Homiletics
POWER OF SPEAKING GODS WORD
Preachers should be concerned to preach God's word with God's power. Preachers are also conscious of the need to feed their flock. There are many struggles in the pulpit every week to make sure that the congregation is fed and also inspired.
This book grew out of the comment of a trusted congregation member to the author that 80% of his sermons were immemorable, but that the other 20% had profoundly changed their life.
Ellsworth started searching for reasons as to why some sermons had such a greater impact than others. Previously he had dismissed preaching without a written manuscript as being almost certain to be shallow, full of clichés and repetitious. Surely 'deep' teaching needed more support than his poor memory could provide?
Launching out in faith, Ellsworth started reducing his notes to the extent that they could be contained on one post-it note. The result? A learned colleague said that you would never have guessed how 'so much effect could have come from a single change.'
This is not a book about taking short cuts in sermon preparation - but a means of gaining more attention and having greater impact on your congregation.
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Preaching
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Preaching Christ from the Old Testament
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Preaching Gods Word 2nd Edition a Hands On Approach to Preparing Developing & Delivering the Sermon
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.
Preaching God's Word addresses:
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.
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PREACHING LIKE PAUL
In contrast with the widely popular interest in narrative styles, James Thompson shows that Paul's letters offer a different model for preaching today. He demonstrates how the manner of preaching used in the pre-Christian culture of Paul is valid and effective in our contemporary post-Christian culture. Unlike most books on preaching, this volume focuses not on technique, but on the goal of preaching--a needed missing component in contemporary holimetic discussion.
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Preaching Romans Four Perspectives
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.
[Table of Contents]
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
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Preaching That Speaks to Women
How can a pastor effectively minister to both men and women? How do the ways in which women understand sermons differ from those of men? Preaching That Speaks to Women invites preachers to consider how gender affects the way sermons are understood and calls them to preaching that relates to the entire congregation.
Drawing from her experience as a teacher of ministry students, as well as her experience as a missionary, conference speaker, and radio Bible teacher, Alice Mathews explores both the myths and legitimate boundaries for speaking about women as listeners. She considers the ways women think about themselves, make ethical decisions, handle stress, learn, and view leadership and power and applies the results to the task of preaching. Mathews advocates effective preaching that does not ignore women or merely typecast women in narrowly defined roles.
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Preaching the Luminous Word Biblical Sermons and Homiletical Essays
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PREACHING THE PARABLES
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Preaching with Accuracy Finding Christ Centered Big Ideas for Biblical Preaching
A resource to help pastors correctly identify the big idea of a passage and apply it well
Preaching with Accuracy provides preachers with a method for finding the "big idea" in each passage of the Bible, since correctly identifying the main point is key to accurately conveying the essential theology of the passage.
Pelton lays out a reliable, well-informed method for identifying the main point of a preaching passage and understanding that passage well in its context. Numerous examples are given at each step of the way to show how meaning develops throughout the process of interpretation. Pelton then guides the preacher through applying a Christ-centered hermeneutic that will result in biblical sermons that benefit and equip believers.
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