I'm happy to introduce our newest preacher—Dr. Ralph West from Church Without Walls in Houston, Texas. If you aren't familiar with Dr. West, I'm confident you'll love his blend of exegesis, storytelling, humor, and gut-level honest applications of the text. In this week's featured sermon—"Grow Up!"—I appreciated his sound and simple preaching outline for Ephesians 4:11-16—(1) the impediments to growth, (2) the environment for growth, (3) the thumbprint for growth. It's a great resource for forming your own ideas on helping people grow in Christ.

This week we also feature:

• Skills Article: Ten Top-Selling Sermons from Preaching Today
• Illustration: Baseball Pitcher Achieves Perfection … at a Cost
• Video: From Shame

In Christ,

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

P.S. "Regardless of what you've been facing or what you will face next week, let your sermon be a time of renewal. Just stand in the pulpit and let God use you for that moment." Rev. Harry S. Wright (from a recent interview with Rev. Lawrence Aker III).

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