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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Seasoned advice for pastors facing the weekly challenge of preparing sermons.
For pastors, a new sermon comes every week. Conventional wisdom says that pastors need to sequester themselves to prepare their weekly sermon without distraction. But veteran preacher Frank Honeycutt suggests just the opposite: prepare your sermons as part of a daily, lived experience in the community.
Using the days of the week as a framework, Honeycutt describes practical...
Author
Publisher
CLM Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When it comes to worshipping God, whether in singing, praying or dancing, it should start with, and in, the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7, says when Samuel sought a king, the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him." People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. A worship dancer is a dancer, which expresses his or her belief through movement in the worship session. The goal is to...
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Publisher
HigherLife Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This insightful book is a call to action for Christians to get out of their comfort zones and become "Christian Extremists." A positive form of extremism will "result in a move of God that can transform this world in an incredible way- not through anger, bombs and pain, but through love, commitment, and sacrifice." Compassion and humility shine through this appeal for all Christians to be "either all out or all in" when responding to Jesus's final...
Author
Publisher
Gospel Publishing House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Revelation, the End Times and the Never Reached examines the book for Revelation from the perspective of missions. Chris Carter brilliantly lays out God's grand cosmic design for the redemption of all mankind and focuses on the Church's response in apocalyptic times. It is a timely reminder in a chaotic world."--
Author
Publisher
Chalice Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Festival of Young Preachers is a trans-denominational, one-of-a-kind event designed to showcase and encourage young people who aspire to be preachers of the Gospel. Heaven and Earth celebrates the preaching ministry of the millennial generation with its collection of sermons preached during the 2016 Festival.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Preaching the Whole Counsel of God is a primary textbook on the art and science of preaching for pastors and pastors-in-training that teaches you how to practice expository, Christ-focused hermeneutics, combined with Gospel-centered, audience-transforming homiletics. It will guide you to: • Discover the truth of the text according to the human author. • Discern Christ in the text according to the divine author. • Design your sermon with truth,...
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Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
John MacArthur and other distinguished teachers of preachers respond to the apostle's mandate in this comprehensive treatment of expository preaching. Dr. MacArthur's well-known passion for the Scriptures is combined with the vision and expertise of other faculty members at The Master's Seminary to produce a definitive statement on how to unfold the meaning of God's Word effectively to today's congregation. Other contributors include: James F. Stitzinger,...
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Publisher
HigherLife Publishing / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
WHEN YOU SERVEDO SO WITH EXCELLENCE. This is an ideal resource not just for ushers and greeters but for all who serve others in a church or other ministry capacity.
Your role in serving others is vital to advancing the kingdom of God. Every page will help you better appreciate your unique position and ability to bring glory to God through service. Everyone from churchgoers to ministry members and leaders to church staff and pastors should read this...
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"How can we reconcile the ideal church described by theology with the broken church that we see in the world? In this book Joseph Small argues that the church's true identity is known somewhere in the tension between the two. Small revisits familiar ecclesiological concepts-people of God, the body of Christ, the communion of the Holy Spirit-but rather than focusing on theological abstractions or worldly cynicism, he carefully evaluates the church...
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English
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\"It is possible to be a Christian without showing the mark, but if we expect non-Christians to know that we are Christians, we must show the mark.\" Christians have not always presented an inviting picture to the world. Too often we have failed to show the beauty of authentic Christian love. And the world has disregarded Christianity as a result. In our era of global violence and sectarian intolerance, the church needs to hear anew the challenge...
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Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Preaching's Top Books on Preaching Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Proverbs 4:25-26 Preaching is difficult enough under the best of circumstances. But what are we to do when it seems that all of us - hearers and preachers alike - are constantly distracted? Veteran preacher and homiletics professor J. Ellsworth Kalas offers...
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Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth" (John 4:24). The Bible tells us that we are to worship the Lord, that we were created for this purpose. But what is true worship? What does the Bible teach about the right -- and the wrong -- ways to worship God? In this book, pastors Brian Croft and Jason Adkins unpack a biblical theology of worship, discuss the practical matters of planning a worship service, and offer suggestions...
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Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Bring Gospel Hope in the Midst of Death The phone rings: "Pastor, can you do my mother's funeral?" Or, "Please help us -- our baby just died." Death comes unexpectedly, giving you two to three days of time to prepare a sermon -- in the midst of caring for a grieving family. This helpful book walks a pastor through the logistics of memorial services, burials, and working with funeral homes -- using the four P's: Plan, Prepare, Preach, and Perform....
Author
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"It can be hard to explain why you believe in God. But images and analogies can provide concrete handles for making the Christian faith more plausible. If someone claims that Christians make a "blind leap of faith," you can respond, "No, it's not a blind leap. Faith is like skydiving. You check out your parachute beforehand and make sure it's secure. You follow the safety instructions. And then you jump. It's a leap, but it's not a blind leap. It's...
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Publisher
Kregel Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A how-to guide for preparing and delivering Spiritfilled, biblical messages that make an impact
Being called to preach is a tremendous commission. In Preaching Life-Changing Sermons, Jesse L. Nelson shares a simple process for effective expository sermon preparation and delivery, flavored with insights from his life in ministry and academic work. Those with teaching and preaching responsibilities with little to no seminary training will learn practical...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A Comprehensive Resource for Today's Communicators
This extensive encyclopedia is the most complete and practical work ever published on the art and craft of biblical preaching. The 11 major sections contain almost 200 articles, which cover every possible preaching topic, including changing lives, sermon structure, "the big idea," introductions, outlining, transitions, conclusions, passionate delivery, application, leveraging illustrations, telling...
Author
Publisher
Chalice Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The 21st century is the age of community organizing, from rallies in the streets to online movements for change. What if congregations embraced community organizing? Organizing Church offers a unique perspective that blends proven principles of community organizing and research on socially active congregations into a formula that will revitalize and empower churches as change-agents. Seasoned pastors and community activists Tim Conder and Dan Rhodes...
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Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
What does it take to have fruitful ministry over the long haul? The stresses of pastoring are well known and can be a match for even the best-prepared, most experienced in ministry -- multiple tasks, long hours, taxing responsibilities and, yes, some challenging personalities. Too often the results can be burnout, being run out or just feeling worn out. To find out how pastors can thrive as well as survive, the authors undertook a five-year in-depth...
Author
Publisher
Christian Board of Publication
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As a third-generation missionary, Elena Huegel is an adult "Third Culture Kid," someone who spent a significant part of her life outside her parents' culture. Elena's experiences as a missionary in Paraguay and Chile provide the stories in The Earless Man from Chile. Testimonies of faith from the Pentecostal Church of Chile and Shalom Center are at turns humorous, tragic, and inspiring, particularly in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. Elena's...
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