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Almost every congregation is experiencing tension over worship.
Many congregations have been participating in a renaissance of
worship known as the "liturgical movement" and have reclaimed
worship forms that have served the church for centuries. Yet
because the church today is operating in a radically changed
cultural environment, many people in our society do not understand
liturgical worship and thus we must find language, music, themes,
and images that speak to the unchurched, spiritually seeking
person. In Beyond the Worship Wars, Thomas G. Long discusses the
nine characteristics of vital and faithful worship practiced by a
wide range of "third-way" congregations all characteristics that
make for vital and faithful worshi"
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.
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.
In the interest of providing exemplary models of sermons, the
editors have compiled examples that display excellence in form,
aim, style, and content. Developed and delivered by renowned
pastors, theologians, and homileticians, the thirty-six entries in
this volume include sermons that make artful use of sources, pursue
classic aims, and exhibit particular homiletic forms.
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.
A straightforward treatment of the only existential issue that
matters from the Christian perspective. In What Happens When We
Die? Tom Long provides information about the promises and
convictions of the Christian gospel concerning death and life after
death. He surveys in simple terms the major themes surrounding
death, dying, and hope for an afterlife.
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 (Paperback)
Ian Stackhouse, Oliver D. Crisp; Foreword by Thomas G. Long
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R928
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.
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Text Message (Hardcover)
Ian Stackhouse, Oliver D. Crisp; Foreword by Thomas G. Long
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R1,371
Discovery Miles 13 710
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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.
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