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The God-centred preacher

Pulpiteer

THE GOD-CENTERED PREACHER
By Robert L. Reymond
Christian Focus. 351 pages
ISBN 1 85792 896 2

Effective preaching depends upon consistent theology. This author may be more rigorously Reformed than many but his strong confidence in the integrity of Scripture and the sovereignty of preaching is very healthy. With the vibrant orthodoxy goes very practical advice based on a lifetime's experience. There is much about care for the preacher and his life as well as the sermon and its construction.

Particularly helpful is the emphasis on preaching within the context of worship, even the clearly evangelistic sermon. Some of us may be more kindly disposed towards church notices as a useful change of gear for the moment. Dr. Reymond makes much of his twin pivots of FCF (Fallen Condition Focus) and CS (Christological Solution) in sermon preparation.

As is often the case with books on preaching the reader will learn as much by watching the author at work with his own sermons. The selection in the second half of the book will make this volume a valuable buy for any pulpit occupier, although there needs to be a health warning that other people's outlines are never quite so good when I try to use them.

Philip H. Hacking,
retired Anglican vicar and still active itinerant preacher