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The 12 Essential Skills for Great Preachingby Wayne McDillISBN 0805418768 (0-8054-1876-8)
Softcover, B & H Pub Group
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Anointed Expository Preachingby Stephen F. Olford, David L. OlfordISBN 0805460853 (0-8054-6085-3)
Hardcover, Broadman & Holman Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anointed Expository Preaching'Book summary:[via]What is expository preaching? In this brilliant new book, Dr. Stephen Olford and Dr. David Olford, both widely respected preachers in their own right define expository preaching ( exposing Scripture instead of imposing upon it ), teach its technique, and express its significance ( all true preaching is expository ).
This book equips and encourages preachers of all kinds to respect their calling and minister Gods inerrant Word by the Olfords marvelous methods.
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The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrativeby Steven D. Mathewson, Haddon W. RobinsonISBN 1842271385 (1-84227-138-5)
Softcover, Stl Distribution North Amer
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative'Book summary:The power of an intriguing story can not only captivate an audience, but when presented in a familiar and personal way, can communicate important truths. With this realization, Steven Mathewson offers here a guide to applying careful expository preaching methods to popular Old Testament stories.
Mathewson guides students and preachers through a ten-step process from text selection to sermon delivery. Mathewson then provides sample sermons and iinterviews of from five individuals, including Alice Mathews and Haddon Robinson.
This book contains a number of pedagogical features-diagrams, figures, and two appendixes. Seminary students, professors, and pastors will appreciate this valuable tool for refining their narrative preaching skills. [via]More editions of The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative:
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Becoming a Man: Basic Information, Guideance and Attitudes on Sex for Boysby William J. BauschISBN 0896223574 (0-89622-357-4)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Centuryby John R.W. StottISBN 0802835422 (0-8028-3542-2)
Hardcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Todayby John R.W. StottISBN 0802806279 (0-8028-0627-9)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messagesby Haddon W. RobinsonISBN 0801022622 (0-8010-2262-2)
Hardcover, Baker Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages'Book summary:Noted preacher and teacher of preachers, Haddon Robinson, drawing on his two decades of teaching, shares his insights into what goes into an effective sermon--as well as what should be left out. [via]
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Brave New Church: From Turmoil to Trustby William J. BauschISBN 1585951358 (1-58595-135-8)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministryby John PiperISBN 0805426205 (0-8054-2620-5)
Softcover, B & H Pub Group
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Cadences of Home: Preaching Among Exilesby Walter BrueggemannISBN 0664257496 (0-664-25749-6)
Softcover, Presbyterian Pub Corp
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Catholics in Crisis?: The Church Confronts Contemporary Issuesby William J. BauschISBN 0896229653 (0-89622-965-3)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming The Expository Sermonby Bryan ChapellISBN 0801027985 (0-8010-2798-5)
Hardcover, Baker Pub Group
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Communicating for a Changeby Andy Stanley, Lane JonesISBN 1590525140 (1-59052-514-0)
Hardcover, Multnomah Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Communicating for a Change'Book summary:When You Talk, Are People Changed?
Whether you speak from the pulpit, podium, or the front of a classroom, you dont need much more than blank stares and faraway looks to tell you youre not connecting. Take heart before your audience takes leave! You can convey your message in the powerful, life-changing way it deserves to be told. An insightful, entertaining parable thats an excellent guide for any speaker, Communicating for a Change takes a simple approach to delivering effectively. Join Pastor Ray as he discovers that the secrets to successful speaking are parallel to the lessons a trucker learns on the road. By knowing your destination before you leave (identifying the one basic premise of your message), using your blinkers (making transitions obvious), and implementing five other practical points, youll drive your message home every time!
Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away&
Once upon a time&
In the beginning&
Great stories capture and hold an audiences attention from start to finish. Why should it be any different when you stand up to speak?
In Communicating for a Change, Andy Stanley and Lane Jones offer a unique strategy for communicators seeking to deliver captivating and practical messages. In this highly creative presentation, the authors unpack seven concepts that will empower you to engage and impact your audience in a way that leaves them wanting more.
Whether you are a senior pastor with weekly teaching responsibilities or a student pastor who has bern charged with engaging the hearts and minds of high school students, this book is a must-read.
-Bill Hybels, Senior pastor, Willow Creak Community Church
A very practical resource for every biblical communicator who wants to go from good to great.
