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Title: Preaching with Purpose by Jay Edward Adams ISBN: 0-310-51091-0 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 08 June, 1986 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Many solid truths buried in a box of razorblades.
Comment: In this book, Jay Adams does an excellent job of advocating purposeful preaching; he rightly portrays the alternative as a deadly practice of obscuring truth. His description of finding the telos, or end, of a passage of scripture to determine its chief meaning is right on target and could help any pastor keep his preaching on track.
However, the value of this book is damaged by Adams' arguments. The problem is not what he says, but rather how he says it. Adams attacks anyone and everyone he can get his hands on, from today's preachers to professors in academic institutions to the churchgoing public and more. While he has a right to criticize what he sees as wrong, the aggressiveness with which he criticizes reduces his credibility.
Adams also has a bad habit of quoting himself. Not that a writer should not make reference to his other works, but Adams frequently quotes himself when he could just as easily and more forcefully refer to the works of others. This habit sometimes makes him sound arrogant and unread.
Don't get me wrong - this is a solid book, and Adams has many good things to say about the weight and purpose of preaching. Any preacher should digest what Adams has to say. But when you read this book, be warned: Some of those razorblades are sharp.
Rating: 5
Summary: Preach it, Jay!
Comment: Like Pee Wee Herman, you either love Jay Adams or hate him. He (Adams) never backs away from a fight, and never hesitates to state his case with force and assurance. Thankfully, these qualities make "Preaching With Purpose" a delightful book. Adams cuts through the padding found in so many homiletics texts and serves the prime rib sans gluey gravy. The title pretty much gives the book away (as a good title should): Adams expects you to learn to find the God-given purpose ("telos" in Greek) in every text. Purpose is not just for your choice of verses however; it extends to your gestures, illustrations, etc. This "telic" purpose of preaching immediately eliminates much of the rambling and sidebars that obscure the plain message of the Gospel, much like Adams' compact style eliminates much of the wasted ink in many preaching textbooks. In 162 pages (including the index) he covers everything from choice of text to style of delivery. The section on finding illustrations (hint: he doesn't like books of illustrations, so you won't find any recommended titles here...) is alone worth the price of the book! I have yet to see a preacher who couldn't benefit from continued study of homiletics. Why not start here?
Rating: 3
Summary: How to Hone your Homiletics
Comment: Adams, a propenent of "nouthetic" counselling, applies Biblical principles to the urgent task of preaching the Word. He issues forth the call for purposeful preaching, in which the "telos" of the passage of Scripture in question is sought out, applied, and implemented through creative textual preaching. Topics such as the preacher's stance, outline, introductions, conclusions, invitations, illustrations, counselling, and application are covered. Adams may be overly critical of the traditional scholastic method of preaching (embodied by the English Puritans) and the one gaping hole of the book is the lack of emphasis on prayer and the ministry of the Holy Spirit, but there are some invaluable principles to be gleaned as well. Of great help was the chapter on "Gathering Storytelling Materials", where Adams gives a plan by which to learn how to illustrate starting in your study. He claims that six months worth of preaching illustrations are to be found in the normal study! Also of interest is his idea of a six-month preaching plan. Some good books to balance this one are Preaching and Preachers by Martyn Lloyd-Jones and The Supremacy of God in Preaching by John Piper.
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Title: Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon by Bryan Chapell ISBN: 0801025869 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: July, 1994 List Price(USD): $27.99 |
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Title: Church History In Plain Language Updated 2nd Edition by Bruce L. Shelley ISBN: 0849938619 Publisher: Word Publishing Pub. Date: 07 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Toward an Exegetical Theology: Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching by Walter C. Kaiser ISBN: 0801021979 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: July, 1998 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today by John R. W. Stott, Eldon Jay Epp ISBN: 0802806279 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: January, 1994 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Prepare Your Church for the Future by Carl F. George ISBN: 0800753658 Publisher: Chosen Books Pub Co Pub. Date: December, 1991 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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