Preaching Life-Changing Sermons: Six Steps to Developing and Delivering Biblical Messages

A how-to guide for preparing and delivering Spiritfilled, biblical messages that make a differenceBeing called to preach is a tremendous commission. In Preaching Life-Changing Sermons, Dr. Jesse L. Nelson shares a simple process for effective expository sermon preparation and delivery, flavored with insights from his life in ministry and academic work. Those with teaching and preaching responsibilities with little to no seminary training will learn practical steps they can use today in their ministry.Nelson outlines the foundations of life-changing preaching and shows how each looks in the everyday life of a preaching pastor:Seeking the Spirit Selecting the Scripture Studying the Scripture Structuring the Sermon Speaking in the Spirit Sharing the SaviorHandling God's Word rightly through prayer, sermon preparation, and sermon delivery sets the stage for God to work. When the Spirit moves as Scripture speaks, souls are changed--and the call to preach becomes an exciting, life-changing adventure."The various examples provided and encouragement gained from reading and practicing the wisdom found in these pages will set any preacher on a path to preaching power." --Scott M. Gibson, DPhil, Director, PhD Program in Preaching, Truett Seminary, Baylor University"Dr. Jesse Nelson is the real deal. His experience in the pulpit, passion for preaching, keen theological insight, and practical tools for communicators make this a book a treasure." --Rev. Margot Starbuck, speaker, editor, and author of Small Things with Great LoveReview“Dr. Jesse L. Nelson’s Preaching Life-Changing Sermons is a crisp, power-packed book with six rich chapters that will help any preacher?lay or trained?in the preaching of God’s Word. Dr. Nelson carefully instructs his readers to pray, to select a text, to study the text thoroughly, to structure the sermon carefully, to speak with the power of the Spirit, and to share the gospel with grace. The various examples provided and encouragement gained from reading and practicing the wisdom found in these pages will set any preacher on a path to preaching power.” -- Scott M. Gibson, D.Phil. ? Director of the Ph.D. Program in Preaching at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary Published On: 2022-01-14“Dr. Jesse Nelson is the real deal. His experience in the pulpit, passion for preaching, keen theological insight, and practical tools for communicators make this a book a treasure. Preaching Life-Changing Sermons brings God’s word alive in the heart of the preacher and the worshiper!” -- Rev Margot Starbuck ? speaker, editor, and author of Small Things With Great Love Published On: 2022-01-14“Why do preachers spend countless hours preparing individual sermons and sermon series? Surely, they must have a clear target in mind! Not necessarily, argues Jesse Nelson in Preaching Life-Changing Sermons. This book reminds us that preachers are called to a holy task of proclaiming a biblical message that evokes transformational discipleship in our listeners through the power of the Holy Spirit. Having known him personally, Nelson not only aspires to preach life-changing sermons, but he also models it with his life.” -- Matthew D. Kim ? George F. Bennett Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; author of Preaching with Cultural Intelligence and Preaching to People in Pain Published On: 2022-01-14About the AuthorJesse L. Nelson (DMin, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is a senior pastor in Panama City, Florida, and an adjunct professor at The Baptist College of Florida and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a missionary to Haiti and a missions consultant for the National African American Fellowship of the Southern Baptist Convention. Nelson serves on the board of directors of the Evangelical Homiletics Society and speaks frequently for events related to black history, Christian education, leadership, missions, preaching, racial r