Every effective preacher needs tools to craft faithful, text-driven
sermons. However, since pastors have limited time each week and there
are thousands of potential preaching resources, knowing the best
commentaries and books to help in sermon preparation can be a daunting
task.
In his latest book,
Preaching Tools,
David Allen draws from the well of more than 40 years of experience in
the pulpit, both as a pastor and preaching professor, to provide the top
commentaries and resources for every book of the Bible. Resources are
categorized for quick reference, and Allen’s annotations provide insight
into the books’ strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds. At 160 pages,
this quick reference is worth having in every preacher’s library.
“What I’ve tried to do in this book is provide an annotated
bibliography for preachers of helpful resources, mostly commentaries,
for every book of the Bible, in English,” says Allen, who serves as dean
of the School of Theology and director of the Center for Expository
Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
“Most of the books listed in this bibliography I own in my personal
library. These are the works that I have found to be the most helpful in
sermon preparation.”
This article first appeared on TheologicalMatters.com.
