A− A+ 🌙 Dark 🔖 Bookmark 📖 Contents 🔍 Search ≈ 2 min read · pp. 1–1 Table of Contents Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Preface Introduction Abbreviations and Versions of the Bible CHAPTER ONE - The Glory of Preaching: A Historical Sketch Jesus, the Apostles and the Fathers The Friars and the Reformers The Puritans and the Evangelicals The Nineteenth Century The Twentieth Century Notes CHAPTER TWO - Contemporary Objections to Preaching The Anti-authority Mood The Cybernetics Revolution The Church’s Loss of Confidence in the Gospel Notes CHAPTER THREE - Theological Foundations for Preaching A Conviction about God A Conviction about Scripture A Conviction about the Church A Conviction about the Pastorate A Conviction about Preaching Notes CHAPTER FOUR - Preaching as Bridge-building Crossing the Cultural Gulf Biblical and Historical Precedents Christ our Contemporary Ethics for Christians Social and Political Issues Handling Controversial Questions The Christian Way to Maturity Notes CHAPTER FIVE - The Call to Study Bible Study The Modern World Reading and Resource Groups Habits of Study Hindrances to Study Notes CHAPTER SIX - Preparing Sermons (1) Choose Your Text (2) Meditate on it (3) Isolate the Dominant Thought (4) Arrange your Material to Serve the Dominant Thought (5) Add the Introduction and Conclusion (6) Write Down and Pray Over Your Message Postscript Notes CHAPTER SEVEN - Sincerity and Earnestness Sincerity Earnestness Notes CHAPTER EIGHT - Courage and Humility Courage Humility Notes Epilogue Select Bibliography ← PreviousBook homeNext →Preface ↑ Back to top