-Ed Young, Senior pastor, Fellowship Church, Grapevine, Texas
To communicate effectively, you have to connect. Andy has been connecting with people for years, and now hes sharing his insights with the rest of us.
-Jeff Foxworthy, Comedian
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Andy Stanley and Lane Jones are on staff at one of America s largest churches, North Point Community. Leaders of thousands of people, they regularly speak in front of large groups. They also listen to numerous speakers and know the disastrous effects of a poorly delivered message. This book is the result of their efforts to make public speakingone of the most common fear-inducing activities known to mankindsimple, easy, and even enjoyable, so that Gods messages will readily produce the life-changing results they should. [via]More editions of Communicating for a Change:
Elements of Preachingby W. WeirsbeISBN 0842307575 (0-8423-0757-5)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub
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Experiential Storytelling: (Re)Discovery Narrative to Communicate God's Messageby Mark MillerISBN 0310255147 (0-310-25514-7)
Softcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Experiential Storytelling: (Re)Discovery Narrative to Communicate God's Message'Book summary:The 'Been there, done that' culture is starving for reality. Hardly satisfied with the modern conventions of citing facts and figures and pushing propositions, emerging churches are jumping into the narrative form of communication with both feet. But not all emerging church leaders have an inherent handle on the craft and skill of using narrative as a sermon form. Experiential Storytelling zeros in on the hows and whys of narrative, as well as the importance of sharing personal experience to double your storytelling ammunition. In addition, author Mark Miller goes several steps further, giving examples of real-time, hands-on experiences for church members as innovative extensions of traditional teaching and preaching that offer them greater scriptural understanding and ownership of the gospel story. Chapters include: * The Dawning of the Age of Experience * Once Upon a Story * Awakening the Sleeping Giant in the Church---C*R*E*A*T*I*V*T*Y * Reimagining the 'Sermon' * Elements of Experiential Storytelling * Killer Apps [via]
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Expository Preaching With Word Pictures: With Illustrations from the Sermons of Thomas Watsonby Jack HughesISBN 1857926587 (1-85792-658-7)
Softcover, Appalachian Bible Co & Christian
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Famine in the Land: A Passionate Call for Expository Preachingby Steven LawsonISBN 0802411215 (0-8024-1121-5)
Hardcover, Moody Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Famine in the Land: A Passionate Call for Expository Preaching'Book summary:Steven Lawson understands how important it is to feed God's people from His Word. He is concerned that what started as a genuine attempt to attract a broader hearing by moving away from Scripture, has grown into a crisis in the church. He is convinced that we must return to expository preaching, "the man of God opening the Word of God and expounding its truths so that the voice of God may be heard, the glory of God seen, and the will of God obeyed." Lawson calls the church back to Scripture, to restore its commitment to let God's own words speak.[via]More editions of Famine in the Land: A Passionate Call for Expository Preaching:
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Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preachingby Mohler, R. Albert, Jr., James Montgomery Boice, John Piper, R. C. SproulISBN 1573581445 (1-57358-144-5)
Hardcover, Soli Deo Gloria Publications
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Finally Comes the Poet: Daring Speech for Proclamationby Walter BrueggemannISBN 0800623940 (0-8006-2394-0)
Softcover, Augsburg Fortress Pub
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The Hands-On Parish: Reflections and Suggestions for Fostering Communityby William J. BauschISBN 0896224015 (0-89622-401-5)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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Homiletic: Moves and Structuresby David G. ButtrickISBN 0800620968 (0-8006-2096-8)
Softcover, Fortress Pr
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The Homiletical Plot: The Sermon As Narrative Art Formby Eugene L. LowryISBN 0664222641 (0-664-22264-1)
Softcover, Presbyterian Pub Corp
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Imagining a Sermonby Thomas H. TroegerISBN 0687186943 (0-687-18694-3)
Softcover, Abingdon Pr
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It Is the Lord!: Sin and Confession Revisitedby William J. BauschISBN 0819005525 (0-8190-0552-5)
Hardcover, Fides Publishers
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Lectures to My Students: Complete and Unabridgedby Charles Haddon SpurgeonISBN 0310329116 (0-310-32911-6)
Softcover, Zondervan
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Lectures to My Studentsby Charles SpurgeonISBN 1857924177 (1-85792-417-7)
Hardcover, Appalachian Bible Co & Christian
