Resources by Hughes Oliphant Old

Preaching Through Micah at Christmas
Christmas Hope Judgment Justice Messiah Micah (book)
September 1, 1988

I preached through Micah last year. Using the lectio continua method, I organized a series of sermons that spanned the Sundays from Thanksgiving to New Year's and focused on the messianic hope of this ancient Hebrew prophet. A summary of that series appears on these pages.

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Preaching by the Book: Using the Lectio Continua Approach in Sermon Planning
Exegesis Hermeneutics Lectionary Reformation
June 1, 1988

In recent years, many pastors have changed their approach to preaching. The lectio continua method, long a cherished Reformed tradition, has been replaced by series shaped by themes or outlined by the Common Lectionary or based on the preacher's pet topics. In this article Hughes Oliphant Old argues that the lectio continua approach is as effective in today's pulpits as it was in the pulpits of the early Reformation.

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