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 PrintableVersion Feed my SheepFor all shepherdsFEED MY SHEEP Subtitled 'a passionate plea for preaching', this collection of essays comes from eleven practitioners of biblical preaching, many of whom are internationally well-known among conservative evangelicals. Contributions include R.C. Sproul on 'The Teaching Preacher', Sinclair B. Ferguson on 'Preaching to the Heart', Eric Alexander on 'Evangelistic Preaching' and John Piper on 'Preaching to Suffering People'. This is a splendid book, to be welcomed especially by pastors, lay preachers and ministry students. However, it could be read with great profit by any church member and should be by all elders, so that its essential biblical priorities are clearly understood, embraced and reflected in their leadership of the local congregation. We live in a day when public worship services are all too often trivial entertainment, and when preaching is relegated from its core position to the sidelines, with increasing demands for brevity, humour and cleverness at the expense of depth, gravitas and humility. Many preachers are tempted either to give up entirely or to retreat into a lecture-style, information-giving mode, which is then called 'exposition'. This book is a welcome gale of fresh air, pleading for a renewed commitment to preaching the whole Word of God, consecutively book by book, appealing to mind, heart and will, so as to nurture the hearers in their faith in Christ. It works because it is written by successful lifetime practitioners, who really know what preaching is all about, from the inside. It works because it is thoroughly grounded in Scripture, in the principles and methodologies recommended, illustrated from the Reformation onwards and applied with insight and immense encouragement to our contemporary situations and task. John MacArthur's closing 'Reminder to Shepherds' is worth the price of the book alone. 'We ministers are weak, common, plain, fragile, breakable, dishonourable and disposable clay pots who should be taking the garbage out', he writes, 'but instead we're bringing the glory of God to our people'. Buy this book, read it, digest it and give it to every preacher you know! David Jackman,
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