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Preaching Christ in All of Scripture Kindle Edition

by Edmund P. Clowney (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Voicing one theme for the entire Bible and structuring all sermons around that idea may seem to be an impossible challenge. For veteran pastor and preaching professor Edmund Clowney it will not do to preach a text from either the Old or New Testaments without fully preaching its ultimate and primary focus-the person and work of Jesus Christ. He writes, "To see the text in relation to Christ is to see it in its larger context, the context of God's purpose in revelation."

Clowney's rationale for emphasizing Christ's presence in the Old Testament rests on the purpose of the Hebrew Scripture. The Old Testament follows God's one great plan for human history and redemption, and the plan is not only from him but centers on him: his presence in his incarnate Son. The witness of the Scriptures to Christ is the reason they were written, so it is appropriate to emphasize this element in the Old Testament as well as in the New Testament.

By offering numerous full-length examples of his own sermons that emphasize Christ as the principle theme of Scripture, Clowney illustrates for those who will never have the privilege of being his students how they can craft sermons which present Christ as the primary consideration of the text. He also offers specific instructions on preparing such a sermon. He discusses the personal habits of prayer and Bible study that prepare pastors to seek out Christ's presence.

Clowney emphasizes the importance of including a specific application in every sermon so that Christ is presented both in what he says and does to reveal himself in the biblical text and in what he says and does to direct Christians' lives today.

Students preparing for the pastorate, pastors desiring to increase their emphasis on Christ in their sermons, and those seeking Christ's presence in all of Scripture will find a help in Clowney's writings.

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"Edmund Clowney is this generation's patriarch of redemptive-historical preaching. For decades he was the voice crying in the wilderness to encourage evangelical preachers to make Christ the focus of all their messages, since he is the aim of all the Scriptures. Now, many others have joined Clowney's gospel chorus, but none with greater mastery than he of the harmonies that weave the symphony of grace throughout the Bible. As Clowney shares with us the jewels of his research, message, and heart, we discern ever more clearly how to make the Pearl of Great Price shine through all the treasures of Scripture." --Dr. Bryan Chapell President and Professor of Practical Theology Covenant Seminary "Edmund Clowney has given a wonderful gift to the church in general and to preachers in particular. Preaching Christ in All of Scripture is the kind of book that isn’t just about preaching. It's about Christ and the call on all believers to see him and his glory in all of God's Word. Preachers can rejoice and profit from the practical and profound teaching, and all believers can rejoice in the awesome reality of Jesus as Lord." --Dr. Stephen W. Brown Professor of Preaching Reformed Theological Seminary Here is instruction from a master Bible teacher on how to preach God-honoring, Christ-centered, Spirit-empowered sermons. Edmund Clowney's classes at Westminster Seminary transformed my understanding of how the whole Bible fits together, and I expect this book will do the same for all who read it. --Wayne Grudem Research Professor of Bible and Theology Phoenix Seminary "Ed Clowney taught me how to preach the gospel to postmodern people. To anyone who wants to learn how to do so as well, these sermons are priceless." --Rev. Tim Keller Senior Pastor Redeemer Presbyterian Church of New York City

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"Edmund Clowney is this generation's patriarch of redemptive-historical preaching. For decades he was the voice crying in the wilderness to encourage evangelical preachers to make Christ the focus of all their messages, since he is the aim of all the Scriptures. Now, many others have joined Clowney's gospel chorus, but none with greater mastery than he of the harmonies that weave the symphony of grace throughout the Bible. As Clowney shares with us the jewels of his research, message, and heart, we discern ever more clearly how to make the Pearl of Great Price shine through all the treasures of Scripture."
―Bryan Chapell, Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church in America

"Edmund Clowney has given a wonderful gift to the church in general and to preachers in particular. Preaching Christ in All of Scripture is the kind of book that isn't just about preaching. It's about Christ and the call on all believers to see him and his glory in all of God's Word. Preachers can rejoice and profit from the practical and profound teaching, and all believers can rejoice in the awesome reality of Jesus as Lord."
―Stephen W. Brown, Professor of Preaching, Reformed Theological Seminary

"Here is instruction from a master Bible teacher on how to preach God-honoring, Christ-centered, Spirit-empowered sermons. Edmund Clowney's classes at Westminster Seminary transformed my understanding of how the whole Bible fits together, and I expect this book will do the same for all who read it."
―Wayne Grudem, Distinguished Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies, Phoenix Seminary

