PREACHING RESOURCES
PreachingToday.com This web site is the premier online resource for preachers. It contains illustrations that can be searched by scripture text or topic. For an annual fee, you can subscribe and have access to all the illustrations and articles that are provided online by this ministry.
Bible.org This web site of the Biblical Studies Foundation contains introductions and outlines to all of the books of the Bible along with exegetical articles on various texts and topics. I especially enjoy the articles by Professor Dan Wallace in the Prof's Soapbox. Highly recommended.
http://www.sermoncentral.com/ - This web site contains over 55,000 free sermons, illustrations, and dramas that can be downloaded.
Pastors.com - This is Rick Warren's web site that provides preaching resources for pastors. Rick Warren is the pastor of Saddleback Community Church and author of The Purpose Driven Church and The Purpose Driven Life. For those interested in knowing how Rick prepares his messages be sure to purchase the video series "Preaching For Life Change."
Creativepastors.com - Here is the new web site of Pastor Ed Young Jr. (a dynamic communicator of God's word). I had the opportunity to visit Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas in December of 2003. The church has grown to over 16,000 in attendance in just over ten years.
http://resources.northpoint.org/store/ - Here are the resources from Andy Stanley's ministry at North Point Community Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
http://www.turningpointradio.org/ - David Jeremiah is an excellent expositor of the word of God whose radio program Turning Point is impacting people around the world.
http://www.willowcreek.com/willowmessages/ - This is Willow Creek Community Church's web site that has the message manuscripts of Bill Hybels, John Ortberg and guest speakers who have preached at Willow Creek.
http://www.insight.org/ - Here is the web site for Chuck Swindoll and his radio ministry Insight for Living.
http://www.gty.org/ - Here is the web site of John MacArthur and his radio ministry Grace to You.
http://www.desiringgod.org/index.shtml - Here is the web site of John Piper and Desiring God ministries.
http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes.htm - Here are the expository teaching notes of Dr. Thomas Constable, professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary. He has teaching notes for all 66 books of the Bible. An excellent online resource.