Biographical preaching for today : the pulpit use of Bible cases / by Andrew Watterson Blackwood.

Part one: preaching strategy --
I. The interests of the man outside --
Rediscovering the Bible --
Turning to biography --
Thinking about loved ones --
Facing a time of crisis --
II. The needs of a nominal member --
Wanting to do better --
Groping after God --
Fretting about human relations --
Learning how to pray --
Finding God through grief --
III. The desires of young people --
Asking what religion means --
Dreaming about days to come --
Conquering temptation --
Gaining a sense of security --
Learning how to forgive --
Seeking a philosophy of life --
IV. The demands of special occasions --
Observing Christian days --
Meeting varied needs --
Sanctifying the secular --
Bringing order out of chaos --
V. The program for weeks to come --
Thinking about our country --
Making substitutes for God --
Praying for a revival --
Preparing for evangelism --
Part two: sermon tactics --
VI. The ways of biographical preachers --
Learning from former matters --
Looking to living preachers --
Meeting various situations --
Doing away with the deadline --
VII. The call for a lively imagination --
Sizing up the local scene --
Selecting a Bible case --
Making a sermon plan --
Cultivating "surprise power" --
VIII. The simplicity of sermon preparation --
Aiming at a single target --
Dealing with a specific theme --
Finding relevant facts --
Simplifying the sermon plan --
Securing fresh illustrations --
Preparing to preach the sermon --
IX. The tests of a completed sermon --
Changing the bill of fare --
Interesting the men and boys --
Appealing to intelligence --
Deferring to Bible facts --
Speaking in the present tense --
Giving the primacy to God --
X. The promotion of Bible reading --
Enlisting a man at home --
Suggesting what to read --
Introducing a difficult book --
Commending the family altar --
Reaching boys and girls --
Making a church intelligent.