Featured Sermon: Falling Madly in Love with God, by Francis Chan

Francis Chan honestly shares his big pastoral regret: not fully trusting God to change people from the inside out. This is a powerful sermon about how people fall madly in love with God. We often just want to treat the external symptoms, but only the power of the Holy Spirit and the love of Jesus can transform people's hearts.

This week we also feature:

• Editor's Choice Illustration: Arnold Schwarzenegger Admits Frailty and Denial. Some powerful and sobering quotes from Arnold before his life fell apart.
• Skills Article: Justin Buzzard: How I Prepare a Sermon. Check out the latest article from our theme "Your Sermon Prep Fingerprint."

Matt Woodley
Managing Editor, PreachingToday.com
mwoodly@christianitytoday.com

P.S. Don't forget to check out this week's "News That Illustrates,"where this week you'll find illustrations about Stephen Hawking, a study on why powerful men cheat, why religion won't go away, and what Al Mohler would say to Cameron Diaz about marriage.

Matt Woodley is the pastor of compassion ministries at Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, Illinois.