Preaching category: 634 books
Gospel and the City
Sermons from the 2013 National Festival of Young Preachers
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
The Festival of Young Preachers is a trans-denominational, one-of-a-kind event designed to showcase and encourage young people who aspire to be preachers of the Gospel. Gospel and the City celebrates the preaching ministry of the millennial generation with its collection of sermons preached during...
Grieving with Hope
Selected Aspects of Funeral Sermons
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2017
In this well-researched work, Dr Albín Masarik explores various features of funeral sermons arising from their unique context and homiletic process. While funeral sermons are an important element in pastoral care of churches and the wider community, theological reflection of this weighty responsibility...
God in Pain
Teaching Sermons on Suffering
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Everyone understands human pain. But many Christians have difficulty comprehending God's pain, especially God's pain in the death of Christ. Is it atonement or child abuse? To speak of God in pain, says Barbara Brown Taylor, is not only to address the biblical stories of Christ's suffering and death,...
Love Worth Finding
The Life of Adrian Rogers and His Philosophy of Preaching
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2005
Adrian Rogers is one of America's most respected Bible teachers, having communicated to millions through his "Love Worth Finding" radio ministry and as the former senior pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church near Memphis, Tennessee. Adrian helped guide the Southern Baptist Convention, the...
by Croft M. Pentz
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1980
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1980
Perfect for a preaching series on the parables Jesus told, this handy book can also be used by Sunday school teachers and speakers.
by John Wesley
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
John Wesley (28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 2 March 1791) was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield....
Finding God in Solitude
The Personal Piety of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) and Its Influence on His Pastoral Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Finding God in Solitude explores the devotional piety of one of America’s most important religious figures, Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) of Massachusetts. From his childhood to his death shortly after becoming president of Princeton, and especially from his Christian conversion through his Northampton...
by Thomas Murphy
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
How can a pastor, whether fresh out of training or with many years of experience, be effective in his ministry?
Thomas Murphy, a renowned Presbyterian minister from the late 1800s set out to answer that question in this book.
Being effective starts with the pastor's close personal relationship...
Sound the Alarm
The Final Wakeup Call
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Sound the Alarm exposes the tactics of the Antichrist, and the strategies used by the false prophets to deceive mankind. The inspiration and the revelation were given to Elder Tramaine Jarrells while preaching on the battle field, for the Lord. Elder Jarrells unveils the true meaning of sound doctrine,...
Heralds of the King
Christ-Centered Sermons in the Tradition of Edmund P. Clowney
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2009
Eleven preachers with different gifts, backgrounds, and personal emphases show how they proclaim Christ from all the Scripture in a variety of contexts.
Edmund P. Clowney (1917-2005), the late president and professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, was a trailblazer...
With God in the Crucible
Preaching Costly Discipleship
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Often the church is accused of being so embedded in the culture that effective prophecy leveled at the culture is impossible. But this book illustrates that there was a time and a place where the church community was faithful to its mission as the body of Christ, as church leaders led, people lifted...
Easter Fire
Fire Starters for the Easter Weekday Homily
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Widely embraced by homilists and those interested in reflecting more deeply on the daily Lectionary readings, Bishop Richard Sklba’s Fire Starters: Igniting the Holy in the Weekday Homily has served as a practical resource for preparing engaging weekday homilies for Ordinary Time. After much anticipation,...
What Do They Hear?
Bridging the Gap Between Pulpit & Pew
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
PREACHING
Powell provides a startling study of how differently the pastor and the congregation interpret Scripture, how this difference affects what the congregation hears in the sermon, and how to bridge this gap with equally startling practical steps.
This remarkably fascinating book...
As one without authority
Fourth Edition Revised and with New Sermons
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2009
This update of Craddock's original work on inductive preaching remains one of the most important contributions to homiletic scholarship. Revised with three new sermons, inclusive language, and NRSV texts, it is still as fresh and provocative as ever.