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SOUND BIBLICAL PREACHING
Reviews of Sound Biblical Preaching: Giving the Bible a Voice
by Dr. Franklin L. Kirksey with Foreword by Dr. Stephen F. Olford, Preface by Major W. Ian Thomas and over 80 endorsements from Christian educators, executives, evangelists and Bible expositors available from PreachingPoint.com. Sound Biblical Preaching is available in paperback from Amazon.com, in hardcover from BookSurge Customer Service and on DVD from WORDsearch. Library information on WorldCat.
“Franklin Kirksey's commitment to solid biblical preaching is demonstrated on every page. This book will be of value to any preacher who wishes to more effectively proclaim God's Word.”
Dr. Michael Duduit
Editor, Preaching magazine
“SOUND BIBLICAL PREACHING is a welcome contribution to the high and holy calling to ‘rightly divide the word of truth.’”
Dr. Stephen F. Olford , Founder and Senior Lecturer
Stephen Olford Center for Biblical Preaching, Memphis, Tennessee
Author of the 7 Volume Institute for Biblical Preaching
and Anointed Expository Preaching co-authored with his son Dr. David L. Olford.
“Dr. Kirksey, by his extensive research, has accumulated a great deal of godly wisdom in ‘Sound Biblical Preaching’. . .”
Major W. Ian Thomas, Founder and General Director
Torchbearers International,Estes Park, Colorado
Author of The Saving Life of Christ
"Dr. Kirksey’s book will prove to be a great resource for preachers in a life where preaching is considered by many to be tiresome and irrelevant!”
Dr. D. Stuart Briscoe, Minister-at-Large
Elmbrook Church, Brookfield, Wisconsin [Telling the Truth]
Author of Preach It!
“In this brief but powerful book, Dr. Franklin Kirksey fleshes out what sound biblical preaching means for the life of the church today.”
Dr. Timothy George, Dean
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University,Birmingham, Alabama
Executive editor, Christianity Today
Author of Faithful Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey .
“Buy the book, digest its content, apply its teaching. You will be rewarded in your ministry."
Dr. Robert Gee Witty, Founder and President Emeritus
Luther Rice Bible College and Seminary,Lithonia, Georgia
Author of The Bible: Fact or Fiction
“You have ‘zeroed in’ on the fundamental need in our time . . . Your book should be published and be widely used.”
Dr. James Earl Massey, Dean Emeritus & Distinguished Professor-at-Large,Anderson University School of Theology, Anderson, Indiana
Author of The Burdensome Joy of Preaching
“Franklin has served us all by gathering some of the best thinking on the subject. It will encourage, instruct and inspire. . .”
Dr. Gene A. Getz, Senior Pastor
Fellowship Bible Church North, Plano, Texas
Founder and Director, Center for Church Renewal
Author of The Measure of a Man
"Love the Book! A preacher should read this book every year until his voice is stilled and God calls the preacher home. I commend it to preachers everywhere!"
Dr. Steve Brown , Key Life Network, board member of National Religious Broadcasters, and Professor of Preaching, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, Florida.
Author of When Your Rope Breaks
“Read it to be informed and practice its principles to be inspired.”
Dr. Robert Smith, Jr.
Associate Professor of Christian Preaching
Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, Alabama.
Author of Preparing for Christian Ministry
“I can wholeheartedly recommend this volume and trust that many preachers will read and profit from it.”
Dr. O.S. Hawkins
President and CEO GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention
Former Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas.
Author of The Pastor’s Primer
“It is with enthusiasm that I recommend Dr. Franklin L. Kirksey's book titled Sound Biblical Preaching, to any preacher. . .”
Dr. Lewis A. Drummond, Evangelism Professor in Residence,Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove,Ashville, North Carolina
Author of The Awakening that Must Come
“Franklin Kirksey has made a valuable contribution to the revival of expository, biblical preaching in our contemporary age.”
Dr. Roger D. Willmore, Senior Pastor
Deerfoot Baptist Church,Trussville, Alabama.
Minister at Large
Olford Ministries International, Memphis, Tennessee
“Sound Biblical Preaching by Dr. Franklin Kirksey is like oil on the gears for the young, the busy, or just the overwhelmed pastor.”
