Stands head and shoulders above the other texts…. Cox has complete mastery over all aspects of preaching…. Students and teachers…will be awed. ‘Review and Expositor’ A contemporary restatement of the fundamentals of good preaching…serves as a splendid refresher course for old-timers and as a basic text for some of the newer preachers…. A distinctly practical handbook. ‘The Christian Century’ Balanced, practical, and familiar…. The strength of the book is the many practical sections in which the author gives step-by-step guidance…. A useful ring on which to cut one’s homiletical teeth. ‘Theology Today’ Inspiring…offers excellent counsel on ways to ‘master the message’…will strengthen any pulpit. ‘Ministries’ A strong and worthy book…may well prove little short of revolutionary in the years ahead. ‘The Christian Ministry