The Wesleyan Preaching Annual
2001-2002 Edition
Derl G. Keefer

CSS Publishing Company is proud to present the inaugural edition of The Wesleyan Preaching Annual, a unique contribution to the preaching ministry from some of the foremost pastors and teachers in the Wesleyan/holiness tradition. Based on the Revised Common Lectionary, The Wesleyan Preaching Annual features brief worship helps plus two sermon briefs on each week's texts from a distinguished group of 21 pastors and scholars that includes such luminaries as John Bowling, Nina Gunter, Bill Hossler, James Massey, Jerry Porter, and J. Michael Walters. A monthly "Pastor's Corner" provides challenging devotions especially for preachers, and there are also 11 bonus sermons for special occasions and special audiences from highly respected writers like William Willimon and World Gospel Mission president Thomas Hermiz. Pastors who want to emphasize holiness, heart purity, and the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer and the church are certain to make The Wesleyan Preaching Annual an essential volume in their library.

Here is a practical resource for preachers. The idea is not to provide you with a canned sermon, but to "prime the pump," inspire, and stimulate creativity in your preaching and worship leading. Pastors, especially those in the Wesleyan tradition, will find this an invaluable resource.
Maxie D. Dunnam
President
Asbury Theological Seminary

The renewed emphasis on holiness that crosses many denominational lines makes this book on preaching and worship in the Wesleyan tradition very timely. I am confident that the help derived from The Wesleyan Preaching Annual by those in the pulpit will be demonstrated in the lives of people in the pews.
Norman G. Wilson
General Director, Department of Communications
The Wesleyan Church

No pastoral aid could be more timely than The Wesleyan Preaching Annual. In both secular and religious cultures, the impact of the Wesleyan Message provides a needed antidote for the helplessness and antinomianism of our day. The timeless message of heart purity, combined with the radical optimism of grace so central in Wesleyan theology, will encourage both preachers and listeners.
John E. Van Valin
Publisher
Light and Life Communications