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Powerful Biblical Preaching

practical pointers from master preachers

Derek J. Morris

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Powerful Biblical Preaching Published by TRILOGY Scripture Resources

All rights reserved. Written permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to use or reproduce any part of this book, except for brief quotations in reviews or articles. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted, are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright ? 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-936929-05-4 The author assumes full responsibility for the accuracy of all facts,

statistics, and quotations as cited in this book. ?2012 Derek J. Morris

Cover Design and Page Composition: Monika Bliss Morris Printed in the United States of America First Edition 2005

Revised and Enlarged Second Edition 2012

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Contents

Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 1 :: Practical Pointers from the Preaching Ministry of Jesus

9 valuable lessons from the Master Preacher . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chapter 2 :: Developing a Working Methodology

12 Steps for Preparing and Delivering Powerful Biblical Sermons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Chapter 3 :: Called to Preach An interview with E. E. Cleveland and Benjamin Reaves . . 27 Chapter 4 :: Preaching Out of the Overflow An interview with Barry Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Chapter 5 :: Prayer-Saturated Preaching An interview with Alvin VanderGriend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Chapter 6 :: The Witness of Preaching An Interview with Thomas G. Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Chapter 7 :: Preaching with Prophetic Passion An Interview with Gardner C. Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chapter 8 :: B ullets or Buckshot An Interview with Haddon W. Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Chapter 9 :: Inductive Preaching An Interview with Fred B. Craddock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Chapter 10 :: Preaching Christian Doctrine An Interview with Marguerite Shuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Chapter 11 :: Marketplace Preaching An interview with Calvin Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Chapter 12 :: Celebration and Experience in Preaching An Interview with Henry H. Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Chapter 13 :: Preaching that Turns the World Upside Down An Interview with William H. Willimon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Chapter 14 :: Embracing the Next Generation An Interview with Josh McDowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Chapter 15 :: Evangelistic Preaching An interview with Charles D. Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Chapter 16 :: Prophetic Preaching An interview with Hyveth Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Chapter 17 :: Reaching the Secular Mind An Interview with Ravi Zacharias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Chapter 18 :: Sequence Preaching 5 steps for developing aN effective sermon series . . . . 135

Chapter 19 :: First-Person Narrative Preaching How to relive the old, old story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Chapter 20 :: The Art of Double Listening

An Interview with John R. W. stott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Chapter 21 :: Unleashing Your Congregation's Creativity

how to form and utilize a sermon resource group . . . . 157 Chapter 22 :: Learning from the Marketplace

An Interview with Patricia Fripp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Chapter 23 :: Preaching Effectively Without Notes

5 steps toward freedom from a sermon manuscript . . . 173 Chapter 24 :: Feedback and Evaluation

An Interview with Lee Strobel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Chapter 25 :: Planning Your Preaching Calendar

a 4 step journey from to panic to purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Chapter 26 :: How to Care For Your Voice

8 practical suggestions to protect and preserve your vocal cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to all the students in my preaching classes at Southern Adventist University and to all the pastors in my preaching workshops around the world. My interaction with each of you has reinforced the importance of striving for excellence in preaching by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thanks to Dr. Jack Blanco and Dr. Jud Lake for their encouragement and feedback in the preparation of this preaching resource. Thanks to Monika Bliss Morris and Eve Parker who provided invaluable feedback in the shaping and editing of the manuscript. And thanks to my wife Bodil, my most devoted and prayerful preaching coach. May this book bring honor to the One who alone is worthy.

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preface

This book represents the distillation of almost two decades of interaction with some of the finest preachers and homileticians in the English-speaking world. The goal of this process was to provide practical pointers for powerful bibilical preaching. Whether you are a full-time pastor who preaches every week or a lay preacher preparing your first sermon, this book will provide valuable resources as you strive for excellence in your preaching. At the end of each chapter, you will find reflection/discussion questions. If you are reading this book by yourself, take time at the end of each chapter to read the reflection questions. Apply what you have learned to your own preaching ministry. Ideally, this book should be read with a group of colleagues. Read one chapter per week and meet to review the discussion questions. This small group interaction will help you maximize your learning from each chapter.

It is my earnest prayer that the practical pointers for powerful bibilcal preaching contained in this book will be used by God to bless your life and enhance your preaching ministry. May you be able to say with joy, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me to preach" (Luke 4:18).

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