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lectures to My Students'Book summary:Preachers often quote Spurgeon today because he had an ability to explain Christian truth to ordinary people with pointed, memorable statements. The people who heard and read his words were effectively taught theology and enjoyed it. He was a dogged defender of the Bible as God's truth. There was another side to Spurgeon's Character, he had a sensitive and loving nature that was the spur to him preaching the gospel, so that as many people as possible could hear the good news about why Jesus Christ came to spend time on earth, building a church for eternity. This also showed through in his warm pasturing of his congregation and the setting up of a college for future ministers of the gospel. Spurgeon realized that he could influence the church beyond his own lifetime if he could encourage future pastors to trust the Bible, love people and preach the truth fearlessly. To achieve this he collected his lectures to his college students and published this book. It has been a classic of pastoral theology ever since and is still used to train ministers to this day. [via]
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Marketplace Preaching: How to Return the Sermon to Where It Belongsby Calvin MillerISBN 0801063205 (0-8010-6320-5)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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Mastering Contemporary Preachingby Bill Hybels, Stuart Briscoe, Haddon RobinsonISBN 0880703350 (0-88070-335-0)
Hardcover, Multnomah Pub
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The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literatureby Sidney GreidanusISBN 0802803601 (0-8028-0360-1)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literature'Book summary:A fusion of biblical hermeneutics and homiletics, this thorough and well-researched book offers a holistic contemporary approach to the interpretation and preaching of biblical texts, using all the scholarly tools available and focusing especially on literary features. Greidanus develops hermeneutical and homiletical principles and then applies them to four specific genres: Hebrew narratives, prophetic literature, the Gospels, and the Epistles. [via]
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More Telling Stories, Compelling Storiesby William J. BauschISBN 0896225348 (0-89622-534-8)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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New Look at the Sacramentsby William J. BauschISBN 0896221741 (0-89622-174-1)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermonsby John Albert Broadus, Vernon L. StanfieldISBN 006061112X (0-06-061112-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Pilgrim Church: A Popular History of Catholic Christianityby William J. BauschISBN 0896223957 (0-89622-395-7)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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Positioning: Belief in the Mid-Seventiesby William J. BauschISBN 0819006068 (0-8190-0606-8)
Hardcover, Fides Publishers
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Power in the Pulpit: How to Prepare and Deliver Expository Sermonsby Jerry Vines, Jim ShaddixISBN 0802477402 (0-8024-7740-2)
Hardcover, Moody Pub
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The Preacher and Preaching: Reviving the Art in the Twentieth Centuryby Samuel T. LoganISBN 0875522947 (0-87552-294-7)
Hardcover, Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co
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Preachers Portrait: Some New Testament Word Studiesby John R. StottISBN 0802811914 (0-8028-1191-4)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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Preachingby Fred B. CraddockISBN 0687336481 (0-687-33648-1)
Softcover, Abingdon Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Preaching'Book summary:Painstakingly prepared for seminary students and clergy, this book answers the fundamental question: How does one prepare and deliver a sermon? Craddock's approach is practical, but also allows for concentrated study of any particular dimension of the process. [via]
Preaching and Biblical Theologyby Edmund P. ClowneyISBN 0875521452 (0-87552-145-2)
Softcover, Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co
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Preaching and Preachersby D. Martyn Lloyd-JonesISBN 0340206624 (0-340-20662-4)
Softcover, Hodder Religious Division
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Preaching and Preachers'Book summary:'Some may object to my dogmatic assertions; but I do not apologize for them. Every preacher should believe strongly in his own method; and if I cannot persuade all of the rightness of mine, I can at least stimulate them to think and to consider other possibilities. I can say quite honestly that I would not cross the road to listen to myself preaching, and the preachers whom I have enjoyed most have been very different indeed in their method and style. But my business is not to describe them but to state what I believe to be right, however imperfectly I have put my own precepts into practice. I can only hope that the result will be of some help, and especially to young preachers called to this greatest of all tasks, and especially in these sad and evil times. With many others I pray that 'The Lord of the harvest may thrust forth' many mighty preachers to proclaim 'the unsearchable riches of Christ!'' [via]
