The Urgent Task of Homiletics
162pp, pbk
Jay E. Adams
Jay E. Adams is a former Director of Advanced Studies and Professor Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary and a retired pastor. He has written over fifty books on pastoral ministry, preaching, counselling, Bible study, and Christian Living.
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Zondervan
Preaching needs to become purposeful, says Jay Adams, because purposeless preaching is deadly. This book was written to help preachers and students of preaching to discover the purpose that preaching has and the ways that the Scriptures inform and direct the preaching task.
Preaching With Purpose, like the many other books of Jay Adams, speaks clearly and forcefully to the issue. Having read this book, both students and experienced preachers will be unable to ignore the urgent ask of purposeful preaching. And the people of God will be the better of it.
Preface
Introduction
(1) The Centrality of Purpose (2) What Is Preaching?
(3) The Purpose of Preaching (4) The Purpose of Biblical Preaching
(5) Determining the Preaching Portion (6) Determining the Telos
(7) Analyzing the Congregation (8) The Preacher's Stance
(9) A Preaching Outline (10) Purposeful Introductions
(11) Purposeful Conclusions (12) Evangelistic Invitations
(13) Purposeful Planning (14) Sense Appeal
(15) Gathering Storytelling Materials (16) A Preaching Style
(17) Counselling and Preaching (18) Application of Truth
(19) The Purpose of Implementation (20) Preaching Christ
(21) Delivery and Purpose (22) Conclusion
Index