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Designed to empower preachers as they lead their congregations to
connect their lives to Scripture, Connections features a broad set
of interpretive tools that provide commentary and worship aids on
the Revised Common Lectionary. For each worship day within the
three-year lectionary cycle, the commentaries in Connections link
the individual lection reading with Scripture as a whole as well as
to the larger world. In addition, Connections places each Psalm
reading in conversation with the other lections for the day to
highlight the themes of the liturgical season. Finally, sidebars
offer additional connections to Scripture for each Sunday or
worship day. This nine-volume series is a practical, constructive,
and valuable resource for preachers who seek to help congregations
connect more closely with Scripture.
Designed to empower preachers as they lead their congregations to
connect their lives to Scripture, Connections features a broad set
of interpretive tools that provide commentary and worship aids on
the Revised Common Lectionary. For each worship day within the
three-year lectionary cycle, the commentaries in Connections link
the individual lection reading with Scripture as a whole as well as
to the larger world. In addition, Connections places each Psalm
reading in conversation with the other lections for the day to
highlight the themes of the liturgical season. Finally, sidebars
offer additional connections to Scripture for each Sunday or
worship day. This nine-volume series is a practical, constructive,
and valuable resource for preachers who seek to help congregations
connect more closely with Scripture.
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.
The world is slowly emerging from the worst global emergency in a
century, and the myriad struggles of the contemporary
moment-division, isolation, illness, and uncertainty-make living
our faith a challenge. For Christians, a number of questions have
gained new urgency: Where do we find hope when it seems in such
short supply? Where are the signs of God's peace in this divided
world? Where do we find a deeper sense of joy? Thomas G. Long and
Donyelle C. McCray remind us that these are the questions of Advent
in their new daily devotional, A Surprising God. Mindful of the
stresses of life today in a world torn apart by conflict, marked by
political division, and in the midst of a global health crisis,
these devotions for Advent and Christmas invite readers to honest
reflection on the challenges of being people of faith in this
moment. Long and McCray explore what it means to wait for our
salvation, to be open to the surprising thing that God is about to
do, and to find hope in God's choice of the small and the
insignificant.
Thomas G. Long's insightful commentary on the Pastoral Epistles
argues that these often-neglected letters are urgently important
for readers today. Some of the issues faced by New Testament
churches are ours as well: the lure and peril of "spirituality" for
Christians, the character of authentic worship, the qualities
needed for sound leadership, and the relationship between family
life and the church. Long's interpretations of these books consider
contemporary exegetical and theological outlooks and are presented
through his seasoned homiletical and pastoral perspectives. Pastors
will be strengthened by Long's view that the Pastoral Epistles can
refresh our memory about what really counts in the Christian
community and how important trustworthy leaders are.
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Text Message (Hardcover)
Ian Stackhouse, Oliver D. Crisp; Foreword by Thomas G. Long
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Text Message (Paperback)
Ian Stackhouse, Oliver D. Crisp; Foreword by Thomas G. Long
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Discovery Miles 9 280
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Description: Preaching has fallen on hard times with many
questioning its relevance and even its validity as a New Testament
practice. This symposium of specially commissioned essays draws
together an international team of thirteen scholars and pastors to
address the importance of textual preaching in the history and life
of the early church, the historic church, and the contemporary
church. Contributions include essays on Old Testament preaching,
preaching in Hebrews, gender-sensitive preaching, preaching in the
theology of Jonathan Edwards, Charles Spurgeon, Dietrich
Bonhoeffer, and in Eastern Orthodoxy. It also includes essays on a
range of homiletical challenges that textual preaching raises for
the contemporary preacher, including genre, preaching without
notes, inhabiting the text, and preaching without platitudes. A
final reflection by Dave Hansen on the state of textual preaching
rounds out the collection. The preaching of the gospel stands at
the heart of Christian praxis. These essays make a vital
contribution to the recovery of the importance of preaching,
focused on the text of Scripture. Written with an eye to the pastor
and practitioner as well as those in the pews and in the classroom,
this is a book that should appeal to a wide range of readers.
