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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 662 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book A Set of Holiday Sermons written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alex A Gondola Jr
Publisher : CSS Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788023284
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Holidays Are Holy Days written by Alex A Gondola Jr and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost every month in the year has a secular holiday -- and on those "special" Sundays, preachers need to balance honoring the occasion with maintaining their focus on the proclamation of God's Word. It can be a challenging task, but it also presents a great opportunity to uncover the religious significance of our civic celebrations. In this extensive volume of inspiring messages, Alex Gondola draws on the rich variety of American culture and scriptural insight to remind us that holidays truly are holy days. Great for personal reading, adult study groups, or fresh sermon ideas, Holidays Are Holy Days is a versatile resource that you'll draw on throughout the year. Sermons are included for: - New Year's Day - Martin Luther King Day - Super Bowl Sunday - Valentine's Day - Presidents' Day - St. Patrick's Day - April Fool's Day - Earth Day - Mother's Day - Memorial Day - Father's Day - Independence Day - Labor Day - Grandparent's Day - Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day - Halloween/All Saints - Reformation Sunday - Veterans' Day - Thanksgiving - Christmas How does one avoid simplistic, even overly sentimental, preaching and yet address themes that are important to many American churchgoers? In this book Alex Gondola masterfully navigates his way into insightful sermons on themes which often tax the imagination of excellent preachers. Novice and seasoned preachers will benefit from this book, and all persons who read it will be inspired. Benjamin Griffin President Emeritus Andover Newton Theological School This is biblical preaching in the best sense: informative, creatively theological, challenging, invitational, occasionally wry, always participatory, and faithful to the God whose interests inform every page. In these sermons Gondola weaves hard data, history, and practical theology in the service of challenging Christians to live faithfully in the 21st century. Nancy S. Taylor Minister and President Massachusetts Conference, United Church of Christ Designed for those special days in our "civil religion" that preachers often find challenging, these expertly crafted sermons make an intelligent, creative use of scripture that demonstrates the relevance of those ancient texts to the present day. Filled with stories from everyday life, they reach both the head and the heart, and they have a social conscience. Kenneth Cauthen John Price Crozer Griffith Professor of Theology Emeritus Colgate-Rochester-Crozer Divinity School Author of Rejoicing in Life's "Melissa Moments" Alex A. Gondola Jr., is senior pastor of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He previously served Dennis Union Church in Dennis, Massachusetts. A graduate of Allegheny College (B.A.), Andover Newton Theological School (M.Div.), and Colgate Rochester Divinity School (D.Min.), Gondola has also studied at Hartford Seminary and the New College of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). He is the author of Come As You Are, Pray Like This... and Don't Forget The Child (CSS), and also contributed several stewardship sermons to the CSS anthology From Every Angle.
Author : Rob Westbrook
Publisher : Rob Westbrook
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Christmas Sermons written by Rob Westbrook and published by Rob Westbrook. This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas Sermon Outlines for Today's Busy Pastor With the commercialization and secularization of Christmas growing year by year, the real reason for Christmas gets lost in the shuffle. The sermons in Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Christmas Sermons brings the focus back squarely on Jesus Christ. Inside, you'll find 21 sermon outlines, including a 3 sermon series and a unique Joseph monologue. Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Christmas Sermons will help the busy pastor turn the church's eye back to Jesus this Christmas season. Sermon Titles and Scripture References: 1. Another Christmas Tree - Colossians 1:19-20 2. Christmas Gifts from God - Luke 2:8-14 3. The Greatest Christmas Present Ever - Romans 6:23 4. For This Reason - John 18:37 5. John the Baptist - Luke 1:57-80 6. Joseph - Matthew 1:18-25 7. Christ is Christmas - Luke 2:10-11 8. He Was Born to Be - 1 John 1:1-3 9. The Coming of the Word - John 1:1-18 10. The Incarnation: A Child is Born - Luke 2:1-14 11. Wise Men Still Seek Him - Matthew 2:1-12 12. This Baby’s Life - Isaiah 53:1-12 13. They Slept Through It - Micah 5:2 14. When Did Christmas Begin? - 1 Peter 1:18-21 15. Good News for All - Luke 2:1-20 16. Do You Have Room for Jesus? - Luke 2:1-7 17. The Fullness of Time - Galatians 4:4-5 18. Xmas: What's Missing in Your Christmas? - Amazement - Genesis 3:15 19. Xmas: What's Missing in Your Christmas? - The Supernatural - Matthew 1:18-25 20. Xmas: What's Missing in Your Christmas? - Reflection and Perspective - Luke 2:19 21. Joseph Monologue Keywords: bible,expository,outlines,pastor,sermon,sermon helps,sermon outlines,sermon prep,old testament,new testament,preach,preaching,christmas,holiday,december
Author : Donald Cantrell
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1312595086
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Sensational Sermon Snapshots Christmas Sermons written by Donald Cantrell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roger Alling
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819218928
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Preaching Through Holy Days and Holidays written by Roger Alling and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each volume would follow the pattern of: 1) a brief opening introductory essay that would shape the context for that volume. 2) a selection of sermons from preachers active in the pulpit, organized under headings appropriate to the topic of the volume, as well as sub-topics within the volume. 3) several complementary and reflective essays from professionals of distinction in the field of homiletics. 4) sermons from the annual Preaching Excellence Conference, as exemplified in the previous Preaching Through the Year of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Author : Jay Strack
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780785281016
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Holiday Sermons written by Jay Strack and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of inspirational reflections on holidays offers sermons from outstanding contemporary preachers and writers. A wonderful resource for pastors, this beautiful compendium features the work of D. James Kennedy, Stuart Briscoe, W.A. Criswell, Calvin Miller, Jack Hayford and others.
