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Preaching The Hard Words Of Jesus
$14.99The longer we preach, the more we realize how radical are the words of Jesus, how shocking they often are even to Christians, and how alien they are to our Western culture. In this book veteran pastor Steve Mathewson gives proven wisdom from decades of preaching through the Gospels on how to explain the harsh words of Jesus: his teachings on tough topics like sex and marriage and divorce, hell, the End Times, and much more.In all, this book gives sound, proven advice that will enable preachers to look forward to preaching from the Gospels.
Chapters include preaching what Jesus says: that is harsh and shockingabout the radical demands of discipleshipabout sex and marriageabout Hell and judgementabout the End Timesabout God’s sovereignty and human freedomabout the Law of Mosesabout prayer, faith, and miraclesto the Pharisees 1Add to cart1 in stock
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Preaching The Four Gospels With Confidence
$14.99This book gives sound, proven advice on”overcoming common challenges “of preaching. With a compelling voice, Mathewson encourages pastors and seminary students to preach from the Gospels with confidence rather than trepidation. For pastors or seminary students who love Jesus and want to teach others through Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, this book is for them. Chapers Include: “Right Sizing”–Determining the optimum length of sermon series and preaching units”Are Jesus and Paul on the Same Page?”–How to interpret the Gospels in relation to the rest of the New Testament”Background Check”–Rightly handling the Jewish and Greco-Roman context of the Gospels”Conflicting Reports?”–When parallel accounts seem contradictory”Dealing with Darkness”–Preaching on Jesus’ confrontations with Satan and demons”On Purpose”–Aligning your application with the gospel writer’s intent”Against Counterfeits”–Affirming the authority of the four Gospels over the lost gospels
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Sermon Preparation
$14.99Imagine writing a sermon that must be original, insightful, useful, challenging, comforting . . . once a week. That’s exactly what most preachers are called upon to do while seeing to all of the other responsibilities that comprise their vocation.
Book four in The Preacher’s Toolbox series tackles the art and craft of sitting down to face a blank computer screen and coming up with a message that feeds and even entertains the listener. Expert preachers, speakers and teachers share the results of years of doing just that.
Articles include
* Writing a Good Message in a Bad Week, Scott Wenig
* Five Hammer Strokes for Creating Expository Sermon Outlines, Jeffrey Arthurs
* How Prayer Transforms Prep, Michael Lawrence
* Simply Profound, Duane Litfin
* If You Dislike Sermon Prep, Bill Hybels * Getting Out of Preaching Ruts, Matt Woodley
* Planning Sermon Series, David Daniels
* Preparing Your Soul to Preach, Pete Scazzerro
* The Preacher’s Study, Kent Hughes
* Facebook Sermon Prep, Bill WhiteThere is also a special “How I Prepare . . . ” section from leading pastors, including:
* Timothy Keller
* Mark Driscoll
* Lee Eclov
* Matt Chandler
* Justin Buzzard
* And moreAdd to cart1 in stock
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Inspirational Preaching
$14.99Here is an opportunity for pastors and seminary students to learn from the best. In this second book of the Preacher’s Toolbox series, more of today’s most popular Christian leaders offer sage advice on Inspirational Preaching that will motivate and encourage readers to deliver more effective and inspirational sermons. Teachers like John Piper, Brian Wilkerson, Gordon MacDonald and John Ortberg offer guidance and instruction from both personal and Biblical perspectives. Together with Book 1 of the Preacher’s Toolbox series on Prophetic Preaching, pastors and Christian leaders will have a well-spring of knowledge on the art of preaching today.
Table of Contents
* The Supremacy of God in Preaching, by John Piper
* The Biggest Idea in Preaching, by Haddon Robinson
* Authentic Inspiration, by John Ortberg
* Helping People Think Higher, by Bryan Wilkerson
* Preaching the Wow Factor, by Lee Eclov
* Inspired and Inspiring, by Jeffrey Arthurs
* Fighting for Your Congregation’s Imagination, by Skye Jethani
* Preaching with VIM, Not Just Vigor, by Bryan Wilkerson
* Your Text Has Feelings, by Kenneth Quicke
* Allowing Emotion to Buttress Truth, by Gary Fenton
* Tune My Heart to Sing Thy Grace: Why We Preach from Psalms, by Lee Eclov
* 5 Veins of Deep Preaching, by Scott Chapman
* Preaching with Intensity, by Kevin A. Miller
* Soul Deep Preaching, by Gordon MacDonald
* Preacher as Advocate, by John Koessler
* Preaching with Childlike Wonder, by Matt Woodley
* Last Sunday You Preached Your Final Boring Sermon, by Michael Quicke
* A Good Mystery, by Richard Hansen
* Red Pill Preaching, by Mark Batterson
* Leading and Preaching, by Paul BordenAdd to cart1 in stock
