Excerpt from Lay Preaching: A Divinely-Appointed Part of Christian Ministry It is my object to prove that the ruling Ministers of Churches ought to encourage, and commission, those of their Church who have gifts of preach ing and teaching, to preach and teach the Gospel to the ignorant around them; and that such ministry was an indispensable part of the Apostolic Church's. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

In A Lay Preacher's Guide: How to Craft a Faithful Sermon, Karoline M. Lewis provides lay preachers with an essential and accessible guide to the basics of Sunday morning preaching. Laypeople are increasingly called to serve congregations and are preaching regularly. But often they do not have immediate, reliable, or trusted access to homiletical instruction or support for their preaching. As a result, these church leaders--feeling called to ministry and to preach, and affirmed by denominational leaders to do so--are left on their own to figure out how to preach. In A Lay Preacher's Guide, Lewis gives this unique subset of preachers the foundations of biblical preaching, so they can preach faithfully in their unique contexts. She lays out in a concise and clear format the steps to preaching a faithful sermon, a process that can be immediately applied to weekly sermon preparation. This book is a go-to resource for lay preachers, providing a basic course for faithful preaching.

Have you ever wondered about the fivefold ministry, as described in Ephesians 4, and whether or not you have been called to serve in any of those positions? If so, this book will give you detailed information about each of the positions, their purpose, and who should be serving in each position. Some of the topics are: • God's end-time plan for perfecting the saints. • Minstering as a shepherd. • The Church must put an end to sin to restore God's order.