The Abingdon Preaching Annual, always a trusted resource, is now the most comprehensive and useful aid for sermon preparation you will find.

Pastors and other preachers have long turned to The Abingdon Preaching Annual for help with one of the central tasks of their ministry: sermon preparation. The 2009 edition of the Annual continues this fine tradition with:

Sermon Helps:

Lectionary-based sermons for each Sunday and special liturgical event of the year
Commentary on lectionary passages not used in the weekly sermon
Two-dozen topical sermon series on diverse themes
Worship Planning Aids:

Four-year liturgical event calendar
Guide to liturgical colors
2009 Lectionary readings in one, easy-to-read table
Related worship aids following each lectionary sermon, and each series sermon
Searchable CD-ROM included with every book!

PDF format for ease of navigation and use
Full text of the print edition with a hyperlinked table of contents
Pre-sermon and pastoral prayers
Classical prayers
Classical and contemporary affirmations of faith
Two classic sermons
Hyperlinked helps:
Table of Contents
Annotated Bibliography
Full text of every lectionary passage