Many voices are calling for the church to offer words of support and counsel to individuals and families who are working to maintain a stable home life and marriage. The 16 chapters of this book are intended to help pastors and lay leaders address these issues and to lead people toward a more mature understanding of the Christian faith with respect to love, marriage and family.

This book will be useful to pastors who wish to present a sermon series on home and family. It will also be a helpful resource for couples and adult classes and study groups. Each chapter includes a prayer and...

Conventional wisdom holds that money and religion are mutually exclusive: there's the popular maxim about money being the root of all evil and Jesus' admonitions about the difficulty of serving both God and Mammon or a rich man entering heaven. But Maurice Fetty notes that in Jesus' view, money and the kingdom of God are intertwined. He stresses the importance of good stewardship of God's creation, and points out that what we do with our money is indelibly linked with faithful living.

Advocates for the Lord and the Devil discuss six of Jesus' parables in this intriguing set of no holds barred verbal exchanges. The stark contrast of the Devil's enticements with the Lord's redeeming message provides a stimulating vehicle for seriously confronting basic issues of faith, while reaffirming the Good News of God's ultimate victory. A fascinating resource for personal spiritual growth; The Devilish Dialogues is also a model for captivating sanctuary, classroom, and retreat presentations, and is especially well-suited for weekly Lenten programming.

For Christians there is no more important "meal" than Holy Communion -- yet there are many occasions in the Bible where Jesus taught his friends and disciples as he ate and drank. These 26 messages address a wide variety of sacred meals in scripture, and connect them to our mealtimes today, where we can develop a sense of community and Christian fellowship that is emblematic of the spiritual feast at the heart of the Church's worship.

The New Testament epistles are a marvelous guidebook full of practical wisdom on living the Christian faith. Providing much more than just a glimpse of the specific issues facing the early church, the pastoral letters contain a multitude of timeless lessons for contemporary spiritual pilgrims who seek to grow in their daily walk with the Lord. In this extensive anthology of outstanding sermons based on the Second Readings from Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary, five distinguished preachers from diverse denominations apply the epistles' nourishing teachings to today's complex...

For centuries the cross has been the central symbol of Christianity, and the seven last words of Jesus have been etched into the Christian conscience as these words remind us of the pain Christ faced on our behalf. Fetty reminds readers of these words in these practical, down-to-earth sermons, perfect references of a Good Friday worship service.