On the Day of Pentecost, when the apostle Peter addressed the crowd, the people were 'cut to the heart' and asked how they should respond to what they had just heard (Acts 2:37). According to the letter to the Hebrews, 'the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart' (Heb. 4:12).....
The church is an all–age family, and the whole family can grow through hearing the word of God preached. With the Bible at the centre of every service, Nathan Burley, Julian Milson and Nigel Styles give helpful foundations and suggestions for how to include everyone in the church family in the message, before going through a large number of worked examples...
The gospel is powerful; we just need to speak it. In this very practical, short book from the Get Preaching series, Nigel Style reminds us what preaching is, what the message of the cross is, and why that is something to be heralded to all the world. Bringing these two points together he explains the importance of always preaching the cross when preaching the Bible. The Get Preaching series is for all preachers. These short books will help the novice preacher on a course of faithful preaching, the experienced preacher to hone their skills, and preaching groups sharpen each other. However you use this book we hope that it will achieve its twin aims. That you would get preaching (understanding the task at hand) and get preaching (doing more preaching)....
In this short book David Jackman explains the motivation behind this method of preaching, gives instruction for putting it into practise, and works through a couple of examples of expository sermons. This book will be a crucial tool for anyone engaged in teaching God's flock...