Preaching as Testimony

by Anna Carter Florence
Preaching as Testimony
Author: Anna Carter Florence
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0664223907
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By exploring the historical, theoretical, and practical elements of the tradition of testimony, Anna Carter Florence seeks in this much-anticipated book to establish the historical and contemporary validity of women's preaching and to introduce testimony to a new generation of preachers and teachers. She begins with the stories of three women whose preaching was often described as testimony: Anne Marbury Hutchinson, Sarah Osborn, and Jarena Lee. Then, she examines biblical and theological perspectives on testimony. Finally, she explores how testimony plays out in a preacher's life, offering constructive proposals for preaching as well as helpful guidelines, direction, and exercises.

The Witness of Preaching, Third Edition

by Thomas G. Long
The Witness of Preaching, Third Edition
Author: Thomas G. Long
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2016-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1611647630
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This is a newly revised edition of one of the standard introductory preaching textbooks on the market today. Beginning with a solid theological basis, veteran preacher and best-selling author Thomas G. Long offers a practical, step-by-step guide to writing a sermon. Long centers his approach around the biblical concept of witness. To be a preacher, Long posits, is to be a witness to God's work in the worldone who sees before speaking, one whose task is to "tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about what is seen." This updated edition freshens up language and anecdotes, contains an extensive new analysis of the use of multimedia and its impact on preaching, and adds a completely new chapter on plagiarism in preaching. Included for the first time are four complete sermons, with Long's commentary and analysis. The sermons were written and originally preached by Barbara Brown Taylor, Cleophus J. LaRue. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, and Edmund Steimle. With this third edition, The Witness of Preaching reaffirms itself as the essential resource for seminary students as well as new and experienced preachers.

Speaking in Public Effectively

by Richard Bewes
Speaking in Public Effectively
Author: Richard Bewes
Publisher: Christian Focus
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-11-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781781916834
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If speaking in public fills you with fear, then this book will help to transform your experience. Richard Bewes carefully divides the subject into memorable and easily digestible sections sprinkled with anecdotes about his own experiences.

The Gift of One Day

by Kerry Shook
The Gift of One Day
Author: Kerry Shook
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2022-02-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1601427271
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LOS ANGELES TIMES AND ECPA BESTSELLER • Kerry and Chris Shook’s grandson Jude lived for only one day after he was born. That one day changed the way they live every day. Now they share their lessons of faith and hope. Jude Samuel Shook lived through only one sunset and one sunrise. Just one rotation of the planet . . . and he went home to be with God. Yet the way Jude unwrapped the divine gift of his one day changed the way his grandparents now live every day. A little boy who lived on this earth for just a handful of hard-fought hours caused Kerry and Chris to wonder, How many of our days make a breath of difference to those around us? Their personal journal of loss, longing, and love eventually became known as the Miracle Book, a record of the ways God showed up in the midst of this hard and unexpected heartbreak. From this book, Kerry and Chris have gleaned fourteen life-altering truths, such as: • When Tomorrow Is Too Much, Pray Just for Today, Lord • You Are Dependent on God for Every Breath • Hard Isn’t the Opposite of Good • Fear and Faith Can’t Occupy the Same Space • There Is a Hidden Gift in Every Hurt These lessons have forever changed the way the Shooks approach each new day. And no matter your current situation, they can do the same for you. Join Kerry and Chris Shook on the journey of making every day matter!

The Mission of Preaching

by Patrick W. T. Johnson
The Mission of Preaching
Author: Patrick W. T. Johnson
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-02-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830840700
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We hear plenty of discussion about missional theology, missional leadership and missional church planting. But what about missional preaching? In this groundbreaking work, Patrick W. T. Johnson develops a new missional homiletic to aid preachers in their witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ in this post-Christendom world.

23 Minutes in Hell

by Bill Wiese
23 Minutes in Hell
Author: Bill Wiese
Publisher: Charisma Media
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-05-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1629994480
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New York Times Best Seller and Over 1 million copies sold! Over 750 5-Star reviews Wiese’s visit to the devil’s lair lasted just twenty-three minutes, but he returned with vivid details etched in his memory, capturing the attention of national media, including the Christian Broadcasting Network, Daystar Television Network, Trinity Broadcasting Network, the Miracle Channel, Sid Roth’s It’s Supernatural!, Sean Hannity’s America, Charisma News, and many others. Awaken to the realities of hell, the afterlife and the urgency to live for Christ in your short time here on earth.. Bill Wiese experienced something so horrifying it continues to captivate the world. He saw the searing flames of hell, felt total isolation, smelled the putrid and rotting stench, heard deafening screams of agony, and experienced terrorizing demons. Finally the strong hand of God lifted him out of the pit. This expanded anniversary edition includes more than 150 Bible verses referencing hell for further study. Also included is the new section, “Wrestling With the Big Questions” where Bill answers these and many others questions: Why do some people who have a near-death experience see a bright light? Will those who never heard about Jesus go to hell? Is hell eternal, or are those in hell simply annihilated?

Rehearsing Scripture

by Anna Carter Florence
Rehearsing Scripture
Author: Anna Carter Florence
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2018-07-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1786220733
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Popular preacher Anna Carter Florence explores how to read, encounter and interpret Scripture as it was originally intended - by doing so collectively with others. Drawing on practices from drama and the theatre, she shows how to bring familiar texts to life, uncovering meaning and better apprehending biblical truth for daily life. Her methods are illuminating, easy to grasp, and easily adaptable to a variety of contexts - ideal for study group leaders and pastors seeking to bring the Bible and the real lives of congregations into conversation. Full of helps for preachers especially, Rehearsing Scripture invites groups and churches to gather around a shared text and encounter God anew together.

The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert

by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert
Author: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
Publisher:
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2014
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781884527821
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"Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She owned two homes with her partner, in which they provided hospitality to students and activists that were looking to make a difference in the world. In the community, Rosaria was involved in volunteer work. At the university, she was a respected advisor of students and her department's curriculum. And then, in her late 30s, Rosaria encountered something that turned her world upside down -- the idea that Christianity, a religion that she had regarded as problematic and sometimes downright damaging, might be right about who God was. That idea seemed to fly in the face of the people and causes that she most loved. What follows is a story of what she describes as a train wreck at the hand of the supernatural. These are her secret thoughts about those events, written as only a reflective English professor could."--Back cover.

The Witness of Preaching

by Thomas G. Long
The Witness of Preaching
Author: Thomas G. Long
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664229436
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This thorough revision of this classic text is even clearer and more helpful than the first edition. Long has updated the language, expanded the key chapter on biblical exegesis, and has included more examples of sermon forms, illustrations, and conclusions.