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Creative Bible Lessons From The Old Testament
$22.99Okay, so they used mule mail instead of e-mail — but they were still surprisingly modern men and women. With emotions, decisions, and dilemmas as raw and real as the students sitting in front of you every week. David and Rahab, Daniel and Ruth–even with their rough edges, they passionately loved Jehovah in a way today’s adolescents can understand and emulate. Here are 12 Old Testament character studies, including– Believe it or not -Abraham: Living by faith is not for wimps – Faith overcomes a fast past -Rahab: What you live is what you believe. Everything else is just talk. – The waiting game -Joseph: Trials and temptations can make us strong. – Benchwarmer to first string -Moses : Often God uses the least likely person to do great things. – Right woman, right place, right time -Esther : God has created each one of us for a purpose. – Keeping promises -Ruth: Commitment means more than saying the right words. – Bad days for good people -Job: Suffering may be the condition from which humans benefit the most. – The long way home -Jonah: Sometimes we simply say no to God. — And to help you teach the lesson are clips from easy-to-get videos . . . games for mixing and games that teach . . . in-depth, ready-to-use questions guaranteed to spark small-group discussion . . . original role plays, scripts, dilemmas faced by these ancient but very human believers in their Yahweh. For youth workers, Sunday school teachers, and CE directors, Creative Bible Lessons from the Old Testament will help your students understand that the God who offered hope and courage to ancient history-makers still does the same for teenagers today.
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Leaders On Leadership
$27.50How does a Christian lead? By following today’s secular business models, or by simply studying the life of Christ and pursuing a servant-based style? In this insightful, practical book, George Barna has pulled together some of today’s top Christian leaders to talk about the subject of Christian leadership. Articles include: The Tasks of a Leader by Ken Gangel, The Character of a Leader by Jack Hayford, Prayer in Leading People by Peter Wagner, and much more. See what today’s leaders have to say about leadership, and learn what it takes to serve the Church as a Christ-centered change agent.
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Leadership For A Changing Church
$20.99Robert D. Dale believes the skills that will prepare one for meaningful ministry in the twenty-first century are skills of adaptation and life-long learning. Those whom God calls to lead the church in this new day will prepare themselves now for the habits of acquiring new skills and adapting their methods in ministry to new technologies and social structures. Leadership for a Changing Church can serve as a guide for all those who want to know how to effectively and faithfully proclaim the gospel and serve God’s people in this time of accelerated transition and change.
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Partners In Ministry
$12.99In this best-selling book, Dr. Jim Garlow, pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church, not only challenges both pastor and laity but also provides the tools for creating meaningful ministry teams in the local church. Discussion questions and extensive use of charts and diagrams make this an invaluable teaching resource. This new edition includes updated language and a new introduction from Dr. Garlow.
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Clergy Women : An Uphill Calling
$36.00In the largest study ever of clergywomen in America, these Hartford Seminary researchers give far-reaching answers to questions about calling, ordination, leadership styles, lay expectations, variations between denominations, pay scales, and more. Includes hundreds of interviews.
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Patristic Age
$49.99“The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church” is a multivolume study by Hughes Oliphant Old that canvasses the history of preaching from the words of Moses at Mount Sinai through modern times. Volume 2, “The Patristic Age,” continues Old’s historical survey by focusing on preaching as it was developed and practiced by the Greek schools of Alexandria and Antioch. Old then goes on to consider preaching in the Syriac church and the flourishing of Latin Preaching in the Christian Empire, concluding with the ministries of Leo the Great, Peter Chrysologos,and Gregory the Great.
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500 Illustrations : Stories From Life For Preaching And Teaching
$29.99They are the lifeblood of preaching, the sparks that allow the sermon to catch fire in the imaginations of the congregation. Without them the best exegesis of the text, the most well-reasoned argument, the most polished delivery fall flat. They are illustrations, and they are an indispensable part of the preacher’s craft. Consistently they appear at the top of the list when pastors identify the areas in which they need more and better resources for preaching. Books of illustrations have been around for a long time to help address this problem, but too often the illustrations they contain have been circulating for fifty years or more, and therefore sound out-of-date or simply not in tune with the lives of today’s congregations. 500 Illustrations: Stories from Life for Preaching and Teaching meets the need for contemporary, engaging stories and quotations with which to illustrate the sermon. Each of the illustrations has been taken from recent newspapers, magazines, television programs, and the like. They are truly what the book’s title suggests: stories drawn from the lives of real people, presented as brief anecdotes to be used to deepen the preaching and teaching of the gospel.
