Theology Is for Preaching: Biblical Foundations, Method, and Practice

by Chase R. Kuhn (Editor), Paul Grimmond (Editor)

Overview

Is it right to "just preach the text"?

Why do we preach and do theology? How do we relate them? And how do they relate to God's word?

Theology Is for Preaching helps preachers with theology and theologians with preaching. Though diverse in contexts and disciplines, the contributors share a commitment to equipping the saints to "rightly handle the word of truth." Through essays on foundations, methods, employing theology for preaching, and preaching for theology, this volume will equip preachers and theologians to engage deeply with the text of the Bible and communicate its meaning with clarity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683594598
Publisher:	Lexham Press
Publication date:	03/10/2021
Series:	Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Chase R. Kuhn (PhD, Western Sydney) is coordinator of the John Chapman Preaching Initiative, director of the Centre for Christian Living, and lecturer in theology and ethics at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia.

Paul Grimmond is dean of students and lecturer in ministry at Moore Theological College, in Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Suffering Well: The Predictable Surprise of Christian Suffering and coauthor of The Archer and the Arrow: Preaching the Very Words of God.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xvii

Preface Chase R. Kuhn Paul Grimmond xix

Abbreviations xxiii

Part 1 Foundations

1 Theology for Preaching, Preaching for Theology Chase R. Kuhn 1

2 The Declarative God: Toward a Theological Description of Preaching Mark D. Thompson 18

3 "Preaching": Toward Lexical Clarity for Better Practice Claire S. Smith 34

4 Preaching and Revelation: Is the Sermon the Word of God? Timothy Ward 53

5 Who Can Tell? Preaching, Giftedness, and Commissioning Christopher Ash 67

Part 2 Methodology

6 Hermeneutics and Preaching: Theological Interpretation and the Preaching Task David I. Starling 83

7 To Them, for Us: The Bible's Continuing Relevance Paul R. House 98

8 Old Testament Challenges: Christocentric or Christotelic Sermons? Daniel Y. Wu 111

9 New Testament Clarity: The Presence of Christ in the Proclamation of the Word Peter Orr 128

10 The Centrality of the Cross in Proclamation Will N. Timmins 142

11 Expository Preaching in Historical Context: A Rich and Inspiring Resource Peter Adam 155

12 The Preacher as Person: Personality and Relationships in the Pulpit Graham Beynon 179

Part 3 Theology for Preaching

13 Salvation by Preaching Alone? The Sermon in Soteriology Edward Loane 199

14 Sanctified by Word & Spirit: A Theology of Application Andrew M. Leslie 212

15 Now is the Time to Preach: Preaching in Eschatological Context Peter F. Jensen 225

16 The Priority of Proclamation: Preaching in a Liturgical Context David G. Peterson 236

Part 4 Preaching for Theology

17 Theological Formation Through the Preached Word: A Biblical-Theological Account Simon Gillham 253

18 The People Who Listen: The Corporate Task of Hearing God's Word Jane Tooher 269

19 Letting the Word Do the Work: A Constructive Account of Expositional Preaching Paul Grimmond 286

Part 5 Theology Preached

20 Listening Before Speaking-Jeremiah 23:16-32 Simon Manchester 301

21 Meeting Jesus: Luke 5:1-11 Phillip D. Jensen 313

Contributors 325

Subject Index 329

Scripture Index 335