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Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes

Foundations for Expository Sermons

By: Sidney Greidanus

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As Sidney Greidanus points out, the biblical book of Ecclesiastes is especially relevant for our contemporary culture because it confronts such secular enticements as materialism, hedonism, cut-throat competition, and self-sufficiency. But how can preachers best convey the ancient Teacher's message to congregations today?A respected expert in both hermeneutics and homiletics, Greidanus does preachers a great service by here by providing the foundations for a series of expository sermons on Ecclesiastes. He walks students and preachers through the steps from text to sermon for all of the book's fifteen major literary units, explores various ways to move from Ecclesiastes to Jesus Christ in the New Testament, and offer insightful expositions that help the preacher in sermon production butomit the theoretical andoften impractical discussions in many commentaries."One of the those rare volumes that should be read by all preachers who take the task of interpretation and proclamationwith great seriousness."---Preaching"Will help preachers develop homileticalo muscle memory that will transform them from workmen into artisans."---Calvin Theological Journal"Sidney Greidanus is one of the most gifted advocates of `redemptive historical' preaching....In a time when there is much confusion about what it meansto preach in fidelity to the Scriptures, we very much need the lessons that he offers us."----Richard J Mouw Fuller Theological Seminary"A master stroke from one of the sminal thinkers and writers in homiletics".---Bryan Chaell Covenant Theological Seminary"A master stroke from one of the seminal thinkers and writers in homiletics"---Bryan Chapell Covenant Theological Seminary

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Preaching "One of those rare volumes that should be read by all preachers who take the task of interpretation and proclamation with great seriousness." Calvin Theological Journal "Will help preachers develop homiletical muscle memory that will transform them from workmen into artisans." Richard J. Mouw -- Fuller Theological Seminary "Sidney Greidanus is one of the most gifted advocates of 'redemptive historical' preaching. . . In a time when there is much confusion about what it means to preach in fidelity to the Scriptures, we very much need the lessons that he offers us." Bryan Chapell -- Covenant Theological Seminary "A master stroke from one of the seminal thinkers and writers in homiletics."

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Aspects of Religion for Non-Christians Christianity Biblical Studies & Exegesis Christian Life & Practice Christian Instruction

Preface	p. x
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
Abbreviations	p. xv
Transliterations	p. xvii
Preaching Ecclesiastes	p. 1
The Value of Preaching Ecclesiastes	p. 2
Difficulties in Interpreting Ecclesiastes	p. 3
The Nature of Wisdom Literature	p. 3
The Relation of Wisdom to Redemptive History	p. 3
Contradictions	p. 5
The Historical Setting of Ecclesiastes	p. 6
The Author(s)	p. 7
The Original Recipients	p. 9
The Date of Composition	p. 10
The Place of Composition	p. 11
The Purpose of Ecclesiastes	p. 12
The Genre and Forms of Ecclesiastes	p. 12
Reflection	p. 13
Proverb	p. 13
Instruction	p. 14
Autobiographical Narrative	p. 14
Anecdote	p. 14
Metaphor	p. 15
Allegory	p. 15
The Structure of Ecclesiastes	p. 15
Literary Patterns	p. 16
Juxtapositions	p. 17
The Overall Structure	p. 18
The Overall Message of Ecclesiastes	p. 20
Difficulties in Preaching Ecclesiastes	p. 22
Selecting a Proper Preaching Text	p. 23
Formulating a Single Theme	p. 23
Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes	p. 24
Redemptive-Historical Progression	p. 25
Promise-Fulfillment	p. 26
Typology	p. 26
Analogy	p. 27
Longitudinal Themes	p. 28
New Testament References	p. 28
Contrast	p. 28
No Gain from All Our Toil	p. 30
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
The Teacher's Search for Meaning	p. 49
Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26
God Set the Times	p. 69
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Working in a Wicked World	p. 88
Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:6
Working Together	p. 107
Ecclesiastes 4:7-16
Worshiping in God's House	p. 122
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
The Love of Money	p. 137
Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9
How to Handle Adversity	p. 157
Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14
How to Act in a Paradoxical World	p. 178
Ecclesiastes 7:15-29
Use Wisdom but Know Its Limitations	p. 200
Ecclesiastes 8:1-17
Enjoy Life!	p. 219
Ecclesiastes 9:1-12
Because of the Harm Inflicted by Folly, Use Wisdom!	p. 239
Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20
Take Risks Boldly but Wisely!	p. 260
Ecclesiastes 11:1-6
Remember Your Creator!	p. 275
Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8
Fear God, and Keep His Commandments!	p. 295
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
Appendixes
Ten Steps from Text to Sermon	p. 311
An Expository Sermon Model	p. 313
A Meditation on Ecclesiastes 3:1-15	p. 315
A Sermon on Ecclesiastes 9:1-12	p. 317
Select Bibliography	p. 326
Scripture Index	p. 330
Subject Index	p. 334
Targets for Sermons	p. 337
Topics for Sermons	p. 339
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