The Abingdon Preaching Annual Hoezee Scott by Hoezee, Scott; instant download after payment.

The Abingdon Preaching Annual: Planning Sermons and Services for Fifty-Two Sundays The local pastor's go-to resource for weekly sermon and worship planning. Each week's entry consists of two pages, face-to-face. The pages include: 1. Primary Theme Fleshed out with brief, pithy nuggets of thought, idea jump-starters, or questions These are designed to spur the preacher's imagination and sermon development process They will offer fresh, intriguing ideas They will point the reader/preacher in a good direction; the reader takes it from there 2. Secondary or Parallel Themes 2 or 3 themes or streams of thought that are related to but separate from the primary theme offered. These might arise from different parts of the lectionary text. This may also include questions, or alternative ways of thinking about the primary theme. 3. Worship Helps Gathering Prayer Collect, Pastoral Prayer, Congregational Prayer, Responsive Reading, or some other liturgical element Closing Prayer or Benediction Creative Lenses for Sermon Development The book identifies 6 different creative approaches to sermon planning. Each lens is explored in a 700 1000-word essay. The essays are placed throughout the book. The weekly sermon helps will naturally employ these approaches. 1. Questions 2. Stories from Real Life 3. Parables & Metaphors 4. Imagery & Media 5. Multiple Cultures 6. Other Lenses (includes Doctrines, Practices, Personal & Social Issues, Theological Streams) Contributors may include Paul Scott Wilson, Scott Hoezee, Anna Carter Florence, Ron Allen, and others Homiletical Topic Essays (3) These 700-word essays cover a variety of current and critical topics for the preacher. Each essay focuses on one particular topic. Topics could include the practice of preaching, sermon writing, current issues for the preacher, emerging trends in preaching, and emerging ideas or cultural trends that are important for the church and preacher. Essays are contributed by leading homileticians. Full Sermons (6 - 12) The full text from six - twelve sermons will be included in the print and e-book. Additional sermons will be available online, accessible with a password found in the back of the book. The full sermons are included as a source of inspiration and edification for pastors, who so rarely are on the receiving end of preaching. These sermons will highlight best practices, unique approaches, and fresh voices. Sermon Series Ideas This section will briefly outline and describe ideas for unique sermon series based on lectionary readings. Most if not all of these will come from non-NT texts, helping preachers to include a wider range of scripture in their preaching. (Many pastors preach primarily from NT passages almost exclusively.)