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Preaching the good news / George E. Sweazey.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, [1976]Description: viii, 339 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0136948022
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV4211.2 .Sw2
Contents:
Basics -- The importance of preaching -- New developments in preaching -- The purpose of preaching -- The preacher's authority -- Understanding the Bible -- The power of God in preaching -- Preaching as communication -- Technique -- What to preach about -- Sermon structure -- Examples of sermon structure -- Introductions and conclusions -- The time for sermon preparation -- Working on the sermon -- Style -- Words -- Material -- The use of the Bible -- The sources of sermon material -- Quotations, poetry, and illustrations -- Humor -- Controversial preaching -- Subjects -- Preaching on the great beliefs -- Preaching on individual morality -- Preaching on social morality -- Preaching on personal problems -- Preaching on the Christian disciplines -- Special occasions -- The participants -- The preacher -- The hearer.
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Includes index.

Basics --
The importance of preaching --
New developments in preaching --
The purpose of preaching --
The preacher's authority --
Understanding the Bible --
The power of God in preaching --
Preaching as communication --
Technique --
What to preach about --
Sermon structure --
Examples of sermon structure --
Introductions and conclusions --
The time for sermon preparation --
Working on the sermon --
Style --
Words --
Material --
The use of the Bible --
The sources of sermon material --
Quotations, poetry, and illustrations --
Humor --
Controversial preaching --
Subjects --
Preaching on the great beliefs --
Preaching on individual morality --
Preaching on social morality --
Preaching on personal problems --
Preaching on the Christian disciplines --
Special occasions --
The participants --
The preacher --
The hearer.

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