Minister, teacher and author James Stewart reveals how Paul the Apostle developed the Christian religion in the 1st century AD, shedding light on the emergence of early Christianity. Informed by the author's scholarship, this superb book is based off a series of well-received lectures which the author delivered at the University of Edinburgh. The text is annotated at length, with incidences of the Bible's Greek and references to various sources from previous centuries. The flowing narration of Paul's progression from follower to great herald of Christianity, and the evolution of early Christian doctrines, is complimented in equal measure by the author's gifts for sermon writing and scholarship. Given that he is addressing events that took place millennia ago, Stewart takes care not to stray to rigidity or supposition: it is simply a fact that the history and records of the time have their limitations. The chief sources, for their authority, consist of the New Testament, including the Gospels of Jesus.

Chapters Include: The Preacher's World, The Preacher's Theme, The Preacher's Study, The Preacher's Technique, And The Preacher's Inner Life.

Minister, teacher and author James Stewart reveals how Paul the Apostle developed the Christian religion in the 1st century AD, shedding light on the emergence of early Christianity. Informed by the author's scholarship, this superb book is based off a series of well-received lectures which the author delivered at the University of Edinburgh. The text is annotated at length, with incidences of the Bible's Greek and references to various sources from previous centuries. The flowing narration of Paul's progression from follower to great herald of Christianity, and the evolution of early Christian doctrines, is complimented in equal measure by the author's gifts for sermon writing and scholarship. Given that he is addressing events that took place millennia ago, Stewart takes care not to stray to rigidity or supposition: it is simply a fact that the history and records of the time have their limitations. The chief sources, for their authority, consist of the New Testament, including the Gospels of Jesus.

This is a new release of the original 1946 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1946 edition.

Chapters Include: The Preacher's World, The Preacher's Theme, The Preacher's Study, The Preacher's Technique, And The Preacher's Inner Life.

Chapters Include: The Preacher's World, The Preacher's Theme, The Preacher's Study, The Preacher's Technique, And The Preacher's Inner Life.

Text extracted from opening pages of book: HE R ALDS OF GOD By JAMES S. STEWART, D. IX How are they to believe in One of whom. they have not heard ? And how are they ever to hear, - without a herald ? And how can men be heralds, unless they are sent by God ? St. Paul to the Romans. NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS COPYRIGHT, 1946, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS Printed in the United States of Ameiica G-s. 6o[ MHJ All nghts reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons ROSAMUND ROBIN and JACK PREFACE I HAVE chosen the title of this book to stress one fundamental fact, namely, that preaching exists, not for the propagating of views, opinions and ideals, but for the proclamation of the mighty acts of God. This is demonstrably the New Testament conception of the preacher's task; and it is this that will always give preaching a basic and essential place at the very heart of Christian worship. To write about preaching is therefore to deal with an enterprise with which not only the man in the pulpit but the whole worshipping community is vitally and intimately concerned: a fact which emboldens me to hope that the pages which follow, addressed originally as Lectures in the Universities of Edinburgh and St. Andrews to Divinity students and ministers, will have something to say to the wider circle of those who Sunday by Sunday are hearers of the Word of God, loving the habitation of His house and the place where His honour dwelleth, and perhaps even to the critic in the back pew. I desire here to record my thanks to the Trustees of the Warrack Lectureship, for their invitation to 5 HERALDS OF GOD me to undertake this task ? and to myfriend the Rev. Graham W. Hardy, B. D., who has revised the proofs. James S. Stewart, NORTH MORNINGSIDE CHURCH, EDINBURGH. CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE 5 CHAPTER I. THE PREACHER'S WORLD 9 II. THE PREACHER'S THEME . . . . 58 III. THE PREACHER'S STUDY . 100 IV. THE PREACHER'S TECHNIQUE ... 141 V. THE PREACHER'S INNER LIFE . . .190 CHAPTER I THE PREACHER'S WORLD There shall always be the Church and the World And the Heart of Man Shivering and fluttering between them, choosing and chosen, Valiant, ignoble, dark, and full of light Swinging between Hell Gate and Heaven Gate. And the Gates of Hell shall not prevail. Darkness now, then Light. T. S. ELIOT, The Rock. MONG the tributes paid to the memory of Sir Walford Davies, one of the noblest was that of a brother musician. Dr. Vaughan Williams. He dwelt on the sacrifice which Walford Davies had chosen to make quite deliberately the sacrifice of the more aloof, self-centred life of the composer, for that of the organizer, the advocate, the musical propagandist, the educator of popular taste and opinion; and then he added: It is an eternal problem that confronts all those who feel they have the creative impulse' shall I shut myself up from the world and follow the dic tates of my artistic conscience, or shall I go down to the world of men and show them what I have learnt about eternity and beauty?' Walford Davies had no doubts he was a born preacher and he determined to go and preach to the Gentiles. This decision, declared Vaughan Williams, was probably right/' I 9 HERALDS OF GOD fancy that no one who knows what Walford Davles did for music in this generation will dispute that verdict. Now the same problem, the same critical decision to which VaughanWilliams called attention in the realm of creative art, reappears even more forcibly in religion; and here it is a problem, not for the few who possess the elusive quality of genius, but for the whole company of believers. Shall I, as a Chris tian, be content to pursue the religious quest as a private hobby, and to develop my own spiritual life; or shall I concern myself personally for those outside, and take upon my heart deliberately the whole world's need for Christ ? M No man, with the New Testament in his hand, can have a moment's hesitation about the answer.

