Preparing Sermons from the Page to the Pulpit: Exegesis to Exposition in Seven Steps

A step-by-step guide to preparing effective expository sermons

Pastors love studying God’s word. But it can be difficult to take the things they’ve learned from exegesis and apply them to the soul of a congregation. In Preparing Sermons from the Page to the Pulpit: Exegesis to Exposition in Seven Steps, veteran pastor and seminary professor Wayne Baxter helps pastors move from study to sermon. In seven steps, preachers are guided to take their exegetical analysis of a Scripture passage and turn it into an effective expository sermon.

Preachers and seminarians will be helped by Baxter’s expertise as they grow in crafting compelling sermons.

200 pages.

Preparing expository sermons-involving the central movement from text to sermon-can at times be a tricky and daunting process for many preachers. Yet, with the head and erudition of a Greek and New Testament scholar, the heart and empathy of a pastor, and the hands and experience of an applicator, Baxter employs the helpful metaphors of editor, reader, auditor, theologian, and coach, to show us a clear and practical pathway toward more faithful biblical exposition. Baxter’s book is not just worth the read but more importantly worth the wisdom it imparts.

-Matthew D. Kim, professor of practical theology and the Hubert H. and Gladys S. Raborn Chair of Pastoral Leadership at Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University; author of Preaching to a Divided Nation and Preaching to People in Pain