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Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament: A Guide for the Churchby Walter C. KaiserISBN 0801026105 (0-8010-2610-5)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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Preaching and Teaching With Imagination: The Quest for Biblical Ministryby Warren W. WiersbeISBN 0801057574 (0-8010-5757-4)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bibleby Thomas G. LongISBN 0800623134 (0-8006-2313-4)
Softcover, Augsburg Fortress Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible'Book summary:Long argues that the literary form and dynamics of biblical texts can and should make a difference in the kinds of sermons created from those texts, not only because of what the texts say but because of how they say it. He presents a methodology for taking the literary characteristics of biblical texts into account in the text-to-sermon process and then applies that methodology in separate chapters on preaching on psalms, proverbs, narratives, parables, and epistles. [via]
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Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Contemporary Hermeneutical Methodby Sidney GreidanusISBN 0802844499 (0-8028-4449-9)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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Greidanus challenges Old Testament scholars to broaden their focus and to understand the Old Testament not only in its own historical context but also in the context of the New Testament. Suggesting specific steps and providing concrete examples, this volume provides a practical guide for preaching Christ from the Old Testament. [via]More editions of Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Contemporary Hermeneutical Method:
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Preaching for God's Gloryby Alistair BeggISBN 1581341237 (1-58134-123-7)
Softcover, Good News Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Preaching for God's Glory'Book summary:Much of what emanates from modern pulpits would not be recognized by history's great preachers as being Bible-based and glorifying to God. Rather than the spiritual meat the Body of Christ needs--marked by doctrinal clarity, a sense of gravity, convincing argument, and a proper focus on Christ--entire churches are being administered a sweet but substanceless snack by their pastors. Consequently, congregations leave the sanctuary malnourished and ill-prepared to stand firm when their faith is challenged.
Recognizing the need for a return to biblical preaching, Alistair Begg has written this compelling booklet. In it he not only defines biblical preaching but tells how to accomplish it, explains its distinctives, and demonstrates its importance in the life of a church. Every Christian--pastor or not--is responsible to study the Scriptures and to learn to handle the Word correctly. This booklet aids in discerning how well one's church is doing in this area and offers suggestions for ensuring that the entire Body of Christ is being not only fed, but spiritually nourished.
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Preaching: How to Preach Biblicallyby John MacArthurISBN 1418500046 (1-4185-0004-6)
Hardcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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The Preaching Lifeby Barbara Brown TaylorISBN 156101074X (1-56101-074-X)
Softcover, Cowley Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Preaching Life'Book summary:In her bestselling preaching autobiography Barbara Brown Taylor writes of how she came to be a preacher of the gospel as a priest in the Episcopal Church. In this warm and poignant collection, Barbara Brown Taylors humor and wisdom delve into the meaning of Christian symbols and historyboth her own, growing up in the Mid-West and Georgia, and the Churchs, from its earliest beginnings in the Near East. Seamlessly, Taylor weaves together reflections on her vocation with the long-standing struggles of the Church to hear, respond, and remain faithful to its mission of holy love. She moves effortlessly from reflection to homily, concluding the volume with thirteen sermons illustrative of the answered call. This rich meeting of memoir, theology, and sermon stands at the center of Taylors work, bringing into one book the origins and the vision of her remarkable preaching life.
But her voice is not sentimental. Instead, Taylor explores Christian meanings and histories in order to hear and speak, in the present, for God. God has given us good news in human form and has given us the grace to proclaim it, she writes, but part of our terrible freedom is the freedom to lose our voices, to forget where we were going and why. While that knowledge does not yet strike me as prophetic, it does keep me from taking both my ministry and the ministry of the whole church for granted. This book on the calling to preach is itself a call to reawaken to the activating presence of God.
Because I am a preacher, it is through a preachers eyes that I see. . . , but because I am a baptized Christian too, it is from that perspective I write. Either way, my job remains the same: to proclaim the good news of God in Christ and to celebrate the sacraments of Gods presence in the world. Those two jobs are described as clearly in the baptismal vows as they are in the ordination vows, which give all Christians a common vocation.
