Preaching God's Word

Terry G. Carter (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is chair of the department of Christian ministries and holder of the W.O. Vaught Chair in the Pruet School of Christian Studies at Ouachita Baptist University. He teaches homiletics, pastoral ministry, Christian history, evangelism and church growth, missions, and survey of the Bible. He is author of The Journal and Selected Letters of William Carey.J. Scott Duvall (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the coauthor of Grasping God’s Word, Journey into God’s Word, Preaching God’s Word, and God’s Relational Presence, and author of The Heart of Revelation and Revelation in the Teach the Text Commentary series. He teaches and preaches frequently in local churches.J. Daniel Hays (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is dean of the Pruet School of Christian Studies and professor of Old Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the author of From Every People and Nation, The Message of the Prophets, The Temple and the Tabernacle, and A Christian’s Guide to Evidence for the Bible: 101 Proofs from History and Archaeology. He has coauthored or coedited Grasping God’s Word; Journey into God’s Word; Preaching God’s Word; The Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary; Jeremiah and Lamentations; The Story of Israel: A Biblical Theology; and God’s Relational Presence: The Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology. He teaches adult Sunday School at his local church in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and also speaks both regionally and internationally.

• ContentsAcknowledgments...9Preface...11Introduction...15PART 1: Developing and Preaching a Biblical Sermon1. Preaching a Biblical Sermon...212. Discovering Biblical Truth: The Interpretive Journey...413. Preaching the Meaning in Their Town...694. Exegeting the Audience...845. Communicating the Meaning in Our Town...996. Applying the Message...1167. Illustrating Biblical Truth...1338. Delivering a Biblical Sermon...150PART 2: Preaching the New Testament9. Preaching Letters...17110. Preaching the Gospels and Acts...18711. Preaching Revelation...204PART 3: Preaching the Old Testament12. Preaching Old Testament Narrative...22313. Preaching the Law...23714. Preaching the Prophets...25115. Preaching Psalms and Wisdom Literature...268Conclusion...289Scripture Index...291Subject Index...295