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In this wonderful collection of essays, stories, devotions, and random musings, Mark Wilbanks displays the wit and wisdom that are the hallmarks of a pastoral and preaching career spanning half a century. His commentary on and insights into life and a flawed humanity are pithy, poignant, and frequently hilarious. He will make you laugh and cry ... sometimes in the same paragraph! But at the heart of all his stories is the reminder that life is a precious...
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Countless preachers have turned to the Zondervan Pastor's Annual to save them time in sermon and service preparation. This tried-and-true resource makes your demanding job as a pastor a lot easier. Use its contents as is, or tailor it to fit your unique approach.
The Zondervan 2021 Pastor's Annual supplies you with:
• Morning and evening services for every Sunday of the year
• Sermon topics and texts fully indexed
• Definitive and usable sermon...
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In his latest volume of sermons for the Common Lectionary (Revised), homilist Bruce Taylor has compiled more of his traditional and story form proclamations for the Sundays and feast days from Pentecost through Christ the King in Year B of the three-year lectionary cycle. Preached in various congregational settings, these sermons are theologically rich, sacramentally sensitive, biblically centered, and ecumenically minded, articulating God's love...
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Ten Minute Scriptural, Earthy Sermons for the Contemporary Scene highlights the continued place of preaching in communicating the life and message of Jesus and the major contribution it makes to quality life. The forty chosen sermons are from various parts of the Bible (but mostly the Gospels) and are designedly brief in discussion. The questions following each sermon set out to encourage serious thought about individual belief and traditional doctrine,...
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This wonderful collection of sermons by renowned preacher, author, and speaker Barbara Brown Taylor is based on the Gospel of Matthew. Each of the fifteen sermons, three of them appearing here for the first time in print, is based on a reading from Matthew, including "Exceeding Righteousness" (Matthew 5:17-20), "The Problem with Miracles" (14:13-21), "Family Fights" (18:15-20), "Once More from the Heart" (18:21-35), "Beginning at the End" (20:1-16),...
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The man Time magazine hailed as one of America's finest preachers presents a collection of forty timeless addresses to guide us through the year. With his characteristic eloquence and compassion, quoting from scripture as well as from T.S. Eliot and Woody Allen, Gomes offers us the tools we need to understand the wisdom of the Bible and the joy and inspiration it can bring to everyday life.
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Focusing on passages about women in the Bible and feminine imagery of God,The Women's Lectionaryreimagines the liturgical calendar of preaching for one year. These women are daughters, wives, and mothers. They are also strong leaders, evil queens, and wicked stepmothers. They are disciples, troublemakers, and prophetesses. Ashley Wilcox explores how the feminine descriptions of God in the Bible are similarly varied-how does it change our understanding...
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In my observation of the lives of believers, and in my personal experience, I have been very deeply impressed with one thought. It is, that our prayer for the mighty working of the Holy Spirit through us and around us can only be powerfully answered as His indwelling in every believer is more clearly acknowledged and lived out. We have the Holy Spirit within us: only he who is faithful in the lesser will receive the greater. 'As we first yield ourselves...
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Vivid. Passionate. Witty. Poignant. No one tells a story like Tony Campolo.
Why stories? Stories have the power to sneak up on us, catch us unaware, and in the process draw us closer to our fellow human beings . . . and to God. And when Tony Campolo tells a story, we are captivated and entertained by the amazing characters and situations he describes.
• You'll laugh (or wince) at how one particular missions offering was raised.
• You'll feel...
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Le livre de l'Ecclésiaste nous présente une approche innovante du travail, en mettant en avant la valeur et le sens de nos efforts dans la vie. Jour après jour, il nous est rappelé d'être diligents et d'apprécier tout le bien qui découle de notre travail. Nous éprouvons une joie profonde lorsque nous honorons Dieu par l'utilisation productive de nos compétences et de notre temps. Nous voulons découvrir comment trouver le juste équilibre...
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What began as a two-week mini-devotional in the book '365 Days of Devotion for Everyone' quickly evolved into a small book of its own. After that, it became a sermon series for Social Media Ministries. Now, that series is a book of its own!Learn more about the end-times according to visions from the books of Daniel and Revelation. Packed with in-depth and detailed information, this book is divided into 14 lessons that you can read weekly, daily, or...
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This popular book by N. T. Wright offers thirteen powerful meditations and sermons that challenge readers to assess anew the meaning of Jesus' death and resurrection and the life of the Spirit in Jesus' followers today.
In Part One, "The Crown of Thorns," Wright considers not the customary seven last words that Jesus spoke from the cross but, rather, seven words that various people spoke to Jesus on the cross - people like Mary and the Roman centurion,...
14) It's Personal
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Attention all individuals seeking personal growth and wanting to step into their full potential! It's a common misconception that school teaches us everything we need to know, but the truth is, our education is just the tip of the iceberg. It's time to break free from the monotony and step into your full potential.
In today's fast-paced world, it can be challenging to find time for personal development with distractions like the Internet, social...
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Preaching, according to Bonhoeffer, is like offering an apple to child. The gospel is proclaimed, but for it to be received as gift depends on whether or not the hearer is in a position to do so. Offered here are thirty-one of Pastor Bonhoeffer's sermons, in new English translations, which he preached at various times of the year and in a variety of different settings. Each is introduced by Bonhoeffer translator Isabel Best who also provides a brief...
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The Pilgrim Preacher's Ready to Go Bible Messages provide practical, neat subjects that are professionally formatted and easily remembered. The content captures a Christian perspective and is credited theology which has been tested in both the auditorium and classroom. The sermons in this volume range in length, and cover subjects in both Testaments of the Bible. The bible version used can be easily swapped out for the user's preferred version. ...
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Countless preachers have turned to the Zondervan Pastor's Annual to save them time in sermon and service preparation. This tried-and-true resource makes your demanding job as a pastor a lot easier. Use its contents as is, or tailor it to fit your unique approach.
The Zondervan 2023 Pastor's Annual supplies you with:
• Morning and evening services for every Sunday of the year
• Sermon topics and texts fully indexed
• Definitive and usable sermon...
18) Anniversary Sermon, Preached in the First Presbyterian Church, McKeesport, Pennsylvania on Sabbath M
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Anniversary Sermon: Preached in the First Presbyterian Church, M'Keesport, Pa. on Sabbath Morning, November 17th, 1861. "I will mention the lovingkindness of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindness." Isaiah 63:7.
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The objective of this book is to address the following premises: Premise number one: The purpose and aim of Christian preaching/teaching is to produce spiritually faithful, biblically capable, and productively active disciples of Jesus Christ. Premise number two: Conventional preaching/teaching philosophies and methods are not achieving the desired effects in far too many cases. This is evidenced by the numbers of lukewarm churches and spiritually...
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World War I changed Karl Barth's theology forever. In this book William Klempa presents for the first time in English thirteen sermons that offer Barth's unique view and commentary on the Great War. Barth saw the war as "a unique time of God,� believing it to represent God's judgment on militarism. The sermons reveal a deep strain of theological wrestling with the war's meaning, as...
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