Letting the Text Win

Overview Letting the Text Win is intentionally designed to help the new and inexperienced preacher capture a methodology in sermon-making, as well as discover a theology of preaching that he can build on for a lifetime. Veteran preachers will also discover an encouraging reminder of the size and scope of this great undertaking. Letting the Text Win will be a refresher course for all who proclaim the Word of God.   Letting the Text Win has 11 chapters and 190 pages ISBN 978-0-89900-495-2 WEB-495 Endorsements “Few things are as impactful as when the church gathers in the name of God to hear the preaching of the Word of God, to retell the story of the love of God . . . and to leave dumbfounded by the mystery of God as they go out to do His will in the world en route to the new creation of God.”  -Mark Scott   "We don't need more creative preachers or eloquent preachers...We need preachers who will begin in the text, pray in the text, live in the text, and speak the text into our context.  This book will help us in our journey to become these kinds of preachers-- preachers who let the text win!"   -From the foreword by Mike Baker   About the Authors   Dr. Mark Scott serves as the Director of the Preaching Department and Professor of Preaching and New Testament at Ozark Christian College. He began his teaching ministry at OCC in 1983. Dr. Scott received the DMin from Denver Seminary; MDiv from Lincoln Christian Seminary and the BTh from Ozark Bible College. Dr. J.K. Jones serves as Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Eastview Christian Church in Bloomington/Normal, Illinois. He began preaching in 1976, teaching in 1982 and since then, has kept one foot in the church and one foot in the classroom. Dr. Jones received the BA in Preaching and MA in New Testament from Lincoln Christian University; MA in Spiritual Formation from Friends University; MDiv in Preaching from Lincoln Christian Seminary; and the DMin in Spiritual formation from Dallas Theological Seminary.