Preaching category: 634 books
Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament
A Guide for the Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2003
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...
by Tony Merida
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
What is a preacher? What is preaching? Pastor Tony Merida asks these foundational questions to arrive at this overview of his widely anticipated book, Faithful Preaching:
“Faithful preaching is the responsible, passionate, and authentic declaration of the Christ-exalting Scriptures, by the...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
While admitting particular parameters and priorities for Roman Catholic preachers, this volume was intentionally envisioned as a handbook for "catholic" preaching in the broadest and most universal sense of that term. Cosponsored by the Catholic Academy of Liturgy, the Catholic Association...
Preaching Points
55 Tips for Improving Your Pulpit Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
This volume is a collection of some of the best of the hundreds of Preaching Points that the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary has produced. Preaching Points is a weekly podcast on iTunes U that features conversations on preaching by Haddon Robinson, Jeffrey...
Preaching with Purpose
The Urgent Task of Homiletics
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
"The amazing lack of concern for purpose among homileticians and preachers has spawned a brood of preachers who are dull, lifeless, abstract and impersonal; it has obscured truth, hindered joyous Christian living, destroyed dedication and initiative, and stifled service for Christ." –Jay...
Connecting Pulpit and Pew
Breaking Open the Conversation about Catholic Preaching
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Whether you preach from a pulpit or sit in a pew, you hope (and pray) for a homily that connects the Good News with life. But what does it mean to connect? In a world that buzzes with the synapses of technological “connection,” can the human touch of preaching make a difference anymore? Connecting...
Enduring Truth
Restoring Sound Theology and Relevance to African American Preaching
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Enduring Truth argues that faithfulness to Scripture is the solution to a “crisis” among African American preaching. Though misinterpreting God’s Word is not restricted to one race or culture, author Aaron Lavender identifies three factors that have precipitated the decline of black preaching...
Does Preaching Have a Future?
A Call to Join the Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015
From preaching sermons as a child in the backyard, to delivering the upcoming Presidents address for the 101st annual gathering of the prestigious Hampton University Ministers Conference, Dr. Dwight Riddick has become transparent in his book, Does Preaching Have a Future?
As you open the pages...
Sure-Fire Preaching
One Way to Preach the Right Way
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2015
Every Sunday morning, ministers have a choice to make. They can give a motivational speech that is ankle-deep and laced with all kinds of inconsequential anecdotesor they can preach. Sure-Fire Preaching is intended for those who choose the latter.
A practical guide to biblical exposition that...
by William H. Willimon
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
One of today’s greatest preacher-theologians engages one of the twentieth century's greatest teacher-theologians on the meaning of preaching.
Readers of William H. Willimon’s many books have long found there the influence of Karl Barth, probably the most significant theologian of the twentieth...
The Ten Commandments
A Preaching Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Many resources have been written to offer assistance in exploring and understanding the lectionary texts for the purpose of preaching. However, few have sought to provide this kind of preaching commentary on texts that do not follow the lectionary's grouping. For those whose preaching does not customarily...
Preaching from the Soul
Insistent Observations on the Sacred Art
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Careful biblical interpretation; insights into contemporary life; polished delivery; humorous anecdotes; these are the building blocks of preaching that genuinely reach people. Right? Wrong, says Ellsworth Kalas. We have all encountered preachers who seem to know all the fine points of exegesis and...
Preaching as Worship
An Integrative Approach to Formation in Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Much current literature on church worship rarely mentions preaching, and vice versa. Worship is often seen as restricted to music and liturgy while preaching is assumed to operate on different principles for different purposes. But veteran preacher Michael Quicke argues that preaching should be viewed...
The Six Deadly Sins of Preaching
Becoming Responsible for the Faith We Proclaim
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
This ethics of preaching text identifies vices of irresponsible preaching practices. Preachers who fail to develop deep respect for their listeners or drift into a lack faithfulness to the Gospel can end up becoming:
· The Pretender (The Problem of In-authenticity)
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