The Missing Heart in AI-Generated Sermons

“Nowadays, a frequent conversation among pastors concerns the use of AI platforms—like Gemini or ChatGPT—for sermon preparation. Everywhere I turn, church leaders are wowed by these tools’ generative capability, and understandably so. The sophistication of these platforms in responding to specific prompts delivers wildly impressive sermon outlines, illustrations, commentary, and application. Their capacities are astonishing. Should pastors use AI to generate their sermons?”

Big-God Preaching for God-Hungry People

“Every time we preach, our hearers, whoever they are — men and women, teens and children, middle-aged and elderly — they are God-hungry people. Some of them, perhaps many, are starving for him. It’s been so long since they’ve really eaten, or their moments of satisfaction are so thin and so few, or the core emptiness of their soul is yet to find satisfaction in him.”

MLK’s Famous Letter Changed a DC Church

“Every April since 1963, thousands recall Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail and its timeless call to reject complacency in the face of injustice. Aimed not at staunch segregationists but at well-meaning white moderates, King’s letter sent shock waves through the nation and countless churches. His words still challenge us today—but back then, they forced many to reckon with their own passivity in real time.”