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Preaching That Matters
$25.00Preaching is the art of building a bridge from the ancient world of the biblical text to the realities of our daily lives. Farris offers insights into how the Bible connects with modern life and gives preachers specific guidance that can make these connections happen.
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How To Thrive As A Small Church Pastor
$24.9913 Chapters
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Pastoring a small church is no small job. It can be physically, emotionally, and spiritually exhausting. Read this book for a relief . . . And a turning point. Steve R. Bierly offers the seasoned reassurance of one who has been in the trenches of small-church pastoring. He understands your unique needs and problems not just as a pastor, but as a person. And he shows that, by God’s grace, you can fulfill your calling and thrive in the face of its challenges. With humor and fatherly wisdom, Bierly helps you reframe your perspectives on – God – Your ministry – Your relationships – Your personal needs . . . And more. Drawing on years of experience, he offers assurance that you’re not alone, a fresh outlook on the successes of your ministry, and an upbeat, practical approach to spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being. How to Thrive as a Small-Church Pastor will help you face realistically the rigors of your vocation . . . and reclaim your first love of ministry.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Covenants And Care
$30.00Covenants and Care takes these hard realities into account as the authors, a team of experts in ministry and the Bible, offer skills for the long haul. They employ the Old Testament notion of covenant and ask ministers to enter a covenant both for their own self-care and as a key to framing and enlivening their care for others in ministry. True-to-life stories show how biblically-based covenantal relationships with clear boundaries promote healthy relationships, and how they are integral to faithful personal and pastoral care. The authors’ sensible yet sensitive approach offers practical help for the minister’s self-care while providing tools for meeting such challenges as conflict in the congregation, issues of sexual ethics, questions of power and conscience, and the dynamics of spirituality.
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God In Pain
$18.99To speak of God in pain, says Taylor, is not only to address the biblical stories of Christ’s suffering and death but also to proclaim the God who is present in our pain. This volume of teaching sermons on suffering presents different approaches to the problem of God in pain.
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Junior High Ministry (Expanded)
$24.99Rowdy, restless, silly, out of control, moody, vulgar, disrespectful, unpredictable — this may be the junior high stereotype, writes youth ministry expert Wayne Rice. But early adolescents’ enthusiasm, loyalty, energy, candidness, and willingness to learn — these more than compensate for the well-publicized hazards of working with middle schoolers. In this edition of Junior High Ministry — updated and expanded to reflect the realities of middle school ministry at the turn of the century — the cofounder of Youth Specialties takes a comprehensive look at the early adolescent experience: – A case for junior high ministry — and what it takes to work effectively with junior highers. – New material of turn-of-the-century trends in the youth culture — and on programming for kids living in this culture. – A chapter each on the five pivotal areas of development — physical, social, intellectual, psycho-emotional, and faith — among junior highers. – Altogether new chapters on parental involvement and mentoring in the context of junior high ministry . . . all topped off with 50 creative and practical ideas — fun and games, Bible study openers, mixers, entire events — that are tailored for junior highers in Sunday school, the youth room, or your living room. Whether you’re training for youth work or a trainer of youth workers, Junior High Ministry will keep finding its dog-eared way to the top of your most used resources.
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Wild Truth Bible Lessons 2
$22.99Wild Bible characters . . . wild activities, games, discussion starters, and video ideas . . . wild truths for living. Put them all together, blend well, and you’ve got Wild Truth Bible Lessons 2 – 12 more dynamite lessons for junior high youth groups by Mark Oestreicher. Like its fun, creative predecessor, Wild Truth Bible Lessons, this book invites kids to discover the adventure of faith through the events and responses of real Bible people who did wild things for God. Based on another 12 personalities from the list of characters in Wild Truth Journal: 50 Life Lessons from the Scriptures, each lesson reaches back into history to help junior highers learn about Bible people and principles – and then reaches forward to challenge students to make better decisions, better friends, and better lives.
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Encountering Jesus (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99To encounter Jesus and to have an exchange with God is the real business of the church, and it counts! Have you forgotten how to encounter Jesus? Have you and your church become more concerned with appearances, success, numbers, and order than with experiencing Jesus? Encountering Jesus offers help for individuals who seek the promise of vision and grace, for clergy and their congregations who struggle to find heart and courage, and for anyone who wants to have a fresh encounter with Jesus that counts.
