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Novel preaching : tips from top writers on crafting creative sermons / Alyce M. McKenzie.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 180 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780664233228 (alk. paper)
  • 0664233228 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 251.01 22
LOC classification:
  • BV4211.3 .M355 2010
Contents:
Part 1. Cultivating the imagination : -- 1. A knack for noticing : advice from fiction writers for preachers -- 2. Noticing what? : characters and plot -- 3. Noticing how? : habits for heightened attentiveness -- Part 2. Shaping the sermon : -- 4. Sermon shapes : fiction strategies for sermons -- 5. Recipes from contemporary preachers -- 6. Sermon sampler : -- "Getting what's coming to you" : Jacob's struggle at Peniel (Genesis 32:22-32) -- "Wisdom in person" : ode to a "woman of worth" (Proverbs 31:10-31) -- "Filled with fear" : exhortation to trust in God (Proverbs 3:5-7) -- "Silent disciples, shouting stones" : Jesus' procession into Jerusalem (Luke 19:37-40) -- "My favorite angel" : the angel's appearance to the women at the tomb (Matthew 28:1-10) -- "Joseph : father of our dreams" : the angel appears to Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25) -- "Tony, Tony, turn around" : the parable of the lost coin (Luke 15:8-10) -- "Suppertime at the Gospel Café" : the Christ hymn (Philippians 1:1-11)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BV4211.3 .M355 2010 Available 31794003050151
Print book for loan Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Circulating Collection (Main & Upper Levels) BV4211.3 .M355 2010 2 Available 35898001678248
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BV4211.3 .M355 2010 1 Available 31826003510584

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index.

Part 1. Cultivating the imagination : -- 1. A knack for noticing : advice from fiction writers for preachers -- 2. Noticing what? : characters and plot -- 3. Noticing how? : habits for heightened attentiveness -- Part 2. Shaping the sermon : -- 4. Sermon shapes : fiction strategies for sermons -- 5. Recipes from contemporary preachers -- 6. Sermon sampler : -- "Getting what's coming to you" : Jacob's struggle at Peniel (Genesis 32:22-32) -- "Wisdom in person" : ode to a "woman of worth" (Proverbs 31:10-31) -- "Filled with fear" : exhortation to trust in God (Proverbs 3:5-7) -- "Silent disciples, shouting stones" : Jesus' procession into Jerusalem (Luke 19:37-40) -- "My favorite angel" : the angel's appearance to the women at the tomb (Matthew 28:1-10) -- "Joseph : father of our dreams" : the angel appears to Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25) -- "Tony, Tony, turn around" : the parable of the lost coin (Luke 15:8-10) -- "Suppertime at the Gospel Café" : the Christ hymn (Philippians 1:1-11)

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