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Preaching Re-imagined: The Role of the Sermon in Communities of Faithby Doug PagittISBN 0310263638 (0-310-26363-8)
Hardcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Preaching Re-imagined: The Role of the Sermon in Communities of Faith'Book summary:Are we preaching too much, engaging too little? What is the role of preaching in the postmodern Church? Author and pastor Doug Pagitt looks at the kind of preaching that 'creates followers of God who serve the world well and live the invitation to the rhythm of God.' He introduces you to an approach to engaging with the Bible with a focus on three questions: -What kind of communities are we forming? (Sociology) -What story are we telling? (Theology) -How can we tell it more effectively? (Communications) These questions are asked through the introduction of Progressional Implicatory Preaching---an innovative way of catalyzing an open dialogue with active participants. Envision Preaching Re-Imagined as an agent in the creation of Christian communities, and take a hopeful look toward new approaches to encouraging the spiritual formation of your church body. [via]
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Preaching That Changes Livesby Michael FabarezISBN 0785249141 (0-7852-4914-1)
Hardcover, Struik Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Preaching That Changes Lives'Book summary:Certainly there are many books about preaching on the market today, but no author directs his attention to the clear message of changing lives more than Michael Fabarez.
Everything a pastor does must be done with the perspective of changing lives. When a pastor studies, it should be with the anticipation of changing lives. When he is looking for the right illustration, it must be through the lens of changing lives. When he sets forth the spiritual direction for the church, he must have the scope of changing lives in his focus.
All other books dissect the essentials of pastoral ministry, but "Preaching That Changes Lives" takes it one step further!
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Preaching That Connects: Using the Techniques of Journalists to Add Impact to Your Sermonsby Mark Galli, Craig Brian LarsonISBN 0310386217 (0-310-38621-7)
Softcover, Zondervan
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Preaching the Whole Bible As Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to Expository Preachingby Graeme GoldsworthyISBN 0802847307 (0-8028-4730-7)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Preaching the Whole Bible As Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to Expository Preaching'Book summary:While strong, gospel-centered preaching abounds, many Christian pastors and lay preachers find it difficult to preach meaningfully from the Old Testament. This practical handbook offers help. Graeme Goldsworthy teaches the basics of preaching the whole Bible in a consistently Christ-centered way.
Goldsworthy first examines the Bible, biblical theology, and preaching and shows how they relate in the preparation of Christ-centered sermons. He then applies the biblical-theological method to the various types of literature found in the Bible, drawing out their contributions to expository preaching focused on the person and work of Christ.
Clear, complete, and immediately applicable, this volume will become a fundamental text for teachers, pastors, and students preparing for ministry. [via]More editions of Preaching the Whole Bible As Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to Expository Preaching:
Preaching With Bold Assurance: A Solid and Enduring Approach to Engaging Expositionby Bert Decker, Hershael YorkISBN 080542623X (0-8054-2623-X)
Hardcover, Broadman & Holman Pub
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Preaching With Purposeby Jay E. AdamsISBN 0875520782 (0-87552-078-2)
Softcover, Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co
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Preaching With Purpose: The Urgent Task of Homileticsby Jay E. AdamsISBN 0310510910 (0-310-51091-0)
Softcover, Zondervan
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Preparing Expository Sermons: A Seven-Step Method for Biblical Preachingby Ramesh RichardISBN 0801091195 (0-8010-9119-5)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Churchby Hughes Oliphant OldISBN 0802843573 (0-8028-4357-3)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church: The Age of the Reformationby Hughes Oliphant OldISBN 0802847757 (0-8028-4775-7)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church: The Age of the Reformation'Book summary:The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church is a multivolume study by Hughes Oliphant Old that explores the history of preaching from the words of Moses at Mount Sinai through modern times. In Volume 4, The Age of the Reformation, Old focuses on changes in preaching due to the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation. This is the pivotal volume in Old's project, covering as it does not only what the Reformers and Counter-Reformers preached but also their reform of preaching itself. Old traces the main events and people involved in the development of preaching at this time -- Luther, Calvin, Thomas of Villanova, Francis Xavier, William Perkins, John Donne, Johann Gerhard, Jacques Bossuet, and many more -- while also giving due attention to how preaching was itself an act of worship. [via]
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The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church: The Biblical Periodby Hughes Oliphant OldISBN 0802843565 (0-8028-4356-5)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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Rediscovering Expository Preachingby Master's Seminary Faculty Staff, MacArthur, John F., Jr., Richard L. Mayhue, Robert L. Thomas, Masters College Faculty StaffISBN 0849909082 (0-8499-0908-2)
