Well-Driven Nails: The Power of Finding Your Own Voice
I ve never understood how an expositor who has immersed himself in the biblical text could preach a dull sermon,   but I realize that many do so many, in fact, that expository preaching has acquired a bad reputation in some   circles. No wonder. Dry, passionless preaching and murky, technical jargon have ruined countless expository   sermons. It doesn t have to be that way. In fact, as Byron Yawn points out so powerfully in this book, good   expository preaching should never be dry or merely academic. The faithful expositor s duty entails much more than   sound exegesis and symmetrical outlines. The delivery of the sermon is crucial. Zeroing in especially on qualities   like clarity, simplicity, and passion, Byron hits all the right notes. Every preacher who wants to be an effective   expositor should read this book and take it to heart. --Dr. John MacArthur, Pastor-Teacher Grace Community Church, President The Master s College and SeminaryThrough interviewing three of the most notable preachers of 21st-century North America in areas of their   giftedness--Dr. John MacArthur on clarity, Dr. R. C. Sproul on simplicity, and Dr. John Piper--this fascinating book   is a tonic and help for every Spirit-anointed preacher who wants to journey beyond seminary mediocrity to   find liberation in exegesis, freedom in the pulpit, and above all, discovery of his own voice in faithfully expounding   God's Word in and out of season. If you want to grow in pulpit authenticity and freedom from being a clone in   preaching, read this gripping book prayerfully and slowly. You won't be sorry. --Dr. Joel R. Beeke, President of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand RapidsIn our age of celebrity preaching, ordinary preachers can begin to think that style ultimately determines whether   preaching is great or not. Byron Yawn has provided a needed and helpful corrective by showing that what makes   preaching great, instead, are three qualities: clarity, depth, and passion. The preachers he interviews are among   the greats of our day, to be sure. But what makes them great as preachers are these three qualities that all good   preaching should have, that your and my preaching may have. Experienced preachers as well as those just starting   out will benefit much from getting clear on what matters most in our preaching, and Well-Driven Nails will help   much in pointing us all in the right direction. --Dr. Bruce A. Ware, Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary