Homiletical Resources
You can locate preaching sermon ideas and illustrations in several ways. Becoming familiar with the variety of sermon ideas and illustration resources available will enable you to give forth the Word with power and variety. Following is an overview of some of the best resources the Vick Library has to offer.
Reference Works
The Library owns or provides access to a number of reference works containing homiletical illustrations. Following are some examples:
Dictionary of Illustrations for Pulpit and Platform
A Dictionary of Illustrations
Illustrating the Sermon
10,000 Illustrations From the Bible
Notes and Quotes for Church Speakers
Encyclopedia of 7,700 Illustrations: Signs of the Times
Books
Most books related to sermon preparation are classes as follows:
Preaching (Homiletics)
251.01 Preparation
251.02 Sermon outlines
251.03 Delivery
251.08 Homiletic illustrations
Texts of sermons
252.1 For baptisms, confirmations, weddings, funerals
252.3 For evangelistic meetings
252.5 For specific classes of persons
252.53 Children
252.55 Young Adults
252.56 Persons in late adulthood, and persons experiencing illness, trouble,
bereavement
252.58 Occupational classes
252.59 Religious groups
252.592 Secular clergy
252.594 Persons in religious orders
252.6 For church and public occasions
252.61 Advent and Christmas
252.62 Lent and Holy Week
252.63 Easter
252.67 Other feast and fast days
252.68 Secular occasions
252.7 For consecrations, ordinations, installations
252.8 For memorial occasions
Periodicals
The Baptist Preacher
Leadership
Preaching
Preaching Well
Electronic Resources
Other Resources
One other resource is worthy of mention here. Preaching Today.com.
· Illustration Database: finds the right illustrations in a snap with over 7,200 top-quality illustrations, selected by the editors of Leadership -- all in a powerful searchable database.
· Weekly Illustration Update: preach fresh, timely sermons with 10 NEW illustrations e-mailed to you every week, all indexed by topic and Bible text.
· The Journal: prepare your sermons and preach with confidence in the idea starters, preaching tips, and articles.
Last Updated: August 9, 2007
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