Chapters Include: The Preacher's World, The Preacher's Theme, The Preacher's Study, The Preacher's Technique, And The Preacher's Inner Life.

Chapters Include: The Preacher's World, The Preacher's Theme, The Preacher's Study, The Preacher's Technique, And The Preacher's Inner Life.

Many years ago, the papers of James S. Stewart were lodged in the library of New College, Edinburgh, by 'J.S.S.' himself under a twelve year embargo. Recently permission was granted for this embargo to be lifted and the material finally to be made available. Among the papers were some exceptional set piece sermons-examples of work upon which James S. Stewart bestowed such labour, which he honed and polished. Readers who remember his distinctive voice, and those who have learned about this magnificent preacher, may now hear the vibrant accents of his passionate delivery through the printed word. For twenty years the late James S. Stewart was Professor of New Testament Language, Literature and Theology, University of Edinburgh (New College). Former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1963-64), he is considered to be one of the Kirk's greatest communicators of the Gospel. As a scholar, family man and public figure, his may become a historic memory, a legend of a more spacious era of church life when men and women went on Sundays to 'hear' preachers of their day. This volume of sermons by James S. Stewart is offered as a lasting testament to his life and times.

In 1999, Preaching Magazine ranked James S. Stewart as the best preacher of the twentieth century, commenting that his books on preaching ?have inspired tens of thousands of preachers to strive for greater effectiveness in their proclamation of God's Word.? In A Faith to Proclaim, James Stewart focuses on the essential message of evangelism rather than sermon preparation or delivery technique. His pointers on proclaiming the essentials of the Christian faith should be read by all who want to be more effective communicators of the Christian message. James S. Stewart (1896-1990) was a gifted Scottish preacher who taught New Testament Language, Literature and Theology at the University of Edinburgh (New College). He also served as Chaplain to the Queen in Scotland and as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He authored many books, including Heralds of God, The Strong Name, and A Man in Christ.

"Jesus wrote no autobiography. He left nothing in writing at all. He committed himself and his teaching simply to the hearts and memories of the men who knew and loved him. And they did not fail him. The four little books that we call Gospels are our primary and practically our only sources of information about the life and the words that have changed the world. We may wish the story had been told with greater fullness and detail; but we know that, short as it is, it is enough. It has given Christ to every race and age." (excerpt from Chapter 1: The Making of the Gospels)

This classic book on evangelical preaching, first published in 1946, has inspired generations of preachers to strive for greater effectiveness in their proclamations.

This classic study disentagles the Apostle Paul?