Tenders of the Sacred Fire: Sermons for the Season After Pentecost (First Third): Cycle A, First Lesson Texts
ISBN: 9780788004506 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These sermons are based on First Lesson lectionary texts for the first third of the Season after Pentecost, Cycle A.These sermons are based on First Lesson lectionary texts for the first third of the Season after Pentecost, Cycle A.
" Bob Cueni's] preaching meets the unspoken criteria most pew residents bring to a church sanctuary: 1) biblically rooted, 2) easy to understand, 3) tells me something about myself that I feel God wants me to know, and 4) encourages me to believe that I can apply this truth to my life.... His communication style evokes the highest praise pulpit residents can... These sermons are based on First Lesson lectionary texts for the first third of the Season after Pentecost, Cycle A.These sermons are based on First L...
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Veiled Glimpses of God's Glory: Sermons for the Season After Pentecost (Last Third): First Lesson: Cycle a
ISBN: 9780788004643 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume makes clear why Robert Crilley has won awards and wide acclaim for his preaching. These messages bring the reality of God to contemporary life.
He listens as we sometimes speak of how difficult it is to find God and how we receive only veiled glimpses of His glory. These sermons allow us to discover that the Almighty is actually trying to find us... as the love of One searching for absent sheep, crying aloud through the night in a familiar voice and reaching down steep ravines with his shepherd's crook. It is the love of One waiting wistfully at the gate where the road winds... This volume makes clear why Robert Crilley has won awards and wide acclaim for his preaching. These messages bring the reality of God to contemporary ...
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Good News for the Hard of Hearing: Sermons for Sundays After Pentecost (Middle Third): Cycle A: Gospel Texts
ISBN: 9780788005060 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jesus spoke to people whose "hearts have grown dull, and their ears hard of hearing" -- like today's churchgoers who think they know what the preacher is going to say before the sermon begins. These sermons use parable and paradox, narrative and humor, imagination and solid biblical scholarship to tell the good news people don't expect to hear.
"I hear best what I want to hear and I shut out the things I don't want to hear. I hear, "Great sermon, Pastor " better than I hear, "I notice your hair is getting thinner..". I have no problem at all hearing the good news that I am forgiven. I... Jesus spoke to people whose "hearts have grown dull, and their ears hard of hearing" -- like today's churchgoers who think they know what the preacher...
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Long Time Coming!: First Lesson Sermons for Advent/Christmas/Epiphany, Cycle a
ISBN: 9780788018176 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "It is not God's plan to take us by surprise. Throughout scripture there is the rolling thunder of the Deity's voice resounds: "I'm going to do it Get ready Pay close attention Here comes what I promised " We call such predictions "prophecy," history written before it happens. And about nothing is God more prophetic, more predictive, than Jesus Christ. "(from the Foreword)
In" Long Time Coming "Stephen Crotts proclaims the richness of Jesus' birth. Noting that the Lord always tells us ahead of time what he is about to do, his fourteen sermons based on Old Testament lectionary texts... "It is not God's plan to take us by surprise. Throughout scripture there is the rolling thunder of the Deity's voice resounds: "I'm going to do it Ge...
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Cowherding Christians: Sermons for Sundays After Pentecost (First Third): Cycle a Gospel Texts
ISBN: 9781556731280 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you and your parishioners don't know much about sheep, you might find a shepherding Savior difficult to fathom; but if you grew up on a family farm anywhere in rural America, you might know something about cows. And you just might find it easier to relate to a cowherding Savior. It is this type of familiar, experiential approach to God's word that makes this collection of model homilies so unique -- and so meaningful.
Messages include: - Where Are the Lilies Now? - Jesus' Hospital - Cowherding Christians - A House for God and seven more For use with Common,... If you and your parishioners don't know much about sheep, you might find a shepherding Savior difficult to fathom; but if you grew up on a family farm...
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Church People Beware!: Sermons for Sundays After Pentecost (Middle Third): Gospel a Texts
ISBN: 9781556734267 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "I know it's not easy to believe in miracles in our time. The problem with them is not that they don't happen. The problem is that they do. The question is do we have faith enough to see them and experience them and God's presence in our lives Only you can answer that question for yourself."
-- from the sermon "The Problem With Miracles In Our Time" The ten sermons in this book are based on Gospel texts from Matthew. Homilies follow the Roman Catholic, Revised Common, and Lutheran lectionaries. "(These) are tough texts which lead, in some cases, to tough messages," writes Carl.... "I know it's not easy to believe in miracles in our time. The problem with them is not that they don't happen. The problem is that they do. The questi...
