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 2011 edition of the Annual continues this fine tradition: 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 themesWorship Planning Aids:. . . Four-year liturgical event calendar. . . Guide to liturgical colors. . . 2010 lectionary readings in one, easy-to-read table. . . Related worship aids following each lectionary sermon and each series sermon. . . CD with full text search provides ease of navigation and use. . . CD with full text of the print edition with linked table of contents. . . Offertory and pastoral prayers. . . Classical prayers. . . Classical and contemporary affirmations of faith. . . Classic sermon. . . Annotated Bibliography. . . Full text of every lectionary passageDavid N. Mosser, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Arlington Texas, is an adjunct homiletics professor at Perkins School of Theology (SMU) in Dallas. He frequently teaches and preaches in numerous United Methodist churches.