Learn to develop and deliver a biblical sermon that connects with today's audiences.

Preaching God's Word is a user-friendly and practical homiletics textbook that integrates hermeneutical principles and stresses the importance of a strong exegetical foundation. It teaches you how to understand your audience, develop powerful applications, use illustrations well, and communicate effectively.

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Whether you are a student who is new to preaching or a veteran looking to brush up on your skills, you will benefit from this hands-on approach to preparing, developing, and delivering the sermon.

First-rate scholars and preachers on four interpretive approaches to Paul and Romans

Pauline scholarship is a minefield of differing schools of thought. Those who teach or preach on Paul can quickly get lost in the weeds of the various perspectives. How, then, can pastors today best preach Paul's message?

Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica have assembled this stellar one-stop guide exploring four major interpretive perspectives on the apostle Paul: Reformational, New, Apocalyptic, and Participationist. First elucidated by a scholarly essay, each perspective is then illuminated by three sermons expositing various passages from Paul's magisterial letter to the Romans.

Coming from such leading figures as Richard Hays, James Dunn, Fleming Rutledge, and Tom Schreiner, these essays and sermons splendidly demonstrate how each perspective on Paul brings valuable insights for preaching on Romans.

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Introduction

Interpretive Perspectives on the Apostle Paul

1. Romans and the "Lutheran" Paul: Stephen Westerholm

2. Romans and the New Perspective: Scot McKnight

3. Romans and the Apocalyptic Reading of Paul: Douglas A. Campbell

4. Romans and the Participationist Perspective: Michael J. Gorman

Preaching Romans: Sermons

Reformational Perspective

5. Romans as Ecclesial Theology: Building Multiethnic Missional Churches: Michael F. Bird

6. God Justifies the Ungodly: Romans 4:1-8: Thomas R. Schreiner

7. The Transforming Reality of Justification by Faith: Romans 5:1-5: Carl R. Trueman

New Perspective

8. The Balance of Already/Not Yet: Romans 8:1-17: James D. G. Dunn

9. This Changes Everything: Romans 5:12-21: Tara Beth Leach

10. Pass the Peace by Faith: Romans 4:1-4, 13-17: Scot McKnight

Apocalyptic Perspective

11. Immortal Combat: Romans 1:16-17 and 5:12-14: Jason Micheli

12. In Celebration of Full Communion: Romans 3:21-24: Fleming Rutledge

13. Old Adam, New Adam; Old World, New World; Old You, New You: Romans 5:12-21: William H. Willimon

Participationist Perspective

14. Death Becomes Her: Romans 6:1-14: Timothy G. Gombis

15. Made New by One Man's Obedience: Romans 5:12-19: Richard B. Hays

16. Breathing Well: Romans 8:12-30: Suzanne Watts Henderson

Conclusion

17. Implications: Joseph B. Modica

Inviting serious theological engagement with texts from all parts of the Christian Bible, Preaching the Luminous Word is a collection of fifty-one sermons and five related essays from noted preacher and biblical scholar Ellen F. Davis.

A brief preface to each sermon delineates its liturgical context and theological themes as well as distinctive elements of structure and style. Arranged in canonical order, the sermons treat a wide range of texts: Torah, Prophets, Writings, Gospels, Epistles, and Revelation. They are complemented by essays on various aspects of biblical interpretation for preaching.

At once accessible, theologically informed, and rhetorically rich, this volume will engage preachers, teachers, seminarians, church leaders, and serious lay readers.