• Preaching with Variety

    Preaching with Variety
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    Price: $20.99

    ISBN: 9780825420191

    Edition: February 21, 2007

    Pages: 240

    Carton quantity: 68

    Publication date: February 21, 2007

    Format: Paperback

    Imprint: Kregel Ministry

    Category: Preaching

    Series: Preaching With Series

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    Preaching with Variety

    How to Re-create the Dynamics of Biblical Genres

    "Jeffrey Arthurs offers us a great deal of help to take us away from turning out cookie cutter sermons and allowing us to preach God's Word with imagination and freshness."

    —Haddon W. Robinson, Harold John Ockenga Professor of Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and author of Biblical Preaching


    "Variety—God is committed to it, and listeners need it. Prodded by these compelling observations, Arthurs tackles the variety in biblical literature—psalms, stories, parables, proverbs, epistles, and apocalyptic visions—and shows how to preach each one in a variety of ways. This is a clear and substantive book, written with wit and insight."

    —Donald Sunukjian, professor of preaching at Talbot School of Theology and author of Invitation to Biblical Preaching


    "In this well-written book, Jeffrey Arthurs carefully and concisely instructs preachers to preach from various biblical genres with skill. His insights and suggestions will help any pastor to preach with variety."

    —Scott M. Gibson, Haddon W. Robinson Professor of Preaching and Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and editor of Preaching the Old Testament


    "One of the great needs of preaching in our day is to let the biblical text speak with its own voice, rather than trying to stuff it into a predictable, pre-digested package. Jeffrey Arthurs offers valuable and practical insights that will help any preacher better communicate biblical truth with freshness and faithfulness."

    —Michael Duduit, editor of Preaching magazine


    "Jeffrey Arthurs is a wordsmith, a message-smith, a master communicator. You will learn much from him."

    —Craig Brian Larson, editor of PreachingToday.com


    Preaching with Variety reveals how pastors can preach creatively by borrowing the dynamics of six genres or forms found in the Bible. Each chapter includes practical "Try this" suggestions and ends with a quick checklist for preachers to consider when preaching from each of the six genres. Readers will learn how to expand their repertoire of creative, interesting, and relevant sermons.

    Available in Spanish
    Author: Jeffrey D. Arthurs
    Jeffrey D. Arthurs (PhD, Purdue University) is Robinson Chair of Preaching and Communication and Dean at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, S. Hamilton, Mass. He is an active scholar, regularly presenting papers at conferences and writing articles for several leading periodicals. His other books include Preaching With Variety and Devote Yourself to the Public Reading of Scripture.