Preaching the Luminous Word
Biblical Sermons and Homiletical Essays
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Preaching the Luminous Word
Biblical Sermons and Homiletical Essays
About This Book
Insights from one of the most distinctive and eloquent scholar-preachers of our time Inviting serious theological engagement with texts from all parts of the Christian Bible, Preaching the Luminous Word is a collection of fifty-one sermons and five related essays from noted preacher and biblical scholar Ellen F. Davis. A brief preface to each sermon delineates its liturgical context and theological themes as well as distinctive elements of structure and style. Arranged in canonical order, the sermons treat a wide range of texts: Torah, Prophets, Writings, Gospels, Epistles, and Revelation. They are complemented by essays on various aspects of biblical interpretation for preaching. At once accessible, theologically informed, and rhetorically rich, this volume will engage preachers, teachers, seminarians, church leaders, and serious lay readers.
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- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword, by Stanley Hauerwas
- On Not Worrying about Sermon Illustrations
- Being a Creature Means You Eat (Genesis 1)
- Radical Trust (Genesis 22)
- What Does Moses Do? (Exodus 3:1β15)
- ESSAY: Witnessing to God in the Midst of Life: Old Testament Preaching
- The Manna Economy (Exodus 16)
- Beautifying Heaven (Exodus 28:1β4a, 15β23, 28β30, 36β38; John 1:1β18)
- Living Icons (Exodus 34:1β9, 28β35; Psalm 111; Ephesians 3:7β21)
- The Humility of Moses (Numbers 12)
- Perfect Love (Deuteronomy 6:4β13)
- Receiving the Gift of Rest (Joshua 1:1β18; Mark 2:1β22)
- βAll That You Say, I Will Doβ (Book of Ruth)
- Godβs House (2 Samuel 7:1β17; Mark 6:30β46; Hebrews 3:1β6)
- The View from Mount Elijah (1 Kings 17:1β24; Mark 9:2β8)
- Holy Friendship (2 Kings 2:1β12; Psalm 50:1β6; Mark 9:2β9; 2 Corinthians 4:3β6)
- Blessing of the Animals (Job 12:7)
- Pray with Your Eyes Open (Job 42:1β6, 10β17; Mark 10:46β52)
- ESSAY: Holy Preaching: Ethical Interpretation and the Practical Imagination
- Rock Bottom (Psalm 27)
- Shake This Tree (Psalm 34)
- Desiring God (Psalm 63)
- Tough Praise (Psalm 73)
- The Incongruity of Sin (Psalm 103)
- In Memory of Joseph Taban Lasuba (Psalm 116)
- Finding Strength in Praise (Psalm 145; Acts 2:1β13)
- ESSAY: Surprised by Wisdom: Preaching Proverbs
- Mastering Sacrifice (Proverbs 3:11β26; 1 Corinthians 1:10β31)
- Face to Face (Proverbs 27:19)
- Wisdom and Her Works (Proverbs 31:10β31; Matthew 11:16β19, 28β30)
- After the Rain (Song of Songs 2:10β12)
- ESSAY: βHere I Amβ: Preaching Isaiah as a Book of Vocation
- I Saw God (Isaiah 6)
- In Memory of John H. Davis Sr. (Isaiah 42:1β9)
- The Healing of Our Flesh (Isaiah 58:1β12; Matthew 5:13β16)
- Swallowing Fire (Jeremiah 1:4β9)
- Healing for Sin-Sick Hearts (Jeremiah 4 and 31; Colossians 1:11β20)
- Learning to Lament (Jeremiah 14)
- Building Hope (Lamentations 1:12 and 3:1β8, 16β24)
- Making a Marriage That Preaches (Hosea 2:16β20; Psalm 67; John 15:8β17; Philippians 2:1β11)
- The Good News of Judgment (Amos 5:18β24)
- The Compassion Architect (Jonah 3β4)
- Seasonal Tension (Zechariah 14:4β9; Luke 21:25β31)
- ESSAY: Preaching in Witness to the Triune God
- Stargazers (Matthew 2:1β12)
- Faithful Mourning (Matthew 5:1β12)
- Offensive Faith (Mark 5:22β24, 35bβ43)
- One More Squanderer (Luke 16:1β9; Acts 4:32β37)
- βDo You Have Anything Here to Eat?β (Luke 24:36bβ48)
- Pushing toward Glory (John 11:32β44)
- Learning to Believe (John 20:19β31)
- Divine Drama (1 Corinthians 11:23β26)
- The Secret of Community (Ephesians 4:1β7, 11β16)
- Being Perfect (Philippians 3:4bβ4:9)
- The Table of Creation (Colossians 1:15β29)
- Easter Exiles (Luke 24:13β35; 1 Peter 1:1β2, 14β23)
- Worship the Lamb (John 21:1β19; Revelation 5:11β14)
- Afterword, by Austin McIver Dennis
- Acknowledgments
- Index of Scripture References