Preaching the Hard Words of Jesus

The longer we preach, the more we realize how radical and shocking the words of Jesus are-even to Christians. Veteran pastor Steven D. Mathewson provides proven wisdom from decades of preaching to make sense of the red letters that perplex many in your congregations and to equip you with the tools you need to preach them confidently and persuasively. Loaded with Scripture, bibliographic references, and scholarly resources, this book walks us through Jesus' harder teachings on topics like the demands of discipleship, sex and marriage, divorce, hell, the end times, more.