Christ-Centered Preaching

A complete perspective on expository preaching aims and methods, with sections on wedding, funeral, and evangelistic messages-resources not easily found elsewhere. Students are shown the redemptive aim of all of Scripture while they learn the expository preaching method.

After 10 years in pastoral ministry Bryan Chapell became homiletics professor, dean of faculty, and then president of Covenant Theological Seminary

Preface	p. 11
Acknowledgments	p. 13
Principles for Expository Preaching
Word and Witness	p. 17
Obligations of the Sermon	p. 35
The Priority of the Text	p. 51
Components of Exposition	p. 77
Preparation of Expository Sermons
The Process of Explanation	p. 99
Outlining and Structure	p. 127
The Pattern of Illustration	p. 163
The Practice of Application	p. 199
Introductions, Conclusions, and Transitions	p. 227
A Theology of Christ-centered Messages
A Redemptive Approach to Preaching	p. 263
Developing Redemptive Sermons	p. 289
Appendixes
Delivery, Dress, and Style	p. 313
Divisions and Proportions	p. 329
Methods of Preparation	p. 331
Methods of Presentation	p. 333
Reading Scripture	p. 337
Wedding Messages	p. 340
Funeral Messages	p. 343
Evangelistic Messages	p. 347
Study Resources	p. 351
Sample Sermon Evaluation Form	p. 359
Bibliography	p. 361
Index	p. 369
List of Figures
Components of a Gospel Message	p. 26
An Information-Priority Message	p. 78
An Exposition-Priority Message	p. 79
Balanced Exposition Double Helix	p. 85
Exposition Component Variations	p. 86
Traditional Mechanical Layout	p. 107
Alternative Mechanical Layout	p. 108
Example of Outline with Coexistent Error	p. 157
Subpointing	p. 158
Double Helix Illustration Perspective	p. 163
The Sermon as Application Leverage	p. 201
Application as Expositional Target	p. 202
Main Point Application Development	p. 212
Application Magnified	p. 213
Focusing Application with Situational Specificity	p. 214
The Application Breaking Point	p. 217
The Introduction Chain	p. 234
A Common Pattern for Effective Sermon Beginning	p. 241
Double Helix Transition Perspective	p. 255
Imaginative Leapfrogging to Christ	p. 294
Christ-Centered Exposition	p. 297
"Three Points Plus" Problems	p. 300
Grace-Directed Preaching	p. 300
Microphone Use	p. 317
A Sermon Preparation Pyramid	p. 332
List of Tables
Key Old Testament Terms	p. 89
Key New Testament Terms	p. 90
A Sermon Introduction Analyzed	p. 235
Example of a Scripture Introduction	p. 240
How to Determine the Fallen Condition Focus (Review)	p. 264
Sermon Proportions and Divisions	p. 329
Study Bibles	p. 351
Lexical Aids	p. 352
Lexical Aid Guides	p. 354
Original Language Grammars	p. 355
Concordances	p. 356
Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias	p. 358
List of Charts
Examples of Grammatical Outlines	p. 107
Sermon Intensity Graph	p. 245
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