Steps to the Sermon: An Eight-Step Plan for Preaching with Confidence, rev. ed.
Overview
In the years since the original publication of Steps to the Sermon in 1963, audiences have become more sophisticated, preachers have learned to adjust their styles to reach today’s media saturated mindset, and sermon styles have shifted from deductive to inductive. In view of these changes Steps to the Sermon has been revised to help preachers communicate to the present generation. It will also prove to be an effective tool for college and seminary level courses in preaching. Its step-by-step approach to sermon development, coupled with features such as chapter outlines and an extensive updated bibliography, make it a practical resource for experienced preachers.
Key Features
- Teaches preachers how to effectively communicate to the present generation
- Composed by three seminary professors with decades of combines experience in preaching
- This revised edition is even more relevant, having been updated to reflect a modern shift in preaching styles
- Completely interactive with your Logos library
Top Highlights
“Preaching is the effective communication of the divine truth of the Christian Scriptures, by a person called of God to witness for Him to a redemptive deed for the purpose of giving eternal life through Jesus Christ.” (Pages 8–9)
“Literary analysis. One of the first problems of the interpreter is to determine the kind of language with which he is working. Is it prose or poetry? Is it literal or figurative? Is it literal but contains figures of speech? Different kinds of language are differently interpreted. Mistakes have often been made by interpreting literal passages as figurative or figurative passages as literal. To interpret poetry as prose, for example, is to open the door for all kinds of misunderstanding. It is also possible to press a figure of speech too far.” (Page 61)
“The total objective (also called the ultimate, supreme, or comprehensive objective) is to bring life to people.” (Page 9)
“‘preaching’ even though the specific word preaching is not always used. Four such words are didaskein, ‘to impart divine truth through teaching;’ dialegesthai, ‘to discourse or reason with others with a view to persuasion’; lalein, ‘to talk or to discourse’; and parakalein, ‘to call to one’s side or to admonish.’” (Page 5)
“God not only confronts men though the preacher’s proclamation; He actually saves men through it as well.” (Page 8)
Product Details
- Title: Steps to the Sermon: An Eight-Step Plan for Preaching with Confidence
- Authors: H. C. Brown, Jr.; H. Gordon Clinard; Jesse J. Northcutt
- Edition: Revised
- Publisher: Broadman and Holman
- Publication Date: 1996
- Pages: 239
About the Authors
H.C. Brown, Jr. received his Th.D. degree from and was professor of preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1949 to 1973.
Gordon Clinard was professor of preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1955 to 1966. He received his B.D. and Th.D. degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Jesse J. Northcutt taught preaching, served as dean of the school of theology, and was vice president for academic affairs at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received his Th.M. and Th.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
