Lectionary Preaching Workbook: Series V, Cycle B

Bigger, stronger, better This newly revised edition of Anderson's best-seller retains all the features that have made it an indispensable tool for busy pastors who need a helping hand with their weekly homiletic research. Combining concise but insightful textual notes with a wide range of creative preaching ideas, each chapter provides plenty of starting points for developing stimulating sermons that make the scriptures come alive. In addition to a convenient sermon planning template plus overviews of Mark (the featured Gospel narrator in Cycle B) and each liturgical season, every week's material includes: * a listing of applicable lectionary texts * brief commentary on the lessons * theological reflections exploring the relationships between the texts * several possible preaching approaches, each with a suggested title and "sermon angle" * additional illustrations to assist in fleshing out the message