Preaching Christ from Psalms: Foundations for Expository Sermons in the Christian Year

Synopsis

In This Final Volume Of His Series On Preaching Christ From The Old Testament, Sidney Greidanus Offers Expert Guidance For Busy Pastors On Preaching Christ From Psalms. Beginning With A General Introduction On How Pastors Can Interpret And Preach From The Biblical Psalms And Why They Should Greidanus Proceeds By Discussing Twenty-two Psalms In The Revised Common Lectionary, Year A, Supplying The Building Blocks Necessary To Preach From Psalms At Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, And Other Major Days And Seasons Of The Church Year. In Addition To Laying Out Basic Homiletical-theological Approaches Suitable For Each Selected Psalm, These Chapters Also Provide Verse-by-verse Exposition, Bridges To Christ In The New Testament, And Ideas For Placing The Psalmist's Words Into Contemporary Context. - Back Of Book. Issues In Preaching Christ From Psalms. Objections To Preaching Psalms ; Literary Interpretation Of Psalms ; Historical Interpretation Of Psalms ; Theocentric Interpretation Of Psalms ; Christocentric Interpretation Of Psalms ; Preaching Psalms -- Happy Are Those Whose Delight Is In The Law Of The Lord -- Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem -- Give The King Your Justice, O God -- Happy Are Those Whose Help Is In The God Of Jacob -- Restore Us, O Lord God Of Hosts -- Sing To The Lord A New Song -- May The Kings Of Seba And The Sheba Bring Gifts -- The Voice Of The Lord Is Powerful -- I Will Make The Nations Your Heritage -- Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God -- Happy Are Those Whose Transgression Is Forgiven -- The Lord Is Your Keeper -- Let Us Make A Joyful Noise To The Rock Of Our Salvation -- The Lord Is My Shepherd -- Out Of The Depths I Cry To You, O Lord -- O Give Thanks To The Lord! -- My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? -- This Is The Day That The Lord Has Made -- God Has Gone Up With A Shout..., With The Sound Of A Trumpet -- Bless The Lord, O My Soul! -- O Lord..., How Majestic Is Your Name In All The Earth! -- Make A Joyful Noise To The Lord, All The Earth!. Sidney Greidanus. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 586-590) And Indexes.