The Four Pages Of The Sermon - A Guide to Biblical Preaching
Author: Paul Scott Wilson
This is a book of practical theology at its best. The book is eminently, concretely practical with a suggestive model of how to design a sermon.
Embedded within this suggestive proposal for how to preach are a number of invaluable insights about the discipline of preaching (for instance, preachers need to remember that the congregation live their lives in the “world” not in the church, and that the institution is not and should not be as central to their lives as it is to ours.
With stunning simplicity, Paul Scott Wilson proposes that we think of the sermon as four pages -
- trouble behind the biblical text,
- trouble in our world,
- good news in the biblical text,
- good news for our world.
When powered by a responsible theological hermeneutic, and a lively, disciplined imagination, this approach will lead congregations into the transforming arena of the Gospel.
The book is thoroughly illustrated with sermons from a broad spectrum of the Christian community. It will be an immediate staple in your classes.