"Ed Clowney taught me how to preach the gospel to postmodern people. To anyone who wants to learn how to do so as well, these sermons are priceless."
―Timothy Keller, Late Founding Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City; Chairman and Cofounder, Redeemer City to City

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Dr. David P. Craig
5.0 out of 5 stars How To Preach Sermons Leading You to Worship Jesus
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2012
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I was trained in an Evangelical University and Seminary where I had an excellent Biblical education and training in Systematic Theology. After being a preaching pastor for about five years I realized that the best preachers I was admiring had been trained in Biblical Theology and so I enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry preaching program at Westminster Theological Seminary in Escondido, California.

I vividly remember one of my professors talking about how the story of David and Goliath wasn't just about "David and Goliath" but pointed to the greater David - Jesus. It's taken me years to learn how to preach Christ and not just moralistic sermons. However, one of the masters of preaching Christ from all of the Bible is Edmund P. Clowney. As a matter of fact a lot of preachers today are excited about the teaching ministry of Tim Keller in New York - who really learned most of what he knows (that's what he will tell you) from the author of the sermons of this book - Dr. Edmund Clowney.

One of the first things I learned about at WTS was Redemptive Historical Preaching - which essentially follows the "big story line" of the Bible with an eye on Jesus and His Person and redemptive work in history. In my opinion, what Clowney does teaches and models in this book is the greatest need of the 21st century - getting back to preaching Christ from all of Scripture.
If you are a pastor who like me - has had trouble with "getting to Christ" from the passage - especially in the Old Testament - you will find some great examples of how to do this from the various genres in the Old and New Testaments from a brilliant and humble preacher who knew the Bible and the "big story" well.

Edmund Clowney's book is an outstanding contribution in helping preachers do what the prophets and the apostles did - preach Christ. Clowney begins with a chapter demonstrating how all of the Scriptures point to Christ - and he makes a wonderful case for this reality. In the second chapter he gives his methodology for "preparing a sermon that presents Christ."
The remaining chapters are sample sermons from different genres in the Old and New Testaments showing the application of the principles articulated in the first two chapters.

The sermons are as follows:

"Sharing the Father's Welcome" based on Luke 15:11-32

"See What It Costs" based on Genesis 22:1-19

"When God Came Down" based on Genesis 28:10-22

"The Champion's Strange Victory" based on Genesis 32

"Can God Be Among Us?" based on Exodus 34:1-9

"Meet the Captain" based on Joshua 5:13-15

"Surprised by Devotion" based on 2 Samuel 23:13-17

"The Lord of the Manger"

"Jesus Preaches Liberty" based on Luke 4:16-22

"The Cry of the God-Forsaken Savior" based on Psalm 22:1

"Our International Anthem" based on Psalm 936:3

"Jesus Christ and the Lostness of Man"

"Hearing Is Believing: The Lord of the Word"

As of the writing of this review you can still hear Edmund P. Clowney and Tim Keller co- teach a class for free on i-tunes called "Preaching Christ in a Postmodern World." It has 37 lectures and question and answers sessions from RTS and covers the full gamut of issues related to Christ-centered preaching. I highly recommend that you download this course and listen to it until you get it. It will make a huge difference in your teaching and preaching - and you will see real life change in yourself and your hearers as a result.