Author : Rob Westbrook
Publisher : Rob Westbrook
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Colossians Series written by Rob Westbrook and published by Rob Westbrook. This book was released on 2014-12-07 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Expository Sermon Series through the Book of Colossians Today's church is under constant pressure from society to change. Change our message. Change our ways. Within the church, some are pushing for compromise. Change the message. These pressures to change and compromise are not new to the church. Almost two thousand years ago, the Apostle Paul wrote to a church facing similar circumstances. What Paul wrote to the Colossians is just as relevant to today's church of the 21st century. Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Colossians Series presents a verse-by-verse, expository sermon series that speaks to today's church that faces pressures from both outside and inside the church. Encourage, strengthen, and prepare your church with the sermons in Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Colossians Series. Sermon Titles and Scripture References: 1. Introduction to Colossians - Colossians 2:1-4 2. Resist - Colossians 1:1-14 3. Supreme - Colossians 1:15-23 4. Mystery Revealed - Colossians 1:24-2:5 5. Jesus is the Answer - Colossians 2:6-23 6. Your Identity - Colossians 3:1-11 7. The Church the World Should See - Colossians 3:12-17 8. Relationships Reflecting Jesus - Colossians 3:18-4:1 9. A Plan for Bringing Change - Colossians 4:2-18 Keywords: bible,expository,outlines,pastor,sermon,sermon helps,sermon outlines,sermon prep,old testament,new testament,preach,preaching,colossians,paul
Author : L. Ted Smith
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557721938
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (577 download)
Download or read book A Listening Season: Sermons for Advent and Christmas written by L. Ted Smith and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10-27 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Listening Season: Sermons for Advent and Christmas by L. Ted Smith
Author : William Gahan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 662 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Sermons for Every Sunday in the Year and for the Leading Holidays of Obligation written by William Gahan and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. Ellsworth Kalas
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664227142
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (271 download)
Download or read book Preaching the Calendar written by J. Ellsworth Kalas and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastors face a perennial challenge in deciding how to treat special days in the calendar. For days marked in the church year, the challenge is how to speak a fresh word about a familiar theme or story. For days marked in the civil calendar, the challenge is to discern within secular celebrations appropriate connections with the Christian gospel. In Preaching the Calendar, masterful preacher J. Ellsworth Kalas discusses the importance of embracing holidays and special days as occasions when sermons can enlarge and deepen spiritual yearnings. His words of wisdom demonstrate how this type of preaching can be done well and serve as valuable sources of stories and sermon illustrations for pastors eager to help people find new and renewed relationships with God.
Author : William G. Carter
Publisher : CSS Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788017284
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Praying for a Whole New World written by William G. Carter and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history professor told me that the earliest Protestants in America discouraged the celebration of Christmas. "It's too much fun," the Puritans reasoned, "and the Gospel of Jesus Christ requires our utmost seriousness." -- from the Introduction At a time of year which is often as stressful and exhausting as it is exhilarating, William Carter reminds us that while holiday celebrations will fade into winter gloom, Jesus Christ, the light that casts no shadow, remains at the center of our faith and lives. This collection of seventeen sermons based on the Revised Common Lectionary is for readers who wish to take the gospel seriously during a season when commercialism and social activities can be overwhelming. Carter's messages provide a wonderful interplay between the biblical text and illustrations drawn from contemporary life. He brings the sensibilities of an accomplished jazz musician to the lectionary readings, creating new melodies that arise from the established material -- some in counterpoint to the scripture, others elaborating upon the original tune. The sermons of this outstanding preacher are inspiring reading for both clergy and laypeople! Senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, William G. Carter has received national recognition for his preaching and writing, with sermons and articles appearing in Journal for Preachers, Presbyterian Survey, Preaching, Lectionary Homiletics, The Christian Ministry, and Best Sermons 7. In 1999, he was selected to preach on The Protestant Hour, an international radio ministry that reaches over two million listeners each week. He frequently leads workshops for pastors on homiletical themes and practices. A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, Carter serves on the seminary's board of trustees. Reverend Carter is also a highly regarded jazz pianist who has studied and performed with such noted artists as Phil Woods and Bob Brookmeyer. He has traveled widely presenting contemporary worship services and frequently weaves his music into his ministry.
