{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Aletheia Baptist Ministries","provider_url":"https:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog","author_name":"Rick Shrader","author_url":"https:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/author\/rick\/","title":"How Effective Sermons Begin - Aletheia Baptist Ministries","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"g6L2EcFwqo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/book-review\/how-effective-sermons-begin-awbrey-feb-2012\/\">How Effective Sermons Begin<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/book-review\/how-effective-sermons-begin-awbrey-feb-2012\/embed\/#?secret=g6L2EcFwqo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How Effective Sermons Begin&#8221; &#8212; Aletheia Baptist Ministries\" data-secret=\"g6L2EcFwqo\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-Effective-Sermons-Begin.png","thumbnail_width":377,"thumbnail_height":590,"description":"I thoroughly enjoyed reading a book on homiletics again.\u00a0 I\u2019m reminded how relevant these books are to us, regardless of how long we\u2019ve been preaching.\u00a0 Ben and Lisa Awbrey live in Kansas City, where he now teaches, and we enjoy their fellowship often.\u00a0 While pastoring in California Ben taught homiletics at the Master\u2019s Seminary and [&hellip;]"}