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Spring 1983: The Sermon

Volume 4
Spring

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In this Issue
FROM THE EDITOR
Terry C. Muck
PREACHING IN THE VULGATE
An interview with Calvin Miller
An interview with Calvin Miller
IMAGINATION: THE PREACHER’S NEGLECTED ALLY
Imagination is what ensures more than a recipe when listeners are starving for a meal.
Warren W. Wiersbe
REAL MINISTERS DON'T USE ANSWERING MACHINES
Jan Armstrong, Jim Berkley, Alexander Brown, and Dale Ridenour
The Day I Brought a Skunk to Church
Gordon MacDonald
3 Ways to Plan Your Preaching
What pastors do to keep their preaching fresh, balanced, and useful.
Marshall Shelley
MARKS OF A GOOD PREACHING TEXT
W.A. Poovey
On Finding a Spiritual Director
A seasoned pastor seeks a guide to the interior regions of faith.
Eugene H. Peterson
RULES FOR THE PRACTICE OF PRAYER
Jeremy Taylor
LUTHER ON PREACHING
Martin Luther
Discipleship
When Children Suffer
The do's and don'ts of ministering to the ill or dying child.
Nina Herrmann Donnelley
THE SERMON YOU DON’T KNOW YOU’RE PREACHING
Even when you aren't speaking, people in the pew get a message.
Lin Yaeger Sexton
LET’S SIMPLIFY!
Charles Swindoll
LEADERSHIP BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Sermon
Paul Borthwick
RAISINS IN THE OATMEAL: THE ART OF ILLUSTRATING SERMONS
Mark R. Littleton
Making Truth Memorable
Discipleship
Making Truth Memorable
Some illustrations reach the entire congregation.
Dell Tarr
LISTENING TO THE LISTENERS
He who hath ears to hear gives better sermons.
Haddon Robinson
PEOPLE IN PRINT
MY CHOICE OF BOOKS
David duPlessis
Discipleship
Developing an Eager Church
When you encourage initiative and equip the people, expect an energy surge.
George Mallone
CHECKLIST FOR A PULPIT THAT EQUIPS
George Mallone
The Facts and Feelings of Overwork
Do you live with the nagging sense that there's always something more you should be doing?
Jack and Ann Wald
Outreach
IDEAS THAT WORK
Help for weak congregational singing
Dale McClure
TO ILLUSTRATE...
Marshall Shelley
Discipleship
Starting Out and Staying In
Young pastors long for respect, but at least three battles have to be won first.
Douglas J. Rumford
Discipleship
WHEN THE MINISTERIAL FAMILY CAVES IN
Leadership Forum
HOW TO TREAT A GUEST SPEAKER
R. Larry Moyer
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLISHER
Harold L. Myra

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