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Passion, Power, and Purpose: Essays on the Art of Contemporary Preaching is unavailable, but you can change that!

God can and should be in and with the preacher—in the preparation leading up to the sermon, in the preaching moment itself, and in the results of the sermon both in the preacher and in the listening congregation. Be inspired anew in how and why you preach, with these refreshing and insightful essays.

KNOW THE STORY We must study Scripture in its larger canonical divisions with attention to their differing characteristics, purposes, and relationships to one another. For instance, by introducing God, humanity, the world, and sin, Genesis 1–11 has a unique and foundational role in Scripture. God is the sovereign Creator who has a gracious purpose for His creation, is the sole Judge of its adequacy, and has blessed it. God’s creation is finite but meaningful, the place where God’s blessing is to
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