Preaching the Story That Shapes Us

by Boone, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780834123717
• ISBN10: 0834123711
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: The Foundry Publishing

Summary

It's about stumbling into revelation as life unwinds and scripture unfolds. Preaching is about listening to God's voice and sharing it with others. It is recognizing that when people gather for a sermon, they come to hear God speak, realizing that when he speaks, he speaks through you.

Author Biography

Dan Boone is the best-selling author of Answers for Chicken Little, The Worship Plot, and Seven Deadly Sins. From his first pastorate of a small rural church in New Salem, Mississippi, to his last pastoral assignment as senior pastor of a large college church near Chicago, Boone has loved doing the work of preaching. His wisdom and experience have made him a popular speaker and mentor to young preachers. Boone lives in Nashville with his wife, Denise, where he serves as president of Trevecca Nazarene University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
The Theology and Narrative of Biography: The Calling and the Called	p. 15
Before I Had a Thumb to Suck	p. 17
The Love of the Game	p. 20
The Call	p. 22
Spoking It	p. 25
A Vulnerable God	p. 30
Fleas in the Parsonage	p. 34
I Wish She'd Learn to Cuss	p. 36
The Bible: Where the Words Come From...and What They Do	p. 39
God Speaks	p. 41
The Written Word	p. 45
Reading...or Being Read?	p. 50
Hearing	p. 55
Tribute to a Friend and Mentor	p. 59
Theological Assumptions	p. 68
Getting Ready to Preach	p. 71
Sensing and Attending	p. 73
Inquisitiveness	p. 80
Looking for Trouble	p. 87
A World of Images and Experiences	p. 95
Pausing to Let the Text Do Me Good	p. 103
Don Wardlaw Again	p. 111
Consulting with the Scholars	p. 116
Exegeting the Congregation	p. 126
On a Corporate vs. Individual Theology of Worship-Invitation to the Dance	p. 144
On the Use of Power-Siding with Power	p. 151
The Shape of the Sermon	p. 155
Public Speaking for Pastors	p. 190
Top 10 Don'ts	p. 195
The Worship Plot	p. 198
Anthology of Sermons	p. 205
New Eyes-Luke 24:13-35	p. 207
Touched-Luke 4:14-30	p. 213
Seeing Past the Labels-Luke 7:36-50	p. 219
Hollow Laughter, Holy Tears-Luke 6:17-26	p. 224
Divine Backing-Luke 9:28-43	p. 230
God's Blog-Jeremiah 31:31-34	p. 234
Neb's Nightmare-Daniel 4	p. 238
Deep in Our Bones-Exodus 2:1-25	p. 245
Eternal Optimism-Romans 8:18-30	p. 250
You Can't Hide Family Resemblance-1 John 3:4-10	p. 258
Enemies-Psalm 109	p. 263
Dirty Hands, Pure Hearts-Matthew 5:8	p. 268
Notes	p. 277
Bibliography	p. 281
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