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Following Jesus Without Dishonoring Your Parents
$20.99Introduction: Learning Our Names / Paul Tokunaga
Pressure, Perfectionism & Performance / Paul Tokunaga
Your Parents Love You, My Parents Love Me / Jeanette Yep
Honor & Obey / Greg Jao
Doctor Or Lawyer? / Susan Cho Van Riesen
Relating To Others-Understanding Yourself / Greg Jao
Marriage & Singleness / Peter Cha & Susan Cho, Van Riesen
The Gender Trap / Peter Cha & Jeanette Yep
Racial Reconciliation / Susan Cho, Van Riesen &-Peter Cha
Spiritual Growth / Greg Jao
Finding A Church Home / Peter Cha
Gifts Asian Americans Bring / Paul Tokunaga
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These are some of the hopes of our Asian parents. Knowing that our parents have sacrificed for us, we want to honor their wishes. But we also want to serve Jesus, and sometimes that can seem to conflict with family expectations. Discovering our Asian identity in the midst of Western culture means learning to bridge these conflicting values. This book can serve as our guide along the way as we explore
our parents’ ways of loving us
vocations that show respect for our parents and allow us to serve God
the “model minority” myth and performance pressures
marriage, singleness, and being male and female
racial reconciliation
spirituality and church experiences
unique gifts Asians bring to Western cultureAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Rural Ministry : The Shape Of The Renewal To Come
$30.99Grounded in social research, Rural Ministry evaluates the diminishing establishment of the church in rural America, which is linked to the fifty-year-old crisis in rural ministry. It names the primary issues for leaders of Protestant and Catholic churches to ponder: the graying of the population; the closing of schools, hospitals, and factories; and the corporate buyout of farms during the 1980s. In addition to retelling the history of this crisis, Shannon Jung and the other contributors to this volume offer a set of Christian principles that respond to social problems in rural life. The situation is so intense that the book offers examples from around the heartland of cooperative or collaborative parishes that blend denominational and theological differences across the Protestant and Catholic spectrum.
Key Benefits: Offers a vision of nationwide renewal in rural America; Advocates true ecumenical solutions to issues confronting the rural church in America; Sidebars feature examples and illustrations; Informs new rural ministers of the culture and issues about to confront them, allowing them to better handle the challenges and opportunities of the rural environment; Motivates congregations to activate ministries in new and provocative ways, insuring the spread of the gospel; Can help troubled churches survive.
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Counseling People With Cancer
$31.00Few moments are as devastating as when one hears a diagnosis of cancer–and one out of three Americans will hear this diagnosis in his or her lifetime. This book offers practical insights for pastors and pastoral counselors working with cancer patients. COUNSELING AND PASTORAL THEOLOGY SERIES Each volume in this series focuses on practical ways to respond to a serious and difficult pastoral concern within clinical and congregational settings. Offering fresh insights from pastoral theology, each volume integrates the most up to date information in psychology and the human sciences. All the authors write out of firsthand counseling experiences as well as the most recent research on their topics. The result is an invaluable series for counselors and pastors who regularly face tough issues as they offer care to clients and congregants.
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Christian Educators Handbook On Adult Education (Reprinted)
$43.75368 Pges In 24 Chapters
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How do adults learn? For nearly thirty years the general education field, influenced by the adult education model of Malcolm Knowles, has directed considerable attention toward answering this question. With The Christian Educator’s Handbook on Adult Education, evangelicals join the discussion.The Christian Educator’s Handbook on Adult Education represents one of the first comprehensive attempts by evangelicals to apply adult education theory to Christian education in general. In this book contributors from across the evangelical spectrum–practitioners and academics–present an accessible interpretation, application, and critique of Knowles’ approach from a biblical perspective. The result is a highly practical volume composed of applied, theoretical, and age-specific chapters that will appeal to those in ministry and higher education. Also included is a chapter by Knowles, reflecting on his contributions to Christian adult education.
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44 Questions For Congregational Self Appraisal
$23.99Churches don’t sit still; they are either planning for the future or wishing for the past. Yet, even when setting about to discern the future into which the Spirit is leading, how does a congregation map its way? How does it understand its strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and limitations, gifts and graces? In 44 Questions for Congregational Self-Appraisal, Lyle E. Schaller directs the reader to the crucial questions a church must ask itself if it is to understand its mission and the course it must chart in order to achieve that mission. He helps pastors, congregational leaders, and strategic planning groups understand that the questions we ask and the data we gather tend to set our priorities, and for this reason it is crucial to seek the correct information from the outset. Schaller shows church leaders how not to become trapped by “means to an end” questions (real estate, staffing, money, and schedules) and focus instead on questions related to the congregation’s distinctive mission (identity, purpose, role, and God’s call) and message.
