Digital Logos Edition
Preaching. A high calling requiring men of God who know how to rightly divide the Word of truth, men who are in tune with heaven and who long to be God's mouthpiece here on earth. Such a calling demands prayer, time, the anointing of the Spirit, training, discipline, and the necessary tools to be an effective communicator.This material is not meant to take the place of your personal sermon preparation. Rather, its purpose is to supplement and enhance your own study of the Word, to provide you with direction, so that you know where you're leading your congregation and what you hope to accomplish in your preaching.Each one-year preaching plan contains:A supplement with helpful words of advice for the pastor from Dr. Stephen Olford.Fifty-two single-page outlines to enable your congregation to follow along as you preach.Fifty-two full outlines of solid biblical exegesis for each key text or passage.Suggested illustrations and amplifications to save you time. Room is also left in the margin for you to add your own notes, thus personalizing the sermon to fit your style of preaching.A bibliography of books and commentaries for further reading and research.
“You must remember that in the art of preaching the secret of communication is not saying seven things, but saying one thing seven times (F. B. Meyer).” (source)
“Dr. G. Campbell Morgan would never expound a book of the Bible until he had read it fifty times.” (source)
“Preaching has not accomplished its objective if it fails to change character and conduct!” (source)
“Three good principles should govern all preaching: stand up, speak up, and then shut up!” (source)
“the gospel, you must read, think and write before you speak.” (source)