Preaching category: 634 books
Preaching as Reminding
Stirring Memory in an Age of Forgetfulness
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
We know of the preacher’s roles as both teacher and proclaimer, but Jeffrey Arthurs adds another assignment: the Lord’s remembrancer. With decades of preaching experience, he explains how to stir the memory of Christ-followers, fanning the flames of faith through vivid language, story, delivery,...
Preparing Evangelistic Sermons
A Seven-Step Method for Preaching Salvation
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
When it comes to evangelism, converting the sinner is God's part. Communicating the gospel is the preacher's part. But how is this done effectively? Professor of expository preaching Ramesh Richard offers pastors a simple, do-it-yourself resource for preparing and delivering evangelistic sermons....
Choosing to Preach
A Comprehensive Introduction to Sermon Options and Structures
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Today, traditional forms of preaching are being scrutinized and challenged. The biblical sermon is not immune to the pressure to evolve or even fall by the wayside, leaving pastors and seminary students confused over how best to communicate to today’s listeners. In this forward-looking textbook,...
The Homiletical Beat
Why All Sermons Are Narrative
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Promoting the idea of sermon as narrative, Eugene Lowry's first book, The Homiletical Plot, became one of the most influential preaching books of the latter part of the 20th century. While the sermon as narrative has become conventional preaching wisdom, it is largely misunderstood.
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by Bert Decker, Hershael W. York
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
Preachers are under the biblical mandate to preach with conviction, passion, and in a way that the Word of God engages the audience and grips their hearts. Hershael York and Bert Decker have written a book that will equip preachers to do just that. Preaching with Bold Assurance brings the Bold Assurance...
A Passionate Calling
Recapturing Preaching That Enriches the Spirit and Moves the Heart
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Reignite your deepest passion for good preaching. Renew your commitment to developing sermons that work to stimulate, encourage, and motivate your hearers to follow God. Lloyd John Ogilvie, former U.S. Senate chaplain and longtime pastor of Hollywood Presbyterian Church, will be a strong and motivating...
Preaching from Hebrews
Hermeneutical Insights & Homiletical Helps
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Preaching from Hebrews can help any preacher prepare practical sermons from the New Testament epistle to the Hebrews. It contains (1) a concise commentary on Hebrews, (2) a survey of how great preachers have applied the wisdom of Hebrews, and (3) a collection of sermons for special occasions, based on Hebrews.
by Lorraine Cavanagh
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
Waiting on the Word is an exploration of the gift of preaching and of becoming an effective communicator – someone who is able to connect with people’s innate desire for God.In an age of soundbites and information overload, Lorraine Cavanagh believes that we can lose sight of God’s real work...
by Barbara E. Reid OP
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
With an approach that is marked by both sound scripture scholarship and keen pastoral insight, Barbara Reid explores the ways that the saving work of Jesus has been approached in preaching. She uncovers a rich variety of metaphors, symbols, analogies—some severely limited and others immensely liberating....
by Gennifer Benjamin Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
What accounts for the spiritual power and vitality of black preaching? What are the distinctive contributions of black preaching to the life of The United Methodist Church? How must black preaching evolve if it is to rise to the new challenges facing the UMC?
Fifteen distinguished preachers...
by Joseph M. Webb
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
In this important book, Webb makes two central claims. First, that effective preaching without a manuscript is not a matter of talent as much as it is a matter of preparation. Preachers can learn the practices and disciplines that make it possible to deliver articulate, thoughtfully crafted sermons,...
Sermons Reimagined
Preaching to a Fluid Culture
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
ENCOUNTER A RADICAL COMMITMENT TO PREACHING THAT WILL REACH THE EARS OF A NEW GENERATION OF CHURCHGOERS. People today want to connect with God; they crave spirituality. But inside the walls of the church they’re getting a 30- to 50-minute spiritual monologue. Simply put, sermons do not communicate...
Preaching with a Problem
A Guidebook for Religious Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2013
Dr. Aaron McNair Sr., an acclaimed author, teacher, and pastor, focuses on how to succeed as a preacher and leader in this step-by-step guidebook. Whether you have just assumed a leadership role or are seeking to hone your skills so you can rise up through the ranks, you can learn how to become an...
Talking God
Preaching to Contemporary Congregations
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Today’s church has a digital dilemma: We live in an age where “new media” is inescapable, yet many still perceive these new forms of communication as either an unmanageable challenge or at odds with the mission of the church. Clergy and lay leaders alike can be at a loss as to what methodologies,...