Preaching to Inspire
Recognizing the significant impact great preaching offers the world
Good Faith Media’s “Preaching to Inspire Initiative” recognizes the significant impact great preaching offers the world.
Sermons delivered by world-class orators have altered the course of history.
From Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount” to Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream,” great sermons have shaped the lives of the faithful and inspired the world to reach greater heights.
A Sermon for Every Sunday
A Sermon for Every Sunday was founded in 2014 by Jim Somerville, Pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church, and David Powers, President of Belltower Pictures, as a way to help churches that didn’t have, or couldn’t afford, a regular preacher.
They recorded sermons in high-definition video that could be projected during worship.
These FREE lectionary-based video sermons by America’s best preachers for use in worship, Bible study, small groups, Sunday school classes, or for individual use. All you do is push the button.
Jim Somerville hands GFM CEO Mitch Randall the backdrop used in A Sermon for Every Sunday since its inception. (Credit: Good Faith Media)
“A Sermon for Every Sunday” features lectionary-informed sermons via video each week.
Good Faith Magazine offers readers insights into lectionary passages from Drs. Kathy and Nathan Maxwell. Finally, Dr. Tony Cartlege’s “Nurturing Faith Commentary” allows serious Bible scholars to dive deeper into the Christian Scriptures.
How It Works
The simplest way to use these sermons in worship is to download them to a laptop,
connect the laptop to a projector, and project the sermons onto a screen.
Groups
With a group of four or five you can enjoy refreshments and Bible study at a kitchen table, and then watch the sermon on a laptop.
Individuals
For individual viewing start by reading the text (always!), and then stream the sermons to a laptop, a tablet, or a smart phone.
Non-English Speakers
Non-English speakers can use our YouTube channel to watch the sermons with closed captioning in their own language. Try it! You may have to search for the preacher or sermon you are looking for.
Nurturing Faith Commentary
Nurturing Faith Commentary emerged from a committed desire to provide quality Bible study resources for Christians who come to the scripture with open minds and a desire to go beneath a surface reading.
When completed, the 12-volume set will cover every text for every Sunday in the three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary. Scholarly yet applicable, this expansive and insightful resource provides pastors, teachers, and other Bible students with both academic and pastoral insights in approachable language.
An experienced writer, editor, academician and teacher, Tony W. Cartledge is well known for his weekly Bible lessons and teaching/preaching resources that have impacted individuals, classes, and congregations in seeking to learn and apply biblical truths.
These volumes give access to a multitude of ideas, insights, and illustrations for those who heed the call to equip disciples to follow more faithfully in the ways of Jesus.