Hebrews is a sermon from the early Christian church that addresses
a real, urgent, and still relevant pastoral problem: a struggling
congregation that may not keep the faith. Thomas Long shows how
Hebrews exhorts the church to face its challenges and hold true,
even into the twenty-first century. Interpretation: A Bible
Commentary for Teaching and Preaching is a distinctive resource for
those who interpret the Bible in the church. Planned and written
specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically
acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to
scholarship and ministry.
Description: Historically, people who have risen to the occasion to
speak of faith for their generation have been keenly aware of their
own limitations-whether Moses, who was ""slow of speech,"" or
Isaiah, who was concerned that he spoke with ""unclean lips."" The
question both Moses and Isaiah seem to be asking is, who am I to
speak for God? And we wonder in turn, was it they who spoke, or God
who spoke through them? These biblical images carry the weight of
the question raised by the essays in this volume. How is preaching
both the work of God and yet also a function of the individual's
own person and identity? How is the preacher to conceive the
identity he or she assumes when proclaiming the Word of God? Some
of the leading educators in homiletics today propose a variety of
possible preaching identities in this volume: preacher as messenger
of hope, as lover, as God's mystery steward, as ridiculous person,
as fisher, as host and guest, as one ""out of one's mind,"" and as
one entrusted. The result is an open-ended invitation for readers
to identify their own preaching identity either in concert with one
of the images presented here or of their own making, appropriately
contextualized to their own ministry and theology Endorsements:
""Take a turn with all eight of the homileticians in this volume
and they will inspire and invigorate your preaching. Whether it is
'messenger of hope, ' 'lover, ' 'fisher, ' 'ridiculous person, ' or
any of the other marvelous tropes and images they offer, these
essays will challenge you to explore anew the holy necessity and
human absurdity of preaching."" --Dawn Ottoni Wilhelm Bethany
Theological Seminary ""The language we use shapes our perception of
God, the world, and how we live. The language that preachers use to
describe themselves organizes what they try to do in the pulpit.
This provocative book offers the preacher eight vibrant images for
the preacher from a major voice in contemporary scholarship in
preaching . . . Each image prompts the preacher to envision the
sermon in a different yet faithful way. Preachers who are ready for
a jump start into fresh ways of thinking about their vocation will
want this beautifully edited book."" --Ronald J. Allen Christian
Theological Seminary, Indianapolis ""Apart from all the technical
questions raised today about hermeneutics and homiletics and their
relationship to rhetoric and post-modern interpretation, these
essays raise the most important question of all: Where is God in
all our verbiage? Serious students of preaching, both beginners and
practitioners with decades of experience, can benefit by reading
and reflecting on the perspectives of these authors."" --Judith M.
McDaniel Virginia Theological Seminary ""Reading the fine essays
here is like opening a summerhouse after a long winter: light
rushes in, memories are stirred, old things are loved anew, new
celebrations are imagined. This book addresses a key question: In
preaching, what is the human role and what is God's role? The
answers here are marvelous in their range, challenging in their
diversity, and rich in their depth. They open windows for fresh
winds to blow."" --Paul Scott Wilson Emmanuel College, University
of Toronto About the Contributor(s): Robert Stephen Reid is
Professor of Communication and Director of the Master's Degree
Program in Communication at the University of Dubuque, Iowa. He is
the author of The Four Voices of Preaching.
In this compelling and hard-hitting book, respected preacher and
teacher Thomas Long identifies and responds to what he sees as the
most substantive theological forces and challenges facing preaching
today. The issues, he says, are fourfold: the decline in the
quality of narrative preaching and the need for its reinvigoration;
the tendency of preachers to ignore God's action and presence in
our midst; the return of the church's old nemesis,
gnosticism--albeit in a milder form--evidenced in today's new
"spirituality"; and the absence of eschatology in the pulpit.
Long once again has his finger on the pulse of American
preaching, demonstrated by his creative responses to these
challenges. Whether he is calling for theologically smarter and
more ethically discerning preaching, providing a method of
interpretation that will allow pastors to recover the emphasis on
God in our midst, or encouraging a kind of "interfaith dialogue"
with gnosticism, he demonstrates why he has long been considered
one of the most thoughtful and intelligent preachers in America
today.
