Steve Mathewson

Field Guide

Preaching on Judges

An overview of the historical background and theology of Judges to help you develop your sermon series and apply it to your hearers.

Field Guide

How Vision Works

Principles from the story of Nehemiah.

Sermon

The Three Gifts of Christmas

Through the glory of Christ in his humanity, we receive wonderful gifts.

Sermon

Hope for People Who Have Everything but Still Lack Something

There’s a God-shaped abyss in every human heart that only Christ can fill.

Article

Are Jesus and Paul on the Same Page?

How to interpret the Gospels in relation to the Epistles.

Article

Right-sizing

Determining the optimum length of sermon series and preaching units.

Article

Steve Mathewson: How I Prepare a Sermon

Helping you develop your signature method of preparing a message

Sermon

The Christmas Story According to Ruth

God shows his loyal love for the world by working through people like you and me.

Sermon

Amazing Faith

By trusting God’s goodness, ordinary people can have amazing faith.

Sermon

God Is Still Loving

God’s Love is still with us, even in life’s darkest seasons.

Article

Will Willimon on Preaching Powered by the Resurrection

Steve Mathewson reviews Willimon’s book Undone By Easter

Sermon

Article

Deep Secrets

Steve Mathewson reviews “Deep Preaching,” authored by Kent Edwards.

Sermon

How to Glorify God When We Disagree

The kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Article

What “I’m Not Being Fed” Really Means (Part 1)

You’re convinced that your sermons provide a nourishing spiritual meal. How could anyone claim otherwise?

Article

What “I’m Not Being Fed” Really Means

You’re convinced that your sermons provide a nourishing spiritual meal. How could anyone claim otherwise?

Article

Thankful Connections

A Thanksgiving activity to use with your group or team.

Article

Sermon

A Lesson Wise Moms and Other Influential People Can Teach the Next Generation

A mom who fears the Lord teaches her kids to use their strength to serve people in need.

Sermon

God’s Green Earth

We represent and glorify God by taking good care of his creation.

Article

Preaching the Gospel in Judges

Three principles for drawing the good news out of a dark chapter in Israel’s history.

Sermon

Is There Any Hope When God’s People Fail?

God’s people fall into heinous sin, even against each other, but God’s grace is sufficient to restore us.

Sermon

Older People: The Future of Our Church

Older Christians should model what God wants the next generation to become.

Article

Preparing More Than One Sermon Per Week

How to maximize your preparation time and keep sermon quality high

Article

God’s Claim

God calls us to worship joyfully with shouts and songs.

Article

How Long Should You Preach from One Bible Book?

Taking care to proclaim the full counsel of God

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Book

Verse-by-Verse Sermons That Really Preach

While God is certainly in the details, he is uniquely and stirringly at work in the organic flow of ideas

Book

What Makes Textual Preaching Unique?

And how do we use this sermon Style, with its great rhetorical potential, biblically?

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What Makes Textual Preaching Unique?

And how do we use this sermon form, with its great rhetorical potential, biblically?

Sermon

Stealing From God

God challenges us to give at a level that will test His ability to bless us.

Sermon

How to Behave in a Worship Service

In this Psalm, we learn not only how to worship God enthusiastically, but why we should do so

Book

From B.C. to 11 a.m.

How to preach an Old Testament narrative with accuracy and power

Article

Words

Getting the garbage out

Article

Marriage

Were the puritans really puritanical?

Article

Eyeball to Eyeball

Five tips for preaching without notes

Field Guide

Using Images in Application

Vague generalities don’t change lives.

Article

Vitality of Specifics

Choosing the best words to tell the story

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Getting the Big Idea Right

Did the preacher understand the story?

Article

No Selective Obedience

This sermon is evaluated in the clinic by Paul Borden and Steve Mathewson.

Book

Outlines That Work for You, Not against You

How to write sermon points that follow the way people think.

Book

Bringing Bible Storytelling to Life

How to paint the scenes that engage modern audiences

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