A Comprehensive Resource for Today’s Christian Communicators. This extensive encyclopedia is the most complete and practical work ever published on the art and craft of biblical preaching. Its 11 major sections contain nearly 200 articles, comprehensively covering topics on preaching and methodology, including:Sermon structure and “the big idea.&… Read more…
Throughout history, there have been certain figures who have stood the test of time and had an enduring impact on the church at large. One such person was the famed Welsh preacher Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. In this carefully curated collection of sermons, contemporary readers are introduced to one of the most influential pastors of the 20th century. Each sermon… Read more…
Preaching today all too often tragically misses the point.
We've all heard sermons that sound more like a lecture, filling the head but not the heart. And we've all heard sermons tailored to produce an emotional experience, filling the heart but n… Read more…
If the apostle Paul had not punctuated his words with images of the armor of God or the racecourse, would we so easily remember his instruction? The march on Washington might have become nothing more than a ragged hike across a majestic mall if Martin Luther King, Jr. had not led us through a "dream" and onto a "mountaintop."
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"God has appointed preaching in worship as one great means of accomplishing his ultimate goal in the world." —John Piper
John Piper makes a compelling claim in these pages about the purpose of preaching: it is intended not merely as an explanation of the … Read more…
From John Wesley’s message of God’ love for fallen man to R. A. Torrey’s heartfelt tribute to John 3:16, Peter F. Gunther has compiled a collection of classic sermons that spans three centuries.The effects of these dynamic sermons, preached by men like D. L. Moody, George Whitefield, and Charles Haddon Spurgeon, touched not only individu… Read more…
Is Your Biggest Ministry Obstacle Writer’s Block?As an active member in ministry, writing is usually inevitable. Perhaps you approach these opportunities with excitement—or maybe you procrastinate to avoid the task altogether, your pages remaining forever blank. No matter how you feel about writing, approaching a project can be overwhelming. K… Read more…
One of the central tasks of pastoral ministry is preaching the Word of God.Yet those who are called to ministry may feel unprepared, unable, or unwilling to step into this role. Moreover, the discipline of homiletics sometimes gets lost amid the exegetical questions, theological debates, and denominational disputes that overwhelm our attention.In this brief … Read more…
What preachers preach is not necessarily what hearers hear. Have you ever wondered why some hearers are affected by a sermon but not others? The issue may not necessarily be the content or delivery of the message. It may be how your hearers' brains process what you say. Modern neuroscience illuminates how our brains understand and hear sermons. Verbal st… Read more…
The prophetic books are some of the most captivating and fascinating texts of the Old Testament, but they are also some of the most misunderstood. Interpreting the Prophets equips the reader with the knowledge and skills they need to interpret the Prophets in a faithful and accurate fashion. Beginning with the nature of the prophetic role and prophetic books… Read more…
"We preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God." When Paul preached about the crucified and risen Jesus Christ to the church at Corinth and elsewhere, did he follow the well-established rhetorical strategy of his day or d… Read more…
We hear plenty of discussion about missional theology, missional leadership and missional church planting. But what about missional preaching? Now that the church in the West lives within a post-Christendom context, how should preaching look different? What homiletical assumptions arose within Christendom but are no longer relevant for a missionary church? I… Read more…
In these pages you will find a vision of preaching that is both illuminating and inspiring. Drawing from biblical and theological resources as well as years in the pulpit, Darrell Johnson takes us far beyond the mere mechanics of delivering sermons. He dynamically unpacks the link between the human task of speaking to a congregation and the real, gracious ac… Read more…
Preaching's Top Books on PreachingLet your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.— Proverbs 4:25-26Preaching is difficult enough under the best of circumstances. But what are we to do when it seems that all of us—hearers and preachers alike… Read more…
Tethered to the Cross unveils the deeply rooted philosophy of the “Price of Preachers Charles H. Spurgeon. For nearly forty years, Spurgeon commanded the pulpit at London's bustling Metropolitan Tabernacle, where his sermons became legendary. But what made his scriptural insights so transformational? The renowned theologian and historian Thomas Breimai… Read more…
Preaching simply does not happen apart from the Holy Spirit. In fact, preaching is the Spirit's ministry! Spirit-Led Preaching helps readers understand preaching from the Spirit's point of view and teaches about the Spirit's role in both the preparation and delivery process, showing what it means to be truly empowered by the Spirit… Read more…
What is “expository preaching?” In this brilliant new book, Dr. Stephen F. Olford and Dr. David L. Olford, both widely respected preachers in their own right define “expository preaching” (“exposing Scripture instead of imposing upon it”), teach its technique, and express its significance (“all true preaching is expo… Read more…