Preachings most able practitioners gather in this book to explore
and explain the idea that preaching is a practice that can be
taught and learned. Arguing that preaching is a living practice
with a long tradition, an identifiable shape, and a broad set of
norms and desired outcomes, these noted scholars propose that
teachers initiate students into the larger practice of preaching,
in ways somewhat like other students are initiated into the
practice of medicine or law. The book concludes with designs for a
basic preaching course and addresses the question of how preaching
courses fit into the larger patterns of seminary curricula.
"Be like me "While many parents and leaders are understandably
hesitant to utter such words, they are vitally needed today in a
world where positive role models are often few and far between. Yet
in these Cycle A epistle texts, the Apostle Paul is not bashful
about challenging Christians to follow his example and live
distinctively different lives -- lives that reflect the image of
the risen Christ. Gary Carver shares that vision, and these
outstanding messages lay out for readers the belief that we can
grow every day to be more like Jesus.
"Gary Carver preaches at a way station on an ancient pilgrim road,
offering comfort and hope to the weary traveler.... In these
compelling sermons, Gary preaches to the mixed band of pilgrims
jostling our way along toward the goal of spiritual discovery, and
he speaks to our fears and doubts, our longings and our need, and
most of all to our hunger to be closer to one whose presence forms
the end of our restless trek.... Read these wonderful sermons and
enjoy them. But, more important, read these sermons and take
courage as you move faithfully along the pilgrim way." (from the
Foreword)
Thomas G. Long
Bandy Professor of Preaching
Candler School of Theology, Emory University
"Someone has said that preaching is presenting the gospel through
human personality. In this collection of well-crafted lectionary
sermons, Gary Carver has ably presented the gospel -- his
personality is evident in the richness of examples and
illustrations."
June McEwen
Chair, Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs
Washington DC
"Distinctively Different is a very contemporary collection of
spirited and spiritual reflections. In a quiet dialogue with Gary
Carver, you are invited to revive your theological commitments,
reflect on difficult questions, and renew your faith perspective.
Share these motivational and innovative thoughts with your Bible
study or your prayer group."
Claudia Highbaugh
Chaplain
Harvard Divinity School
"Preaching effectively to the same people week after week is one of
the great challenges in Christian ministry. Gary Carver shows how
it is done: biblical exposition, effective illustration, and
relevant application. The power of these messages is that
intellectual integrity is matched with passion."
Daniel Vestal
Coordinator, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Atlanta, Georgia
"You simply must read Gary Carver's book If you want to meet Paul
in the street and not just in the sanctuary, read this book. If you
want to see that Paul's insights are more contemporary than this
morning's newspaper, read this book. If you want your spirit
refreshed and your soul uplifted, read this book. Give yourself a
break today, read this book "
Buckner Fanning
Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church
San Antonio, Texas
Gary L. Carver is pastor of First Baptist Church in Chattanooga,
Tennessee. He has also served as pastor of churches in Alabama and
Indiana. Carver is a graduate of Samford University (B.A.) and
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div. and D.Min.), and has
done additional graduate study at Candler School of Theology and
Harvard Divinity School. He has been widely published in a variety
of church and clergy publications, and is the author of "Acting on
the Absurd" and "Out From the Ordinary" (CSS).
This outstanding collection of sermons by one of the century's
master preachers combines Will Ormond's distinctive style with
commentary by noted scholar and former Academy of Homiletics
president Lucy Rose. It's a classic text for students of preaching.
How do particular world situations impact preaching? How does a
preacher use the gospel and Scripture to speak to those situations?
This volume, in honor of homiletician David Buttrick, explores the
complex and important relationships between world, gospel, and
Scripture and their relevance for preaching theology.This book is
for those seeking thoughtful and challenging new ways to approach
the preaching task now and into the twenty-first century.
The original audience for the Gospel of Matthew included
converts from Judaism who wrestled with how to be faithful to Jesus
Christ under difficult circumstances in a changing world. The
Gospel of Matthew became a first-aid manual for this church in the
midst of a struggle.
Thomas Long identifies this first audience and its faith within
the social and religious context of the day and clarifies the
structure of the Gospel. Providing examples of contemporary
relevance, Long helps today's reader discern the significance of
this guide for faithful living in today's church.
Books in the Westminster Bible Companion series assist laity in
their study of the Bible as a guide to Christian faith and
practice. Each volume explains the biblical book in its original
historical context and explores its significance for faithful
living today. These books are ideal for individual study and for
Bible study classes and groups.
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