The Witness of Preaching, Third Edition
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The Witness of Preaching, Third Edition

  1. 360 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Witness of Preaching, Third Edition

About this book

This is a newly revised edition of one of the standard introductory preaching textbooks on the market today. Beginning with a solid theological basis, veteran preacher and best-selling author Thomas G. Long offers a practical, step-by-step guide to writing a sermon. Long centers his approach around the biblical concept of witness. To be a preacher, Long posits, is to be a witness to God's work in the worldone who sees before speaking, one whose task is to "tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about what is seen."

This updated edition freshens up language and anecdotes, contains an extensive new analysis of the use of multimedia and its impact on preaching, and adds a completely new chapter on plagiarism in preaching. Included for the first time are four complete sermons, with Long's commentary and analysis. The sermons were written and originally preached by Barbara Brown Taylor, Cleophus J. LaRue. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, and Edmund Steimle.

With this third edition, The Witness of Preaching reaffirms itself as the essential resource for seminary students as well as new and experienced preachers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface to the Third Edition
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. What Does It Mean to Preach?
  10. 2. The Biblical Witness in Preaching
  11. 3. Biblical Exegesis for Preaching
  12. 4. The Focus and Function of the Sermon
  13. 5. The Basic Form of the Sermon
  14. 6. Refining the Form
  15. 7. Beginnings, Connections, and Endings
  16. 8. Images and Experiences in Sermons
  17. 9. Preaching and Plagiarism
  18. 10. From Desk to Pulpit
  19. 11. Conversation along the Pilgrim Way
  20. Appendix A—“The Eye of the Storm” by Edmund Steimle
  21. Appendix B—“The Lost and Found Department” by Barbara Brown Taylor
  22. Appendix C—“Why Bother?” by Cleophus J. LaRue
  23. Appendix D—“Special Effects” by Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli
  24. Notes
  25. Index of Scripture References
  26. Index of Names and Subjects