Using Illustrations to Preach with Power
Revised Edition
Bryan Chapell
CROSSWAY BOOKS • WHEATON, ILLINIOS
A DIVISION OF GOOD NEWS PUBLISHERS
Using Illustrations to Preach with Power
Copyright © 1992, 2001 by Bryan Chapell
Originally published by Zondervan Publishing House, 1992.
Crossway Books revised edition first published 2001.
Published by Crossway Books
a division of Good News Publishers
1300 Crescent Street
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
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Cover design: David LaPlaca
First Crossway printing of revised edition, 2001
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Chapell, Bryan.
Using illustrations to preach with power / Bryan Chapell.—
Crossway Books rev. ed.
p.cm.
Originally published: Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 1992.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-58134-264-0 (alk. paper)
1. Preaching. 2. Homiletical illustrations. I. Title.
BV4226.C432001
251’.08—dc21
00–012628
To my wife, Kathy,
whose love secures our family
with such strength
that I am able to embark on
projects such as this.
Acknowledgments
Thanks for this work are extended:
To Covenant Theological Seminary, which has given me the great privilege of teaching others the wonder of preaching the Word of God.
To Mrs. June Dare, whose tireless secretarial efforts enable me to do so much more than I have a right to expect.
To my Sovereign Lord, who made me his child at the cost of his Son.
About Using Illustrations to Preach with PowerIllustrations capture our attention and further our understanding in a way that no other sermonic tool can. This former pastor and current seminary president demonstrates why illustrations should be used in biblical preaching and then goes on to share how to find and integrate them effectively. Throughout his work Bryan Chapell makes it clear that illustrations are integral to effective preaching, not because they entertain, but because they expand and deepen the applications the mind and heart can make. |
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