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I recently received a copy of Wayne McDill’s second edition of 12 Essential Skills for Great Preaching. The book offers a detailed and practical approach to the preparation of declarative, Expository sermons. This might be the most comprehensive presentation on the subject that there is in print. McDill writes clearly and carefully, providing extensive instruction in the fine points of his craft.
The book will appeal greatly to students and pastors who want to preach in the classic style. The twelve skills are…
These titles indicate the kind of sermon that is going to result. This sort of sermon will be outlined and not plotted. It will focus on the ideas more than the images. While McDill counsels an inductive study of the text for the preacher, the sermon presentation will result in deductive form. If one assumes this is the form of sermon that we want and the learning style we want to reach I can’t imagine a stronger and more helpful guidebook. The preparation worksheets alone might be worth the price of the book.
Of course preaching can be more than this and can take other forms. Some preachers might balk at the level of commitment required by such an extensive process. Yet, the Word of God demands our best. Preachers who follow McDill’s advice will offer sermons that are deeply informed by Scripture and clear in the presentation of its truths.