The Preaching Church

Author : Gerald Hiestand,Jay S. Thomas
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433527142

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Sex, Dating, and Relationships by Gerald Hiestand,Jay S. Thomas Pdf

Considering the pervasive immorality and high divorce rate of our contemporary Christian culture, we evidently need a biblically based, theologically compelling, practical understanding of sex, dating, and relationships. Pastors Gerald Hiestand and Jay Thomas counteract this problem with their paradigm-shifting view of purity and relationships—a view that challenges even the basic assumptions of evangelical subculture. Unlike most books on dating, this one cuts straight to the heart of dating relationships, asserting with confidence that the line must be drawn at "no sexual activity" whatever. Few have dared to define and apply the Bible's understanding of purity in premarital relationships to this degree, but Heistand and Thomas have done it. Furthermore, both authors are vocational pastors who communicate regularly with the target audience and have a proven ability to express biblical truth in a winsome and compelling manner. Sex, Dating, and Relationships adds a new, almost provocative voice to the conversation that, with straightforward theological insight, pleads with Christians to get serious about honoring Christ with their sexuality.

Author : Michael J. Quicke
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801092268

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Preaching as Worship by Michael J. Quicke Pdf

Leading preaching authority offers a revolutionary exploration of the role of preaching in worship.

Author : John Dickson
Publisher : Fresh Perspectives on Women in
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310519276

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Hearing Her Voice by John Dickson Pdf

This original short work by scholar and cultural commentator John Dickson presents a new and persuasive biblical argument for allowing women to preach freely in churches.

Author : Richard Lischer
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802846092

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The Company of Preachers by Richard Lischer Pdf

This unique volume draws on the wisdom of Christian thinkers and preachers from across the ages to present a warm and informative collection of insights on the art of preaching. Gathering the writing of figures as diverse as Augustine, John Chrysostom, Jonathan Edwards, Gardner C. Taylor, and Barbara Brown Taylor, The Company of Preachers provides experienced advice on effective preaching, direct from the pens of those who have known it best. The book is arranged in seven divisions, each covering a central component of the preaching task. Editor Richard Lischer, himself a distinguished preacher and teacher, gives a brief introduction to each selection. Aptly presenting a theological and historical cross-section of the church's homiletics, this volume will be invaluable to preachers, students preparing for ministry, and others seeking models of powerful Christian speech. Features insights on preaching from: Augustine Karl Barth Dietrich Bonhoeffer Walter Brueggemann Rudolf Bultmann Horace Bushnell David Buttrick John Calvin John Cassian John Chrysostom Fred B. Craddock C. H. Dodd Jarena Lee Jonathan Edwards Charles Grandison Finney P. T. Forsyth Harry Emerson Fosdick Gregory the Great George Herbert Martin Luther Henry H. Mitchell John Henry Newman Phoebe Palmer Paul Ricoeur Oscar Romero Friedrich Schleiermacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon Barbara Brown Taylor Gardner C. Taylor John Wesley, and many more

Author : Richard R. Caemmerer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1288483419

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Preaching for the Church by Richard R. Caemmerer Pdf

Author : Jana Childers,Clayton J. Schmit
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1585588202

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Performance in Preaching (Engaging Worship) by Jana Childers,Clayton J. Schmit Pdf

This volume, which launches the Engaging Worship series from Fuller Theological Seminary's Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts, offers a unique study of sermon delivery. While many books offer advice on how to prepare, write, and preach a sermon, this volume is distinctive in approaching the subject from the perspective of performance. The authors, who teach at a variety of seminaries and divinity schools across the nation, examine how the sermon can bring God's word to life for the congregation. In that sense, they consider the idea of performance from a wide range of theological, artistic, and musical viewpoints. These thoughtful essays will engage clergy and students with new ways of looking at the art of preaching.

Author : T. D. Jakes
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781455595396

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Crushing by T. D. Jakes Pdf

Follow God's process for growth and find hope in life's darkest moments with Bishop T.D. Jakes's uplifting stories and advice from his own faith journey. In this insightful book, #1 New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes wrestles with age-old questions: Why do the righteous suffer? Where is God in all the injustice? Bishop Jakes tells crushing personal stories from his own journey -- the painful experience of learning his young teenage daughter was pregnant, the agony of watching his mother succumb to Alzheimer's, and the shock and helplessness he felt when his son had a heart attack. Bishop Jakes wants to show you how God uses difficult, crushing experiences to prepare you for unexpected blessings. If you are faithful through suffering, you will be surprised by God's joy, comforted by His peace, and fulfilled with His purpose. Crushing will inspire you to have hope, even in your most difficult moments. If you trust in God and lean on Him during setbacks, He will lead you through.

Author : Richard R. Caemmerer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Preaching
ISBN : UIUC:30112118438958

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Preaching for the Church by Richard R. Caemmerer Pdf

This informative resource presents practical ways to reach your listeners with the message of Law and Gospel. It lays out the theology and process of homiletics in an effective goal-malady-means approach. This book attempts to relate the many facets of Christian preaching, its preparation and delivery, to a covering theological principle, namely, that preaching is God's Word in Christ to people. This principle is in the forefront of contemporary Christian thought because of fresh interest in Biblical studies, concern for the theology of the church, and new insight into the meaning of the Word of God. It has three parts: God has redeemed men through Christ to be His own and puts the Word of Christ on the lips of people to give men life and faith. The Scriptures set forth God's plan in Christ and hence are the primary source and shape of this message. The people who have come to faith in God through Christ are His church and need to receive and to give His Word for their life.

