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Book cover image of A Chorus of Witnesses; Model Sermons for Today's Preacher by Thomas G. Long

Authors: Thomas G. Long (Editor), Cornelius Plantinga
ISBN-13: 9780802801326, ISBN-10: 0802801323
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Date Published: June 1994
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Thomas G. Long

Book Synopsis

Wanting to make model sermons more accessible to students, teachers, and pastors, Long and Plantinga have compiled this anthology of mostly contemporary sermons that display excellence in form, aim, style, and content, Developed and delivered by renowned pastors, theologians, and homileticians, the thirty-six superb entries in this volume include sermons that make artful use of their sources, that pursue classic aims, that exhibit particular homiletic forms, and that are suited to special occasions.

Reformed Review

"Anyone who has occasion to preach, or who enjoys hearing or reading a finely crafted message will take delight in this book.... Those who preach will find themselves returning to these pages for inspiration, encouragement, refreshment, or to be reminded of the value of a well-crafted message."

Table of Contents

Editors' Preface
Introduction
The Sources of the Sermon1
The Magnificent Defeat3
Beginning at the End12
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector21
Have You Ever Heard John Preach?34
Raging Faith44
Parables and Children's Sermons48
From the Sixteenth Floor53
Of Children and Streets and the Kingdom62
The Aims of the Sermon71
Jesus Is Victor73
The Weight of Glory82
You Are Accepted92
What Time Is It?102
The Importance of Doubting Our Doubts110
Life Is a Gift120
The Reuben Option131
Blindness139
The Cult of the Publican146
The Power of Promises155
The Forms and Dynamics of the Sermon163
Follow Me165
At the River's Edge171
My Eyes Are Not Raised Too High179
God and Laughter189
Things Are Not Always What They Seem198
The Elder Son's Defense204
Do We Deserve Peace?212
Up Against the Powers That Be218
A Sprig of Hope225
The Occasions of the Sermon235
The Eye of the Storm237
Shall the Fundamentalists Win?243
Sermon at Nathanael's Grave256
Alex's Death262
The Only Question267
Holy Angels271
Owning Up to Baptism278
His Own Clothes286
The End Is Life293
For Further Reading301
Contributors302

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