Preaching magazine’s 2008 Book of the Year! The theme of doctrinal preaching and teaching comes to life through the enthusiastic and inspired writing of professor Robert Smith in Doctrine That Dances. Advance Praise: “At a time when so much of the conversation on preaching deals with presentation, Robert Smith has reminded us that effe… Read more…
Preachers communicate God’s word by fully considering their context and their congregation.Preaching by the Book is a practical handbook offering fundamental guidance for preachers beginning to explore their gifts, and fresh insights for seasoned veterans desiring to refine their craft. R. Scott Pace challenges preachers to develop their style and thei… Read more…
John McClure's Preaching Words highlights the most important ideas in homiletics and preaching, offering short explanations of these ideas, what scholars of preaching are saying about them, and how they can help in today's preaching. Topics range from elements of the sermon (introduction, body, and conclusion) to aspects of delivery, types of preachi… Read more…
In this companion and sequel to the best-selling Power in the Pulpit (2002), which has sold over 11,000 copies, more of America's best-known and most influential African American preachers describe how they go about preparing their sermons. Each preacher also presents a sermon that highlights his or her particular method of sermon preparation. This book … Read more…
First-rate scholars and preachers on four interpretive approaches to Paul and RomansPauline scholarship is a minefield of differing schools of thought. Those who teach or preach on Paul can quickly get lost in the weeds of the various perspectives. How, then, can pastors today best preach Paul’s message?Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica have assembled… Read more…
In John 14:12–14, Jesus declares that His people would accomplish “greater works” than His. What are these greater works the church would accomplish, and how could they be even greater than Christ’s miracles? With biblical insight, author Ryan McGraw takes a closer look at this passage, along with the book of Acts, and explains that these greater wor… Read more…
Challenging modern preachers to expound the Bible like Peter and Paul, Him We Proclaim makes the hermeneutical and historical case for a return to apostolic preaching—preaching that is Christ-centered, redemptive-historical, missiologically communicated, and grounded in grace. But moving beyond theory, Him We Proclaim provides examples of how this method a… Read more…
Why is preaching ineffective? Gordon shows how the way preachers study means that they are not speaking the language the congregation understands and needs to hear. Includes solutions.… Read more…
There are commentaries and there are books on preaching - but very few books combine elements of both to enable the preacher or Bible teacher to prepare a series on specific sections of Scripture.
This series gives the Bible teacher suitable tools to understand the context of biblical books, doctrinal themes, the methods of interpretation,… Read more…
Thru the Bible Commentary, Volumes 1-5: Genesis through Revelation is a complete edition of the 60-volume Thru the Bible commentary series, by Dr. J. Vernon McGee.
This set is an excellent choice if you need an in-depth Bible commentary explained in a thorough and simple way. Dr. McGee modeled his style of teaching after Dr. Harry Ironside… Read more…
An award-winning legacy continues; completely revised and featuring world-class evangelical scholarship, the Expositor’s Bible Commentary (REBC) includes brand new commentaries and updates throughout the volumes. In the Olive Tree Bible App, the EBC-R comes to life. Verse references become hyperlinks, the split window allows you to read the Bible side-by-s… Read more…
The Exegetical Summary Series from SIL International (SILES) summarizes scholarly interpretations of Greek or Hebrew biblical texts. A broad spectrum of students and translators will find this resource helpful in producing meaningful translations of the original Biblical text despite their varying levels of exegetical skills. Each volume in the series (see l… Read more…
A concise, thorough interpretation of the entire Bible designed especially for Sunday School teachers.
The Teacher’s Bible Commentary has been one of the widely used reference tools for Sunday School Teachers for over 25 years. From the idea stage, the commentary was designed to meet the week-to-week needs of men and women who have the a… Read more…
The New Interpreter’s Bible One-Volume Commentary brings the best of biblical scholarship to the service of the church. This volume features new articles on all the books of the Bible, including the Apocrypha, as well as general articles on the history, interpretation, and use of the Bible. The authors are a diverse group of the top biblical scholars in th… Read more…
Unger’s Commentary on the Gospels is a brand new, never-published edition of the observations and teachings of Dr. Merrill Unger on the New Testament Gospels.
Included in this volume is a book introduction for each of the four gospels and a thorough verse-by-verse commentary on this New Testament group of books.
The co… Read more…
Readers of the New Testament often encounter quotes or allusions to the Old Testament that may be unfamiliar or obscure. The Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament and the Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament bring clarity around this important field of study.
