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Preaching with Purpose: The Urgent Task of Homiletics is unavailable, but you can change that!

"The amazing lack of concern for purpose among homileticians and preachers has spawned a brood of preachers who are dull, lifeless, abstract and impersonal; it has obscured truth, hindered joyous Christian living, destroyed dedication and initiative, and stifled service for Christ." –Jay Adams, from the book Preaching needs to become purposeful, says Jay Adams, because purposeless preaching is...

tide is beginning to turn and that in the near future we may find ourselves drenched by an emphasis on corporate responsibility that is of tidal wave proportions. It is the preacher’s task to keep a careful watch on the sea, not that he may go surfing on whatever waves come rolling in, but rather that he may maintain a good balance in spite of (and often in the face of) current surges that threaten to engulf his congregation. The admonition, “. . . be sure that everything builds up” (I