The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching: A Comprehensive Resource for Today's Communicators Book

How to Use This Book...15
Contributors...17
Acknowledgments...20
Part 1: The High Call of Preaching
How can I be faithful to what God intends
preaching to be and do?
1. Convictions of Biblical Preaching...23
Haddon Robinson
2. A Definition of Biblical Preaching...24
John Stott
3. A Weekly Dose of Compressed Dignity...29
Craig Brian Larson
4. Overfed, Underchallenged...31
Jay Kesler
5. Theology of Powerful Preaching...33
Jay E.Adams
6. Preaching That Raises Our Sights...36
Crawford Loritts
7. Leading and Feeding...37
Jack Hayford
8. John 3:16 in the Key of C...41
Jeffrey Arthurs
9. Growing in Your Preaching...44
Bill Hybels
10. Spiritual Formation through Preaching...48
Robertson McQuilkin
11. Preaching Life into the Church...53
Jeffrey Arthurs
12. My Theory of Homiletics...58
Haddon Robinson
13. Staying on the Line...59
David Helm
14. History of Preaching...64
Michael Quicke
Part 2: The Spiritual Life of the Preacher
How should I attend to my soul so that I am
spiritually prepared to preach?
15. A Cup Running Over...71
Dallas Willard
16. The Patented Preacher...74
Warren W.Wiersbe
17. I Prayed for My Preaching...79
Joe McKeever
18. How Does Unction Function?...81
Lee Eclov
19. Squeaky Clean...85
Kenton C. Anderson
20. Required Reading...89
Haddon Robinson
21. Rightly Dividing the Preaching Load...90
Larry W. Osborne
22. Preaching through Personal Pain...95
Daniel T. Hans
23. A Prophet among You...99
Maxie Dunnam
24. Burning Clean Fuel...103
Scott Wenig
Contents
25. Backdraft Preaching...105
Mark Buchanan
26. Why I Pace Before I Preach...108
Walter Wangerin Jr.
27. Preaching to Convulse the Demons...109
Craig Barnes
28. Holy Expectation...112
Haddon Robinson
Part 3: Considering Hearers
How should my approach change depending
on who is listening?
29. Preaching to Everyone in Particular...115
Haddon Robinson
30. The Power of Simplicity...121
Chuck Smith
31. View from the Pew...124
John Koessler
32. Preaching to Ordinary People...126
Lewis Smedes
33. Why Serious Preachers Use Humor...130
John Beukema
34. Connect Hearers through Dialogue...141
Jeffrey Arthurs
35. Self-Disclosure That Glorifies Christ...143
Joe Stowell
36. How to Be Heard...145
Fred Smith
37. Opening the Closed American Mind...149
Ed Dobson
38. Turning an Audience into the Church...154
Will Willimon
39. Preaching to Change the Heart...159
Alistair Begg
40. Preaching Truth, Justice, and the American Way...163
Rick McKinniss
41. Preaching Morality in an Amoral Age...166
Timothy Keller
42. Cross-Cultural Preaching...171
Rick Richardson
43. Connecting with Postmoderns...174
Robertson McQuilkin
44. Preaching amid Pluralism...177
Timothy Keller
45. Connecting with Non-Christians...179
John Koessler
46. How to Translate Male Sermons to Women...181
Alice Mathews
47. He Said, She Heard...184
Jeffrey Arthurs
48. Connecting with Men...188
Bill Giovannetti
49. Creating a Singles-Friendly Sermon...191
Susan Maycinik Nikaido
50. Preaching to Preschoolers...193
Marilyn Chandler McEntyre
51. Hispanic-American Preaching...195
Noel Castellanos, Jesse Miranda, Alfredo Ramos
52. African-American Preaching...197
Rodney L.Cooper
53. Asian-American Preaching...200
Matthew D. Kim
54. Work Wins?...204
Lee Eclov
55. One Sermon, Two Messages...207
Wayne Brouwer
56. The Playful Preacher...210
Richard P. Hansen
57. What Authority Do We Have Anymore?...213
Haddon Robinson
Part 4: Interpretation and Application
How do I grasp the correct meaning of
Scripture and show its relevance to my unique
hearers?