In the Commentary on the New Testament Us… Read more…
At first glance, it may seem strange that after more than two thousand years of biblical interpretation there are still major disagreements among biblical scholars about what the Jewish and Christian Scriptures say and about how one is to read and understand them. Yet the range of interpretive approaches now available is the result both of the richness of th… Read more…
G. Campbell Morgan understood the unity and connectedness of every part of the Bible, sharing this understanding through his Analyzed Bible. "Telescopic" in nature, his study focused on the structure of the Bible in broad strokes, leaving others to plumb the depths of individual verses and chapters.
Under Campbell's expert guidance, re… Read more…
Olive Tree is pleased to offer this comprehensive set of expository Bible study notes by Dr. Thomas Constable, Senior Professor Emeritus of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary. Constable's Expository Bible Study Notes grew out of Dr. Constable’s personal study and his 45 years of experience as a professor and teacher. Twenty-five years in t… Read more…
In the NIV Leadership Bible Notes you'll learn from both ancient and contemporary experts in leadership theory. These Bible Notes are designed around 52 "Home Pages" that offer topical studies divided into three categories: personal development, relationships, and skills. It’s true! You can spend just 15 minutes a day to increase your leadership effect… Read more…
The Christian Standard Bible aims to draw readers into a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God. By translating Scripture into the clearest possible modern English, the CSB allows readers to experience God’s Word at its fullest.
THE ANCIENT TEXTS AS THEY WERE MEANT TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Developed by 100 scholars from… Read more…
The Living Bible is Kenneth Taylor's interpretive paraphrase of the Bible. Taylor created this paraphrase as a help for those who wanted to read
the Bible to children without having to stop and explain many things. In a 1979 interview published in Christianity Today he explained that
the version began in the context of his … Read more…
The NIV Proclamation Bible offers a valuable resource for those who teach from the Bible regularly and anyone who enjoys studying Scripture in greater depth. This edition, developed by Lee Gatiss in collaboration with the Proclamation Trust, includes a wealth of additional material from leading theologians, pastors, and Bible teachers to enhance your study … Read more…
The Psalms are the only extended portion of Scripture written to God—they are prayers. The Psalms are uniquely suited to foster communication with God, which is the purpose of this edition. The ESV Devotional Psalter pairs each of the 150 psalms with brand-new devotional content written by Dr. Dane Ortlund, guiding readers to thoughtfully interact with and… Read more…
It's remarkable how much the Lord can say to us in only five words of Scripture. Scattered throughout the Bible are small phrases that pack a punch. They teach truths, uncover human frailties, reveal God's grace, and even expose the schemes of the Enemy.Bestselling and beloved author Warren Wiersbe offers one hundred concise but nourishing devotions … Read more…
Timeless insights from one of the most important people in church history. Some people value good works so much that they overlook faith in Christ. Faith should be first.… It is faith—without good works and prior to good works—that takes us to heaven. We come to God through faith alone. —Martin LutherResounding across the centuries, Martin Luther’s… Read more…
The ebook How to Apply the Bible by Dave Veerman provides practical methods to apply the principles of the Bible to daily life. The Bible can be more than just understood, it can also impact lives if it includes comprehension and action. Veerman provides notes on the seven different literary types of the Books of the Bible (history, law, poetry a… Read more…
Based on the sound premise that preachers want to reach and grow their congregations, A Preacher's Companion, edited by Geoffery Hunter, Stephen Wright and Gethin Thomas, contains practical and useful suggestions and advice for all aspects of preaching. Based on biblical theology and cultural and communication research, this eBook is an excel… Read more…
Distinguished Old Testament scholar Walter Kaiser believes that the Old Testament is sorely neglected today in teaching and preaching, but it is even more neglected when it comes to setting forth the hope that Christians have for the future. Firmly believing that the Old Testament offers important insights into biblical eschatology and the Christian life, he… Read more…
This is a classic that has stood the test of time. For forty-five years, seminary students and pastors have benefited from the principles found in this book. Two of Koller's popular texts, Expository Preaching without Notes and Sermons Preached without Notes, are combined in a single volume that allows preachers to prepare and deliver sermons without bei… Read more…
This bestselling text by Haddon Robinson, considered by many to be the "teacher of preachers," has sold over 300,000 copies and is a contemporary classic in the field. It offers students, pastors, and Bible teachers expert guidance in the development and delivery of expository sermons. This new edition has been updated throughout and includes helpful exercis… Read more…
In this exposition of 1 Corinthians, D. A. Carson presents a comprehensive view of what the death of Christ means in preaching and ministering to God's people. He explains the key biblical principles for dynamic, cross-centered ministry and how to put the cross at the center of Christian life.… Read more…
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