Planning a year's pulpit work / [by] Andrew W. Blackwood.

Bibliographical footnotes.

A preliminary survey --
I. Making the plan --
The broad program --
Sunday morning sermons --
Sunday evening sermons --
Midweek Bible readings --
II. Observing special days --
The Christian year --
Special days in the autumn --
The Christmas season --
Special days in the spring --
Undergirding --
From September to Christmas --
III. Finding God in Bible history --
God and the nation --
God and the leader --
God and His people --
Doing God's will today --
IV. Preaching Christian doctrine --
Facts about God --
Facts about man --
Facts about Christ --
The Apostles' Creed --
Recruiting --
From Christmas to Easter --
V. Proclaiming the Gospel --
The beauty of the Gospel --
The reality of a man's religion --
The practical workings of faith --
The response to the Gospel --
VI. Stressing the cross --
The message of Palm Sunday --
The series about the cross --
The glory of Easter --
Instructing --
From Easter to Pentecost --
VII. Presenting the risen Lord --
The meaning of the new religion --
The deepening of Christian experience --
The training of Christian workers --
The access of spiritual power --
VIII. Preaching Bible ethics --
The ten commandments --
The sermon on the mount --
Debatable issues --
Keeping one's balance --
IX. Using church history --
A source of illustrations --
Mighty men of the church --
Leaders of denominations --
Heroes of the mission fields --
Heartening --
From Pentecost to September --
X. Meeting life situations --
The needs of midsummer --
The healing of the soul --
The series of hope and cheer --
The august supply --
A final survey --
XI. Adopting the plan --
Advantages to the minister --
Benefits to the congregation --
Possible objections to the plan --
Practical conclusions --
Appendix --
Storing the fruits of study --
Index of passages for preaching --
Index of subjects and persons.