Preaching Your Way Out of a Mess: A Handbook for Preaching in a Crisis

by Johnny Teague

Every day, a pastor faces armies of despair, fatigue, exhaustion, and frustration. That blessed hope of a Spurgeon church has morphed into a Paul prison. Every time he looks up, there is another attack. First errors are found, then sin; doctrinal arguing leads to internal strife. The army of the nation’s culture surrounds for the kill. The pastor places his baptism handkerchief on a broom handle and crawls out to surrender.
Just then, he looks to the horizon to see a glorious alliance of sixty-six armies. The enemy turns in fear—many ride away, while others engage, only to be routed. The preacher had forgotten that there are more with us than against us. No matter the mess, God is with us. He has given his Spirit to move among us, and he has given us his word to defeat every attack. Grab this handbook and be encouraged; you can preach your way out of every mess.

228 pages, Hardcover

Published March 22, 2019

About the author

Dr. Johnny Teague is a historian, author, and pastor, He has five degrees – two bachelors, two masters, and a doctorate. He is also a patented inventor. He has had six books published thus far – Living Your Way Out of the Mess, small town BIG LESSONS, Preaching Your Way Out of a Mess (Preaching Magazine’s 2019 Book of the Year), The Lost Diary of Anne Frank (Association for Jewish Studies Honor Roll of 2021 books, available in hardback, softcover, eBook, and Audible), and The Lost Diary of George Washington, The Revolutionary War Years (Editors pick in The Manhattan, finalist for the Goethe Book Award), and The Lost Diary of Mary Magdalene which comes out November, 2024.