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"Christ-Centered Preaching was a pathbreaking book in 1994. While some writers had been urging preachers to treat every text within the redemptive flow of biblical history--always culminating in Jesus Christ--this book was the first one to tell us how to do it. Though one of many classic manuals on expository preaching, it has always been the most detailed, analytic, practical, and comprehensive of them all. This third edition has been updated to address current issues and challenges preachers face and includes many new resources, only making this volume more invaluable."--Tim Keller, pastor emeritus, the Redeemer Presbyterian Churches of New York City"One of my favorite books on preaching just got even better! Not only will Chapell's insights improve your preaching, but you will also find yourself in moments of worship as you consider the unsearchable riches of Christ's grace."--Tony Merida, pastor for preaching and vision, Imago Dei Church, Raleigh, North Carolina; author of The Christ-Centered Expositor"'Good, better, best!' That is how I describe editions one, two, and three of Christ-Centered Preaching. The insights, wisdom, prescriptions, and balance that have for decades made this a foundational preaching textbook have been updated, clarified, reinforced, nuanced, and thoroughly documented. I am eager for my students--and every serious preacher--to read this new edition."--Greg R. Scharf, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School"Whether you're just starting out in Bible college or have been in the pulpit for many years, this seminal book must be within arm's reach so that it can help you grow in your preaching ministry."--Julius J. Kim, Westminster Seminary California; author of Preaching the Whole Counsel of God"Even if you've read a previous edition of this critical work, don't fail to get this fresh edition and glean from its present-day application. This book is a necessary resource for all who feel the weight of and embrace the privilege of exalting Jesus through biblical preaching."--Jim Shaddix, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary"A huge, all-important book. . . . Chapell's book is too vast to master, but to miss considering it is like willfully ignoring the Pacific while claiming to be an oceanographer."--Calvin Miller, author of Preaching: The Art of Narrative Exposition

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About the Author

Bryan Chapell (PhD, Southern Illinois University) is senior pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois, as well as president emeritus at Covenant Theological Seminary and distinguished professor of preaching at Knox Theological Seminary. Chapell is a widely traveled speaker and the author of numerous books.

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Hardcover: 448 pages

Publisher: Baker Academic; 3 edition (May 15, 2018)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0801099749

ISBN-13: 978-0801099748

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6.1 x 1.2 x 9.1 inches

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"Christ-Centered Preaching" seeks to restore the preaching of the church to a model Dr. Chapell believes is what is most needed for the church. Dr. Chapell’s thesis is that he seeks to hold forth a model of preaching that proclaims the authority of the Word of God, which exposes the fallen condition of man while at the same the redemption that is found in Christ, emphasizing that all of Scripture points to Christ as the solution to the problems we face. In this way he seeks to correct preaching that is either a form of moralism or a dry recitation of theology. He argues, “The answer lies in learning to see all of God’s Word as a unified message of human need and divine provision (Luke 24:27; Rom. 15:4)” (20). He discusses the process of developing a Christ-Centered Sermon in three parts: Principles of Expository Preaching, dealing with practical matters of preaching as well as the nobility of preaching; Preparing the Expository Sermon, dealing with the necessary steps for faithful exposition; and A Theology of Christ-Centered Messages, highlighting the need to focus on the redemptive purpose of preaching.

