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Let the Text Talk: Preaching that Treats the Text on its Own Terms
Handling God’s Word rightly is a matter of life and death. Souls face heaven or hell in response to the Word of God. Nothing on earth compares to the responsibility and gravity of preaching.
These realities compelled Southwestern Seminary’s first preaching professor, Jeff Ray, to compose "Expository Preaching" in 1940. By advocating exclusively for expository preaching, Ray established the trajectory of homiletical training at Southwestern that thrives to this day. This volume, therefore, updates and rewrites Ray’s "Expository Preaching" as a continuation of his legacy.
God desires His text to do the talking in your sermons. Are you willing to let the text talk? This volume aspires to show you how. It is a humble attempt to help preachers do their best to present themselves approved and unashamed as they handle the Word of God.
These realities compelled Southwestern Seminary’s first preaching professor, Jeff Ray, to compose "Expository Preaching" in 1940. By advocating exclusively for expository preaching, Ray established the trajectory of homiletical training at Southwestern that thrives to this day. This volume, therefore, updates and rewrites Ray’s "Expository Preaching" as a continuation of his legacy.
God desires His text to do the talking in your sermons. Are you willing to let the text talk? This volume aspires to show you how. It is a humble attempt to help preachers do their best to present themselves approved and unashamed as they handle the Word of God.
233 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2018
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October 24, 2018
When it comes to the subject of preaching, it seems to me that there are two main types of books: 'what is preaching and why it matters' types of books (e.g., Martin Lloyd-Jones' Preaching and Preachers) and 'how-to' books. This book falls primarily within the second category.
I had the privilege of having Dr. Walker to be one of my professors and read the book before it was published earlier this year and I must say that this is perhaps one of the best 'how-to' books on preaching I have read. There are a lot of good books on this matter, but with several pitfalls. Some are really helpful but dull (e.g., Haddon Robinson's Biblical Preaching). Some are helpful but overly extensive and dull at the same time (e.g., Jerry Vines and Shaddix's Power in the Pulpit). Some are really engaging and helpful—but too long (e.g., Bryan Chapell's Christ-Centered Preaching)
In other words, some of the best 'how-to' books on preaching are either dull or too long, or both—regardless of how helpful they might be. Reading them could easily become somewhat of a burden.
This is why Walker's Let the Text Talk is really valuable. It keeps things simple, short and sweet. You get much value out of the book considering how short it is. If I had to read all the 'how-to' books on preaching I have ever read again, I would start with this one.
I had the privilege of having Dr. Walker to be one of my professors and read the book before it was published earlier this year and I must say that this is perhaps one of the best 'how-to' books on preaching I have read. There are a lot of good books on this matter, but with several pitfalls. Some are really helpful but dull (e.g., Haddon Robinson's Biblical Preaching). Some are helpful but overly extensive and dull at the same time (e.g., Jerry Vines and Shaddix's Power in the Pulpit). Some are really engaging and helpful—but too long (e.g., Bryan Chapell's Christ-Centered Preaching)
In other words, some of the best 'how-to' books on preaching are either dull or too long, or both—regardless of how helpful they might be. Reading them could easily become somewhat of a burden.
This is why Walker's Let the Text Talk is really valuable. It keeps things simple, short and sweet. You get much value out of the book considering how short it is. If I had to read all the 'how-to' books on preaching I have ever read again, I would start with this one.
October 23, 2018
Great read. The first half is helpful in terms of teaching one the how and why of text-driven preaching, and the second half is interesting and informative about the history of preaching. Recommended for anyone who wants to handle rightly the Word of God, be they preachers, Sunday School teachers, or counselors.
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