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Best Advice For Preaching
$30.00Want to pick the brains of 27 of America’s most respected preachers? Hear what Burghardt, Craddock, Taylor, Willimon, Mitchell, Allen, Long, Claypool, and others say about using the lectionary, organizing thoughts, pulpit delivery, illustrations, coordinating the service, etc.
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1001 More Humorous Illustrations For Public Speaking
$22.99Permissions
Illustrations Topically Arranged
Index Of Sub-Topics
Alphabetical Index Of Titles
Numerical Index Of Titles
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Experienced speakers know the value of humor for adding punch to their point and muscle to their message. That’s why 1001 More Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking belongs in every pastor’s and speaker’s library – including yours!Most of these humorous gems have already been tested by preachers and other speakers. And the huge variety ensures you’ll find something to tickle any congregation’s funny bone – and grab its attention.
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Christian Educators Handbook On Teaching (Reprinted)
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Written by Christian education specialists, The Christian Educator’s Handbook on Teaching is a complete resource on Christian teaching for use in the home, church, and school.
Each of the contributors to this volume is deeply concerned that the reader be equipped for the awesome privilege of teaching. A potpourri of principles and practices are outlined, including valuable insights for both the beginning teacher and the veteran.
Foundations are laid, patterns are presented, varieties of teaching are revealed, and crucial roles in Christian teaching are exposed–all with a view to providing the Christian educator with a helpful handbook on teaching. Keep it on your desk–at arm’s length–for ready reference and repeated reading.
Here you will find a gold mine of information on all phases and places of teaching God’s truth. Twenty-one chapters address four general topics:
Foundations for Christian Teaching
Crucial Roles in Christian Teaching
Patterns and Process of Christian Teaching
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Have You Ever
$19.99Have you ever. . .? -Thought you were going to die? (When? Where? What brought you through it? – Been a teacher’s pet? (What grade? How did you feel?) – Had a miracle happen to you? (What happened? Who did you tell?) – Said something you didn’t mean just to be polite? (Why did you do it? What situation would cause you to do it again?) Inside are 442 more zingers like these, that nudge your kids’ memories and get them talking — perfect for launching small-group discussion, building community, getting a laugh and triggering hard thinking about situations and people that matter most to teenagers. Keep Have You Ever . . .? handy — stick it in your pocket, your backpack, your car’s glovebox — because you’ll never know when you need a leading question to get conversation rolling with an individual or a group.
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Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult
$24.99Contents
15 Chapters In Four Parts
Total Pages 178Additional Info
MOST PEOPLE JUST AREN’T INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT JESUS.
(NO WONDER EVANGELISM IS SO HARD!)They are quite satisfied with their lives, quite content with their beliefs and see no need to change.
So how can we get them interested and make evangelism just slightly less difficult? Nick Pollard has been doing this for years and has some ideas on how we can do it too.
This book explains why people think the way they do and offers some practical suggestions on how to reach them. The author shows how we can break through the barrier of disinterest and help people want to know about Jesus and why he can and should make a difference in their lives. He also provides ways to answer their tough questions and lead them in their first steps to faith in Christ.
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Biblical Period
$45.99“The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church” is a multivolume study by Hughes Oliphant Old that canvasses the history of preaching from the words of Moses at Mount Sinai through modern times. In Volume 1, “The Biblical Period,” Old begins his survey by discussing the roots of the Christian ministry of the Word in the Worship of Israel. He then examines the preaching of Christ and the Apostles. Finally, Old looks at the development and practice of Christian preaching in the second and third centuries, concluding with the ministry of Origen.
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Love Is Your Disguise Cycle A
$16.18These messages are written in a lively and exciting style, but the style never overshadows the penetrating content and call to action.
The author leads us through Lent with a focus on the themes of Love, Peace, and Our Inheritance in God. In part two we consider “Easter A Time For Higher Things.” How is the joy of Easter translated into the days and weeks which follow! How can we find an Easter power and an Easter faith when tests and trials descend! This section is a powerful reminder that Easter is a time for finding life’s deeper meanings.
