wronged me: “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.” (Proverbs 19:11, ESV)
4. They challenged me to let go of my comfort zones: “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9, ESV)
5. They challenged me to examine my priorities: “In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” (Proverbs 3:6, ESV)
6. They challenged me to trust God more fully: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5, ESV)
7. They challenged me to be more generous with my time and resources: “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” (Proverbs 11:25, ESV)
8. They challenged me to live out my faith more authentically: “The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.” (Proverbs 11:3, ESV)
9. They challenged me to reconcile with someone I’ve been avoiding: “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” (Proverbs 15:1, ESV)
10. They challenged me to step out in faith and take risks for God: “The righteous are bold as a lion.” (Proverbs 28:1, ESV)

and we are better for it.

~PW 🌮🛶