Andrew Gerber

Follower of Christ, husband, father, associate pastor.

[Garrett Kell ن @pastorjgkell]

Sin is fun for a minute, but then...

[Andrew Gerber @AndrewTGerber]

@jasonkovacs How would this apply to incorporating say a secular psychiatrist into the care plan for someone’s soul?

[Jason Kovacs @jasonkovacs]

Change is often a marathon. Pray for a miracle and prepare for a marathon.

[Erik Reed @ErikReed]

God designed the universe. He set up the laws of physics, agriculture, and human society. And woven into every single one of those laws is this truth: action produces results. You don't bypass the laws of creation; you align with them. Work hard, take the risk, trust God for the fruit.

[McKay Caston @mckaycaston]

If you want to preach sermons that people share, try this one, simple change.

I guarantee it will change how folks respond to your next message.

But first, we must face two realities:

(𝟭) Your people can't share what they don’t remember.
(𝟮) And they won't share what doesn't change their lives.

So here's the simple shift.

Title your sermon for application, not information—and then build the sermon to meet the promise of the title.

For example, a sermon on Psalm 51 could be titled "The Power of Repentance."

Or you could title it with an application focus, "How to Respond to a Rebuke."

Same text. But now the member who got chewed out by his boss on Friday leans in. Or the husband challenged by his spouse or a child confronted by a parent.

A sermon on God's sovereignty could be simply "The Sovereignty of God." Or you could tune it for application, calling it "How to Find Peace in Your Worst Storm."

One sounds like a lecture. The other sounds like a rescue.

The information title says, "Here's a concept."

The application title says, "Here's help."

People don't share concepts. They share help.
They forward rescue.

And here's the bonus for you. This forces you to name the one life-changing truth the Spirit wants to bring. Get that clear, and the sermon practically writes itself.

Here's how to try it with this Sunday's text:

(𝟭) Write your information title. The concept-focused version you'd naturally use.

(𝟮) Then ask, What does this actually do for a hurting person? How does it functionally change their lives?

(𝟯) Now rewrite the title as the answer to that question.

For instance, if you're preaching on prayer and wrote "The Purpose of Prayer," ask what it does, and you might land on "How to Pray When God Feels Silent."

Preach360 is built to walk you through exactly this kind of clarity-building process.
It asks you the right questions, step by step, so you can move from abstract concepts to life-changing help.

The platform guides you through sermon prep so you build sermons people actually remember and share.

I'd love for you to experience the process.

[Andrew Gerber @AndrewTGerber]

@TheJollyBrawler The idea that burning the candle at both ends is a masculine display of strength and knowing limits is weakness is killing men.

[Nick Sevier @sevier_nick]

“Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”

—Proverbs 28:13

[Jason Kovacs @jasonkovacs]

What I continue to observe in biblical counseling is the importance of seeing people holistically.

We are not merely looking at behaviors. We are looking beneath behaviors to wounds, beneath wounds to sin, and beneath even that to the profound reality that this person is made in the image of God.

Every person who sits before us carries both deep brokenness and deep dignity.

[Andrew Gerber @AndrewTGerber]

@AugustusDelano @EllingboePeter @maetthelstan Do you just force yourself to read faster or how do you do that? I totally feel the same”reading the same book for months” issue.

[Andrew Gerber @AndrewTGerber]

@kevinbparry

[Andrew Gerber @AndrewTGerber]

@DrJackHughes How do you set up that layout in Logos?

[McKay Caston @mckaycaston]

Have you ever read a text and wondered, how in the world does this get us to Jesus? We all have.

The problem is, if we don't have a hermeneutical framework that gets us there, we’ll either try to perform theological gymnastics, allegorize the text, or just tack Jesus to the end of the message like kids play pin the tail on the donkey at a birthday party.

Yes, there is a better way. And it’s really simple.

All you need is to ask four specific diagnostic questions that will help you naturally uncover how substitutionary atonement is already embedded in the text.

I call this the Four Question Redemptive Framework.

(1) First, is there a need for grace, help, or deliverance in the text? What was the “grace need” of the original recipients? If we can find that link, we have a direct pathway to how that grace is fully met in the person of Jesus.

(2) Second, is there grace explicitly provided in the text? Does God actively step in to provide rescue, healing, or deliverance? If so, we have a direct link to how grace is ultimately found in the person of Jesus.

(3) Third, is there a command or expectation that needs to be fulfilled in the text? If so, we have a direct link to how Jesus is the one who fulfills every command and expectation by loving God and neighbor perfectly, even enemies perfectly, unto death.

(4) Finally, if there's a biblical character described in the passage, we can ask how Jesus is the true, better, and ultimate version of that character. How is Jesus is the true hero, who not only fulfills the law by his perfect obedience, but satisfies justice through his substitutionary death.

While all four questions might not be answered in every text, there will be at least one that gives you an authentic pathway to the cross.

So, if you want to stop forcing Jesus into your sermons, just use the Four-Question Redemptive Framework.

Hope this helps!

[Andrew Gerber @AndrewTGerber]

@edgaralandough Philippians 3:1 - it’s not burdensome for me to say these things again. Paul so enjoyed sharing the joy of Jesus that he embraced the opportunity to “repeat himself”

[Andrew Gerber @AndrewTGerber]

@BradyShearer This is a great idea for youth trips!
How easy is it to digitize the photos?

[Andrew Gerber @AndrewTGerber]

@PerfInjust The quiet part is becoming the out loud part. Biblically, the primary motive behind Christian living today (loving God and loving our neighbor well) is anchored in God's eschatological promises. Over and over again we are pointed to the last day as we live in the last days.

[Andrew Gerber @AndrewTGerber]

@JeffreyPWiesner We used mint and switched to Monarch. Love it!