Preaching with Bold Assurance A Solid and Enduring Approach to Engaging Exposition

by Decker, Bert; York, Hershael W.

• ISBN13: 9780805426236
• ISBN10: 080542623X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: B&H Books

Summary

Preachers are under the biblical mandate to preach with conviction, passion, and in a way that the Word of God engages the audience and grips their hearts. Hershael York and Bert Decker have written a book that will equip preachers to do just that. Preaching with Bold Assurance brings the Bold Assurance concept to the pulpit, giving preachers a practical tool to help them use their minds, mouths, and beings to communicate effectively. Preachers will learn the tools for powerful and effective communication based on biblical truth and proven concepts from the business world so they can preach boldly and skillfully by understanding how God uses us as communicators.

Author Biography

Hershael W. York is Victor and Louise Lester Professor of Christian Preaching at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky Bert Decker is the chairman and founder of Decker Communications, Inc.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Part I: The Text	1	(100)
The Privilege of Preaching	3	(7)
The Goal of Preaching	10	(8)
The Commitments Expositors Must Make	18	(14)
Approaching the Text	32	(50)
Moving Toward the Sermon	82	(19)
Part II: The Sermon	101	(94)
Building a Sermon with The Decker Grid System™	103	(33)
Building Sermons to Change Lives	136	(14)
Illustrating the Sermon	150	(24)
Introducing the Sermon	174	(10)
Concluding the Sermon	184	(11)
Part III: Delivery	195	(66)
Building Trust in the Messenger	199	(6)
The Victory of the Visual	205	(9)
The Essence of Energy	214	(7)
The Behavioral Skills	221	(40)
Conclusion	261	(2)
Endnotes	263	(3)
Sample Sermon	266