58. Why the Sermon?...217
Ben Patterson
59. Getting the Gold from the Text...221
John Koessler
60. Faithful First...226
David Jackman
61. God's Letter of Intent...230
Greg R. Scharf
62. Five Bird-dogging Questions for Biblical Exposition...234
Earl Palmer
63. The Rules of the Game...237
David L. Allen
64. Why All the Best Preachers Are Theological...241
John Koessler
65. Letting the Listeners Make the Discoveries...247
Earl Palmer
66. Conviction and Compassion...250
S. Bowen Matthews
67. The Inadequacy of 'Yes'
Theology...254
Ben Patterson
68. What Great Coaches---and Preachers---Know...255
Craig Brian Larson
69. Preaching That Opens Ears and Hearts...260
Haddon Robinson
70. Leading Hearers to the Tree of Life...261
Ted Haggard
71. Fundamentals of Genre...264
David L. Allen
72. From B.C. to 11 A.M...267
Steven D.Mathewson
73. The Big Idea of Narrative Preaching...271
Paul Borden and Steven N.Mathewson
74. Life in Leviticus...281
Rob Bell
75. Apply Within...283
David Veerman
76. Application without Moralism...289
Bryan Chapell
77. Blending Bible Content and Life Application...294
Haddon Robinson
78. Showing Promise...300
Craig Brian Larson
79. Helping Hearers Practice What We Preach...302
Randy Frazee
80. The Heresy of Application...306
Haddon Robinson
81. Preaching for True Holiness...311
Randal Pelton
82. Less Joe, More Jesus...313
Joe Stowell
83. Preaching That Promotes Self-Centeredness...315
Craig Brian Larson
84. The Danger of Practical Preaching...317
Lee Eclov
85. Grace: A License to Wander?...319
Bryan Chapell
86. The Rich Sound of Grace and Holiness...321
Kenton C. Anderson
Part 5: Structure
How do I generate, organize, and support
ideas in a way that is clear?
87. Set Free from the Cookie Cutter...323
Haddon Robinson
88. Say and Do...327
Fred Craddock
89. Connecting Biblical Content with Contemporary Audiences...329
Mike Yearley
90. Clearly...333
Haddon Robinson
91. Skills of Oral Clarity...336
Don Sunukjian
92. Questions That Put Muscle on Bones...338
Don Sunukjian
93. Better Big Ideas...353
An interview with Haddon Robinson
94. The Power of Sequence...358
Craig Brian Larson
95. Outlines That Work for You, Not Against You...360
Steven D.Mathewson
96. The Tension Between Clarity and
Suspense...363
Donald Sunukjian
97. Lifeblood of Preaching...367
Ian Pitt-Watson
98. Alliteration Downfalls...367
Don Sunukjian
99. Modulating Tension...369
Craig Brian Larson
100. The Purpose-Driven Title...370
Rick Warren
101. Why Should I Listen to You?...372
Kent Edwards
102. Satisfying Conclusions...374
Kent Edwards
Part 6: Style
How can I use my personal strengths and
various message types to their full biblical
potential?
103. Determining Your Strengths and Weaknesses...377
Duane Litfin
104. Interesting Preaching...385
Stuart Briscoe
105. Crafting an Experience...389
Rob Bell
106. Seven Habits of Highly Effective Preachers...394
Craig Brian Larson
107. The Sermon's Mood...400
Fred Craddock
108. Teaching the Whole Bible...404
D. A.Carson
109. Dramatic Expository Preaching...405
Haddon Robinson
110. Verse-by-Verse Sermons That Really Preach...407
Steven D.Mathewson
111. What Makes Textual Preaching Unique?...412
Steven D.Mathewson
112. Can Topical Preaching Also Be Expository?...418
Timothy S.Warren
113. The Biblical Topical Sermon...421
Don Sunukjian
114. Topical Preaching on Bible Characters...424
Timothy S.Warren
115. Topical Preaching on Contemporary Issues...427
Timothy S.Warren
116. Topical Preaching on Theological Themes431
Timothy S.Warren
117. Making the Most of Biblical Paradoxes...434
Richard P. Hansen
118. Getting the Most from the Sermon Series...439
Craig Brian Larson
119. Trends in Sermon Series...443
F. Bryan Wilkerson
120. The Compelling Series...446
An interview with John Ortberg
121. First-Person Narrative Sermons...448
Torrey Robinson
122. Biblical Preaching Is About Life Change, Not Sermon Form...451
John Ortberg
123. Seven Principles for Reaching Lost People...453
Dick Lucas
124. Evangelistic Preaching in the Local Church...461
Haddon Robinson
125. Felt-Needs Preaching...464
An interview with Duane Litfin
126. Preaching to Those Ripe for Conversion...467
An interview with James MacDonald
127. How to Preach Boldly in a 'Whatever' Culture471
An interview with Greg Laurie
128. Preaching with a Leader's Heart...473
Jim Nicodem
129. Critique of the New Homiletic...476
Scott M.