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Holy E-mail: Second Lesson Sermons for Advent/Christmas/Epiphany, Cycle a
ISBN: 9780788018275 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many modern Christians yearn for a deeper spiritual life, a relevant relationship with a God who still matters and who thinks we still matter. However, Dallas Brauninger tells us, we are not good at listening and talking with God. What we are good at is hurling questions at the Almighty -- and Brauninger says that questions are what we are all about if we are to continue to grow spiritually. And so is confession. We doubt. We fear. We stretch to the limits of our patience. We wonder if tenacity will prevail or if we will sink. We have moments of bliss and ponder anew the mystery of God. We...
Many modern Christians yearn for a deeper spiritual life, a relevant relationship with a God who still matters and who thinks we still matter. However...
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Under the Wings of the Almighty: Sermons for Sundays After Pentecost (Last Third): Cycle a First Lesson Texts
ISBN: 9781556734328 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "As people of God, we live boldly with courage and confidence. We will not tremble and quake when some new threat enters our lives. Like Ruth of long ago, many things will break our hearts but nothing can break our spirits, for we have found refuge under the wings of the Almighty God."
(from the sermon for Proper 25) The nine sermons in this book follow First Lesson texts from six Old Testament books and the book of Revelation. The sermons follow the Common Lectionary. "In reading these sermons I felt a pastor's love for his people. The subjects of the sermons deal with pressing... "As people of God, we live boldly with courage and confidence. We will not tremble and quake when some new threat enters our lives. Like Ruth of long ...
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Rooted in Remembering: Sermons for the Sundays After Pentecost (First Half): Cycle a First Lesson Texts
ISBN: 9781556731334 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Old Testament texts are often neglected by preachers of God's word, but the writers of this collection have taken the time to contemplate the unity of God's message to his people from ancient to modern times. That message is explored with warmth and insight in this richly varied collection of First Lesson homilies.
Messages include: - Pentecost's Promises - Expectations of a Vital Faith - The Cry for God - A Faith to Live By and eleven more For use with Common Lectionary texts. Contributing to this cross-generational family effort are James G. Cobb, James K.... Old Testament texts are often neglected by preachers of God's word, but the writers of this collection have taken the time to contemplate the unity of...
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A Companion to Common Worship
ISBN: 9780281052660 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To complement the popular 'how to do it' publications, which give guidance on the move to Common Worship, a serious and scholarly commentary on the whole range of Common Worship texts is offered here. There is an historical survey of the origins and development of each rite from New Testament times, through the Middle Ages, the Reformation, and up to the present day. This is followed by a detailed commentary on the rite as a whole, and on each part of it, including a comparison with the ASB and other contemporary liturgies, and a short list of books for further reading.
To complement the popular 'how to do it' publications, which give guidance on the move to Common Worship, a serious and scholarly commentary on the wh...
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Lectionary Reflections: Year C
ISBN: 9780281055296 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is one of three volumes that bring together Jane Williams's widely read and much enjoyed Church Times columns. Here, she offers reflections on the Sunday readings in the Revised Common Lectionary for Year C. Each section gives the lectionary references and provides a thought-provoking starting point for exploring the readings, drawing out points of connection between them. Intelligently written in an engaging and inspiring style, Lectionary Reflections will prove invaluable in preparation for Sunday worship or for regular Bible study throughout the year. It will be of use both to...
This book is one of three volumes that bring together Jane Williams's widely read and much enjoyed Church Times columns. Here, she offers reflections ...
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Scm Studyguide: Preaching
ISBN: 9780334043744 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Peter Stevenson provides an introduction to the practice of preaching. It is designed for people from various church traditions, in the early stages of ministerial formation.
Preaching is a complex and challenging business requiring a demanding mixture of skills. People listening to a sermon have the right to expect that a person who stands up to preach, can interpret the Bible competently, has a grasp of core Christian beliefs, and believes what they preach. They also expect someone who has the necessary range of communication skills to put the message across in an accessible way. Such a... Peter Stevenson provides an introduction to the practice of preaching. It is designed for people from various church traditions, in the early stages o...
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Matthew
ISBN: 9780800698713 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book Wes Allen draws together the strengths of two approaches into a new genre of homiletical and teaching resource with a focus on the Gospel according to Matthew. Matthew will not only be an essential classroom resource to help students learn to link text and sermon, it will also help congregational leaders develop exegetically informed cumulative preaching and educational experiences focused on but not limited to the lections in Matthew.
In this book Wes Allen draws together the strengths of two approaches into a new genre of homiletical and teaching resource with a focus on the Gospel...
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Acts of the Apostles: Fortress Biblical Preaching Commentaries
ISBN: 9780800698720 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Acts of the Apostles helps the preacher identify possibilities for sermons based on texts and themes in the book of Acts. While offering a basic exegetical framework for interpreting passages in Acts in their historical, literary, rhetorical, and theological contexts, this volume also suggests ways in which the preacher can relate passages and motifs from Acts to the congregation and world today. It also is useful in classes that seek to link text and sermon, and for congregational Bible study.
