Preacher Points

Looking for a devotional that will both challenge and encourage you? Preacher Points is that book! Pastors, seasoned preachers, and church leaders of all kinds will be blessed by the many "points" for preachers in Preacher Points. Whether you follow the 31-day format or read through selective entries, you will discover: * How to improve your preaching * How to find encouragement in difficult times *How to strengthen your marriage & family Purchase a copy today and start your journey through Preacher Points! More Reasons To Buy: Clearly written and highly practical, Preacher Points offers encouragement in preaching, pastoring, and the devotional life of today’s pastor and church leader. 31 concise selections including: “Six Reasons To Build Pauses Into Your Sermon” “Using Quotes In The Pulpit” “Suggestions For Preaching Funerals” “Preaching Hurt” “Playing The Long Game In Ministry” Daily entries conclude with a biblical word of encouragement or one-sentence prayer suggesting further thought and reflection. What Others Are Saying: “This book by Todd Linn is a fountain of wisdom. I read it without putting it down. I will use it in my preaching classes and I will refer to it again and again for my own benefit. What a treasure!” —Dr Daniel L. Akin, President, Southeastern Seminary "By the time you reach the end of this book, you will feel once again the wonder of your calling and you will be fired up to get into the pulpit this coming Sunday!" —Meirwyn Walters, Author of Intentional Preaching Todd Linn earned his PhD in preaching from Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY and is the author of the verse-by-verse study of the Book of James: You’re Either Walking The Walk Or Just Running Your Mouth!

This volume is a collection of some of the best of the hundreds of Preaching Points that the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary has produced. Preaching Points is a weekly podcast on iTunes U that features conversations on preaching by Haddon Robinson, Jeffrey Arthurs, Matthew Kim, and Patricia Batten-all members of the preaching faculty of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton campus. This book offers diverse topics based upon on how they relate to preaching-the preacher's spiritual life, the way to preach, the way to live life as preachers, their role as a preacher, considerations for listeners, and so forth.

Do you desire to preach with authority and conviction and keep your audience engaged from the beginning of your sermons to the end? You hold in your hand a description of an easy, step-by-step process equipping you with the tools for preaching powerful Bible-based sermons. Beginning with the initial step of heart preparation, Joseph B. Onyango Okello takes you through the process of identifying the text and topic to be preached, developing an easy-to-remember outline for your audience, and showing you how to explain, illustrate and apply the text of Scripture in a way that ties the word of God to the life of your audience. The principles applied in this book aim at equipping you with preaching skills for ministry. Once you've mastered this method, which Joseph has tested in the field of preaching for over thirty years, you will have a grateful audience every time you used it on the pulpit. They will be grateful because the method helps you to preach sermons your listeners will remember and re-preach!

You can teach the craft, but you must first form the heart. Many preachers want to preach better, but they don't always know how to go about improving, and most books on preaching focus on the mechanics of the craft. But preaching involves more than the steps from a text to a sermon, because every time a preacher stands up to preach, their character shines through—for better or for worse. In The Heart of the Preacher, Rick Reed focuses on the personal heart preparation required before any preacher is ready to preach. He explores issues preachers often wrestle with—like discouragement, insecurity, and pride. He then offers practices to fight these challenges and form a heart that carries the fruit of the Spirit into the pulpit. It takes more than a good speaker to preach. It takes a Spirit-filled person. This book will help you check your heart and cultivate the most important aspect of preaching: your character.

The contents focus on the four important aspects of the man who has God’s calling on his life to be a preacher, namely, the Man, the Ministry, the Message, and the Mission. It explains God’s calling, God’s choosing, and God’s election of the man whom God wants to place in the ministry. It also explains the five-fold ministries and their specific functioning in the body of Christ.

Good preaching depends on being attentive – to God, to the Bible, to the congregation, to the context, to what influences and shapes the preacher. This practical, confidence-building guide is for all who want to develop their preaching by homing in on that which points to God in the now. Encouraging preachers in the ways that will make authentic connections with others, it demonstrates that preaching in today’s culture requires preachers to ‘show up and be present, in person’ rather than speak 'in role' or act as religious spokespersons who take no responsibility for their message. Based on the authors’ own training of ordinands, it offers: • Insights on how to develop the habit of noticing God in the world; • Strategies for opening up and finding fresh meaning in familiar Bible texts; • Ways of understanding what influences your congregation and your own theology; • Sample sermons that embody these principles.

Written BY Preachers and Teachers FOR Preachers and Teachers The Preacher's Commentary, Complete 35-Volume Set: Genesis–Revelation offers pastors, teachers, and Bible study leaders clear and compelling insights into the entire Bible that will equip them to understand, apply, and teach the truth in God's Word. Each volume is written by one of today's top scholars, and includes: Innovative ideas for preaching and teaching God's Word Vibrant paragraph-by-paragraph exposition Impelling real-life illustrations Insightful and relevant contemporary application An introduction, which reveals the author's approach A full outline of the biblical book being covered Scripture passages (using the New King James Version) and explanations Covering the entire Bible and combining fresh insights with readable exposition and relatable examples, The Preacher's Commentary will help you minister to others and see their lives transformed through the power of God's Word. Whether preacher, teacher, or Bible study leader--if you're a communicator, The Preacher's Commentary will help you share God's Word more effectively with others. Volumes and authors include: Genesis by D. Stuart Briscoe Exodus by Maxie D. Dunnam Leviticus by Gary W. Demarest Numbers by James Philip Deuteronomy by John C. Maxwell Joshua by John A. Huffman, Jr. Judges & Ruth by David Jackman 1 & 2 Samuel by Kenneth L. Chafin 1 & 2 Kings by Russell H. Dilday 1 & 2 Chronicles by Leslie C. Allen Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther by Mark D. Roberts Job by David L. McKenna Psalms 1-72 by Donald M. Williams Psalms 73-150 by Donald M. Williams Proverbs by David A. Hubbard Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon by David A. Hubbard Isaiah 1-39 by David L. McKenna Isaiah 40-66 by David L. McKenna Jeremiah & Lamentations by John Guest Ezekiel by Douglas Stuart Daniel by Sinclair B. Ferguson Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, and Jonah by Lloyd J. Ogilvie Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. Matthew by Myron S. Augsburger Mark by David L. McKenna Luke by Bruce Larson John by Roger L. Fredrikson Acts by Lloyd J. Ogilvie Romans by D. Stuart Briscoe 1 & 2 Corinthians by Kenneth L. Chafin Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon by Maxie D. Dunnam 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus by Gary W. Demarest Hebrews by Louis H. Evans, Jr. James, 1 & 2 Peter, and Jude by Paul A. Cedar 1, 2 & 3 John, and Revelation by Earl F. Palmer

This volume is the same sermon planner you have come to depend on for more than ten years. Outstanding pastors provide an entire year's worth of preaching and worship resources for every week.