Chapters include:
Pleasing The Teacher
Say. “I Remember”
The Day God Forgot
A Time To See Through Suffering
A Time To Answer “Where Do You Live!”
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We Walk By Faith Cycle A
$16.18Author Richard Gribble has the great gift of telling a story that reveals the meaning of a scriptural text. Most of these sermons begin with a story that captures the reader’s or listener’s attention. While the story illustrations are fascinating, they do not detract from the thrust of the gospel text, but rather enhance it and provide cogent reasons for applying the lesson to one’s own life.
Sermon titles include:
The Most Important Thing In Life
Set Your Goal On Jesus
The Responsibility Of Belief
The Challenge Of Tough Love It’s Never Too Late
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No Post Easter Slump Cycle A
$16.18Keller’s sermons are anything but boring. He preaches boldly, with wit, insight, and inspiration.
Wayne Keller’s sermons show the good work of a pastor who loves the gospel, who knows his people, and who uses the language well. These sermons offer us preachers the encouragement of a fellow-worker who shares his experience and vitality with us.
William H. Willimon, Dean of the Chapel
Professor of Christian Ministry Duke UniversityKeller’s treatment of the Gospel selections is direct, hard-hitting and frequently passionate. This is good fodder for the would-be preacher or layperson who wants to take the scripture seriously. Sometimes sharp-edged, sometimes humorous, these sermons are always thought-provoking.
Rev. Paul F. McCann, Retired Executive Presbyter
Olympia PresbyteryWayne has a gift of helping us make an emotional connection to biblical story, pushing us headlong into an examination of ourselves, the meaning of faith, and the nature of the church.
Rev. Lynn Famum, Executive Presbyter
Olympia PresbyteryThe good humor of Wayne Keller’s work helps us feel at home in our imperfect world and to feel more empathy for the rough edges of others and ourselves.
Dr. Doug Adams, Professor of Christianity and the Arts
Pacific School of Religion and Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, CaliforniaReally good sermons take their listeners right into the biblical texts to discover themselves there. Wayne Keller’s sermons consistently do that. Spend time in them and let them speak to you.
Don Keller, Pastor
Aberdeen Presbyterian Church
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Lord Is Risen He Is Risen Indeed He Really Is Cycle A
$17.43At first glance the Easter title may seem out of place for a book half full of sermons for Lent. But Richard Sheffield argues and preaches that the sermon for Easter Day is really the sermon for every day in the life of a Christian. The Lord Is Risen is really the only sermon we have or need to have. How we live out our lives in response to that central fact of our faith fills the sermons in Lent, as well as Easter, with hope. Hope in the here-and-now as well as in the hereafter.
Rev. Sheffield has little patience with those who would turn the good news about God into the bad news about us … and it shows. He writes: “Belief is more than just ascertaining the facts and figures of faith. Or figuring out the best way to keep God happy long enough to get into heaven. Belief is living life now certain of the love of God in Jesus Christ for you and me. Living life unafraid — even of death itself.”
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And Then Came The Angel Cycle A
$16.18Sermon titles include:
How Unexpected Can Christmas Be? — Matthew 24:36-44
Room For Questions — Matthew 11:2-11
Been There, Done That — Matthew 2:13-23
You May Have To Die First — John 1:29-42
How Much Sin Is Too Much? — Matthew 5:13-20
How Long Should We Stay? — Matthew 17:1-9Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Divine Salvage Cycle A
$16.18While fewer than 25 percent of the sermons preached from contemporary American pulpits are derived from Old Testament texts, preachers will find in this book new reason to base their sermons on the First Testament, especially Genesis and Exodus. “… among the main characteristics of the First Testament is the demand by God for us to be accountable; to act in ways that exhibit that we are strong in the ways of God and the world, as the people of God …throughout these passages [there is] a profound testimony to the presence of God in the chaos of life …these passages seek to reveal God’s steadfast love” (from the Foreword).
The authors of this book write with power and conviction and their messages will become inspiration for the reader and a resource for every preacher.
Chapters include:
Salvaging Our Lives — Genesis 29:15-28
The Honor Of A Limp — Genesis 32:22-31
Bloody Door Posts — Exodus 12:1-14
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Is Anything Too Wonderful For The Lord Cycle A
$16.18These sermons are written to be preached. They are inspired, practical, and filled with fascinating illustrations that keep members of a congregation listening for more.
