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Booklet - Biblical Perspective, counsel for individuals who
struggle with anger, anxiety and fear.
ABOUT THE BOOK: Gerald Roe was interrupted while lecturing in his
church-planting class by a student who asked, "What if Jesus came
back right now to live on earth like He did in Bible days? Wouldn't
He go to church the same way He went to the synagogue back then?
Which church would He choose? If the true church is all about
Jesus, wouldn't it be a good idea to consider what Jesus would look
for in a church and make that part of our church planting
methodology?" Where Would Jesus Go to Church? answers those
questions. As Dr. Roe makes clear, for the blessings of God to rest
upon any congregation, the church must answer two important
questions: What is the true church? and What is the church to do?
In far too many instances, these questions are being asked in the
reverse order, leading to a compromising disconnect between the
church's essential biblical character and its earthly
effectiveness. Where Would Jesus Go to Church? sheds needed light
and offers practical, biblical answers. **** ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Gerald Roe is currently department chair and associate professor of
intercultural studies/missions at North Greenville University in
Tigerville, South Carolina. Prior to moving to South Carolina,
Gerald spent over thirty years in ministry serving churches as
senior pastor in Texas, Hawaii, and Kentucky and as the Director of
Missions for the Massachusetts Baptist Association under missionary
appointment of the North American Mission Board, SBC. Additionally,
Gerald continues his pastoral ministry by assisting churches in
various forms of transition and as interim pastor. Dr. Roe earned
his undergraduate degree from Wayland Baptist University in
Plainview, Texas, and two graduate degrees from The Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His passion
is for pastors and local churches, both current and future. He is
married to Cheryl Dianne and has four grown children and four
grandchildren.
Southwestern Journal of Theology 2021 Book of the Year Award
(Honorable Mention, Preaching/Ministry/Leadership) A veteran pastor
with thirty years of experience guides readers through a ten-step
process to preaching Old Testament narratives from text selection
to delivery. The first edition received a Christianity Today award
of merit and a Preaching magazine Book of the Year award. This
edition, now updated and revised throughout for a new generation,
includes a new chapter on how to preach Christ from the Old
Testament and an exemplary sample sermon from Mathewson. Foreword
by Haddon W. Robinson.
Learn to Preach Expository Sermons with Excellence Many sermons
preached today lack the divine knowledge and spiritual
understanding available only through dynamic expository preaching.
In Preaching: How to Preach Biblically, John MacArthur's well-known
passion for the Bible combines with the expertise of faculty
members at The Master's Seminary to inspire and equip preachers in
effective biblical preaching. Preaching: How to Preach Biblically
flows from biblical foundations for expository preaching through a
detailed process of developing expositions and creating sermons to
the actual delivery of expository messages, connecting what pastors
learn in seminary with the sermons preached in a local church. This
volume shows how to progress purposefully from one phase to the
next in preparing to minister to God's people through preaching.
This book answers these questions and more: What is expository,
biblical preaching? What are the theological and historical
foundations for insisting on expository preaching? What are the
steps involved in preparation for and participation in biblical
preaching? What models exist for expository preaching today? The
Master's Seminary faculty, with over thirty years' experience in
preaching and seminary training of preachers, contributes a
treasury of expertise alongside insights from expositor John
MacArthur. While united on their commitment to exposition, the
variety of individual expressions and methodological preferences
discussed offers beneficial assistance for any preacher seeking a
higher level of expository excellence.
"One problem with evangelistic sermons is that they look and sound
like evangelistic sermons." So says Craig Loscalzo, respected
preacher and teacher of preachers. He believes in the gospel and
its unique power, but knows that today's pastors no longer proclaim
the gospel in a more or less "Christian" culture. Our pluralistic
setting means that the evangelistic sermons of yesterday--which
assumed a common premise and deep respect for Christian
authorities--can no longer work so smoothly. So here you will find
invaluable guidance in shaping evangelistic sermons that are fresh
and appealing to today's unbeliever. Evangelistic Preaching that
Connects includes a rationale for evangelistic preaching, sample
sermons and practical direction, making it ideal for working
pastors and seminary students alike.
From darkness to light and from light to greater light through
Jesus Christ. Every person that knows Jesus as Lord and Savior
needs the tools to lead others into that wonderful place of
personally knowing Jesus Christ also. What does it mean to Know
Jesus as Lord and Savior? What does it mean to be "born again"?
