Doing justice to the complexity of the preaching task and the
questions that underlie it, author Paul Scott Wilson organizes both
the preparation and the content of the sermon around its "four
pages." Each "page" addresses a different theological and
creative component of what happens in any sermon. Page One presents
the trouble or conflict that takes place in or that underscores the
biblical text itself. Page Two looks at similar conflict--sin
or brokenness--in our own time. Page Three returns to the
Bible to identify where God is at work in or behind the text--in
other words, to discover the good news. Page Four points to
God at work in our world, particularly in relation to the
situations described in Page Two. This approach is about preaching
the gospel in nearly any sermonic form. Wilson teaches the ‘what’,
‘why’, and ‘how’ of sermon construction, all rooted in a theology
of the Word.
This completely revised edition guides readers through the sermon
process step by step, with the aim of composing sermons that
challenge and provide hope, by focusing on God more closely than on
humans. It has been largely rewritten to include an assessment of
where preaching is today in light of propositional preaching, the
New Homiletic, African American preaching, the effect of the
internet, and use of technology. A chapter on exegesis has been
added, plus new focus on the importance of preaching to a felt
need, the need for proclamation in addition to teaching, and
developing tools to ensure sermon excellence. New sermon examples
have been added along with a section that responds to critics and
looks to the future.
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Felipe Moreira Eler
8/6/2020