The Heart Is the Target - by Murray Capill (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Preaching that changes lives must have application for its listeners. Murray Capill gives preachers the tools to explore the living application of any text, including in specific challenges and situations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>God's Word is powerful, and when preached clearly and applied pertinently it can change lives. Yet preaching does not always have this impact; preachers concerned merely with teaching information can leave congregations unmoved, and those who sacrifice substance for relevance skimp on the power of the text. To truly change those who hear it, preaching must blend biblical faithfulness and insightful application together. Murray Capill helps all preachers who want to change lives to make their preaching wholly applicable, avoiding the pitfalls of tacked-on application. He takes preachers through the living application preaching process--moving the Word of God, via the life of the preacher, to the lives of the hearers--and gives them the tools to systematically explore the application potential of any text. He himself applies this teaching to any preacher's situation by showing how it works out in some of the specific challenges and situations of preaching.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"It is well written, well researched, and comes across with real conviction. It is extremely well informed on its chosen theme, and the argument is persuasively supported at all points. You have obviously thought deeply and long about sermon application, and clearly have a passion for it, and that is highly appealing to the reader. You also show a sensitive awareness of the situation of the 'average preacher', and throw out helpful 'ropes' to him where he is likely to feel overwhelmed by the sheer demand of effective application. I ended by wishing I had had your text in my hands when I began preaching over fifty years ago. I cannot think that P. and R., or any other possible publisher, will hesitate about moving it on to publication."--Bruce Milne, traveling preacher and teacher of pastoral leaders; former pastor of First Baptist Church, Vancouver<br><br>Preaching the word of God is more than an explanation of a portion of Scripture. It necessarily includes application for by it God still speaks to his people. Capill shows so clearly and cogently how exegesis of all the data of the text in its canonical context coupled with eisegesis of the human heart in the light of Christian truth dissolves the pressure to be 'relevant' that so often bedevils preachers' minds and cripples an auhtoritative 'Thus says the Lord'.--Hywel Jones, Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Seminary California<br><br>This is an important book on a vital area of preaching for today. Preaching that does not land in people's lives is a great frustration. God wants to sanctify us by the truth, so Biblical preaching should result in transformation. Not all people who are especially gifted by God are able to teach others what they do when they use their gifts. Murray Capill is an exception to this general rule! He is a gifted preacher, with a special gift in effective application. In this book he explains what he does and how he does it, in a way which makes it helpful and profitable for all who preach. I have benefited deeply from Murray's sermons, and from his teaching on application. I am sure that other preachers will benefit as well when they read this book. It is always worth investing in improving the quality of our preaching. This book will help beginners and experienced preachers alike.--Peter Adam, itinerant preacher; author; former principal of Ridley Melbourne mission and ministry college<br><br>With biblical balance and pastoral wisdom, Dr. Murray Capill's The Heart is the Target addresses the preacher's vital task of serving the heart-transforming purposes for which God has given his Word. Experienced preachers are well aware of the pitfalls that pervade the terrain of application in preaching: moralism that imposes duty and guilt without grounding Christian living in the grace of the gospel; in reaction to such moralism, avoiding any application that calls listeners to repent and resist sin; fixation on behavioral change instead of piercing into the heart's motives and affections; and speaking in vague generalities that float above our listeners' concrete spiritual struggle, rather than following Scripture's lead in bringing specific realistic, and diverse exhortations. The Heart is the Target not only provides biblical and theological correctives to such errors and imbalances, but also offers practical guidance in the preparation processes that yield sermons that serve the transformative purposes for which God has given the Bible.--Dennis E. Johnson, Professor of Practical Theology, Director of Field Education, Westminster Seminary California<br>
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