Preaching Archives - Institute for Nouthetic Studies | Biblical Counseling https://nouthetic.org/product-category/preaching/ Welcome to the Mid-America Institute for Nouthetic Studies, founded by Jay Adams. INS provides training and resources for biblical counseling. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:15:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://nouthetic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-Favicon-32x32.png Preaching Archives - Institute for Nouthetic Studies | Biblical Counseling https://nouthetic.org/product-category/preaching/ 32 32 Preaching with Purpose https://nouthetic.org/product/preaching-with-purpose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preaching-with-purpose Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:31:16 +0000 https://nouthetic.org/?post_type=product&p=20418 "The amazing lack of concern for purpose among homileticians and preachers has spawned a brood of preachers who are dull, lifeless, abstract and impersonal; it has obscured truth, hindered joyous Christian living, destroyed dedication and initiative, and stifled service for Christ." –Jay Adams, from the book Preaching needs to become purposeful, says Jay Adams, because ...

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]]> A Consumer’s Guide to Preaching https://nouthetic.org/product/a-consumers-guide-to-preaching/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-consumers-guide-to-preaching Thu, 29 Dec 2022 12:37:00 +0000 https://nouthetic.org/?post_type=product&p=20383 Most preaching is boring. I don’t get anything out of my preacher’s sermons. From the minute he reads the text, I know what he is going to say. These—and dozens of complaints like them—may be heard in many gatherings of Christians talking seriously about their church. What’s the problem? Is it all the preacher’s fault? ...

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]]> “Scores of books flood the market on how to preach; few focus on how to listen to preaching. Few parishioners understand Calvin when he said that hearers should become as involved in sermons as preachers. In BE CAREFUL HOW YOU LISTEN, Jay Adams begins to redress this imbalance by providing numerous practical tips on how to get more out of sermons–even poorly preached sermons! Wise are the church leaders who give a copy of this book to every family in their church.” – Joel R. Beeke

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