Introducing The Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual! Invest some time in careful thought and conversation with creative ideas and with people who successfully express the power and inspiration of God through preaching. The Abingdon Preaching Annual, a long-time trusted resource, is now The Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual, created in collaboration with Jenee Woodard, curator of the popular website, textweek.com.

With interactive online access, The Abingdon Worship Annual 2014 offers fresh worship planning resources for pastors and worship leaders. Using a theme Idea based on the lectionary readings, each week's offering of prayers and litanies follows a basic pattern of Christian worship: Invitation and Gathering Proclamation and Response Thanksgiving and Communion Sending Forth. Alternative ideas for Praise Sentences and Contemporary Gathering Words are offered for those who work in contemporary worship settings. Searchable online extras, along with the entire print text in PDF format for ease of navigation and use, are available with the purchase of the print resources. Now more than ever, The Abingdon Worship Annual is a must-have sourcebook offering countless opportunities for planning meaningful and insightful worship.

Pastors and other preachers have long turned to The Abingdon Preaching Annual for help with one of the central tasks of their ministry: sermon preparation. The 2013 edition of the Annual continues and, in response to our faithful readers, improves this fine tradition. Sermon helps include: lectionary-based sermons for each Sunday and special liturgical event of the year; lectionary commentary; and 15 topical sermon series on diverse themes like missions, modern families, life in the Holy Spirit, stewardship, and more. Worship planning aids include a four-year liturgical event calendar Guide to liturgical colors; 2013 lectionary readings in one, easy-to-read table; and related worship aids following each lectionary sermon, and each sermon series. The Abingdon Preaching Annual, always a trusted resource, is the most comprehensive and useful aid for sermon preparation you will find.

The local pastor’s go-to resource for weekly sermon planning. The Abingdon Preaching Annual 2024 is lectionary-based and follows the calendar year (January - December). It includes special days like Maundy Thursday and Ash Wednesday, and indexes for scriptures and themes, to assist preachers with non-lectionary sermons. Each entry begins with a preacher-to-preacher prayer for preparation, then moves to the key feature: a commentary on one or more texts for the week, exploring themes and storylines, theological reflections, and thoughts about how the text and topic relate to our lives today. Also included are ideas for bringing the text to life--stories, illustrations, ideas for further reading, questions the preacher might pose to the congregation, and suggestions for a ‘call to action’ in response to the message. Finally, for the preacher’s ongoing enrichment, the Annual includes excerpts from new books on preaching and homiletics. This helpful resource is written by every-week preachers who aim to come alongside you, offering a reliable starting point for your sermonic planning, writing, and delivery.

Preachers have long been able to turn to The Abingdon Preaching Annual for concise, thoughtful help on worship and planning. The 2005 Edition of the Annual continues and builds of this tradition with solid biblical scholarship and creative sermon materials. Compiled with the preacher's need for high-quality, accessible resources for the preaching task in mind, The Abingdon Preaching Annual, 2005 Edition: - draws from a breadth of writers with a variety of denominational backgrounds- provides both thorough exegesis of lectionary texts for the year and insightful sermon starters and outlines- presents brief, biblically grounded worship aids- invites preachers to a deeper appreciation of their calling by providing devotional materials written with the needs of pastors in mind

This popular volume offers the pastor a complete sermon and worship program for each Sunday of the year. Pastors will gain fresh sermon ideas, new insights, and unique illustrations from a wide range of preaching clergy. Especially helpful to pastors who relate their sermons to the Common Lectionary. New feature this year: Children's Sermons.

The 1998 edition of The Abingdon Preaching Annual provides everything busy preachers need for sermon and worship preparation for the entire year. This lectionary-based resource features all-new sermon ideas and illustrations for every Sunday of the year. The 1998 edition features: - Weekly worship services that include a worship theme, Pastoral Prayer, and Call to Worship - Three sermon briefs per week, each highlighting one of the Lectionary texts - Seasonal and special-occasion benedictions, Scripture index, and a complete listing of Lectionary readings for the year - Sermons for holidays and special days of the year - A monthly spiritual devotion especially for preachers

Provides everything busy preachers need for sermon and worship preparation for the entire year. This lectionary-based resource features new sermon ideas and illustrations for every Sunday of the year. The Abingdon Preaching Annual, 2000 includes: * Weekly worship services that include a worship theme, Pastoral Prayer, and Call to Worship * Three sermon briefs per week, each highlighting one of the Lectionary texts * Seasonal and special occasion benedictions * Scripture index and a complete listing of Lectionary readings for the year * Sermons for holidays and special days of the year * A monthly spiritual devotion especially for preachers