Cover i
Title Page iii
Copyright Page iv
Preface ix
Dedication v
1. The Case for Expository Preaching 1
2. What’s the Big Idea? 15
3. Tools of the Trade 27
4. The Road from Text to Sermon 47
5. The Arrow and the Target 67
6. The Shapes Sermons Take 77
7. Making Dry Bones Live 97
8. Start with a Bang and Quit All Over 119
9. The Dress of Thought 135
10. How to Preach So People Will Listen 149
A Final Word 167
Sample Sermon and Evaluation 171
Student Exercises 185
Answers to Student Exercises 227
Bibliography 235
Scripture Index 239
Subject Index 241
Back Cover 245