The Virtual Preacher

How to give an effective alter call?

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An effective alter call is an essential part of every good sermon. It extends an invitation to the believer to take a step of faith based on what he or she has just heard the Preacher preaching. In today’s article I am going to present to you some principals that you can follow to give an effective alter call. Click here to read the rest of, How to give an effective alter call?

10 qualities of an effective Preacher

‘Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth’ KJV (2 Timothy 2:15)me_preaching

Pastors today are asking, what are the qualities of a ‘Real Preacher’? I believe the question should be revised as ‘what are the qualities of an effective preacher?’ So let me share with you today, the 10 qualities that transform an ordinary speaker into a effective preacher.

Quality # 1: Walk your talk

Robin Sharma, motivational speaker and the author of ‘The Greatness Guide’ says ‘Your video must be in alignment with your audio…’ As Pastors who preach God’s word it is important that we do what we preach. There is an English saying, ‘Your actions are so loud that I can’t hear what you say’

People will forget what you preach, but they will never forget what you do. If your congregation finds out you are living a double life, they will never listen to you again. A preacher without good character is like a drum. It makes a big noise but within it’s empty. Character is what you do when no one is watching you. Click here to read the rest of, 10 qualities of an effective Preacher

We want another Pentecost at any cost!

Pentecost is the second greatest festival in the Jewish calendar. It was the in-gathering of the harvest and was a great event in the life of Israel. In the New Testament too Pentecost is a great event for it was the in-gathering of souls which began the first century church.

Coming fifty days after the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, Pentecost was the fulfillment of the greatest promise that Jesus gave to His disciples before He was ascended to heaven, so He told them to tarry in Jerusalem until they were endued with the power from on high. He said “… you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)

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The Reverend Fun-Free Christian cartoons

www.reverendfun.com

I have seen many Christian cartoon web sites but none of them beats www.reverendfun.com They are very creative and well focused. At the time of this writing the site has an archive of previous cartoons, which goes back to November 1997. If a cartoon is associated with a specific scripture verse the reference is indicated along for better understanding.

Visitors are permitted to illustrate these cartoons in their own work (Conditions apply, but this is free of charge and conditions are easy).

Just give it a try!