Living Water for Thirsty Souls: Unleashing the Power of Exegetical Preaching

By Marvin A. McMickle and Marvin a

Designed to help preachers engage in a disciplined and deliberate study of biblical materials, the central premise of Living Water for Thirsty Souls is that preaching should be grounded and centered in the truths and lessons of the Bible. To achieve this goal, author Marvin McMickle has formulated an approach to biblical exegesis for preaching that is easy for students to learn and useful for pastors to employ long after their student days are done. This eight-step approach covers the eight Ls: LimitsLiteratureLanguageLocationLinksLeadsLessonsLife applicationIt is an approach that clearly reflects the traditional methodology for doing biblical exegesis. These teaching tools are guaranteed to take the preacher through the transition from text to sermon, resulting in a rich harvest of preaching material.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081701358X
• ISBN13: 9780817013585
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Judson Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Preparing to write a sermon

As a seminarian, I've read quite a few books on how to approach the task of sermon development. This one is practical but still spiritual. It covers all the bases of traditional exegesis,but in a way that is understandable even for the novice preacher. The author offers especially helpful advice for developing multiple sermons from the same exegetical effort. That is worth a lot to anyone who must preach to the same audience on a regular basis and still needs deep but fresh sermons. I recommend it highly.

I wish I would have read it sooner.

I wish that all of my seminary text books were this relevant and easy to use. Dr. McMickle gives practical advice on how to make preaching come alive for you and your congregation. This text is easily understood, practical and invigorating. It should be required reading for anyone studying homiletics.