The Supremacy of God in Preaching

One of the best books that I have read in years! It is a must have for the Pastor. It is by the way that Piper talks about preaching in this booked that when I read it I thought to myself, "This guy knows how to preach." I've liked him ever since.

John Piper believes that people are starving for God, and his solution for curing that starvation is making God supreme in preaching. Piper offers three reasons why God should be supreme in preaching. The first is that God is the goal of preaching. This means that the preacher’s aim should be to delight in glofying God through exalting Him in preaching. The second reason is that God is the ground of preaching; that is, the cross of Christ is the place where God shows His unrelenting commitment to His own glory and the place where He provides hope for sinners. Thus, preachers have a reason to preach because there is hope for sinners. Finally, God should be supreme in preaching because it is only by the Holy Spirit that preachers can glorify God in their preaching and maintain a conscious awareness that the cross of Christ is the validation of their preaching.This book will deepen a preacher’s love for the Lord and heighten his awareness of the seriousness of preaching. The book is both insightful and practical. Piper doesn’t just help people grow in their love for the Lord; he also warns of preaching fallacies and offers practical advice about how to make God supreme in preaching.Highly recommend.

This is a fantastic guideline for anyone called to preach or teach the Bible. I wish many preachers would follow these guidelines.

Oh man!!! Where to begin! My husband and I ordered this book knowing it would be great! Truly this is a keeper. Practical Truths were shared and powerful illustrations of what it looks like when we preach (teach) for God alone. I believe my eyes were opened by Piper's personal examples of relying on God and trusting Him in every part of His preaching. Even though we "know" we are to rely solely on the Holy Spirit. It was still very humbling for this teacher/preacher duo to read and reflect on how we are not trusting God to sustain us I'm doing the work He, Himself called us to. I would and already have suggested this to many already.

Wonderful read and a great book as a reminder of why and what we preach!!

Not like most of Pipers other writings. I’ll be honest, even as amazing as it is, I expected better. maybe it’s because I recently read Expository Exultation” which, btw, a much better and weightier resource. Piper does use his own and Edward’s preaching as a launching off point for the essential elements in preaching. Not a bad volume at all though, but def left me wanting more.

Want to read a good book on biblical preaching and the glory of God? This is a classic by pastor John Piper. I read this to recharge my soul as a pastor, preacher and trainer of pastor after an exhausting trip where I was teaching a lot of times overseas.The book consists of three parts. Part One is on "Why God should be Supreme in Preaching" and consists of four chapters with the first on the goal of preaching should be the glory of God and the next chapter on the ground of preaching should be the cross of Christ. Chapter three is on the gift of preaching which is the power of the Holy Spirit and the last chapter for this section is on the gravity and gladness of preaching. Part two covers "How to Make God supreme iin preaching" with lessons from the ministry of Jonathan Edwards. Here there are three chapters with chapter five on how the life of Jonathan Edards keeps God central and the next chapter on the theology of Edwards with focus on the sovereignty of God. Chapter seven then looks at the preaching of Edwards. Part three is Piper's reflection after thirty three years of ministry with how God is still supreme in preaching and ministry. This portion consists of four chapters with chapter eight on further clarification and confirmation and the following chapter on Calvin and the entertaining pastor. Chapter ten is on preaching as concept creation and the final chapter is on thirty reasons why it is a great thing to be a pastor.I really enjoyed this book. I was grateful for Piper’s discussion about the Holy Spirit and preaching and how the power of God involves breaking us. There’s truly a difference between a young man in ministry and someone who have experience of decades walking with God. I was ministered by the book covering the issue of relying on God and studying His Word. His discussion about gladness and gravity and how to practically seek those things were most helpful.Whether you are a new preacher or a seasoned preacher one should consider reading this book.

Great reading...

A really encouraging read, I recommend it to every serious Christian

Husband wanted the updated version of this book as he regularly reads through it. It is the usual great standard of John Piper!