Preach the Word

Preach the Word: Essays on Expository Preaching: In Honor of R. Kent Hughes
Leland Ryken (Editor), Todd Wilson (Editor), David Jackman, D. A. Carson, Paul R. House, Wayne Grudem, John MacArthur, Bruce Winter, J. I. Packer, Duane Litfin, Wallace Benn, Phillip D. Jensen, Philip Graham Ryken, Peter Jensen, Jon Dennis, David R. Helm, Randy Gruendyke

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This volume celebrates veteran pastor Kent Hughes's legacy of preaching God's Word by examining what it means to be an expository preacher.

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Contents

Contributors xi
List of Illustrations xiii
Introduction
Todd A. Wilson 		1
Part 1. Interpretive Principles and Practices
1. The Hermeneutical Distinctives of Expository Preaching
David Jackman 		9
2. Written for Our Example: Preaching Old Testament Narratives
Paul House 		22
3. The Bible as Literature and Expository Preaching
Leland Ryken 		38
4. Right and Wrong Interpretation of the Bible: Some Suggestions for Pastors and Bible Teachers
Wayne Grudem 		54
5. Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth: A Study Method for Faithful Preaching
John MacArthur 		76
Part 2. Biblical and Historical Paradigms
6. Paul's Paradigm for Preachers
Bruce Winter 		93
7. Swallowing Our Pride: An Essay on the Foolishness of Preaching
Duane Litfin 		106
8. Preaching with a Pastor's Heart: Richard Baxter's The Reformed Pastor
Wallace Benn 		127
9. Expository Preaching: Charles Simeon and Ourselves
J. I. Packer 		140
Part 3. Contemporary Challenges and Aims
10. Preaching the Word Today
Phillip Jensen 		157
11. Challenges for the Twenty-first-century Pulpit
D. A. Carson 		172
12. Preaching That Reforms
Philip Ryken 		190
Part 4. Training and Example
13. The Seminary and the Sermon
Peter Jensen 		209
14. Multiplying Men: Training and Deploying Gospel Ministers
Jon M. Dennis 		220
15. Few Are Not Enough: Training a Generation of Preachers
David Helm 		235
16. Disciplines of a Godly Pastor: A Biographical Sketch
Randy Gruendyke 		258
Subject Index 279
Scripture Index 284

About the Contributors

Leland Ryken (Ph.D., University of Oregon) is Professor of English at Wheaton College. He has authored or edited several books, including The Word of God in English, The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, and The Complete Literary Guide to the Bible. He is a frequent speaker at the Evangelical Theological Society and served as literary stylist for The Holy Bible, English Standard Version.

Todd Wilson is associate pastor of adult training and ministries at College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, and an adjunct instructor in biblical studies at Wheaton College. He has authored two books and several scholarly articles.