Leonard Mann writes that the “… purpose of this small book [is] to examine some preludes to Pentecost. By these God was anciently leading his people into larger places of spirit and mind, giving them insights for living, incentives for growing, ever making them ready …”
Sermon titles include:
Pentecost: Postscript or Prelude?
The Glory Of Being Human
The Anatomy Of A Journey
Does God Bother About Our Troubles?
Getting A Fix On The Future A Right Use Of Angels
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Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit Series 2 Cycle A
$18.68Everyone remembers and enjoys a good story — and heartfelt stories touch us in ways nothing else can. Jesus used stories or parables to allow his listeners to look at themselves and examine their motivations. This collection of stories illustrates biblical passages from the Revised Common Lectionary. It uses this powerful medium to communicate timeless truths.
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Lectionary Preaching Workbook Series 6 Cycle A
$58.68Welcome, new friend, to CSS Publishing Company’s Lectionary Preaching Workbook, Series VI, Cycle A. As we look forward to our year together and as we come to grips with the words and teachings of the Holy Book, many thoughts are on my mind, some of which I should like to share with you. I have yet to know a brother or sister in this solemn calling of “preacher” who did not have some very definite ideas about preaching. Being no exception to this bent, I dare to set forth some biases which lie behind what I hope you choose to read here. (from the Introduction)
With these introductory words, E. Carver McGriff sets forth to provide some of the most timely and thought-provoking research on the lectionary texts ever made available.
Included for each scriptural lesson in the lectionary are:
A listing of the applicable Revised Common, Roman Catholic, and Episcopal lectionary texts.
Commentary that is more than academic exegesis — McGriff brings to the forefront those points in the text that relate most poignantly to our contemporary reality.
Suggested sermon titles for each of the three texts for each Sunday.
Themes and suggested directions for preaching on each text.
Several additional illustrations to enliven your preaching.
A description of the Psalm of the day.
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Preaching The Miracles Series 2 Cycle A
$22.43While this book offers information for the sermon writer, Brauninger avoids presenting a ready-made cloak of words for a morning sermon. Instead she invites preachers and their audiences to explore the gap between the “back then” and the “now.” This not only answers questions, it also generates them — crucial in understanding the miracles of Jesus. Five sections are devoted to each of the miracles:
Text — The entire lectionary text is provided, preventing the need to refer to a Bible.
What’s Happening? — A synopsis of points of action within each miracle story.
Connecting Points – Conversations — The central material of each chapter. Brauninger engages in an imaginary exchange with main characters and an occasional bystander.
Words — Significant terms are examined.
Gospel Parallels — Similarities and differences are highlighted.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Parables Of Jesus Cycle A
$23.68Narrative or story preaching has called attention to Jesus’ parables, since many of those parables are stories. Is there a preacher, especially one who uses the lectionary, who does not preach on a parable from time to time? This book conducts an exegesis of scripture, provides context for each passage, suggests contemporary applications with questions that challenge, and gives preachers sample openings for the composition of a sermon/homily.
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Deadly Sins And Living Virtues
$16.18Based on the traditional sins which plague us, these sermons seek through contemporary illustrations to express not only how the seven deadly sins affect us, but also to describe a means by which to deal with them in the pursuit of virtuous living. Fussell clearly reveals that the deadly sins, while a constant source of trouble, can be dealt with in a positive and liberating manner by recalling the Good News and the challenge to express it in our lives.
Each sermon also includes a children’s message.
Sermon titles include:
Deadly Sins: A Matter Of Sutton’s Law — Romans 7:14-25
Envy: Where Is The Grass Greener? — Genesis 4, Matthew 20:1, Philippians 4:4-13
Anger: Eleven Ways To Blow Up, Seven Ways To Cool Off — Matthew 5:21-22, Romans 12:14-21, Ephesians 4:29-32
Sloth: What Happens When Indifference Meets Enthusiasm? — Matthew 25:l4-30, Revelation 3:15-16Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Funeral Services For Jesus
$9.93Church members, young and old, who have attended these two services have claimed it was the most gripping and meaningful Holy Week they have ever experienced. Each year churches seek to portray in some way the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus. This presentation offers a creative approach, bringing new power to the observance of a timeless, historic event.
A casket is at the front of the church and a contemporary funeral service is conducted for the Good Friday service. The coffin then remains in the front of the church for the Easter sunrise service.
