There are good preachers and there are great preachers and Dr. Martyn LloydJones is among the finest of the twentieth century. In The Sacred Anointing Tony Sargent explores the man, the methods and the motives behind this master preacher. He also considers the central place which divine 'unction' played in Lloyd-Jones' life and the prophetic quality of his ministry.
Buku Ynag ditulis Pdt. Hasan Sutanto, D.Th., ini menekankan pentingnya personalitas pengkhotbah. Pengkhotbah yang berbobot menyampaikan khotbah yang berkualitas. Khotbah tidak sama dengan pidato. Khotbah harus dibuat berdasarkan penafsiran yang bermutu. Tanpa menggali kekayaan Alkitab, ini khotbah akan menjadi dangkal. Jadi pengkhotbah perlu memperhatikan unsur penafsiran, pesan, dan komunikasi…
"Khotbah yang tidak memiliki aroma kebesaran Allah mungkin terasa menghibur untuk sesaat," kata john Piper, "tetapi tidak akan menyentuh jeritan tersembunyi dari jiwa: 'Perlihatkanlah kemuliaan-Mu!'' Piper yakin bahwa tidak ada masalah kehidupan yang tidak bisa dipulihkan oleh pengenalan yang sejati akan keagungan Allah, keyakinan yang telah di buktikannya melalui beberapa dekade pelayanan khot…
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 Antioc…
The New Testament writers proclaimed their message passionately and persuasively. This volume explores how we can preach faithfully from those texts. The chapters cover the main texts and genres of the New Testament, and offer particular insights into the infancy narratives, parables, miracles, the Sermon on the Mount, ethics, future hope and judgment, archaeology and history, hermeneutics and …
Many pastors find it easier to preach on the New Testament than the Old Testament, with its powerful and often shocking narrative, prophetic warnings and calls to holiness. For many preachers seeking to make the Bible relevant, it's far easier--and safer--to stay out of the woods and plow the well-worn fields of the newer canon. Preaching the Old Testament equips pastors to journey into the for…
Preaching needs to become purposeful, says Jay Adams, because purposeless preaching is deadly. This book was written to help preachers and students discover the purpose of preaching has and the ways that the Scriptures inform and direct the preaching task. Preaching with Purpose, like the many other books of Jay Adams, speaks clearly and forcefully to the issue. Having read this book, both stud…
The best illustration book available to pastors today! Covers contemporary subjects such as abortion, drugs, and divorce, as well as the timeless subjects of faith, commitment, and Christian living.
Pastors are tasked with the incredibly demanding job of caring for the spiritual, emotional, and, at times, physical needs of their people. While seminary is helpful preparation for many of the challenges pastors face, there's far more to pastoral ministry than what can be covered in the classroom. Designed as a reference guide for nearly every situation a pastor will face, this comprehensive b…