How to Become a Dynamic Biblical Preacher: A Manual for Pastors and Laypersons

Joseph B. Onyango Okello

jun 2024 · Wipf and Stock Publishers

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Do you desire to preach with authority and conviction and keep your audience engaged from the beginning of your sermons to the end? You hold in your hand a description of an easy, step-by-step process equipping you with the tools for preaching powerful Bible-based sermons. Beginning with the initial step of heart preparation, Joseph B. Onyango Okello takes you through the process of identifying the text and topic to be preached, developing an easy-to-remember outline for your audience, and showing you how to explain, illustrate and apply the text of Scripture in a way that ties the word of God to the life of your audience. The principles applied in this book aim at equipping you with preaching skills for ministry. Once you've mastered this method, which Joseph has tested in the field of preaching for over thirty years, you will have a grateful audience every time you used it on the pulpit. They will be grateful because the method helps you to preach sermons your listeners will remember and re-preach!

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Joseph B. Onyango Okello is a professor of philosophy at Asbury Theological Seminary. He has also been in the pastoral ministry for over thirty years. He was the recipient of the Frank Bateman Stanger Award for excellence in preaching while a student at Asbury. Joseph has also written several books, including A History and Critique of Methodological Naturalism (2016) and Evil and Pain: A Critique of the Materialistic Account of Evil (2017).