The Honorable Mike Huckabee
Governor of the State of Arkansas
Former President of Arkansas Baptist State Convention
and President of Cambridge Communication in Texarkana
Author of Character Is The Issue
“Your book is. . . a walking tool alongside the Bible that any minister who wants to grow in preaching should never miss.”
Rev. Richard Wasike
Richminster Christian Foundation,Bulimbo, Kenya, Africa
“Sound Biblical Preaching is a 'must read' for any pastor/preacher who desires to be the best communicator possible.”
Dr. Harold D. Fanning, Senior Pastor
Autumnwood Baptist Church, Decatur, Alabama
Author of Life in the Skillet and Life Along a Dirt Road
"Dr. Frank Kirksey's work on expository preaching is one of the best and most complete books on this subject. . .”
Dr. Charles A. Williams, President
Southern Baptist School for Biblical Studies,Jacksonville, Florida
Author of Look Out Brother
“Preachers young and old will find encouragement and inspiration in Sound Biblical Preaching to faithfully expound the Word of God.”
Dr. Al Jackson , Pastor,Lakeview Baptist Church
Director satellite internship/seminary program
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,Auburn, Alabama
“Frank Kirksey's book speaks a clear sound word that needs to be heard in our day. I highly recommend this book."
Dr. Fred H. Wolfe
President, Barnabas: A Ministry of Encouragement
brotherfred.com Brandon, Mississippi
Author of The Divine Pattern
“Dr. Franklin L. Kirksey's book, Sound Biblical Preaching: Giving the Bible a Voice, is much needed by the church today.”
Dr. Darrell W. Robinson, President
Total Church Life Ministries, Inc.,The Woodlands, Texas
Author of Total Church Life
"Every preacher today will profit from this thorough and strong plea for sound Biblical preaching."
Dr. C. Sumner Wemp
The MENTOR ministry sumnerwemp.com Dallas, Texas.
Author of The Practical Guide to Pastoring
“Beginning ministers will get a good start on the bedrock basic principles of preaching, and experienced ministers will review the basics.”
Dr. Harold T. Bryson, Chair
Department of Christian Studies and Philosophy
Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi
Author of Expository Preaching: The Art of Preaching Through a Book of the Bible
"Sound Biblical Preaching . . . should be. . .on the recommended reading list of Bible colleges."
Dr. Michael Ologun, Teacher of expository preaching and biblical preaching United Kingdom, Europe and the USA in churches and Bible colleges London, England
“I urge every preacher to buy the book. Then read the book. Above all, heed the book."
Dr. Bill Bennett, Professor of Preaching and Campus Chaplain,Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Author of Thirty Minutes To Raise the Dead
"Dr. Frank Kirksey has written one of the most practical new books on preaching I have seen. . . . I highly recommend it."
Dr. James W. Bryant, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Criswell College, Dallas, Texas
“In life's journey we need gentle, sometimes subtle and urgent, reminders of our mission. Franklin does that in his work.”
Dr. Bobby E. Hopper, Director of Missions
Bethel Baptist Association, Linden, Alabama.
"Wish I had it in my early ministry. It is well written. You have the pen of a ready writer."
Rev. Nathan L. "Tom" Robinson, Pastor, Chaplain (age 94)Robinson completed 75 years of service in the Gospel Ministry in 2005. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Franklin Kirksey has done an outstanding job of research and resource in his book, Sound Biblical Preaching.”
Dr. Edwin F. Jenkins, Pastor
First Baptist Church,Athens, Alabama
Author of Strategic Church Health Initiative
“[Kirksey] has indeed brought together a wide-ranging collection of wisdom on the subject of expository preaching from many great preachers, past and present.”
Ted Kyle
Managing Editor, Pulpit Helps Chattanooga, Tennessee
“Read it to be informed and blessed. Employ the principles propounded therein to be an inspiration and blessing."
Dr. Nelson L. Price, Pastor Emeritus
Roswell Street Baptist Church, Marietta, Georgia
Author of Servants Not Celebrities
“We are glad to add our endorsement!”
