{"title":"John Carrick","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"imperative-preaching-john-carrick-9781848716650","title":"The Imperative of Preaching: A Theology of Sacred Rhetoric","description":"\u003cp\u003eBelieving that preaching remains of vital importance today, John Carrick argues that its effectiveness can be greatly enhanced if preachers make use of the patterns of communication laid down by God in Scripture for their instruction. He sees in the Bible a sacred rhetoric which the apostles and prophets, and Christ himself, used to awaken, move and persuade their hearers. While depending on the power of the Spirit, the preacher should not neglect any help which Scripture affords.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacred rhetoric\u003c\/i\u003e is based essentially on statements and commands (called in grammar the \u003ci\u003eindicative\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eimperative\u003c\/i\u003e), which, together with exclamations and questions, are of immense significance in the preaching of the Word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbundant examples from Scripture and from the preaching of such men as Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, Samuel Davies, Asahel Nettleton and Martyn Lloyd-Jones, demonstrate Carrick’s case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInsisting on the critical importance of \u003ci\u003eapplying\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eexplaining\u003c\/i\u003e, the truth of Scripture, Carrick provides an effective critique of \u003ci\u003eredemptive-historical\u003c\/i\u003e preaching, arguing that this approach seriously neglects the application of the Word of God.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Banner of Truth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ Single","offer_id":9805843267631,"sku":"SCARRIJOIMPERATIVEOFPREACHIN9781848716650","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/5210\/3983\/products\/9781848716650.jpg?v=1565197877"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/collections\/john-carrick.oembed","provider":"Westminster Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}