Baker Preaching Collection (8 Vols.)

Biblical Sermons: How Twelve Preachers Apply the Principles of Biblical Preaching

• Authors: Haddon W. Robinson
• 264 pages
• Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker | 1987
• Includes twelve sample sermons

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Haddon Robinson's method as presented in Biblical Preaching is employed in twelve expository messages with accompanying comments on each by the editor and interviews with each preacher.

Haddon W. Robinson, Ph.D., is the Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. His book, Biblical Preaching, has sold more than 200,000 copies and has been used extensively in Bible colleges and seminaries since 1980.

Praise for the Print Edition

Biblical Sermons provides greater substance and meaning to an appropriate approach to expository preaching.
—Gerald Mathisen, Moody Bible Institute

This volume is the flesh and blood which brings life to the skeleton in Biblical Preaching. Its clear and constructive content is both an intellectual and devotional experience.
—William McRae, Ontario Theological Seminary

The Supremacy of God in Preaching, rev. ed.

• Author: John Piper
• 128 pages
• Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker | 2005

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

John Piper, (D. Theol., University of Munich) is the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis and founder of Desiring God Ministries.

Praise for the Print Edition

Calls us back to a biblical standard for preaching, as standard exemplified by many of the pulpit giants of the past, especially Jonathan Edwards and Charles Spurgeon.
—Warren W. Wiersbe

Here’s a book that every preacher should read at least once a year. The book is a powerful antidote to the unbalanced, self-centered preaching of today.
—Erwin W. Lutzer, Senior Pastor, The Moody Church, Chicago

360-Degree Leadership: Preaching to Transform Congregations

• Author: Michael J. Quicke
• 208 pages
• Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker | 2006

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Many in ministry see preaching and church leadership as separate responsibilities. "Most writing on Christian leadership omits preaching, and most books on preaching leave out leadership," observes Michael Quicke. But effective Christian ministry requires preachers to rediscover leadership through preaching. By adapting a workable and realistic leadership model, Quicke shows how preaching is the main vehicle for leading congregational change.

Michael J. Quicke is C.W. Koller Professor of Preaching and Communication at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois, and preaches and lectures across the world.

Praise for the Print Edition

If you feel your preaching responsibilities get in the way of your leadership, prepare to be challenged. If you feel your leadership responsibilities get in the way of your preaching, prepare to be challenged. 360-Degree Leadership argues persuasively that leadership and preaching are two sides of the same gold coin.
—Craig Brian Larson, editor, PreachingToday.com

I've been waiting for this book. With warmth and wisdom, Quicke shows us how to bring preaching and leadership together.
—Kevin Mill, vice president, Christianity Today International

360-Degree Preaching: Hearing, Speaking, and Living the Word

• Author: Michael J. Quicke
• 240 pages
• Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker | 2003

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

With 360-Degree Preaching, veteran preacher Michael Quicke brings expository preaching to a postmodern world. As someone who preaches every Sunday, he has witnessed the transforming power of preaching first hand for over thirty years. As he teaches students and pastors the art of preaching, his goal is to encourage preachers and those who train to be preachers.

Michael J. Quicke is C.W. Koller Professor of Preaching and Communication at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois, and preaches and lectures across the world.

Praise for the Print Edition

[Quicke] challenges a popular metaphor for preaching, suggests a better alternative, and encourages preachers. The result is a book that takes seriously the challenges of preaching in the 21st century but faces them with a hopefulness rooted in God's character and activity.
—–Evangelical Homiletics Society

Michael Quicke has written a comprehensive and practical guide to developing sermons. Throughout, his clear voice, engaging personality, honest mind, and deep passion for the gospel are present.
—–Thomas G. Long, Brandy Professor of Preaching, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, 2nd ed.

• Author: Bryan Chapell
• 400 pages
• Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker | 2005

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

This complete guide to expository preaching teaches the basics of preparation, organization, and delivery—the trademarks of great preaching. With the help of charts and creative learning exercises, Chapell shows how expository preaching can reveal the redemptive aims of Scripture and offers a comprehensive approach to the theory and practice of preaching. He also provides help for special preaching situations.

Bryan Chapell is C.W. Koller Professor of Preaching and Communication at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois, and preaches and lectures across the world.

