Steve Mathewson

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

Principles from the story of Nehemiah.

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

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

How to interpret the Gospels in relation to the Epistles.

Determining the optimum length of sermon series and preaching units.

Helping you develop your signature method of preparing a message

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

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

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

Steve Mathewson reviews Willimon’s book Undone By Easter

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

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

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

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

A Thanksgiving activity to use with your group or team.

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

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

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

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

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

How to maximize your preparation time and keep sermon quality high

God calls us to worship joyfully with shouts and songs.

Taking care to proclaim the full counsel of God

Never say never.

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

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

When leadership hurts.

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

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

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

How to preach an Old Testament narrative with accuracy and power

Getting the garbage out

Were the puritans really puritanical?

Five tips for preaching without notes

Vague generalities don’t change lives.

Choosing the best words to tell the story

Shaping the narrative sermon

Did the preacher understand the story?

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

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

How to paint the scenes that engage modern audiences