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Topic: Preaching & Teaching
Format: Softcover Book
Pages: 128ISBN: 0801065046
Publisher: Baker
Product Code: BSGP
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The Supremacy of God in PreachingRevised Edition Piper's burden is to "plead for the supremacy of God in preaching — that the . . . grand object of preaching be the infinite and inexhaustible being of God." Then when preaching takes up the ordinary things of life, they are taken all the way up into God. Part 1 examines why God should be supreme in preaching. Part 2 uses the life of Jonathan Edwards to show how to make God supreme in preaching. "A powerful tonic for tired preachers" - J.I. Packer
"For pastors wearied by endless recipes for
church growth and success, this book provides a
refreshing alternative. Dr Piper's vision of
preaching is Biblically rooted, historically
informed, and supremely God-centered. I pray
that
many will heed the counsel found in these
pages." - C.J. Mahaney Listen to an interview with John Piper from when this book was first published. |
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Table of Contents
PrefacePart 1: Why God Should Be Supreme in Preaching
1. The Goal of Preaching: The Glory of God
2. The Ground of Preaching: The Cross of Christ
3. The Gift of Preaching: The Power of the Holy Spirit
4. The Gravity and Gladness of Preaching
Part 2: How to Make God Supreme in Preaching: Guidance from the Ministry of Jonathan Edwards
5. Keep God Central: The Life of Edwards
6. Submit to Sweet Sovereignty: The Theology of Edwards
7. Make God Supreme: The Preaching of Edwards
Stir Up Holy Affections
Enlighten the Mind
Saturate With Scripture
Employ Analogies and Images
Use Threat and Warning
Plead for a Response
Probe the Workings of the Heart
Yield to the Holy Spirit in Prayer
Be Broken and Tenderhearted
Be Intense
Conclusion
Endnotes
Index
Endorsements
A powerful tonic for tired preachers.
J.I. Packer
For pastors wearied by endless recipes for church growth and success,
this book provides a refreshing alternative. Dr Piper's vision of preaching
is Biblically rooted, historically informed, and supremely God-centered.
I pray that many will heed the counsel found in these pages.
C.J. Mahaney
Here's a book that every preacher should read at least once a year.
We need to be reminded that when God is central, everything else falls
into its proper place. This book is a powerful antidote to the unbalanced
self-centered preaching of today.
Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
There are many good books on preaching and I have read most of them.
But The Supremacy of God in Preaching is my most cherished and used volume.
Oh to ascend to its call to be 'God-centered,' to maintain 'theological
nerve,' and to preach with 'blood earnestness.' Read it on your knees
and stand and deliver. What a pleasure to commend this fresh edition
of John Piper's classic work!
R. Kent Hughes
The Supremacy of God in Preaching is one of the few truly indispensable
books on gospel ministry. Piper fills the preacher's mind and heart with
a glorious vision of God. Reading his work will help pastors fulfill
their divine calling to preach expository, Christ-centered sermons that
exult in God's glory and grace.
Philip Graham Ryken
Senior Minister
Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Occasionally, among the myriads of books for ministers, a work appears
so seminal to the preacher's calling it can safely be said: 'This is
a must-read.' Such books are not usually 'how-to' manuals. Rather they
clear the mind, stir the blood, enflame the heart, and ignite the passions.
They set preachers ablaze with renewed zeal to fulfill their ordination
vow to do all for the glory of God and the salvation of men. The Supremacy
of God in Preaching is such a book. Read it. But carry spiritual oxygen
with you; for it will lead you over rugged terrain, on arduous climbs,
to a rarefied atmosphere where only true preaching can survive. But in
that atmosphere you will begin to long to preach God's greatness, and
to see his glory established in your pulpit--and all in a way calculated
to bring joyful exhilaration into the nerve center of your ministry.
A 'must-read' indeed!
Sinclair B. Ferguson
Testimonies
I just wanted to express how much I appreciate Desiring God. I'm currently attending Seminary in Jacksonville, Texas. I have enjoyed and learned many insights into Gods Word from John Piper. He preaches and speaks with such passion for the Word of God, I often find myself desiring a deeper relationship with God. The books that you publish are of the greatest quality and I learn so much from them. They've all been so helpful with my personal studies. My first book I ever picked up after surrendering to the ministry was The Supremacy of God in Preaching. I have tried to pattern my preaching after that book, for it speaks the truth of how I should focus on his majesty and proclaim his truths. Thank you for your intense laboring efforts.
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