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The Abingdon Preaching Annual [With CDROM]

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This book has some okay things to say on particular passages, but it unfortunately focuses on only one of the RCL texts for the day, which means, it is fine if you want to preach on the epistle and it's chosen the epistle to go with, but if they've chosen the gospel, your stuck. In this sense it's a beginners book, if you wish to preach on/from what is in this annual, that's fine, but if you're using it as a resource to trigger ideas, or give background and depth to your preaching it's (probably) not worthwhile.

It lacks depth when compared with "Texts for preaching" (by Brueggemann , Cousar, Gaenta and Newsome). It's worth checking out this book instead Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary, Based on the NRSV, Vol. 1: Year A

The cover boldly proclaims "Includes interactive CD-ROM with more prayers, more illustrations, more preaching and worship resources." BUT, it is not interactive, it is simply two PDF files. What's more one is simply an electronic copy of the book, the appendixes have sermon illustrations and the like, but they don't expand on the text for the day any further, in this respect I don't find either the CD-ROM or book useful.

If you are in your first semester of preaching, this book would be useful. If you want it as a resource to supplement your preparation, save your money.