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Text-Driven Preaching: God's Word at the Heart of Every Sermon

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, 2010
ISBN: 9781430079958
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Text-Driven Preaching features essays by Daniel L. Akin, Paige Patterson, David Alan Black, Jerry Vines, Hershael York, David L. Allen, Bill Bennett, Ned L. Mathews, Robert Vogel, and Jim Shaddix urging pastors to commit to presenting true expository preaching from the pulpit. Concerned over what some church leaders even consider to be expository preaching today, they agree, “This book rests firmly on the biblical and theological foundation for exposition: God has spoken.”

Capturing the urgency and spirit of these writings in the book’s preface, co-editor Allen notes, “The church today is anemic spiritually for many reasons, but one of the major reasons has to be the loss of biblical content in so much of contemporary preaching. Pop psychology substitutes for the Word of God . . . in the headlong rush to be relevant, People magazine and popular television shows have replaced Scripture as sermonic resources.”

  • Addresses issues of outlining, application, and sermon delivery
  • Rests firmly on the biblical and theological foundation for exposition: God has spoken
  • Seeks to help readers involved in preaching ministries fulfill Paul’s mandate in 2 Tim 4:2: “Preach the Word!”

Top Highlights

“I can only conclude that the greatest failure in preaching and in books on preaching is the failure to invoke the anointing of God on the preacher and his message.” (Page 12)

“There is no substitute for spiritual preparation, and failure in rigorous study is surely a sin second only to the failure to prepare spiritually.” (Page 21)

“God accomplishes His purposes in the believer’s life by two instruments: the Word and the Spirit. The words of this familiar saying sum it up: ‘All Word and no Spirit, you dry up. All Spirit and no Word, you blow up. Combine the Word and the Spirit, you will grow up.’” (Page 60)

“God does not call His preachers to success, especially what is measured by worldly standards. God calls His preachers to faithfulness, and faithfulness includes the careful handling of His revealed Word with the utmost of integrity.” (Page 54)

“A text-driven sermon is a sermon that develops a text by explaining, illustrating, and applying its meaning. Text-driven preaching stays true to the substance of the text, the structure of the text, and the spirit of the text.” (Page 8)

"Tragically, today's pulpit is often a place of confusion rather than clarity. The preacher knows to do something with the text, but many preachers seem unsure of exactly what they are to do. Paul's command to Timothy is clear enough - preache the Word. In Text-Driven Preaching Dr Danny Akin and a team of expositors provide both encouragement and guidance to preachers - showing how to preach the text of Scripture. The book deserves a prime placement on every preacher's reading list."

R. Alberth Mohler, Jr., president The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

"True preaching is permeated with the Word of God and proclaimed for the glory of God. In this helpful volume, many of my mentors in preaching give us poignant reminders of why the text must drive the sermon and practical exhortations for how the text can drive the dermon. I am confident that preachers young ad old alike will benefit both personally and pastorally from the riches contained here."

David Platt, senior pastor, The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham, Alabama

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  2. Robert Hatfield

    Robert Hatfield

    12/31/2021

    Buy this book, the chapter by Dr. David Allen is well worth the purchase. It will absolutely blow your mind!
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