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Sex, Dating, and Relationships

Author : Gerald Hiestand

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 162 pages

File Size : 18,96 MB

Release : 2012-02-29

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1433527146

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Book Description

Considering the pervasive immorality and high divorce rate of our contemporary Christian culture, we evidently need a biblically based, theologically compelling, practical understanding of sex, dating, and relationships. Pastors Gerald Hiestand and Jay Thomas counteract this problem with their paradigm-shifting view of purity and relationships—a view that challenges even the basic assumptions of evangelical subculture. Unlike most books on dating, this one cuts straight to the heart of dating relationships, asserting with confidence that the line must be drawn at "no sexual activity" whatever. Few have dared to define and apply the Bible's understanding of purity in premarital relationships to this degree, but Heistand and Thomas have done it. Furthermore, both authors are vocational pastors who communicate regularly with the target audience and have a proven ability to express biblical truth in a winsome and compelling manner. Sex, Dating, and Relationships adds a new, almost provocative voice to the conversation that, with straightforward theological insight, pleads with Christians to get serious about honoring Christ with their sexuality.



Preaching from the Pew

Author : Patricia G. Brown

Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 25,57 MB

Release : 1998-01-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780664500191

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In this deeply spiritual and prophetic collection of sermons, meditations, and prayers, Pat Brown takes the reader on a personal journey into and out of some of the most critical challenges facing the church in these turbulent and confusing times. She unveils her story of God's handiwork in shaping her life as a child of the Reformed tradition and as the mother of a special needs son. In a time when the call for justice withers on the vine as the church struggles with itself, this book is required reading for every perplexed servant of Jesus Christ.



Pastoral Preaching

Author : Conrad Mbewe

Publisher : Langham Preaching Resources

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 43,34 MB

Release : 2017-03-03

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1783681802

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Book Description

More and more pulpits are occupied by motivational speakers rather than preachers. Church congregations are not being given a comprehensive, biblical understanding of the faith. Drawing on his own experience as a pastor in Zambia, Conrad Mbewe tackles issues such as the content of pastoral preaching, how pastoral preaching relates to church life, finding the time to prepare pastoral sermons, and dealing with discouragement. Throughout the book, it is clear that the author’s conviction is to see preachers grow strong churches, to build a people for God.



The Preaching Life

Author : Barbara Brown Taylor

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 193 pages

File Size : 43,18 MB

Release : 1993

Category : Religion

ISBN : 156101074X

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Book Description

Like Annie Dillard's The Writing Life, Taylor emphasizes the holy dimensions of ordinary life and describes the essentials of faith with insight and humor, touching on the vocations, imagination, worship, sacraments, ministry and the Bible as they relate to the life of faith.



Lewis on the Christian Life

Author : Joe Rigney

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 364 pages

File Size : 15,76 MB

Release : 2018-04-16

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 143355058X

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Book Description

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.





Heralds of God

Author : James S. Stewart

Publisher : Stewart Press

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 19,91 MB

Release : 2008-11

Category : Religion

ISBN : 144373084X

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Book Description

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



Preaching to a Divided Nation

Author : Matthew D. Kim

Publisher : Baker Books

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 14,10 MB

Release : 2022-08-09

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1493436708

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Book Description

We live in angry times. No matter where we go, what we watch, or how we communicate, our culture is rife with division and polarization. Unfortunately, Christians appear to be caught up in the same animosity as the culture at large. While our faith calls us to Christian unity, the hard fact remains: our churches are tragically divided across class, ethnic, gender, and political lines. As these social chasms grow--both inside and outside the church--the role of the preacher becomes paramount. This book issues a prophetic call to pastors to use the influence of their pulpits to promote reconciliation and unity in their churches and communities. Two scholar-practitioners who are experts in homiletics and reconciliation present a practical, 7-step model that empowers faithful leaders to bring healing and peace to their fractured churches and world. The book includes questions for reflection, salient illustrations, and an accountability covenant. It also includes useful appendixes on preaching themes, preaching texts, and sample sermons from three leading preachers: Ralph Douglas West, Rich Villodas, and Sandra Maria Van Opstal.



Acts

Author : R. Kent Hughes

Publisher :

Page : 380 pages

File Size : 14,97 MB

Release : 1996

Category : Bible

ISBN : 9781433512889

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Dynamic churches & ndash;congregations that are experiencing phenomenal growth, Christian ministries that God is using to take down walls, churches where souls are being saved and lives transformed & ndash;inspire us and make for great reading. The book of Acts, the divinely inspired history of the early church, is all this and more. In the author's words: One reason I love to study the book of Acts is its uniqueness. It is the sourcebook for the spread of early Christianity. Without it we would know little about the apostolic church except what could be gleaned from Paul's epistles. It is the chronicle of the spreading flame of the Holy Spirit. In this welcome addition to the Preaching the Word series, Pastor Kent Hughes explores the key narratives of the book of acts, including the birth of the church, bold gospel preaching resulting in the prospering of the church, and the dramatic missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul.



Expository Exultation

Author : John Piper

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 383 pages

File Size : 13,56 MB

Release : 2018-04-16

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1433561166

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“God has appointed preaching in worship as one great means of accomplishing his ultimate goal in the world.” —John Piper John Piper makes a compelling claim in these pages about the purpose of preaching: it is intended not merely as an explanation of the text but also as a means of awakening worship by being worship in and of itself. Christian preaching is a God-appointed miracle aiming to awaken the supernatural seeing, savoring, and showing of the glory of Christ. Distilling over forty years of experience in preaching and teaching, Piper shows preachers how and what to communicate from God’s Word, so that God’s purpose on earth will advance through Biblesaturated, Christ-exalting, God-centered preaching—in other words, expository exultation.