__A powerful synthesis of biblical truth and storytelling__  
  
The challenge of contemporary preaching is packaging a message that holds the attention and touches the hearts of those who listen--while offering biblical substance in the process. Many preachers long to bring exposition and narrative together in a style that leads to transcendent moments. Calvin Miller has preached and equipped preachers for decades. In Preaching, he offers a volume of helpful insights for pastors and homiletics students to deliver the heart of the gospel via the Jesus-approved vessel of compelling storytelling.   
  
"A lifetime of preaching and teaching the art of preaching crackles and pops in this bonfire of a book. Calvin Miller, one of our best preachers and writers, tells us what he does best--and why and how."--Eugene Peterson, professor emeritus of spiritual theology, Regent College  
  
"Miller comes as a master storyteller to teach us how to tell the gospel to a generation thirsting for narratives to explain our world."--Bryan Chapell, president, Covenant Theological Seminary  
  
"If you are a preacher, read this book! It can change your preaching for a lifetime."--Haddon Robinson, Harold John Ockenga Professor of Preaching, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary  
  
"Miller's work on narrative exposition is an important contribution that will help both novice and veteran preachers explore new approaches to proclaiming biblical truth."--Michael Duduit, editor, Preaching magazine  
  
Calvin Miller is a research professor and distinguished writer in residence at Samford University's Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama. When not teaching or writing, Dr. Miller speaks at a variety of conferences. He has written more than forty books.

__Calvin Miller__ (1936-2012) served as a pastor for over thirty years, and was also research professor and distinguished writer in residence at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama. He was a beloved author of more than seventy books of popular theology and inspiration, including Preaching: The Art of Narrative Exposition.

Because they are speaking to a younger society more attuned to lively dialogue and visual images, pastors need a fresh wineskin for a timeless message of redemption. Calvin Miller, who has preached and equipped preachers for decades, offers a volume of helpful insights for pastors to deliver the heart of the gospel via the Jesus-endorsed vessel of compelling storytelling. For the working pastor, Miller's crash course on preaching is a welcomed study. Now available in trade paper.

This volume of helpful insights for pastors shows them how to deliver the heart of the gospel via the Jesus-endorsed vessel of compelling storytelling.

Miller, Calvin

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Title Page

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Introduction

PART 1: ANALYSIS: THE EXEGESIS OF ALL THINGS

1. WHO'S TALKING? EXEGETING THE PREACHER

2. WHO'S OUT THERE? EXEGETING THE AUDIENCE

3. WHADDA YA HEAR ME SAYIN'? EXEGETING THE SERMON

4. SO WHAT'S TO BE DONE NOW? EXEGETING THE CALL OF THE SERMON

PART 2: WRITING THE SERMON

5. DEALING WITH THE TEXT: TITLE, THEME, PACING, AND PREPARING

6. DIGGING FOR TREASURE: THE ART OF EXEGESIS

7. IMAGING THE ARGUMENT: DEVELOPING THE ART OF WRITING THE STORY

PART 3: PREACHING THE SERMON

8. STYLE: DELIVERING THE SERMON

9. THE SERMON JOURNEY: TEXT AND ALTAR

Afterword

Appendix: Mentoring from the Contemporary Masters

Notes

Sources Consulted in this Book

About the Author

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