Author : Charles Spurgeon
Publisher : Primedia E-launch LLC
ISBN 13 : 1628905417
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Joy Born At Bethlehem: 19 Christmas Sermons from the Ministry of Charles Spurgeon written by Charles Spurgeon and published by Primedia E-launch LLC. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Spurgeon, the “Prince of Preachers,” was very mindful of the need to avoid seeing Christmas as a merely religious holiday, open to commercialization and frivolity. Accordingly, throughout most of his extensive ministry he refused to alter his teaching schedule to fit in a “Christmas” sermon, as is so common today. Looking through Spurgeon’s vast teaching archive, we find only 19 instances in which special attention was given to the topic of Christmas. Spurgeon’s focus in these 19 sermons is overwhelmingly the who and why of Christmas. He marveled at the fact that God would send his only Son into the world for people who in no way deserved it. Christ came into the world to save sinners. That was Spurgeon’s focus 150 years ago. We need that message now more than ever. Joy to the world, the Lord has come!
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Publisher : Sword of the Lord Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780873983303
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Great Preaching on Christmas written by and published by Sword of the Lord Publishers. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas lives on, it spirit having captured the hearts of both old and young. And the tender beauty of Christmas sentiment and Christmas singing and Christmas sermons affords an opportunity for the gospel to enter many a life that is closed to God throughout most of the year. Your heart will overflow with joy to read again of what happened in the little town of Bethlehem 2000 years ago. Only one other event in history can compare with Christ's birth into the world and that is his death upon Calvary's cross. The rapidly-expanding book publishing division of the sword of the Lord foundation is constantly adding new, refreshing volumes for the reading pleasure of God's people. These 19 sermons I 15 authors were chosen as the best on the subject of Christmas from the last 53 years writing in The Sword of the Lord. Some of these messages are addressed to the unsaved; others have a definite appeal to Christians to make first place in their hearts for Jesus. - Jacket flap.
Author : Alex A. Gondola
Publisher : CSS Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788018345
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Don't Forget the Child written by Alex A. Gondola and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex Gondola says that in our modern culture we sometimes "experience Christmas at its worst: overcommercialized, expensive, exhausting, nearly devoid of spiritual significance." In this collection of twenty cogent and inspiring sermons for Advent and Christmas, he reminds us of the key to putting the season in its proper perspective -- "Don't forget the child!" For it is only when we are drawn nearer to the child of Bethlehem, celebrating the simple beauties of the stable, that we can escape from the rush of the season into the divine light of saving grace heralded by the birth of God's Son. This volume is an exceptional source of inspiration for sermon preparation, but it's also excellent for personal devotions exploring the meaning of Advent and Christmas. It's a great Christmas gift! Alex Gondola has given us a lovely round of Advent and Christmas meditations. They are reflective and delightful. They shine with little gems of human interest stories that can light our path throughout the whole year. Catherine Clark Kroeger Editor, Study Bible for Women (The New Testament) This outstanding collection of Advent/Christmas sermons brings rich insights and new appreciation for the wondrous story of Christ's coming. Whether you are in a pew or in a pulpit on Sundays, you will be grateful for this book. Dr. William P. Baker Senior Pastor Emeritus, First Presbyterian Church Allentown, Pennsylvania Author of Everyone in the Bible, Who's Who in Church History, A Savior for All Seasons Alex Gondola, a master preacher, in this collection of sermons, with wonderful illustrations, can assist the working preacher expand her or his creative imagination for Advent and Christmas preaching. Dr. Benjamin Griffin President and Professor of Liturgics Andover Newton Theological School Alex A. Gondola Jr. is senior pastor of Dennis Union Church (United Church of Christ) in Dennis, Massachusetts (located on Cape Cod). He has also served congregations in Springfield, Massachusetts; Rome, New York; and Utica, New York. Gondola is a graduate of Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania (B.A.), Andover Newton Theological School (M.Div.), and Colgate Rochester Divinity School in Rochester, New York (D.Min.), and has also studied at the New College of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). He is the author of Come As You Are (CSS), and contributed several stewardship sermons to the CSS anthology From Every Angle.
Author : T.D. Jakes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416547339
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Let It Go written by T.D. Jakes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares uplifting advice about the virtues of forgiveness, offering strategic and biblically based advice on how to achieve peace and personal fulfillment by letting go of past wrongs.
Author : Edward Mark Deems
Publisher : Detroit : Omnigraphics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Holy-days and Holidays written by Edward Mark Deems and published by Detroit : Omnigraphics. This book was released on 1902 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 081922541X
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Preaching Through Holy Days and Holidays written by and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preaching Through Holy Days and Holidays is the eleventh in a series of books devoted to presenting examples of preaching excellence from parishes in the Episcopal Church. These sermons, collected from clergy around the country, focus on preaching the Holy Days and Holidays of the church and secular calendar. Contents include sermons for: The High Holy Days (Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Easter Evening, and Pentecost) major festivals (The Presentation of Our Lord, Ascension Day, The Transfiguration of Our Lord, All Saints' Day) Feasts of various saints Celebrations of ministerial vocation (The Baptism of Our Lord, The Nativity of John the Baptist, the ordination of a bishop, the renewal of ordination vows) Civic holidays (Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving) and more.
