MARC Record from marc_claremont_school_theology

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008 750328s1954 tnu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 54008237
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016 7 $a010904038$2Uk
019 $a964610450
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035 $a(OCoLC)01242428$z(OCoLC)964610450
050 04 $aBV4211$b.B515
082 0 $a251
049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aBlackwood, Andrew Watterson,$d1882-1966.
245 10 $aBiographical preaching for today :$bthe pulpit use of Bible cases /$cAndrew Watterson Blackwood.
260 $aNashville :$bAbingdon Press,$c©1954.
300 $a224 pages ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
505 0 $aPart one: preaching strategy -- I. The interests of the man outside -- Rediscovering the Bible -- Turning to biography -- Thinking about loved ones -- Facing a time of crisis -- II. The needs of a nominal member -- Wanting to do better -- Groping after God -- Fretting about human relations -- Learning how to pray -- Finding God through grief -- III. The desires of young people -- Asking what religion means -- Dreaming about days to come -- Conquering temptation -- Gaining a sense of security -- Learning how to forgive -- Seeking a philosophy of life -- IV. The demands of special occasions -- Observing Christian days -- Meeting varied needs -- Sanctifying the secular -- Bringing order out of chaos -- V. The program for weeks to come -- Thinking about our country -- Making substitutes for God -- Praying for a revival -- Preparing for evangelism -- Part two: sermon tactics -- VI. The ways of biographical preachers -- Learning from former matters -- Looking to living preachers -- Meeting various situations -- Doing away with the deadline -- VII. The call for a lively imagination -- Sizing up the local scene -- Selecting a Bible case -- Making a sermon plan -- Cultivating "surprise power" -- VIII. The simplicity of sermon preparation -- Aiming at a single target -- Dealing with a specific theme -- Finding relevant facts -- Simplifying the sermon plan -- Securing fresh illustrations -- Preparing to preach the sermon -- IX. The tests of a completed sermon -- Changing the bill of fare -- Interesting the men and boys -- Appealing to intelligence -- Deferring to Bible facts -- Speaking in the present tense -- Giving the primacy to God -- X. The promotion of Bible reading -- Enlisting a man at home -- Suggesting what to read -- Introducing a difficult book -- Commending the family altar -- Reaching boys and girls -- Making a church intelligent.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
590 $bArchive
650 0 $aPreaching.
650 7 $aPreaching.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01074813
776 1 $cOriginal$w(DLC) 54008237
776 08 $iOnline version:$aBlackwood, Andrew Watterson, 1882-1966.$tBiographical preaching for today.$dNashville : Abingdon Press, ©1954$w(OCoLC)989015458
994 $a92$bCST
976 $a10011361713