Preaching the Cross

Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, R. Albert Mohler Jr., C.J. Mahaney

• Publisher: Crossway
• Year: 2007
• Print ISBN: 9781581348286
• eBook ISBN: 9781433519000
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Ministry

Proclaiming the gospel is without a doubt the most important task of pastoral ministry, yet often other, seemingly more urgent activities obscure it. From time to time all pastors and preachers need to be reminded of the primacy of the gospel.

Preaching the Crossdoes just this. It is a call to expository, gospel-centered preaching as the center of pastoral ministry. This volume showcases an unprecedented combination of pastors representing a variety of evangelical traditions. Though they differ on some secondary points of church practice, they all enthusiastically celebrate the centrality of the cross of Christ-keeping the main thing the main thing. That message every reader can take away from this book and adopt in his pastoral ministry.

Authors Mark Dever, J. Ligon Ducan III, R. Albert Mohler Jr., and C. J. Mahaney are joined by colleagues John MacArthur, John Piper, and R. C. Sproul in calling pastors to pursue gospel-saturated, preaching-centered ministries.

Table of contents

• COVER PAGE
• TITLE PAGE
• COPYRIGHT
• DEDICATION
• CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• CHAPTER 1: A REAL MINISTER: 1 CORINTHIANS 4
• CHAPTER 2: PREACHING CHRIST FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
• CHAPTER 3: PREACHING WITH THE CULTURE IN VIEW
• CHAPTER 4: THE CENTER OF CHRISTIAN PREACHING: JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH
• CHAPTER 5: PREACHING AS EXPOSITORY EXULTATION FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
• CHAPTER 6: THE PASTOR’S PRIORITIES:WATCH YOUR LIFE AND DOCTRINE
• CHAPTER 7: WHY I STILL PREACH THE BIBLE AFTER FORTY YEARS OF MINISTRY
• APPENDIX: TOGETHER FOR THE GOSPEL AFFIRMATIONS AND DENIALS (2006)