Dr. Robert L. Sumner
The Biblical EvangelistRaleigh, North Carolina
“F. L. Kirksey, himself a pastor, clarifies for us the notion, the nature and the necessity of a divine call to preach the Word of God.”
Dr. Ted S. Rendall, Chancellor Emeritus
Prairie Bible Institute, Three Hills, Alberta, Canada
Author of In God's School
"Sound Biblical Preaching ought to be on the required reading list for every preaching class in every college and seminary in America. . .”
Dr. Phil Glisson, Evangelist
Former President of the Fellowship of Tennessee Baptist Evangelists
Memphis, Tennessee
“This fast paced, but brief, motivational and informational primer on Expository Preaching is especially distinguished by its treasury of quotes. . . ”
Dr. Richard Mayhue, Senior Vice President and Provost,
The Master’s College and Seminary Sun Valley, California
Author of Seeking God
"Excellent book!"
Terry Wilhite , Communications & Multimedia Specialist
Wilhite's leadership, communication, music and multimedia columns appear internationally in some of the world’s most respected online and printed venues. More than 90,000 readers enjoy his monthly columns in publications such as Technologies for Worship Magazine, Christian Computing and Pulpit Helps .
“. . .it is refreshing to read an author who states, ‘God's chosen method of communicating His Word is preaching.’”
Dr. Walter G. Nunn
Christian Book Reviews,The Alabama Baptist
Birmingham, Alabama
“This book will help bring focus to those trying to determine if God has called them to preach.”
Dr. Robert E. (Bob) Reccord, President
North American Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention
Author of Forged By Fire: How God Shapes Those He Loves
"Sound Biblical Preaching. . . will. . .inspire and encourage the preacher personally to fulfill the call to preach the Word."
Walter M. Blackman, Pastor
East Highland Baptist Church,Hartselle, Alabama
Writer for LifeWay Church Resources, Nashville, Tennessee
“[Sound Biblical Preaching] is written in simple enough language that a pastor could unreservedly give it to a teenager who surrenders to preach. . . .”
Dr. James W. Bryant
Book Reviews,Criswell Theological Review
Criswell College, Dallas, Texas
". . . this book will help the man of God who desires to communicate truth with power."
Dr. Ron Herrod,Evangelist
R.H.E.M.A. International,Sevierville, Tennessee
Author of Faith Under Fire
“Especially helpful are the many quotes and insights from scholars and practitioners of preaching. I commend this book to you!”
Dr. Alvin L. Reid, Professor of Evangelism/Bailey Smith Chair of Evangelism,Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Author of Firefall: How God Has Shaped History Through Revivals
“It's a fast read with powerful punch. . . you'll finish this book declaring, 'This one thing I do--Preach the Word!'"
Dr. Ron Susek, Evangelist
Susek Evangelistic Association,Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Author of Firestorm: Preventing And Overcoming Church Conflicts
“Franklin Kirksey has included the necessary elements of biblical proclamation that are founded on the eternal truths of God’s Word.”
Larry J. Michael, Ph.D., Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church of Sweetwater,Longwood, Florida
Author of Spurgeon on Leadership
"I recommend Dr. Franklin's book to all. . .Sound Biblical Preaching has really assisted us in Kenya. . . "
Pastor Fredrick Makhanu, Co-Founder MEIF International Fire Ministries, Kenya, East Africa
" Sound Biblical Preaching should be on the "Must Read" list for every pastor."
Dr. Howard B. Foshee, Former Director
Christian Development, Baptist Sunday School Board (BSSB) now LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention
Former Editor, Church Administration magazine
Nashville, Tennessee
Author of Broadman Church Manual & NOW that You’re a DEACON
"Get this book by Dr. Franklin Kirksey! It is a must read for any man called to preach God's Word!"
Dr. J. Mike Minnix
Editor, www.pastorlife.com Georgia Baptist Convention
Atlanta, Georgia
"[Sound] Biblical Preaching is easy to read and understand. It is challenging and thought provoking."
Dorothy P. Jones, Former Director, Cottage Hill Baptist Church Tract Ministry, Mobile, Alabama
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