The pews are filled with churchgoers whose lives are tangled by personal problems. As long as we have people we will have problems, Stephen Olford writes. This should not constitute an obstacle in our preaching but rather an opportunity to show the reality and relevance of the living Word."

Stephen Olford's sermon outlines have helped countless pastors craft more potent, poignant messages. In this collection, a result of Olford's ministry colleagues asking him for help, the author brings scriptural solutions to bear on a variety of personal difficulties, such as anxiety, guilt, fearfulness, and indecision. Pastors and lay speakers who need help sparking ideas for their prenching will findi

expository outlines showing the textual references for each point

timesaving resources for building effective sermons

the training of Stephen Offord's expertise on biblical preaching

According to Olford, preaching sermons that help people solve perplexing und painful problems is "one of the great joys of expounding the Scriptures under the anointing of the Holy Spirit."

STEPHEN FOLFORD is recognized internationally as a leading exposito preacher. He has pastored churches in England and the United States a well as serving as a radio/TV evangelist and worldwide conference speake He founded Encounter Ministries and the Institute for Biblical Preachir in Memphis, Tennessee.