Hardcover, Nelson Incorporated, Thomas
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rediscovering Expository Preaching'Book summary:John MacArthur and other distinguished teachers of preachers respond to the apostle's mandate in this comprehensive treatment of expository preaching. Dr. MacArthur's well-known passion for the Scriptures is combined with the vision and expertise of other faculty members at The Master's Seminary to produce a definitive statement on how to unfold the meaning of God's Word effectively to today's congregation. [via]
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The Reformed Pastorby Richard BaxterISBN 1428622896 (1-4286-2289-6)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Reformed Pastor'Book summary:Despite the title, this book is equally informative to those in the pulpit and those in the pew. It was penned when Baxter was unable to attend a meeting of ministers, so he wrote this to them. It covers what it means to take heed to ourselves, to the flock, to spiritual things, to church discipline. He prays for unity and peace in the churches, for greater vigor on the part of everyone in expressing our life in Christ. He proves the importance of family worship and catechism, hope in and expectation of success in all our Christian endeavors, due to the mediatorship of Christ and the indwelling guidance of the Spirit. In this book one discovers the heart of the man. For Baxter was both earnest and insistent upon discovering to a person their spiritual state. He would ask, ''Can you truly say that all the known sins of your past life are the grief of your heart, . . . that you have cast your soul upon Christ alone for the pardon of your sins by His blood? Can you truly say that your heart has turned away from your former sins [so that] you now hate the sins you formerly loved. Can you truly say that you have taken the everlasting enjoyment of God for all your happiness [so that] it has all of your heart, of your love, of your desire and care? . . . Do you daily and principally seek to please God?'' If these questions did not convince him that the person was converted, then he must be made to know how far he fails to measure up to being a Christian. Make him to know how he has despised God. For His view was, ''you must get to his heart, or else you have done nothing.'' He applied this method of catechizing families in his Kidderminster parish, insisting on heads of families learn, then teach their children. There resulted multitudes of conversions during his 14 years there. [via]
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The Reformed Pastor: A Pattern for Personal Growth and Ministryby Richard Baxter, Richard C. Halverson, James M. HoustonISBN 1573832014 (1-57383-201-4)
Softcover, Regent College Pub
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Sacred Anointingby SargentISBN 034059408X (0-340-59408-X)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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The Sacred Anointing: The Preaching of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jonesby Tony SargentISBN 0891078118 (0-89107-811-8)
Softcover, Good News Pub
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Sacred Rhetoric or a Course of Lectures on PreachingISBN 0851512909 (0-85151-290-9)
Hardcover, Banner of Truth
Find This BookBook summary:This book an EXACT reproduction of the original book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR?d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. [via]
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Speaking God's Words: A Practical Theology of Expository Preachingby Peter AdamISBN 0830815228 (0-8308-1522-8)
Softcover, Intervarsity Pr
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Speaking God's Words: A Practical Theology Of Preachingby Peter AdamISBN 1573833223 (1-57383-322-3)
Softcover, Regent College Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Speaking God's Words: A Practical Theology Of Preaching'Book summary:There are many books on preaching, but few, if any, on the theology of preaching. Yet, whether it is recognized or not, theology underlies any preaching that claims to be biblical. In Speaking God's Words Peter Adam builds confidence in preaching by laying a firm theological foundation for it. Preaching rests upon three great pillars: God has spoken, his words are now recorded in Scripture and he commissions people "to explain, preach and teach his written words to their contemporaries." Throughout the book, using well-chosen illustrations, Dr Adam encourages preachers to give themselves to the demanding yet thrilling task of "preaching God's words" today. [via]
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Speaking With Bold Assurance: How to Become a Persuasive Communicatorby Bert Decker, Hershael W. YorkISBN 0805422102 (0-8054-2210-2)
Softcover, B & H Pub Group
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Spirit Empowered Preaching: Involving the Holy Spirit in Your Ministryby Arturo AzurdiaISBN 1857924134 (1-85792-413-4)
Softcover, Appalachian Bible Co & Christian
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Storytelling: Imagination and Faithby William J. BauschISBN 0896221997 (0-89622-199-7)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Storytelling: Imagination and Faith'Book summary:Homilists, catechists, and parents will make excellent use of this book in which the author interweaves spirituality and storytelling to demonstrate the beauty and inspiration of stories. [via]
