The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative

A veteran pastor with thirty years of experience offers a ten-step process to preaching Old Testament narratives from text selection to delivery. The first edition received a Christianity Today award of merit and a Preaching magazine Book of the Year award. This edition, now updated and revised throughout for a new generation, includes a new chapter on how to preach Christ from the Old Testament and an exemplary sample sermon from Mathewson. Foreword by Haddon W. Robinson.

• Contents
• Foreword to the First Edition by Haddon W. Robinson
• Part 1: Preparing to Preach
  • 1. The Challenge of Preaching Old Testament Narratives
  • 2. The Christ-Centered Preaching Debate
• Part 2: From Text to Concept
  • 3. The Journey Begins
  • 4. A is for Action
  • 5. C is for Characters
  • 6. T is for Talking
  • 7. S is for Setting
  • 8. Drawing Conclusions
• Part 3: From Concept to Sermon
  • 9. Starting the Second Half of the Adventure
  • 10. Finishing Work
  • 11. Shaping the Sermon
  • 12. Outlining the Sermon
  • 13. Mastering the Storyteller's Craft
  • 14. Entering and Exiting
  • 15. Delivering the Goods
• Appendix A: Sample Sermon on Judges 17-18
• Appendix B: Using Hebrew in Narrative Exegesis
• Appendix C: Commentaries for Narrative Exegesis
• Indexes