ContentsIntroduction: Christ-Centered SermonsPart One: StructureExample Sermon One: Expository Sermon in Formal Structure FormatExample Sermon Two: Expository Sermon in Fundamental Reduction FormatExample Sermon Three: Expository Sermon in Inductive (Narrative) FormatExample Sermon Four: Topical Sermon for a Special OccasionPart Two: Biblical TheologyExample Sermon Five: Predictive Christ-Centered Interpretation (A Bridge Example)Example Sermon Six: Preparatory Christ-Centered Interpretation (A Dead End Example)Example Sermon Seven: Reflective Christ-Centered Interpretation (Narrative Passage)Example Sermon Eight: Resultant Christ-Centered Interpretation (A Macro-Approach)Example Sermon Nine: Resultant Christ-Centered Interpretation (A Micro-Approach)Part Three: Gospel ApplicationExample Sermon Ten: Indicative/Imperative Dynamics (Indicative Emphasis)Example Sermon Eleven: Indicative/Imperative Dynamics (Imperative Emphasis)Example Sermon Twelve: Union with Christ: Motivation and EnablementExample Sermon Thirteen: Preach the WordIndexes

"Bryan Chapell's Christ-Centered Sermons is an important contribution to the field of homiletics. In it Chapell applies the biblical theology of Christ-Centered Preaching in helpful and well-explained examples that underscore the author's own skill and insight."--Scott M. Gibson, Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary"With skill and imagination Bryan Chapell teaches us to preach what we practice. He unpacks principles from his classic Christ-Centered Preaching in a dazzling range of his own sermons in which we can read his helpful commentary. Rarely does a homiletician open up his mind and heart so generously. Preachers are in his debt. Again."--Michael Quicke, Northern Seminary"What a privilege it is for the reader of this volume to have access to the blueprints of a premier architect of expository preaching. In Christ-Centered Preaching Bryan Chapell provided principles; he said what he saw. In Christ-Centered Sermons Chapell provides examples of sermons that bring his principles to life; we can see what he said. This book is for those interested in being biblically grounded in their preparation while remaining fresh and creative in their presentation."--Robert Smith Jr., Beeson Divinity School, Samford University"It is no easy task to preach sermons that exposit a biblical text faithfully, rightly connect it to Christ, and address hearers' deep needs for God's radical grace, all while communicating clearly and vividly. A good beginning is to grasp key principles and practices to be applied in crafting such rich and relevant messages. But watching a gifted preacher in action turns sound theory into transformative coaching. This is what Bryan Chapell's Christ-Centered Sermons offers to his fellow preachers. This collection is the next best thing to sitting across from Dr. Chapell in his pastoral study and hearing him talk through his process for composing sermons."--Dennis E. Johnson, Westminster Seminary California