Classic Studies on Preaching and Sermon-Writing Upgrade (8 vols.)

Baptist preacher Frederick Brotherton Meyer writes under the conviction that only expository preaching of the Bible “resists the wear and tear of time in a long pastorate with its steady and unceasing demand for sermons, week in, week out, which feed and nourish and inspire the flock.” Meyer defines and defends expository preaching, and examines how Jesus preached out of Scripture. This volume is a valuable resource for both the young and experienced preacher.

Named best preacher of the twentieth-century by Preaching Magazine, James Stewart wrote books on preaching that “have inspired tens of thousands of preachers to strive for greater effectiveness in their proclamation of God’s Word.” Heralds of God is perhaps Stewart’s best known work, and stresses the role of the preacher as proclaimer of “the mighty acts of God,” not a propagator of ideals, opinions, or parties. Stewart presents a clear picture of the preacher’s world, theme, study, technique, and inner life.

In a conversational tone, William Evans lays out a strategy for delivering addresses ranging from brief gospel readings to full sermons intended for all experience levels. Evans includes several outlines illustrating his sermon construction method.

The gospel has been preached over hundreds of years in many ways to a myriad of cultures. In this volume, W.J. Vashon Baker and Cyril Bickersteth examine Augustine’s writings on teaching and preaching. They provide a new translation of book IV of On Christian Doctrine, and encourage clergy to learning to fill their primary office as teacher with the wisdom of Augustine, a master of the art of preaching.

James M. Alexander spent three decades preaching before an early death. This volume contains his notes on homiletics theory made throughout his life, and compiled after his death. It contains a history of preaching, letters to young preachers, and comments on various types of preaching.

Collecting several key classics on homiletics, this volume is full of time-tested wisdom for the preaching pastor.

Contents:

• Dialogues on the Eloquence of the Pulpit by M. Fenelon
• Extract from a Latter to the French Academy by M. Fenelon
• Essay on the Composition of a Sermon by John Claude
• Thoughts on the Composition and Delivery of a Sermon by G. Gregory
• Letter on the Art of Preaching by M. Reybaz
• Baxter’s Reformed Pastor

This volume from influential Swiss pastor and Professor Jean Frederick Ostervald—who preached for 61 years in Neuchâtel, Switzerland—covers a range of issues in homiletics. Ostervald discusses the everything from prose style and elocution, to Scripture exposition and sermon preparation. This resource is a window into preaching in the nineteenth century and remains a valuable tool for preachers today.

A teacher of preachers, Alvah Sabin Hobart condenses his wisdom on homiletics and the pastor’s work into this conversational volume. The renowned preacher’s volume is written with the great commission always in mind, as Hobart holistically instructs pastors on how to be leaders in God’s charge to his church.