There are many that say they "know" Jesus but do they? This manual
will help every Christian to know how to effectively lead others
that they minister to into a deeper and more meaningful
relationship with Jesus. This manual is designed to be used by
church leaders, in home groups or by individuals to bring glory to
God through effectively communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Dr. R. L. Bowen is a respected Bible teacher who teaches the Word
of God in a simple, practical and profound way. His teachings are
challenging and life changing. Life experiences have taught him to
be totally dependent upon the Lord. He knows the restoring power of
God first hand. He is Founder and Senior Pastor of New Song
Christian Fellowship Church in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Dr. Bowen is
also Founder and President of Midwest Bible College of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin as well. He travels and ministers to thousands or to one.
Dr. Bowen states "The fire that burns inside of me is to see others
freed from bondages that entangle them and know the freedom of
total surrender to Jesus Christ and to know the joy of serving
Him."
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Have you ever wondered about the correctness of the messages and
teachings of preachers behind the pulpits and on TV today? Who
holds them accountable for explanations and outlines of the truth?
Who questions them or anything they say? With sound biblical
exegesis, this book challenges you to keep an open mind and
determine for yourself what is true or false. As an ordained Word
of Faith preacher, Joe Bachota has firsthand knowledge of the
doctrines being preached.
"Word of Faith Preachers" isn't meant to be an exhaustive
discussion of every doctrinal position taken by the movement.
Instead, it explores a few of the major heresies the Word of Faith
churches are teaching, with the goal of preventing you from being
led astray if you are exposed to them. Even though Bachota once
believed, preached, and taught most of these doctrines, the Lord
has led him in another direction, opening his eyes to the heresies
contained in some of the Word of Faith doctrine. Hopefully, this
book will lead you in the same way and enable you to come to the
same conclusion he did: the teachings of many churches today,
particularly Word of Faith churches, are completely out of touch
with sound biblical doctrine.
2012 Christianity Today Book Award winner 2011 Leadership Journal
Top Book of the Year Copastors Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken tell
the story of how God took their thriving, consumer-oriented church
and transformed it into a modest congregation of unformed believers
committed to the growth of the spirit--even when it meant a decline
in numbers. As Kent and Mike found out, a decade of major change is
not easy on a church. Oak Hills Church, from the pastoral staff to
the congregation, had to confront addiction to personal ambition,
resist consumerism and reorient their lives around the teachings of
Jesus. Their renewed focus on spiritual formation over numerical
growth triggered major changes in the content of their sermons, the
tenor of their worship services, and the reason for their outreach.
They lost members. But the health and spiritual depth of their
church today is a testimony of God's transforming work and enduring
faithfulness to the people he loves. Honest and humble, this is
Kent and Mike's story of a church they love, written to inspire and
challenge other churches to let God rewrite their stories as well.
Read it for the church you love.
Winner of the 2013 Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize presented
by the American Society of Church History Mississippi Praying
examines the faith communities at ground-zero of the racial
revolution that rocked America. This religious history of white
Mississippians in the civil rights era shows how Mississippians'
intense religious commitments played critical, rather than
incidental, roles in their response to the movement for black
equality. During the civil rights movement and since, it has
perplexed many Americans that unabashedly Christian Mississippi
could also unapologetically oppress its black population. Yet, as
Carolyn Renee Dupont richly details, white southerners' evangelical
religion gave them no conceptual tools for understanding
segregation as a moral evil, and many believed that God had
ordained the racial hierarchy. Challenging previous scholarship
that depicts southern religious support for segregation as weak,
Dupont shows how people of faith in Mississippi rejected the
religious argument for black equality and actively supported the
effort to thwart the civil rights movement. At the same time, faith
motivated a small number of white Mississippians to challenge the
methods and tactics of do-or-die segregationists. Racial turmoil
profoundly destabilized Mississippi's religious communities and
turned them into battlegrounds over the issue of black equality.
Though Mississippi's evangelicals lost the battle to preserve
segregation, they won important struggles to preserve the theology
that had sustained the racial hierarchy. Ultimately, this history
sheds light on the eventual rise of the religious right by
elaborating the connections between the pre- and post-civil rights
South.
This complete guide to giving and stewardship sheds new light on solid financial resources, one of the 12 keys to building an effective church. Here is a practical plan for the growth and development of giving and stewardship in your congregation, complete with action worksheets that advance the progress of the plan over four years.
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