Authority and redemption—these two concepts are at the center of Bryan Chapell’s book, Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon. Chapell says as much in the opening line of the preface to the first edition. While the work is currently in its second edition, Chapell has not deviated from this original goal: to help the church reclaim a Christ-centered, authoritative theology of preaching. In this way, Chapell hopes to re-instill the expository sermon as the primary channel for communicating God’s authority to His people, while also addressing the reasons why this often fails to be the norm for churches in 21st century Evangelicalism. With many years of experience as an expositor and with a PhD in communication theory, Chapell is uniquely qualified to speak to both the practical and theoretical levels of preaching. His work is at once theoretical and practical, providing the reader with philosophical justification and tangible steps and observations for effective implementation. In all of this, Chapell stays rooted in Scripture, especially the revelation of God’s work in Christ. In this way, Chapell has not only written a book on Christ-centered preaching, but has written in a way that is itself Christ-centered.SummaryWithout question, Chapell is “standing on the shoulders of giants” throughout his work. With various quotations from preaching giants like John Calvin, Charles Spurgeon, John Broadus, Haddon Robinson, and others, much of the insights Chapell brings to the table are elaborations of what other great men have previously said. Especially helpful are the insights Chapell brings into this framework from modern communication theory—a relevant discipline that doesn’t always make its way into preaching texts, at least not to the degree Chapell discusses.While there is much that Chapell has to say from many different angles, he has attempted to organize his thoughts into a systematic treatment of preaching that consists in three main sections:1. Principles for Expository Preaching2. Preparation of Expository Sermons3. A Theology of Christ-Centered MessagesThese main sections provide the scope and sequence of the task Chapell is seeking to accomplish, giving the reader more than just a theology of preaching and more than just practical insights for how to prepare a sermon. Instead, Chapell’s treatment is more comprehensive, providing historical, theoretical, and practical insights throughout each section and chapter. Sadly, much of these insights are overly redundant as they overlap with each other, giving the work less retention value for the reader. Nevertheless, the content is rich and insightful for the one willing to work for it.The central theme of the book is the title of the book: Christ-centered preaching. Chapell demonstrates throughout the book that from the preparation to the pulpit, the greatest need of the preacher is to point his people to Christ. Quoting Thomas Jones, Chapell wants us to know that “True Christian preaching must center on the cross of Jesus Christ. The cross is the central doctrine of holy Scripture … The one who is called to preach, therefore, must preach Christ because there is no other message from God” (277).It almost goes without saying that Chapell is drawing upon the principles established (better: recaptured) in the Reformation which emphasized the centrality of Scripture for Christian life and ministry. This is clear from the beginning when Chapell locates the authority for preaching in the Bible itself, rather than in an ecclesiastical system. He notes, “The expository preacher opens the Bible before God’s people and dares to say, ‘I will explain to you what this passage means.” The words are not meant to convey one’s own authority but rather humbly to confess that the preacher has no better word than God’s Word” (30).From beginning to end, Chapell’s goal is to encourage the preacher to use whatever means at his disposal to effectively communicate Christ. In this regard, the Christ-centered preacher realizes that he shares something in common with John the Baptist, “There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.” (John 1:6–8, emphasis mine).Chapell’s point throughout the work is that we are not the light. As such, we do not use our preaching to serve ourselves or our agenda. Instead, we come “as a witness to testify about the light.”Critical EvaluationIn true Reformation style, Chapell’s work aims to ground the preacher in the authority of God’s word and encourage him to communicate that authority to his people. Consistent with the book’s title, Chapell doesn’t allow for the preacher to confuse communicate God’s authority with moralism. On the contrary, Chapell shows how the Bible’s authority and the gospel are intricately linked together, proclaiming the authoritative work of Christ on behalf of sinners and calling for a response. How critical this is! In step with the apostle Paul, Chapell exhorts us to hold up the truth of Christ say that people are changed into His image (cf. 2 Cor. 3:18).In many places, Chapell excels in this regard. At the beginning, he provides principles for Christ-centered preaching that speak directly to the overarching rules a preacher should abide by—both as a person and as a preacher. Most memorable in the mind of this writer is the imperative a preacher should place on himself to know the grace of God he claims to preach to others. In Chapell’s words, “You must know grace to preach it” (30). In the same vein that Paul David Tripp has written about in his very important book, Dangerous Calling, Chapell rightfully locates the starting point of Christ-centered preaching: a Christ-centered heart within the preacher himself.From this initial launch point, Chapell provides an overview of how preachers should think about preaching in terms of the importance of identifying a unifying theme and Fallen-Condition Focus or FCF (chapter 2), the priority of the text in the sermon (chapter 3) and the need to emphasize application and not merely provide a running commentary (chapter 4). In these opening chapters, the preacher finds a wealth of valuable insights that provide both the theoretical and practical help needed for effectively preaching Christ and His finished work.However, Chapell’s work is not perfect and in fact, could have been much clearer and more succinct at times. While these opening chapters are filled with insightful comments and quotations from other preachers, they could have been much shorter, given that Chapell repeats much of the same insight throughout the rest of the book. Or, to give another option, it may have been more helpful if Chapell grouped his insights together, rather than stringing them out across multiple chapters.To be specific, part two of the work is labeled: “Preparation of Expository Sermons.” Who would deny the relevance of this topic? On page 124, Chapell speaks about the process of exegesis and how a preacher should “explain exegetical insights in such a way that they make the meaning of a text more obvious, not more remote.” Yes, and Amen, but why did Chapell not mention this earlier when he was speaking about “Principles for Interpreting a Passage” in chapter three of part one? In chapter seven, Chapell speaks about “The Pattern of Illustration,” where he rightfully observes, “the mind yearns for and needs the concrete in order to anchor the abstract” (184). The rest of this chapter is filled with valuable insights like these, but yet again I was left wondering why this section wasn’t somehow joined together with the other sections that speak to the importance of application (i.e. chapter four).As Chapell concludes the book, one wonders why Chapell did not include the content of “Part 3: A Theology of Christ-Centered Sermons” toward the beginning of the book as well instead of the end. By the time we read page 277 and are told, “The Bible is not a self-help book ... It tells us how we must seek Christ, who alone is our Savior and source of strength…”, one would think that this point has—or should have—already been made by now. None of this is to suggest that all the content could have been placed at the beginning, but that the way Chapell has arranged the book leaves him with clear limitations that required him to spread out the content and thus, repeat himself rather too much.To make things more difficult, Chapell’s work is not only unhelpfully grouped, but it is incredibly tedious as well. While there are many valuable insights and helpful sections in the book, the book as a whole feels like a long walk through thick sand on the beach with the occasional sea-shell rising to the surface.None of this is to suggest that brevity is the ultimate goal or standard by which we judge communication, but there is also something to say about being precise and succinct. Unfortunately, the reader spends a lot of time reading what has already been said or quoted before. It seems Chapell could have avoided this by grouping many of his insights together, filtered them more, and communicated them more concisely.

I read this book as a mandatory text book in a Homiletic class in seminary. I highly recommend this book because any preaching without Christ is not Christian. Chapell is an excellent preacher, teacher and author. Anybody can follow his writing because he is very clear and plain. I took this class online in Knox Seminary and I had the opportunity to watch Chapel on the recorded videos. He is so good teaching that it is as if you are reading this book. I highly recommend it for any preacher, teacher or pastor.

If only we could get all preachers to read and implement this book. There would be a lot less boring, Christ less, and confused sermons.Chapell does a great job both equipping you with the mechanics of preaching as well as encouraging the right motivation for preaching. I have already benefited from his tips on introductions, conclusions, and having a single coherent focus for my talks.One of the most helpful elements of sermon prep he suggests is coming up with a fallen condition focus. This helps you to identify what need the people in the passage had as a result of sin and how Christ addresses that need. This keeps the sermon relevant to the audience as you help them to see how their need is similar to those in the text. It also keeps you as the speaker focused on how Jesus meets that need which provides real hope to the audience.His discussion of the importance of relevant, specific applications was also very helpful. I have received great feedback from the students I work with as I have applied his principles.(I work in campus ministry) I used to give vague application principles(trust Christ more) Now I spend time thinking of specific situations the students might struggle with.(trusting him during your conflict with your roommate, trusting him to provide for your school tuition, etc.)The best thing about this book is that Chapell uses the principles he advocates in how he wrote it. For example he says we should use illustrations in sermons. In the book he often uses illustrations. I love authors who practice what they preach.

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