Author : Walter C. Jr. Kaiser
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781585583874

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Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament by Walter C. Jr. Kaiser Pdf

Viewed as antiquated and remote, the Old Testament is frequently neglected in the preaching and teaching ministry of the church. But contrary to the prevailing attitude, might the Old Testament contain relevant and meaningful application for today? Renowned author and scholar Walter Kaiser shows why the Old Testament deserves equal attention with the New Testament and offers a helpful guide on how preachers and teachers can give it the full attention it deserves. Growing out of his teaching material from the last decade, Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament demonstrates Kaiser's celebrated straightforward exposition. Offering an apologetic for the Christian use of the Old Testament, the opening chapters deal with the value, problem, and task of preaching from it. Following a discussion of the role of expository preaching, Kaiser provides a practical focus by examining preaching and teaching from the texts of various genres. A final chapter explores the relevance of the Old Testament in speaking to a contemporary audience. Bible teachers, pastors, seminary students, and professors will appreciate Kaiser's practical focus and relevant applications. Additional helps include a glossary and suggested outlines and worksheets for expository preaching.

Author : Barbara Brown Taylor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781561010745

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The Preaching Life by Barbara Brown Taylor Pdf

Like Annie Dillard's The Writing Life, Taylor emphasizes the holy dimensions of ordinary life and describes the essentials of faith with insight and humor, touching on the vocations, imagination, worship, sacraments, ministry and the Bible as they relate to the life of faith.

Author : R. Kent Hughes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1433512882

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Acts by R. Kent Hughes Pdf

Dynamic churches & ndash;congregations that are experiencing phenomenal growth, Christian ministries that God is using to take down walls, churches where souls are being saved and lives transformed & ndash;inspire us and make for great reading. The book of Acts, the divinely inspired history of the early church, is all this and more. In the author's words: One reason I love to study the book of Acts is its uniqueness. It is the sourcebook for the spread of early Christianity. Without it we would know little about the apostolic church except what could be gleaned from Paul's epistles. It is the chronicle of the spreading flame of the Holy Spirit. In this welcome addition to the Preaching the Word series, Pastor Kent Hughes explores the key narratives of the book of acts, including the birth of the church, bold gospel preaching resulting in the prospering of the church, and the dramatic missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul.

Author : Liz Shercliff
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334058380

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Preaching Women by Liz Shercliff Pdf

Should women who preach, preach as women? Preaching Women argues that far from being a gender-neutral space, the pulpit is a critical place in which a gender imbalance can begin to be redressed. There is a vital need for women preachers to speak out of their experience of living as women in today’s culture and church Filling a glaring gap in the literature around homiletics, Filling a glaring gap in the literature around homiletics, Preaching Women considers reasons why women preachers should preach from their experiences as women, what women bring to preaching that is missing without us, and how women preachers can go about the task of biblical preaching. With a foreword by Libby Lane.

Author : John Piper
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433561160

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Expository Exultation by John Piper Pdf

“God has appointed preaching in worship as one great means of accomplishing his ultimate goal in the world.” —John Piper John Piper makes a compelling claim in these pages about the purpose of preaching: it is intended not merely as an explanation of the text but also as a means of awakening worship by being worship in and of itself. Christian preaching is a God-appointed miracle aiming to awaken the supernatural seeing, savoring, and showing of the glory of Christ. Distilling over forty years of experience in preaching and teaching, Piper shows preachers how and what to communicate from God’s Word, so that God’s purpose on earth will advance through Biblesaturated, Christ-exalting, God-centered preaching—in other words, expository exultation.

Author : Carey Nieuwhof
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780735291362

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At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof Pdf

“A perceptive and practical book about why our calendars so rarely reflect our priorities and what we can do to regain control.”—ADAM GRANT “Carey’s book will help you reorganize your life. And then you can share a copy with someone you care about.”—SETH GODIN You deserve to stop living at an unsustainable pace. An influential podcaster and thought leader shows you how. Overwhelmed. Overcommitted. Overworked. That’s the false script an inordinate number of people adopt to be successful. Does this sound familiar: ● Slammed is normal. ● Distractions are everywhere. ● Life gets reduced to going through the motions. Tired of living that way? At Your Best gives you the strategies you need to win at work and at home by living in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow. Influential podcast host and thought leader Carey Nieuwhof understands the challenges of constant pressure. After a season of burnout almost took him out, he discovered how to get time, energy, and priorities working in his favor. This approach freed up more than one thousand productive hours a year for him and can do the same for you. At Your Best will help you ● replace chronic exhaustion with deep productivity ● break the pattern of overpromising and never accomplishing enough ● clarify what matters most by restructuring your day ● master the art of saying no, without losing friends or influence ● discover why vacations and sabbaticals don’t really solve your problems ● develop a personalized plan to recapture each day so you can break free from the trap of endless to-dos Start thriving at work and at home as you discover how to be at your best.

Author : Ramesh Richard
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801065743

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Preparing Evangelistic Sermons by Ramesh Richard Pdf

Ministry leader and evangelist provides readers with a proven, do-it-yourself method for effective evangelistic sermons.