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Storytelling the Word: Homilies & How to Write Themby William J. BauschISBN 0896226875 (0-89622-687-5)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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The Supremacy of God in Preachingby John PiperISBN 0801065046 (0-8010-6504-6)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Supremacy of God in Preaching'Book summary:According to Warren Wiersbe, The Supremacy of God in Preaching "'calls us back to a biblical standard for preaching, a standard exemplified by many of the pulpit giants of the past, especially Jonathan Edwards and Charles Spurgeon." This newly revised edition is an essential guide for preachers who want to stir the embers of revival. Piper focuses his study on the example of Jonathan Edwards as an illustration of a leader who submitted to God.[via]More editions of The Supremacy of God in Preaching:
Take Heart, Father: A Hope-Filled Vision for Today's Priestby William J. BauschISBN 0896223094 (0-89622-309-4)
Softcover, Twenty-Third Publications
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The Tale of the Tardy Oxcart: And 1,501 Other Storiesby Charles R. SwindollISBN 0849913519 (0-8499-1351-9)
Hardcover, Nelson Reference & Electronic Pub
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Publisher's Note: This book is now available as Swindoll's Ultimate Book of Illustrations & Quotes (ISBN 0785250255)
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Telling the Truth: The Gospel As Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Taleby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060611561 (0-06-061156-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Telling the Truth: The Gospel As Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale'Book summary:A sermon arises out of silence, preacher and writer Frederick Buechner reminds us, and that silence is both an opportunity and a warning. An audience sits in the pews waiting, and each of those who sit there bring with them a long and complicated history. How will you reach them? How will you awaken them? "Tell them the truth," Buechner says in this brief and powerful book. The Gospel begins here, out of this silence: "It is life with the sound turned off so that for a moment or two you can experience it not in terms of the words you make it bearable by but for the unutterable mystery that it is." Out of this silence, he writes, the "real news comes, which is sad news before it is glad news and that is fairy tale last of all."
This series of lectures explores these three ways of seeing the Gospel: first as tragedy, as honest sorrow and suffering--this must be faced before anything else becomes possible. From this comes the comedy of new life: a child born to Abraham and Sarah in old age, Lazarus raised from the dead. This is the folly of the Gospel--what Buechner will ultimately call the fairy tale. Drawing deeply from the well of The Wizard of Oz and other stories, he reminds us in this final chapter that "there is a child in all of us," a child in touch with a truth deeper than the logic of tragedy. --Doug Thorpe [via]
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Timely Homilies: The Wit and Wisdom of an Ordinary Pastorby William J. BauschISBN 0896224260 (0-89622-426-0)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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Toward an Exegetical Theology: Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teachingby Walter C. KaiserISBN 0801021979 (0-8010-2197-9)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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Using Illustrations to Preach With Powerby Bryan ChapellISBN 1581342640 (1-58134-264-0)
Softcover, Good News Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Using Illustrations to Preach With Power'Book summary:If the apostle Paul had not punctuated his words with images of the armor of God or the racecourse, would we so easily remember his instruction? The march on Washington might have become nothing more than a ragged hike across a majestic mall if Martin Luther King, Jr. had not led us through a "dream" and onto a "mountaintop."
Such is the power of illustrations. They contain a hidden dynamic of living that captures our attention and furthers our understanding in a way that no other sermonic tool can match. Can they be overused and their purpose abused? Yes--and by many they are. But to eliminate them completely would be unwise, maintains Bryan Chapell.
Instead, he responds to those concerns by reviewing the theory behind illustrations, sharing why they're important, and demonstrating how you can use them effectively in your biblical preaching. This book clearly affirms that illustrations are integral to powerful preaching--not because they entertain but because they expand and deepen applications in the lives of your listeners. They infuse your words with life without comprising the message, making the truth of the Word ring clearly in people's hearts long after your sermon is done.
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The Witness Of Preachingby Thomas G. LongISBN 0804215715 (0-8042-1571-5)
Softcover, Presbyterian Pub Corp
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The Word in and Out of Season: Homilies for Preachers, Reflections for Seekersby William J. BauschISBN 1585950033 (1-58595-003-3)
Hardcover, Twenty-Third Publications/Bayard
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A World of Stories for Preachers and Teachers: And All Who Love Stories That Move and Challengeby William J. BauschISBN 089622919X (0-89622-919-X)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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Yellow Brick Road: A Storyteller's Approach to the Spiritual Journeyby William J. BauschISBN 0896229912 (0-89622-991-2)
Softcover, Twenty Third Pubns
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