This bestselling textbook on biblical preaching is a contemporary classic in the field. It offers students, pastors, and Bible teachers expert guidance in the development and delivery of expository sermons.This new edition provides resources, methods, and advice for new generations of students and pastors. It has been revised and updated throughout by Scott Wenig, professor emeritus of applied theology and Haddon W. Robinson Chair of Biblical Preaching at Denver Seminary. Wenig adds a step to the preaching method that has been widely accepted and utilized by Robinson's former students. The book also includes a foreword by Torrey Robinson."[An] outstanding introduction to the task of preparing and presenting biblical sermons. Robinson's 'Big Idea' preaching has shaped the thinking of thousands of expository preachers and been the major influence on many of those who teach preaching in today's classrooms."--PreachingForeword by Torrey RobinsonPreface to the Fourth EditionPreface to the Third Edition1. The Case for Expository Preaching2. What's the Big Idea?3. Tools of the Trade4. The Road from Text to Sermon5. The Arrow and the Target6. The Shapes Sermons Take7. Making Dry Bones Live8. Start with a Bang and Quit All Over9. The Dress of Thought10. How to Preach So People Will ListenA Final WordSample Sermon and EvaluationStudent ExercisesAnswers to Student ExercisesIndexes