Best Books on Preaching
Reformed preaching holds that the sermon is the living voice of God, His Word publicly proclaimed so that Christ is truly heard, sinners are called to faith, and the church is built up through this ordinary means of grace. It requires careful, prayerful exposition of the biblical text rather than mere moral advice or entertainment.
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basic
Preaching and Preachers
Top pickD. Martyn Lloyd-Jones · 2011
The classic call to Spirit-empowered, passionate preaching from a giant of 20th-century pulpit ministry.
Between Two Worlds
John Stott · 1982
Stott's landmark case for expository preaching that bridges Scripture and the modern world.
The Supremacy of God in Preaching
John Piper · 2015
Argues preaching must exalt God's glory, drawing on the example of Jonathan Edwards.
Expositional Preaching
David Helm · 2014
A short, practical primer on letting the biblical text drive every part of the sermon.
The Priority of Preaching
Christopher Ash · 2009
A brief, warm case for why preaching must stay central to the life of the church.
Go Deeper
intermediate
Biblical Preaching
Top pickHaddon Robinson · 2014
The standard seminary textbook on developing and delivering expository sermons.
Christ-Centered Preaching
Bryan Chapell · 2018
Shows how every biblical text points to Christ and grace, not bare moralism.
The Art of Prophesying
William Perkins · 2021
A Puritan manual on sermon preparation and delivery that shaped generations of preachers.
Lectures to My Students
Charles H. Spurgeon · 2008
Spurgeon's frank, witty instruction on the preacher's inner life, prayer, and craft.
Preaching Christ from the Old Testament
Sidney Greidanus · 1999
A method for finding and preaching Christ faithfully from Old Testament texts.
For Study
advancedThe Christian Ministry
Top pickCharles Bridges · 1830
A 19th-century classic inquiry into the causes of pulpit ineffectiveness, still read by pastors.
On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons
John A. Broadus · 1870
The foundational 19th-century treatise on homiletics that shaped seminary training.
The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text
Sidney Greidanus · 1988
A scholarly method bridging biblical studies and the task of proclamation.
Preaching: A Biblical Theology
Jason C. Meyer · 2013
Traces preaching's biblical-theological roots from Eden through the New Testament church.
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