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Publication Date: March 1, 2005
This complete guide to expository preaching teaches the basics of preparation, organization, and delivery--the trademarks of great preaching. With the help of charts and creative learning exercises, Chapell shows how expository preaching can reveal the redemptive aims of Scripture and offers a comprehensive approach to the theory and practice of preaching. He also provides help for special preaching situations.

The second edition contains updates and clarifications, allowing this classic to continue to serve the needs of budding preachers. Numerous appendixes address many practical issues.

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Bryan Chapell, (Ph.D. Southern Illinois University), is president and professor of practical theology at Covenant Theological Seminary. He is much sought after as a speaker in churches and conferences around the country and is the author of several books.

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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Baker Academic; 2 edition (March 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0801027985
  • ISBN-13: 978-0801027987
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
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Bryan Chapell
Bryan Chapell (PhD, Southern Illinois University) is president and professor of practical theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, where he has served in various capacities since 1984. In addition to his work at Covenant, Chapell is the author of numerous books, including Christ-Centered Preaching and Holiness by Grace.

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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful
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While Martyn Lloyd-Jones' Preaching and Preachers is more comprehensive and is unsurpassed in addressing the life of the preacher, this is the best book on the actual preparation and delivery of sermons that I've read yet. Chapell takes preachers step by step through the process of preparing expository sermons which are faithful to the text, redemptive in focus, and application-oriented in style. His emphasis and teaching on finding their fallen redemptive focus of every text will help preachers keep the sermons redemptive and Christ-centered, rather than moralistic, legalistic, and discouraging. The balance Chapell suggests between explanation, illustration, and application is something more expositors need to heed. The book is well-written, well-documented (interacting well with most of the other material out there on preaching), and easy-to-apply. I cannot overstate how helpful this book has been for me. I recommend it very, very highly.
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When it comes to books on preaching, it's pretty much all been said before. If you're looking for something new and novel, this is not the book for you. But, if you want a book that will strengthen your preaching in three areas, this book is a valuable resource. First, this book will help you build a bridge from the world of the Bible to today's world by giving you a helpful tool known as the "Fallen Condition Focus" (FCF) of the text. Second, this book contains an excellent chapter offering great insights on illustrating the sermon. Third, this book has probably the best treatment of application in preaching I've ever read. As long as contemporizing the biblical text, helping people see abstract truth in a way that is concrete, pictoral, sensible, and expreiential and driving home the practical significance of the Bible remain significant priorities for you as a preacher, this book will stand the test of time as a significant resource.
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This is the most comprehensive book on preaching I have ever read and without a doubt one of the very best. Chapell presents the reader with a thorough analysis of the preparation, development and delivery of expository sermons. Chapell not only tells the reader what to do, he shows him. For instance, the author will not only tell how to write a sermon introduction, he gives several excellent example of good and bad introductions and then explains the strength and weaknesses of both.
Chapell persuasively makes the case that a sermon is much more than imparting biblical information. He succinctly states, "no application, no sermon." I also appreciate that he addresses the issue of pastoral authority. All the sermon preparation in the world will do little good if the pastor does not speak with the authority that God has given him. The author does not try so squeeze the reader into a particular method of sermon preparation, he outlines the necessary steps and then allows the reader to develop his own particular style
So much information was packed into so few pages that I found it very difficult to read this book fast. It took me longer to read it than it id Duduit's Contemporary Preaching that is nearly twice its length. There were two faults I found this book. I was a little confused with the terms. The FCF (Fallen Condition Focus) was a new concept for me. I had trouble separating it my mind from the sermon proposition. Second, his advice on preaching one's doubts needs to be addressed with more clarity. He wants preachers to have a genuine style, but he fails to caution us as H.W. Robinson does on the dangers of preaching your unresolved doubts and conflicts.
This book gave me confidence to develop my sermons first and then look in the commentaries after the message is outlined. It also helped me with the most elementary, but needed advice- that I need to read, read, and reread the text. Nothing will help one develop a sermon more than knowing what the text says. I appreciate his 3:00 a.m. test, that is, if someone woke you up at 3:00 a.m. and asked you what your sermon was about could you respond with a single sentence? How sad it is that for many years I preached sermons with no real focus. Speaking of focus, Chapell explained the difference between biblical preaching and Christ-centered preaching. Sometimes people would complain that I wasn't peach Christ even though I was preaching "biblical sermons." Now I know why. Every sermon on marriage, family, etc. must end at the cross.
Yes, yes, yes. This is truly a great book, one of the few books I feel compelled to read again. It is a treasure chest of practical information for the preparation and delivery of sermons.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Highly methodical, technical and anlytical approach to preaching.
This book is a great resource for a seminary student seeking to hone their preaching skills. Dr Chappell takes you through the entire process of creating sermons from start to... Read more
Published 27 days ago by Big John
Excellent Reading!
This is a book you will not want to stop reading, but it is so full of valuable information it should be studied carefully. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tee
Biblical Grace-Filled Preaching but Kindle Edition Needs Improvement
Chapell's Christ-Centered Preaching is a detailed "how to" treatment for expository preaching that centers around his concept of the "Fallen Condition Focus" and how to preach... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ivan Liew
Incredibly Practical and Helpful
This book was recommended to me by a good friend before planting a church and is one of the best resources I've ever bought. Read more
Published 7 months ago by T. Dreyer
Be clear, make impact, & stay faithful
Chapell asserts that the expository sermon can be about ONE thing, even when your text covers a variety of topics--and he makes a biblical case for his approach. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Nathan
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A Christian preacher knows instinctively that he is to proclaim Christ crucified. How to always do this and yet remain faithful to the pericope that is chosen is not always so... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Athanasius2000
A Must-Have book for new or old preachers
I bought this book with the desire to improve my abilities as an expositor preacher. Of all the books I've read on preaching, I believe this is the first one that I should have... Read more
Published 11 months ago by James H. Taylor
Finding Redemption for the Fallen
Chapell's insightful work dramatically changed the manner in which I approach the Word of God. His presentation of the "Fallen Condition Focus" is certainly worth every penny... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Philip Thompson
Excellent
This book was excellent. We used it in seminary for expository preaching class and got to put almost everything in it to practice. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Emanuel
Preacher's Helper
While this book is biased towords expository preaching it is a great asset for reviewing one's preaching style and methods and for lining up good preaching with good exegesis!
Published on February 22, 2010 by Jeffery C. Campbell
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redemptive approach, preaching today, contemporary preaching, sola scriptura, inductive preaching, effective preaching, pro rege, exegetical theology, redemptive sermons, magnet clauses, instructional specificity, redemptive exposition, anchor clause, homiletical outline, exegetical outline, expository unit, redemptive focus, loving thankfulness, personal lecture notes, mass communication model, expository preachers, expository messages, redemptive context, expository model, expository preaching
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Grand Rapids, Preparation of Expository Sermons, Holy Spirit, Old Testament, God's Word, New York, New Testament, Word of God, Sidney Greidanus, Anatomy of Preaching, Using Illustrations, The Pattern of Illustration, Developing Redemptive Sermons, Theology of Christ-Centered Messages, The Process of Explanation, Jesus Christ, Haddon Robinson, The Priority of the Text, The Practice of Application, Bryan Chapell, Practical Guide, Art of Illustrating Sermons, Westminster Confession of Faith, Truth Applied, Fallen Condition Focus
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