If you are a preacher, or teacher of the Bible you will definitely benefit from this book. More importantly, I hope that you will be influenced and impacted by this book so that your sermons and Bible lessons will be filled with Christ, lead to Christ, and bring glory to Christ in a way that articulates with passion and excitement - the greatest story ever told. I have been blessed in my own worship of Christ, understanding of Christo-centric preaching, and have become a better preacher and teacher as a result - going from teaching moralistically to Biblically and thus leading others to worship Christ the Lord.
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Blickfam
5.0 out of 5 stars Both conceptual and real examples included
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2019
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Jesus spoke all the words of Scripture not just the ones that are put in red lettering. This is because he is the word of God. Author Tim Keller recommended this on his Twitter feed and it is clear that this book has become very dear to his heart as it now is mine. Most of the book actually gives illustration where we see Christ in the Old Testament. Simple and powerful.
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D. Beirne
4.0 out of 5 stars Fine intro to this topic
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2014
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Good practical study on principles for discerning Christ in the Old Testament. The sample sermons given are great examples of application. 4 stars instead of 5 because it seemed a little dry.
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Z. Garment
5.0 out of 5 stars A standard of biblical interpretation
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2013
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Clowney provides a very clear explanation of the biblical basis for seeing that all of Scripture points to Jesus Christ and His work on the Cross. The merit of this book is that he provides a methodology towards Christocentric biblical interpretation while also addressing the manner moralism and allegory deviate from interpretation.
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Pluperfect
5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Clowney
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
I can hear Dr. Clowney's voice again in reading this book, and in his voice the voice of the Christ who he so faithfully presents. I was privileged to be present during much of his tenure as Teacher-in-Residence at TPC Charlottesville. Reading through this book was a real pleasure, as Clowney does what he did so very well: stitch together the myriad OT prophecies of Christ with their fulfillment in the NT. I've often wished I could have been on that Road to Emmaus back when. This book is perhaps as close to that as we can get. Clowney is both perfectly orthodox in the Reformed tradition, and winsome and compelling in his articulation of the One Christ portrayed in both the Old and New Testaments.
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Joshua D. Jones
3.0 out of 5 stars good book: not much new
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2007
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Having learned alot from the likes of Goldsworthy, Tim Keller and Chapel, I thoughtt hat I would greatly enjoy this book. But, if you've been introduced to the idea of the gospel being your interpreing hermenutic when approaching scripture and Jesus being the centre peice of the Bible, then I must say, there is nothing new here. I agree with what he says, I just felt like there was not much new here if you've read other books ont he same subject.
Most of the books are merely sermon transcripts, which, thought hey may be good sermons, were not what I expected out of the book. For those looking for transcipts of good sermons, this is a good book.
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Reginald D. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Christ-Centered preaching!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2018
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In this book, teaches and models Christ-Centered Preaching. All who teach & preach the Word of God should read this book.
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Spunkernix
4.0 out of 5 stars Clowney at What He Does Best
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2015
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This is an excellent collection of Christ centered sermons designed to both enrich the Christian preacher's teaching & deepen the theology student's understanding of the gospel. I highly recommend.
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Vinayak C
5.0 out of 5 stars Good product.
Reviewed in India on February 4, 2024
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Benedict Tan
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, more pastoral than academic.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2016
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Clowney says in the preface that the chapters are ‘[…] sermons are offered as messages to be heard as preaching, not as footnoted theses for study’ (p. 10). Thus, the book is not so much about how to preach Christ in all of Scripture, but a few examples of how one can go about it. The first two chapters do provide some kind of theoretical framework, but I thought the content could have been organised better.

So here are the chapters:
1) Christ in all of Scripture.
2) Preparing a sermon that presents Christ.
3) Sharing the father’s welcome (Luke 15: 11-32).
4) See what it costs (Genesis 22: 1-19).
5) When God came down (Genesis 28:10-22).
6) The champion’s strange victory (Genesis 32).
7) Can God be among us (Exodus 34:1-9)?
8) Meet the captain (Joshua 5:13-15).
9) Surprised by devotion (2 Samuel 23:13-17).
10) The Lord of the manger.
11) Jesus preaches liberty (Luke 4:16-22).
12) The cry of the God-forsaken saviour (Psalm 22:1).
13) Our International Anthem (Psalm 96:3).
14) Jesus Christ and the lostness of man.
15) Hearing is believing: The Lord of the Word.

These sermons are written to elicit praise, and so his language is beautiful and his points quite easy to follow. Almost every chapter ends with a call to see afresh God’s grace to His people in Christ throughout redemptive history, and as such, the book can be read as a devotional.

The aspect of the book I find most helpful is Clowney’s ability to draw lines of connection from Old Testament events, figures or objects to Christ. He does so quite carefully, although I found some of his readings somewhat arbitrary, and leaning slightly towards allegory. But overall, he models good interpretive practices, always paying careful attention to the redemptive-historical character of the Bible.

All in all, the book is not an academic treatise on the topic, but a pastoral exhortation to see and savour Christ in all of Scripture.
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Bookman
2.0 out of 5 stars OK
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2013
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OK book, although not life changing for me. I've had a lot of issues in my life at that time and was looking for help in various Christian literature; however, I have found little help if any at all.
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