{"product_id":"9781433519086","title":"Inductive Preaching: Helping People Listen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I spend hours in my study and on my knees preparing sermons, but when I preach them no one listens. What's wrong? Why aren't I getting through? Why do I see blank stares, daydream reveries, nodding heads as soon as I open my mouth to preach? I know my messages are biblically sound. I'm sure I'm preaching what God has laid on my heart. But it's not being received. What's wrong? What can I do?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSound familiar? If you're a preacher, you probably know the feeling. But it doesn't have to be that way. You can learn to preach in a way that will be readily, even eagerly, received by your congregation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's all here: what inductive preaching is, how it works, why it's effective, who's used it--including Jesus, Peter, Paul, Augustine, St. Francis, Wesley, Edwards, and Moody, to name only a few. Also included are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep-by-step guidelines for constructing an inductive sermon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo sample inductive sermons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA list of 96 inductive preachers from 20 centuries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA strategy for making traditional sermon structures inductive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA checklist of inductive characteristics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe principles in this book can dramatically increase your sermon effectiveness--turn apathy into involvement, make listeners out of the listless. Inductive preaching is preaching that \u003ci\u003eworks!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Thoroughly and convincingly sets forth the case for inductive preaching.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --James W. Cox, Professor of Christian Preaching, Southern Baptist Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Will be a real service for anyone wishing to convince modern man about the gospel--a resource for all of us who preach and teach for years to come.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --Jay Kesler, President of Youth for Christ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I have read many books on preaching during my 34 years of teaching the subject. This is one of the first which I have read from beginning to end without stopping. If you plan to preach next Sunday you had better read this book today.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --Lloyd M. Perry, Director, Doctor of Ministry Program, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174523715824,"sku":"9781433519086","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781433519086_p0.jpg?v=1772499146","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781433519086","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}