The Preaching of Jesus

The Preaching of Jesus
Title The Preaching of Jesus PDF eBook
Author William Brosend
Publisher Westminster John Knox Press
Pages 176
Release 2010-02-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1611641837

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Using the findings of historical Jesus studies, William Brosend asks, what is the rhetoric that characterized the preaching of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels, and how may today's preaching benefit from it? This book for preachers and students of preaching helps the reader see four distinct aspects of the rhetoric of Jesus: dialogical (preaching in response to challenges and questions); proclamatory (making bold and authoritative statements); occasionally self-referential (though less so than in the Fourth Gospel); and persistently figurative (illustrating his message through metaphor). Brosend spends one chapter on each of these methods, closing each chapter with a sermon that models that approach and his analysis of it. Sample sermons are by well-known preachers including Fred Craddock, Michael Curry, Tom Long, and Barbara Brown Taylor. Brosend concludes with the implications for modern preaching and a sermon of his own.

Deliverance to the Captives

Deliverance to the Captives
Title Deliverance to the Captives PDF eBook
Author Karl Barth
Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pages 161
Release 2010-11-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1608999521

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This book takes us behind prison bars--to hear powerful, simple, direct sermons by the man widely known as the twentieth century's most influential theologian. Originally delivered to inmates of the prison in Basel, Switzerland, these sermons shine with Karl Barth's thought and exaltation of the living Christ. Including sermons on the great feasts of the Christian year such as Christmas and Easter, Deliverance to the Captives offers new hope powerfully phrased, and a wide entry into the thought of a supreme theologian.

GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
Title GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST PDF eBook
Author Paul Washer
Publisher Reformation Heritage Books
Pages
Release 2016-12-15
Genre Religion
ISBN 9781601785206

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Paul Washer escorts readers through a biblical overview of the good news about Jesus. Presenting passage after passage from the Bible, Washer describes the holy character of God, the human problem of sin, and the divine solution found in Jesus's redemptive life, death, and resurrection for all who repent and believe. If you are interested in knowing the basic claims of the gospel or know someone exploring the truths of Christ, this succinct treatment of the greatest news the world has ever heard is just what you need.

Preaching Christ in All of Scripture

Preaching Christ in All of Scripture
Title Preaching Christ in All of Scripture PDF eBook
Author Edmund P. Clowney
Publisher Crossway
Pages 195
Release 2003-06-06
Genre Religion
ISBN 1433516039

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Voicing one theme for the entire Bible and structuring all sermons around that idea may seem to be an impossible challenge. For veteran pastor and preaching professor Edmund Clowney it will not do to preach a text from either the Old or New Testaments without fully preaching its ultimate and primary focus-the person and work of Jesus Christ. He writes, "To see the text in relation to Christ is to see it in its larger context, the context of God's purpose in revelation." Clowney's rationale for emphasizing Christ's presence in the Old Testament rests on the purpose of the Hebrew Scripture. The Old Testament follows God's one great plan for human history and redemption, and the plan is not only from him but centers on him: his presence in his incarnate Son. The witness of the Scriptures to Christ is the reason they were written, so it is appropriate to emphasize this element in the Old Testament as well as in the New Testament. By offering numerous full-length examples of his own sermons that emphasize Christ as the principle theme of Scripture, Clowney illustrates for those who will never have the privilege of being his students how they can craft sermons which present Christ as the primary consideration of the text. He also offers specific instructions on preparing such a sermon. He discusses the personal habits of prayer and Bible study that prepare pastors to seek out Christ's presence. Clowney emphasizes the importance of including a specific application in every sermon so that Christ is presented both in what he says and does to reveal himself in the biblical text and in what he says and does to direct Christians' lives today. Students preparing for the pastorate, pastors desiring to increase their emphasis on Christ in their sermons, and those seeking Christ's presence in all of Scripture will find a help in Clowney's writings.

Preaching Christ from the Old Testament

Preaching Christ from the Old Testament
Title Preaching Christ from the Old Testament PDF eBook
Author Sidney Greidanus
Publisher Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Pages 396
Release 1999-07-13
Genre Religion
ISBN 9780802844491

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Arguing for the need both to preach Christ in every sermon and to preach regularly from the Old Testament, Sidney Greidanus develops a christocentric method that will help preachers do both simultaneously. Greidanus challenges Old Testament scholars to broaden their focus and to understand the Old Testament not only in its own historical context but also in the context of the New Testament. Suggesting specific steps and providing concrete examples, this volume provides a practical guide for preaching Christ from the Old Testament.

Christ-Centered Preaching

Christ-Centered Preaching
Title Christ-Centered Preaching PDF eBook
Author Bryan Chapell
Publisher Baker Academic
Pages 441
Release 2018-05-15
Genre Religion
ISBN 1493414429

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In this complete guide to expository preaching, Bryan Chapell teaches the basics of preparation, organization, and delivery--the trademarks of great preaching. This new edition of a bestselling resource, now updated and revised throughout, shows how Chapell's case for expository preaching reaches twenty-first-century readers.

Church Conflicts

Church Conflicts
Title Church Conflicts PDF eBook
Author Ernst Käsemann
Publisher Baker Academic
Pages 272
Release 2021-08-03
Genre Religion
ISBN 1493427237

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This important work by one of the most significant New Testament scholars of the modern period, now available in English for the first time, explores the significance of Christian apocalyptic for the church in times of conflict and crisis. Engaging with global social and political realities that are still very much with us, Ernst Käsemann offers a theological indictment of global white supremacy, capitalism, and militarism and passionately articulates an apocalyptic theology of liberation. The book includes a foreword by James H. Cone and an introduction by Ry O. Siggelkow.