Acts of the Apostles helps the preacher identify possibilities for sermons based on texts and themes in the book of Acts. While offering a basic exege...
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Holy Mavericks: Evangelical Innovators and the Spiritual Marketplace
ISBN: 9780814752357 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Joel Osteen, Paula White, T. D. Jakes, Rick Warren, and Brian McLaren pastor some the largest churches in the nation, lead vast spiritual networks, write best-selling books, and are among the most influential preachers in American Protestantism today. Spurred by the phenomenal appeal of these religious innovators, sociologist Shayne Lee and historian Phillip Luke Sinitiere investigate how they operate and how their style of religious expression fits into America's cultural landscape. Drawing from the theory of religious economy, the authors offer new perspectives on evangelical leadership... Joel Osteen, Paula White, T. D. Jakes, Rick Warren, and Brian McLaren pastor some the largest churches in the nation, lead vast spiritual networks,... |
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Preaching in Eighteenth-Century London
ISBN: 9781843838715 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book looks at the role of preaching culture in eighteenth-century England. Beyond the confines of churches, preaching was heard at political anniversaries and elections, thanksgiving and fast days, and society and charity meetings, all of which were major occasions on the English political and social calendars. Dozens of sermons were published each year, and the popularity of sermons, both from the pulpit and in print, make them crucial for understanding the role of religion in eighteenth-century society. To provide a broad perspective on preaching culture, this book focuses on print and...
This book looks at the role of preaching culture in eighteenth-century England. Beyond the confines of churches, preaching was heard at political anni...
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Invitations to the Light: Sermons for Sundays After Pentecost (Last Third): Cycle a Gospel
ISBN: 9780788005138 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fascination of story telling is felt in these eleven sermons for the Pentecost season. Vibrantly illustrated, they powerfully communicate the good news of God's love. Wolkenhauer writes, "The use of story in preaching can be a memorable way to proclaim the Gospel. In these sermons I have sought a variety of examples for the use of story in sermons."
Included here are sermons for the final third of the Season after Pentecost, Christ the King Sunday, All Saints' Sunday, Thanksgiving, and Reformation Sunday. Phyllis Faaborg Wolkenhauer holds degrees from San Jose State University and... The fascination of story telling is felt in these eleven sermons for the Pentecost season. Vibrantly illustrated, they powerfully communicate the good...
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It's News to Me!: Messages of Hope for Those Who Haven't Heard: Gospel Sermons for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, Cycle a
ISBN: 9780788018220 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All too often, many people find traditional worship dull and the sermons they hear impractical for living in today's world. Yet Linda McCoy is convinced that the message of God's unconditional love is the most vital word for life anyone can receive -- especially those who have never heard or truly experienced it. Her inspiring sermons share that message of hope with modern Americans by bridging the gap between the sacred and the secular. As the fruit of her non-traditional ministry directed toward those who have never been part of a church or who have been "turned off" or "disenfranchised" by...
All too often, many people find traditional worship dull and the sermons they hear impractical for living in today's world. Yet Linda McCoy is convinc...
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The Feast of Enemies: Communion Meditations
ISBN: 9780895366719 / Angielski / Miękka / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Feast of Enemies" contains twelve reflections or meditations intended for the time prior to the celebration of Holy Communion within the worship service. Such presentations cannot properly be called sermons because of their length and because of their specific aim: that of helping to prepare members of the congregation for participation in the sacred encounter at the Lord's table. Each of these meditations is based on a scripture text. Among the themes found here are the following: Hunger of the Heart; By Invitation Only; Here's to the Kingdom; Bread for the World; Of Flags and...
"The Feast of Enemies" contains twelve reflections or meditations intended for the time prior to the celebration of Holy Communion within the worship ...
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The Spiritual Narratives of Adoptive Parents; Constructions of Christian Faith Stories and Pastoral Theological Implications
ISBN: 9781433122736 / Angielski / Twarda / 181 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although much attention has been given to the various social and psychological experiences of two essential parts of the adoption triad adopted persons and birth parents adoptive parents are largely overlooked in the literature. More particularly, sparse information has been collected on the issue of adoptive parents spiritual narratives. Cultural and religious traditions significantly affect how adoptive parents interpret and make spiritual and theological meaning of their unique experiences. Ryan Noel Fraser s cutting-edge research uncovers the distinctive re-authoring process of Christian...
Although much attention has been given to the various social and psychological experiences of two essential parts of the adoption triad adopted person...
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570,28 zł |