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3 Hour Service For Good Friday
$16.18These hymns, litanies, prayers and meditations provide material for three hours of Good Friday worship for any denomination. Based on the Seven Last Words of Christ spoken from the Cross, the material could be adapted for any time during the season of Lent or Holy Week.
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This Jesus Must Die
$9.93The focal point of this service is fourteen candles with a larger Christ Candle in the middle. As the service progresses the fourteen candles are extinguished and the worship area becomes increasingly darkened, until at the end of the service only the Christ Candle illuminates the sanctuary.
As many as fifteen or as few as two individuals can effectively lead this one-hour service.
Recommended hymns are suggested throughout the service and choir selections or other special music can be added.
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Genesis And Exodus (Reprinted)
$21.99One of the basic resource library books for the Disciple: Into The Word Into The World program that is used weekly by group members for reading, study, and research.
Genesis and Exodus
Harper Collins Bible Dictionary
NDSB Gospel Of Luke
NDSB Acts Of The Apostles
Oxford Bible Atlas
Jews And Christians A Troubled Family
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Word From The Wise Old Woman
$16.18Anyone growing up in the 1940s and 50s was conditioned to interpret the phrase “God is like a Father” almost solely as “God is a Father!” Today we are living in a time in which the metaphors for God are expanding.
This collection of sermons, preached over a ten-year period, reveals God’s self-giving love through the metaphor of a Wise Old Woman.
For at least 25,000 years humanity worshiped feminine images of the divine. Then it all changed, and for the past 6,000 to 8,000 years virtually all mainstream religions have conceived of the divine primarily in masculine terms. We now find ourselves at another transformational time in history regarding our understanding of the divine. It is a time in which we are becoming increasingly aware that no one image, and certainly no one gender, can adequately convey the totality of the ultimate divine mystery of the universe.
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Glory Of Our Weakness
$16.18This Lenten series includes sermons for Ash Wednesday, the five Sundays of Lent, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Easter Sunday, and the Sunday after Easter.
The messages issue a call for repentance, appropriate to the Lenten season, yet throughout the series they reach deeply inside relating to human hurts and needs. “Barabbas Speaks” (Fifth Sunday in Lent) is a first-person story sermon spoken from Barabbas’ point of view. The Palm Sunday sermon, “The Strength To See It Through,” merges the celebratory nature of the triumphant day with the dark Passion yet to come. “Resurrection Of The Heart,” an Easter Sunday sermon, preaches forgiveness in very personal terms, and “Late For Easter” (Sunday after Easter) plants the good news in those troubled hearts which haven’t yet received it.
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Foundations Of Ministry (Limited)
$50.00Successful ministry is built on strong foundations. Each generation in the church must recover these historic foundations, as well as discover contemporary innovations and applications. If you are ready to investigate these timeless biblical truths and integrate them with the latest insights from the social sciences and contemporary thought, then Foundations of Ministry: An Introduction to Christian Education for a New Generation is for you.
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Pastoral Diagnosis : A Resource For Ministries Of Care And Counseling
$48.33Pastoral Diagnosis is the first book-length analysis of pastoral assessment of parishioners’ presenting problems to be published in the last two decades. This pioneering book retrieves the theological and ethical foundations of the Judeo-Christian tradition for pastoral care, opens up lines of communication between pastoral theology and the other theological disciplines, and helps clergy and other pastoral care and counseling professionals move beyond the current preoccupation with secular psychotherapy and the other social sciences.
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Where Gratitude Abounds Cycle A
$11.18In each of the chapters of this book Freeman carefully opens up the text with an introductory statement. He then shares the historical background and the theological theme of the text and continues with commentary that amplifies and illustrates the passage for contemporary preaching.
Chapters include:
The Marvelous Style Of Jesus: Truth And Love — Matthew 22:1-14
Spiritual Armchairs vs. Mature Discipleship — Matthew 22:34-36
Authenticity vs. Showmanship — Matthew 23:1-12
Terminally Distracted Or Decisively Prepared? — Matthew 25:1-13
Commitment One Way Or The Other — John 8:31-36Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Man From Galilee
$16.18This worship resource for Lent contains:
A morning pastoral prayer
A children’s sermon
An order of worship with scriptural readings and responses
Discussion questions (for printing in the Sunday bulletin or for study sessions)
A series of sermons for Lent and EasterThis volume contains a complete pastoral resource for an integrated Lenten program of worship and study. Typical of Pilgrim’s style, the sermons are lively and well illustrated.
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