Praise for the Print Edition

This is the best book on expository preaching I have read since Haddon Robinson's Biblical Preaching...[It] will be in the classrooms and on the desks of preachers for years to come.
—Timothy S. Warren, Bibliotheca Sacra

This is an outstanding tool for students of homiletics. It is the best I have seen on this subject. The book crystallizes the essence of expository preaching and presents clear, transferable principles for preaching effectively. The book itself is structured in a lucid, readable format.
—R. C. Sproul, founder and chairman, Ligonier Ministries

Preaching the Parables: From Responsible Interpretation to Powerful Proclamation

• Author: Craig L. Blomberg
• 256 pages
• Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker | 2004
• Fifteen sample sermons

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Craig Blomberg demonstrates how the structure of a parable is key to its interpretation and thus to its exposition. He shows how a parable, when properly contemporized, can be a powerful rhetorical device. He also illustrates how recognizing the elements of the parable that were atypical to everyday life can lead to key insights that will be of significance to contemporary parishioners. Each of the fifteen exemplary sermons is accompanied by an analysis that points out key interpretive decisions.

Craig L. Blomberg (Ph.D., Aberdeen University) is distinguished professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary.

Praise for the Print Edition

Craig Blomberg is a superb teacher and expert on the parables. Here he effectively combines both gifts. This book discusses how to preach the parables and gives a wonderful sample of sermons with explanations about how to proceed. I can't imagine a more helpful pastoral and homiletical guide to the perplexing world of parables. Highly recommended.
—Darrell Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary

Jesus' parables are endlessly intriguing. But pastors don't find them easy going—far too often we get mired in clichés and moralisms. Blomberg's venture into these classic texts is a welcome antidote to pulpit fatigue. His sermons themselves are fresh and personal; his accompanying commentary on how he came to preach them the way he does is on-the-job training for making honest gospel sermons from the stories Jesus told.
—Eugene H. Peterson, Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology, Regent College

The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative

• Author: Steven D. Mathewson
• 288 pages
• Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker | 2002
• Foreword by Haddon W. Robinson
• Five sample sermons

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Mathewson guides students and preachers through a ten-step process from text selection to sermon delivery. Mathewson then provides sample sermons and interviews of five individuals, including Alice Mathews and Haddon Robinson.

Steven D. Mathewson (D. Min., Gordon-Cronwell Theological Seminary) has taught at Montana Bible College and currently serves as senior pastor of Dry Creek Bible Church, Belgrade, Montana.

Praise for the Print Edition

The Old Testament houses a wealth of powerful preaching material for those who know how to mine its depths and communicate its truth in an effective, relevant way. Steven D. Mathewson has provided the serious preacher and teacher of Old Testament narrative literature with an awesome guide in how to communicate the truths from the Old Testament to our contemporary generation
—Tony Evans, President, Urban Alternative

Steve Mathewson knows why we don't preach Old Testament narratives; he tells us why we should; and he describes how we can. His method is clear and inviting. He displays the highest standards of Biblical scholarship without a hint of smugness. Steve pastors a rural church bursting at the seams and short on staff, yet he refuses to skimp on sermon preparation—which may be precisely why his church is bursting at the seams.
—David Hansen, Senior Pastor, Kenwood Baptist Church

The Four Voices of Preaching

• Author: Robert Stephen Reid
• 240 pages
• Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker | 2006
• Four sample Sermons

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

There are four distinct voices that preachers gravitate toward in their efforts to persuade, according to Reid. These include the teaching voice (explaining through argument); encouraging voice (facilitating an encounter with God); sage voice (critical reflection or analysis that invites exploration); and testifying voice (engaging listeners and seeking to build community). Reid's book provides sample sermons grounded in each voice.

Robert Stephen Reid (Ph.D., University of Washington) is director of the masters of arts in communications program and chair of the communications department at the University of Dubuque.

Praise for the Print Edition

Readers will come away from this book better able to identify their own primary voice while being able to speak in other voices when needed. Few books on preaching combine so deftly important theoretical ideas with practical implications. This book will be a welcome companion in the classroom and would be an excellent resource for clergy colleague groups and for a preacher's own reading.
—Ronald J. Allen, Christian Theological Seminary

The Four Voices of Preaching provides a smart new way of thinking about the relationship that exists between preachers and listeners. Reid shows how preachers adopt voices that call forth responsive identities from listeners. This book significantly advances our understanding of voice in homiletics today.
—John S. McClure, Vanderbilt Divinity School