Preaching with Purpose : The Urgent Task of Homiletics

by Jay E. Adams

• ISBN13: 9780310510918
• ISBN10: 0310510910
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-06-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

"The amazing lack of concern for purpose among homileticians and preachers has spawned a brood of preachers who are dull, lifeless, abstract and impersonal; it has obscured truth, hindered joyous Christian living, destroyed dedication and initiative, and stifled service for Christ." -Jay Adams, from the book Preaching needs to become purposeful, says Jay Adams, because purposeless preaching is deadly. This book was written to help preachers and students discover the purpose of preaching has and the ways that the Scriptures inform and direct the preaching task. Preaching with Purpose, like the many other books of Jay Adams, speaks clearly and forcefully to the issue. Having read this book, both students and experienced preachers will be unable to ignore the urgent task of purposeful preaching. And the people of God will be the better for it.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	ix
The Centrality of Purpose	1	(4)
What Is Preaching?	5	(6)
The Purpose of Preaching	11	(5)
The Purpose of Biblical Preaching	16	(5)
Determining the Preaching Portion	21	(6)
Determining the Telos	27	(7)
Analyzing the Congregation	34	(8)
The Preacher's Stance	42	(5)
A Preaching Outline	47	(12)
Purposeful Introductions	59	(6)
Purposeful Conclusions	65	(5)
Evangelistic Invitations	70	(8)
Purposeful Planning	78	(8)
Sense Appeal	86	(11)
Gathering Storytelling Materials	97	(7)
A Preaching Style	104	(10)
Counseling and Preaching	114	(17)
Application of Truth	131	(7)
The Purpose of Implementation	138	(8)
Preaching Christ	146	(7)
Delivery and Purpose	153	(3)
Conclusion	156	(3)
Index	159