Preaching the Four Gospels with Confidence

by Steven D. Mathewson
Preaching the Four Gospels with Confidence
Author: Steven D. Mathewson
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1619701634
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The gospels hold the key to why pastors get up every Sunday to preach. They are the “good news”--the pinnacle--of the Christian faith. But in order to preach from them with truth, clarity, and confidence, you’ll need the right tools. Preaching the Four Gospels with Confidence is a book written for pastors who love Jesus and want to preach the Gospel well. With a compelling voice, Steven D. Mathewson offers sound scriptural advice, provides bibliographic tips for further study, and quotes from well-known and respected biblical scholars including:G.K. BealeCraig S. KeenerD.A. CarsonAdditionally, Mathewson will teach you how to negotiate the common challenges that arise while preaching from the gospels. Problems such as:How to interpret the gospels in relation to the rest of the New TestamentHow to rightly handle the Jewish and Greco-Roman context of the gospelsHow to affirm the authority of the four gospels over the “lost gospels”This not a “how to preach” book; it is a how to preach well handbook that you’ll want to reference again and again as you prepare sermons from the gospels.

Understanding the Gospels

by Herbert W. Bateman
Understanding the Gospels
Author: Herbert W. Bateman
Publisher: Kregel Academic & Professional
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780825444166
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Understanding the Gospelsfirst introduces the Gospels generally and then prepares readers to communicate their message to a modern audience. Each of the fourteen contributors is a seminary professor and expert on the topic covered. This book focuses on preaching and application, and answers pointed questions to help students and pastors understand the major theological themes of each gospel and avoid common interpretive mistakes. Anyone serving in a teaching or preaching capacity will find this book helpful for accurate proclamation and powerful application of the Gospels.

Telling the Whole Story

by John C. Holbert
Telling the Whole Story
Author: John C. Holbert
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 162032217X
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While commentaries continue to be published on the book of Revelation, few, if any, attempt to interpret the Apocalypse in light of the political, historical, and cultural setting of John's original audience. The purpose of Seven Congregations in a Roman Crucible is to provide fresh and illuminating exegesis of Revelation that takes seriously ancient literary and archaeological evidences. This book seeks to bring the reader into the world of John's Apocalypse with pictures of numerous sites and artifacts from the first and early second centuries AD. Moreover, the book also attempts to interpret John and his message through the lens of the Jewish prophetic tradition of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, and other pertinent Second Temple works. Thus John stands in the prophetic heritage of Israel in his attempt to challenge, threaten, admonish, and praise the seven churches of Roman Asia whose members are suffering at the hands of the idolatrous Graeco-Roman culture in which they reside.

Preachers Dare

by Bishop William H. Willimon
Preachers Dare
Author: Bishop William H. Willimon
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1791008062
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Preachers Dare is adapted from Will Willimon’s Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale and is inspired by a quote from the great theologian Karl Barth. In a world in which sermons too often become hackneyed conventional wisdom or tame common sense, preachers dare to speak about the God who speaks to us as Jesus Christ. Willimon draws upon his decades of preaching, as well as his many books on the practice of homiletics, to present a bold theology of preaching. This work emphasizes preaching as a distinctively theological endeavor that begins with and is enabled by God. God speaks, preachers dare to speak the speech of God, and the church dares to listen. By moving from the biblical text to the contemporary context, preachers dare to speak up for God so that God might speak today. With fresh biblical insights, creativity and pointed humor, Willimon gives today’s preachers and congregations encouragement to speak with the God who has so graciously and effusively spoken to us.

Lewis on the Christian Life

by Joe Rigney
Lewis on the Christian Life
Author: Joe Rigney
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2018-04-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 143355058X
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C. S. Lewis excelled at plumbing the depths of the human heart, both the good and the bad, the beautiful and the corrupt. From science fiction and fantasy to essays, letters, and works of apologetics, Lewis has offered a wealth of insight into how to live the Christian life. In this book, Rigney explores the center of Lewis's vision for the Christian life—the personal encounter between the human self and the living God. In prayer, in the church, in the imagination, in our natural loves, in our pleasures and our sorrows, God brings us into his presence so that we can become fully human: alive, free, and whole, transformed into the image of Jesus Christ.

How Long, O Lord?

by D. A. Carson
How Long, O Lord?
Author: D. A. Carson
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2006-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441200789
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This clear and accessible treatment of key biblical themes related to human suffering and evil is written by one of the most respected evangelical biblical scholars alive today. Carson brings together a close, careful exposition of key biblical passages with helpful pastoral applications. The second edition has been updated throughout.

Gospel in Life Discussion Guide

by Timothy Keller
Gospel in Life Discussion Guide
Author: Timothy Keller
Publisher: Harperchristian Resources
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780310329183
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Through this eight-week small group Bible study, Gospel in Life, Timothy Keller explores with participants how gospel can change hearts, communities, and how we live in the world. This pack includes one softcover 230-page Participant Guide and one DVD.

Introducing Jesus

by Mark L. Strauss
Introducing Jesus
Author: Mark L. Strauss
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2018-04-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310528593
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To Christians worldwide, the man Jesus of Nazareth is the centerpiece of history, the object of faith, hope, and worship. Even those who do not follow him admit the vast influence of his life. For anyone interested in knowing more about Jesus, study of the four biblical Gospels is essential. An abridged edition of the bestselling textbook Four Portraits, One Jesus by Mark Strauss, this simple, easy-to-understand guide introduces the four biblical Gospels and their subject, the life and person of Jesus. Like different artists rendering the same subject using different styles and points of view, the Gospels paint four distinctive portraits of the same remarkable Jesus. With clarity and insight, Mark Strauss addresses questions that surround the study of Jesus and the Gospels. What are the Gospels - are they history, theology, biography? Where did they come from? What do we know about their context? What does each Gospel uniquely teach us about Jesus? Finally, he pulls it all together illuminating what the Gospels together teach about Jesus' ministry, message, death, and resurrection, and how do we know we can trust their witness. Including questions at the end of each chapter for group discussion or personal reflection, Introducing Jesus makes the words, history, and context of the Gospels come alive for readers.

The Joy of the Gospel

by Pope Francis
The Joy of the Gospel
Author: Pope Francis
Publisher: Image
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2014-10-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0553419544
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The perfect gift! A specially priced, beautifully designed hardcover edition of The Joy of the Gospel with a foreword by Robert Barron and an afterword by James Martin, SJ. “The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus… In this Exhortation I wish to encourage the Christian faithful to embark upon a new chapter of evangelization marked by this joy, while pointing out new paths for the Church’s journey in years to come.” – Pope Francis This special edition of Pope Francis's popular message of hope explores themes that are important for believers in the 21st century. Examining the many obstacles to faith and what can be done to overcome those hurdles, he emphasizes the importance of service to God and all his creation. Advocating for “the homeless, the addicted, refugees, indigenous peoples, the elderly who are increasingly isolated and abandoned,” the Holy Father shows us how to respond to poverty and current economic challenges that affect us locally and globally. Ultimately, Pope Francis demonstrates how to develop a more personal relationship with Jesus Christ, “to recognize the traces of God’s Spirit in events great and small.” Profound in its insight, yet warm and accessible in its tone, The Joy of the Gospel is a call to action to live a life motivated by divine love and, in turn, to experience heaven on earth. Includes a foreword by Robert Barron, author of Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith and James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage