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What’s New on GetSermons: Clip Feature, Faster Streaming & More!
Discover all the powerful new updates we’ve added to help you get the most out of every sermon. At GetSermons, we’re always working to make your experience richer, smoother, and more impactful. Over the past few weeks, we’ve rolled out exciting new features and performance improvements based on your feedback and our mission to help…
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15+ Bible Verses for Encouragement, Strength, and Anxiety Relief
In life, there are times when we all feel overwhelmed—by anxiety, fatigue, discouragement, or fear. During such seasons, the Bible offers more than comfort; it offers strength, clarity, and divine reassurance. Whether you’re in need of a Bible verse for encouragement, guidance through anxiety, or a boost of strength, Scripture reminds us that God is…
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10 Christian Social Media Accounts to Brighten Your Feed (and Your Faith!) in 2025
It’s the 21st century, and our significant dose of daily social interactions lies in the palm of our hands. We spend hours putting our thumbs to work as we mindlessly scroll through social media, liking, laughing and sometimes just zoning out. But here’s the thing: the amount of time we spend interacting with anything or…
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Textual Sermons: The Ultimate Guide to Writing, Examples, and Free Template
Master textual sermons with this guide: Learn to write them, see examples, and get free sermon preparation template to preach with power.
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10 Must-Have Apps to Help Christians Grow Spiritually in 2025
Introduction “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.” (2 Peter 3:18) In today’s fast-paced digital world, staying connected to our faith requires intentionality. While technology can be a source of distraction, fostering unhealthy habits and drawing people away from…
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Reflecting on Christ This Christmas: A Call to Faith and Action
Bright lights adorn the usually dull surrounding buildings, their soft glow transforming familiar streets into something magical. The chilly December air carries more than just the promise of winter or harmattan (if you’re where I’m from)—it whispers anticipation, joy, and celebration. Children’s hearts swell with excitement as they dream of shiny new toys, fresh clothes,…
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Mindful Thanksgiving: How Sermons Draw Us Closer to Christ
Gratitude is a universal concept. No matter where we live or what traditions we celebrate, taking time to reflect on the blessings in our lives is something we can all relate to. For some, this might mean gathering with loved ones for a special holiday, like Thanksgiving in the United States. For others, it could…
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The Art of Exposition: Understanding Expository Sermons
Over the past few blog posts, we’ve explored different types of sermons. We’ve explored Textual sermons, which focus on a specific biblical text and its interpretation and Thematic sermons, which centre around a particular theme or topic and use various scriptural passages to support the main idea. Today, we’re diving deeper into Expository preaching. This…
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Introduction to Textual Sermons
Textual sermons offer a refreshing counterpoint to the prevalent superficiality that is found in the present age of soundbites. Textual preaching is a method of sermon preparation that centres on a specific biblical passage as its primary focus. It is often confused with expository preaching or considered a subset of expository preaching in certain circles.…
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An Introduction to Thematic Preaching and Sermons
A couple of months back on the blog we explored the different types of sermons or preaching styles and their purposes. Today we’ll be taking a closer look at one of those forms of preaching or sermon types which is built around the exploration of a central doctrinal theme from scripture. We will explore the…
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