Table of Contents

Features

• Thinking, Leading and Preaching: An Interview with John Maxwell  
• The Art of 2004 Survey of the year’s Best Books for Preachers by R. Albert Mohler, Jr.
• Preaching Books Offer Insights for Communicating Gospel
• Talking Back: Is There a Place for Interactive Preaching? by John Sweetman
• 10 Things Everyone Wants in a Sermon by Bob Hostettler
• The Idolatry of Relevance: An Interview With Os Guinness
• Does Humor Have a Place in Preaching? by Kieran Beville

Sermons

• Guard Your Heart (Matthew 5:27-32) by Bob Russell
• Purpose and Distractions (Ephesians 1:3-10) by Harry L. Poe
• Pardon Me (Psalm 103; Romans 5:1-11) by John Tornfelt
• The Enduring Word (Isaiah 40:8) by Henlee Barnette
• Taking Out The Trash (John 2:13-25) by Bradley Rushing

Columns

• From the Lectionary
  
  --First Sunday in Lent (February 29, 2004)
  
  Temptation is More than Just My Imagination (Luke 4:1-13) 
  
  --Second Sunday in Lent (March 7, 2004)
  
  Blockading God's Plan: It Won't happen (Luke 13:31-35)
  
  --Third Sunday in Lent (May 14, 2004)
  
  Using the Second Chance Wisely (Luke 13:1-9)
  
  --Fourth Sunday in Lent (March 21, 2004)
  
  When You Think You're On Your Own (Joshua 5:9-12)
  
  --Fifth Sunday in Lent (March 28, 2004)
  
  Seeing God's New Thing (Isaiah 43:16-21)
  
  --Sixth Sunday in Lent (April 4, 2004)
  
  When Jesus Arrives (Luke 19:28-40)
  
  --Easter Sunday (April 11, 2004)
  
  Before and After (John 20:1-18)
  
  --Second Sunday of Easter (April 18, 2004)
  
  The Pressure of Life and the Power of God (Acts 5:27-42)
  
  --Third Sunday of Easter (April 25, 2004)
  
  Starting Over (John 21:1-22)
  
  
  

• To Illustrate
• Past Masters: George Whitefield 
• Preacher to Preacher: The Ninety-Five Yard Dash! 
• Proclaim the Word: Preaching and Prayer for Evangelism  
• Back Page Pulpit