A Chorus of Witnesses: Model Sermons for

In the interest of providing exemplary models of sermons, the editors have compiled examples that display excellence in form, aim, style, and content. Developed and delivered by renowned pastors, theologians, and homileticians, the thirty-six entries in this volume include sermons that make artful use of sources, pursue classic aims, and exhibit particular homiletic forms.

Editors' Preface
Introduction
The Sources of the Sermon	p. 1
The Magnificent Defeat	p. 3
Beginning at the End	p. 12
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector	p. 21
Have You Ever Heard John Preach?	p. 34
Raging Faith	p. 44
Parables and Children's Sermons	p. 48
From the Sixteenth Floor	p. 53
Of Children and Streets and the Kingdom	p. 62
The Aims of the Sermon	p. 71
Jesus Is Victor	p. 73
The Weight of Glory	p. 82
You Are Accepted	p. 92
What Time Is It?	p. 102
The Importance of Doubting Our Doubts	p. 110
Life Is a Gift	p. 120
The Reuben Option	p. 131
Blindness	p. 139
The Cult of the Publican	p. 146
The Power of Promises	p. 155
The Forms and Dynamics of the Sermon	p. 163
Follow Me	p. 165
At the River's Edge	p. 171
My Eyes Are Not Raised Too High	p. 179
God and Laughter	p. 189
Things Are Not Always What They Seem	p. 198
The Elder Son's Defense	p. 204
Do We Deserve Peace?	p. 212
Up Against the Powers That Be	p. 218
A Sprig of Hope	p. 225
The Occasions of the Sermon	p. 235
The Eye of the Storm	p. 237
Shall the Fundamentalists Win?	p. 243
Sermon at Nathanael's Grave	p. 256
Alex's Death	p. 262
The Only Question	p. 267
Holy Angels	p. 271
Owning Up to Baptism	p. 278
His Own Clothes	p. 286
The End Is Life	p. 293
For Further Reading	p. 301
Contributors	p. 302
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A Chorus of Witnesses: Model Sermons for Today's Preacher

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