The Preacher and His Preaching

by Pettet, Albert W., Sr.

• ISBN13: 9781585970049
• ISBN10: 1585970042
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Leathers Pub

Table of Contents

Preface	i
Introduction	iv
DIVISION ONE - The Preacher and God	1	(38)
God's Plan For Leadership	2	(5)
Called To Preach	7	(6)
Ordained To Preach	13	(7)
Commissioned by Christ	20	(4)
A Man Of God	24	(3)
God's Great Need	27	(4)
A Fresh Touch From God	31	(4)
How Much Owest Thou?	35	(4)
DIVISION TWO - The Preacher Himself	39	(63)
I Magnify Mine Office	40	(5)
Flee...Follow...Fight	45	(6)
Your Tools And You	51	(6)
Stir Up The Gift	57	(5)
The Fire Burned	62	(4)
Preaching Or Practicing	66	(4)
Steps That Lead To Success	70	(5)
Too Many Hats	75	(3)
Fussing Or Building	78	(3)
Ministerial Burnout	81	(5)
Turning Stress Into Power	86	(5)
Why Ministers Do Not Quit	91	(6)
The Parsonage Team	97	(5)
DIVISION THREE - The Preacher And His People	102	(38)
I Sat Where They Sat	103	(4)
No Man Is An Island	107	(5)
Leaders - Not Lords	112	(4)
Unconscious Influence	116	(4)
Bridging The Gulf	120	(3)
Pulpit Rapport	123	(5)
Pulpit Appeal	128	(5)
Something To Say	133	(3)
Elected - But Not Hired	136	(4)
DIVISION FOUR - Preparing The Message	140	(22)
Hermeneutics	141	(6)
Homiletics	147	(6)
The Source Of The Sermon	153	(3)
What Shall I Preach?	156	(3)
Sermons Are Born	159	(3)
DIVISION FIVE - Delivering The Message	162	(21)
What Is A Good Sermon?	163	(4)
Proclaiming The Message	167	(3)
Preaching With Persuasion	170	(4)
A Sermon Or A Message?	174	(4)
Saying Nothing Beautifully	178	(5)
DIVISION SIX - Ministerial Requirements	183	(34)
Debarred From The Priesthood	184	(8)
Clean Vessels	192	(5)
Strength Versus Weakness	197	(5)
Honest With God And Man	202	(5)
Testing The Edges Of The Rules	207	(4)
Ministerial Hazards	211	(6)
DIVISION SEVEN - Examples Of Two Great Preachers	217
Apollos - The Gifted Preacher	218
Barnabas - A Good Man	225