Preaching in a New Key: Crafting Expository Sermons in Post-Christian Communities New Testament Each concise chapter serves as

Each concise chapter serves as an invitation to dive further into the creed-and as a result

and their true effectiveness can only be reached when they are used to the glory of God

"This book will make no attempt to defend God

" So begins Derek Kidner in this introduction and commentary to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah which chart the Jews' return from exile to Jerusalem and the beginnings of that rebirth

Preaching in a New Key: Crafting Expository Sermons in Post-Christian Communities New Testament Each concise chapter serves asAn Expository Preaching Guidebook for Post Christian Communities Preaching must connect with its hearers. As the perception of the pastor has changed in recent years, and as congregations battle with increasing doubt, preaching appealing solely to rationality doesn't resonate in the same way as it once did. Post Christian generations find themselves looking less for a charismatic authority figure and more for healthy leaders who are relationally