Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved: A Handbook for Preaching Christ from the Old Testament

by David M. King

Publisher:

Moody

, 2021

Overview

Every good sermon proclaims the gospel—even those from the Old Testament.

From the miracles of the Gospels to the teachings of the Epistles, the New Testament is saturated with the saving work of Jesus Christ. But where is He in the poetry, prophets, and history of the Old Testament?

Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved is a practical handbook for preaching Christ from the Old Testament. The book provides a comprehensive but simple hermeneutic for discerning how Jesus is present on every page of the Hebrew Scriptures. You’ll learn why and how to preach Christ from the Old Testament while experiencing the beauty of discovering and teaching how the saving work of Christ permeates the first two-thirds of the Bible.

Key Features

• Provides a comprehensive hermeneutic for discerning how Jesus is present in the Hebrew Scriptures
• Teaches why and how to preach Christ from the Old Testament
• Shows how the saving work of Christ permeates the first two-thirds of the Bible

Contents

• Introduction: The Rock in My Shoe
• Part 1: Why Should I Preach Christ from the Old Testament?
• 1. Exegetical Necessity
• 2. Theological Necessity
• Part 2: How Do I Preach Christ from the Old Testament?
• 3. The Preaching Text
• 4. Fulfillment in Christ
• 5. Case Studies in Fulfillment
• 6. From Christ to Us
• Part 3: What Happens When I Preach Christ from the Old Testament?
• 7. Problems to Avoid
• 8. Benefits to Enjoy
• Conclusion: Two Paintings, Two Pointings
• Appendix A: Functional Questions for Interpretation
• Appendix B: The Hebrew Bible
• Special Thanks
• Scripture Index
• Notes

Praise for Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved

King gives a stirring and convincing defense for preaching Christ from the Old Testament, but it gets even better than this because King explains how we can proclaim Christ from the Old Testament. Preachers are busy, and it is difficult to find time to read another book. King’s book, however, is succinct and marvelously clear. Take up and read!

—Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY

This short book bears the marks of a long gestation. Its brevity is owing to years of faithful preaching and careful thought about preaching. It is clear, to the point, and ideal for reading as you come up for air between sermons. Here you’ll find a guide to genuinely preach Christ from the Old Testament, alongside a warning against narrowness, quickness, and laziness. Both are needed. David King has weathered the pendulum swings of moralism and gospelism, and he presses us both to help our people see Christ and to not “elbow the text out of the way” or be loose with the details of the passage. To preach a freer holiness, and a holier freedom. Here is an invitation, and accessible guide, into the journey of preaching the whole Bible to the whole church for a whole lifetime.

—David Mathis, executive editor and senior teacher, desiringGod.org; pastor, Cities Church, Saint Paul; author, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines

This practical handbook fills a much-needed gap in the recent discussions on Christ-centered preaching. It offers a compelling, robust, and balanced Christ-centered hermeneutic that does not overshadow the essential nature of the triune God as Father, Son, and Spirit.

—Jacob M. Pratt, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Hermeneutics, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved: A Handbook for Preaching Christ from the Old Testament
• Author: David M. King
• Publisher: Moody
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 160
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Bible. Old Testament › Homiletical use; Preaching; Typology (Theology; Jesus Christ › Biblical teaching
• ISBNs: 9780802423276, 0802423272
• Resource ID: LLS:YRLDTSTLDTSTMNT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-09-22T21:46:25Z

About David M. King

David M. King (DMin, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) has served over twenty years as senior pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is the author of Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved. David and his wife, Natalie, have three children.