In this complete guide to expository preaching, Bryan Chapell teaches the basics of preparation, organization, and delivery--the trademarks of great preaching. This new edition of a bestselling resource, now updated and revised throughout, shows how Chapell's case for expository preaching reaches twenty-first-century readers.
Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Introduction
Part 1: Principles for Expository Preaching
1. Word and Witness
2. Obligations of the Sermon
3. The Priority of the Text
4. Components of Exposition
Part 2: Preparation of Expository Sermons
5. The Process of Explanation
6. Outlining and Structure
7. The Pattern of Illustration
8. The Practice of Application
9. Introductions, Conclusions, and Transitions
Part 3: A Theology of Christ-Centered Messages
10. A Redemptive Approach to Preaching
11. Developing Redemptive Sermons
Appendixes
1. Other Homiletic Forms
2. A Philosophy of Delivery and Dress
3. A Philosophy of Style
4. Methods of Preparation
5. Methods of Presentation
6. Divisions and Proportions
7. Wedding Messages
8. Funeral Messages
9. Evangelistic Messages
10. Understanding and Reaching Contemporary Listeners
11. Reading Scripture
12. Sample Sermon Evaluation Form
13. Example of an Expository Sermon in Formal Structure
Index
Page count: 448
Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon (Third Edition) is in the following collections:
