{"product_id":"thoughts-on-preaching","title":"Thoughts on Preaching","description":"\u003ch6\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew things are more helpful to preachers than the thoughts of a great preacher. In this volume we have such \u003cem\u003eThoughts on Preaching \u003c\/em\u003efrom the illustrious pen of Dr. James W. Alexander. First published posthumously in 1864, it contains sections from his private writings with their illuminating comments on the work of the ministry. Here too are his Letters to Young Ministers on such themes as \u003cem\u003eDevotion to the Work of the Ministry, The Happiness of Christ’s Ministry, Extempore Preaching, \u003c\/em\u003eas well as papers on \u003cem\u003eExpository Preaching, Discipline and Study, \u003c\/em\u003eand related themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an area of Christian literature already well endowed, Alexander’s work makes a particular contribution in a number of ways. Firstly, it \u003cem\u003estimulates thought \u003c\/em\u003eas well as informs, and thus meets an important need in the preacher’s life. Secondly, it contains a \u003cem\u003evariety of material, \u003c\/em\u003eand is therefore helpful to the novice and the experienced preacher alike. Thirdly, it \u003cem\u003einstructs the mind and heart \u003c\/em\u003eto see the preaching of the gospel as the most important and heroic task in the world, and one which demands the consecration of the whole man to God. All who have a concern and responsibility for the preaching of the word of God should find something to help and encourage them in these pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Every preacher of the gospel should earnestly strive to attain the experience of the truths which he communicates, and to have every doctrine which he utters turned into vital exercises of his heart; so that when he stands up to speak in the name of God, there may be that indescribable freshness and penetrativeness, which arise from individual and present interest in what is declared.’ — J. W. Alexander\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Waddel Alexander (1804-1859)\u003c\/strong\u003e was the eldest son of Archibald and Janetta Alexander. His early education was in Philadelphia where his father was minister of the Third Presbyterian Church from 1807 until his call to be the first professor at the new Princeton Theological Seminary in 1812. James came to assurance of his salvation in 1820 and entered the Seminary in 1822. Licensed for the ministry in 1825, his first charge, the church at Charlotte Court House, Virginia (1827-29), was followed by three years in Trenton, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis literary work was already well-known (including his famous translation of Gerhard’s hymn, ‘O sacred Head! sore wounded’) and in 1833 he was appointed Professor of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres in the College of New Jersey. But his chief attachment was to the pastorate and the pulpit, and from 1844 until his death in 1859 (except for three years as a professor at Princeton Seminary, 1849-51) he occupied influential pastorates in New York. His health, never strong, appears to have been finally undermined by excessive labours in the great revival of 1857.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 352\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Banner of Truth Trust\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexander, James W.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48379629961457,"sku":"9781800405622","price":35.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/8731\/8425\/files\/9781800405622.png?v=1783360211","url":"https:\/\/reformedbookservices.com\/products\/thoughts-on-preaching","provider":"Reformed Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}