Table of Contents
Introduction 13
Part 1 An Overview of Evangelistic Preaching
1 Personal Calling of the Preaching Evangelist 21
2 Biblical Obligation of the Preaching Evangelist 39
3 Theological Framework for Evangelistic Preaching 59
4 Functional Definition of Evangelistic Preaching 71
Part 2 Textual Evangelistic Preaching
5 Integration with the Scripture Sculpture Expository Preaching Process 85
6 Sources for Textual Evangelistic Preaching 93
Part 3 Topical Evangelistic Preaching
7 Text-Based Topical Evangelistic Preaching 125
8 Audience-Driven Topical Evangelistic Preaching 137
Part 4 Special Issues in Evangelistic Preaching
9 Support Materials: Illustrating the Evangelistic Sermon 155
10 The Evangelistic Invitation 177
A Concluding Challenge: A Preaching Audit 195
Appendix 1 Relevant Terms in Evangelistic Preaching 203
Appendix 2 A Synopsis of the Scripture Sculpture Process 205
Appendix 3 A Sample Textual Evangelistic Sermon 221
Appendix 4 A Sample Topical Pre-evangelistic Sermon 235
Appendix 5 The Evangelistic Invitation: A Preparation Checklist 247
Appendix 6 A Checklist for Evaluating the Textual or Topical Evangelistic Sermon 251
Notes 255