Sermons

For the many thousands who prepare sermons on the lectionary readings each week, here are expert, wise and extremely down to earth reflections to inspire and guide you, from an outstanding preacher and Church Times columnist.

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Scholarly interest in the early modern sermon has flourished in recent years, driven by belated recognition of the crucial importance of preaching to religious, cultural, and political life in early modern Britain.

This book introduces David H.

As the Israelites received manna as they made their way through the wilderness, so too is God made known to us in the simple things that sustain our lives.

For many years the resolution plot has dominated homiletical theory, made most famous by the 'Lowry Loop' - a staple of preaching theory for today's ministry student.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

To speak of God in pain is to consider no only the biblical accounts of Christ's suffering and death, but also to proclaim that God is present in our pain.

Preeminent biblical scholar and preacher Walter Brueggemann says the book of Jeremiah is not a sermon, but it does sound the cadences of the tradition of Deuteronomy that serve as sermons--that is, as expositions based on remembered and treasured tradition.

A vital resource for pastors who seek to transform the culture of their churchA Way with Words demonstrates the power of the weekly sermon to change the culture of a congregation.

Gott Gott sein lassen – was Dietrich Bonhoeffer in der Zeit der NS-Dikatur forderte, gilt als Mahnruf aus einer anderen Zeit auch uns.

Thanks to coded notes taken by the teenager John Pynchon, this volume transports the reader, virtually, back to Sundays in the seventeenth century, when the community gathered to listen to the Rev.

'If you're new to the faith and seeking a good orientation, here you'll find the introduction I wish I had been given.

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Porter Taylor, known for his wonderful preaching, always has something unusual and thoughtful to say.

Als öffentliche Reden bewegen sich Predigten stets in den kulturellen und politischen Kontexten ihrer Zeit.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

Cleophus LaRue argues that the extraordinary character of black preaching derives from a distinctive biblical hermeneutic that views God as involved in practical ways in the lives of African Americans.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

Many clergy receive little training in the arts of preaching and it is assumed that they will learn by gaining experience.

Each year, the Holy Week and Easter double issue of the Church Times offers a wealth of seasonal reading and resources for worship and preaching.

God at Work continues Bruce Taylor's second series of sermons for the Common Lectionary (Revised), providing traditional and story forms of proclamation for the Sundays and feast days of the latter half of the liturgical year.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

This collection of sermons adds compelling clarity to the growing chorus of Christian voices that are passionate about LGBTQ justice and equality--not in spite of their faith but precisely because of it.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

The Latino/a community continues to grow at a faster pace than any other racial or ethnic group in the country.

It is said that life is what happens when you are making other plans.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

Sermons from one of the country's best-known theologians.

In addition to being one of the world's leading interpreters of the Old Testament, Walter Brueggemann is a skilled and beloved preacher.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

Während Sören Kierkegaards philosophische Schriften eine gewaltige Wirkung entfalteten, sind seine Erbaulichen und Christlichen Reden wenig bekannt.

Preaching, according to Bonhoeffer, is like offering an apple to a child.

Comedians tend to view the world somewhat askew or askance, and that view--a kind of hermeneutical lens for discerning the comedic in daily life--serves to frame, reframe, and even de-frame reality.

World War I changed Karl Barth's theology forever.

This timely collection from the influential Littlemore Group of theologians explores the role of preaching in today's Church.

Preaching, according to Bonhoeffer, is like offering an apple to a child.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

Don't wait for the end times--we can experience the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the presence of God's future already now.

A collection of provocative, inspiring, and thoughtful essays about the place of politics in the pulpit.

Kate Bruce argues that imagination can help to engage the hearer in a sermon which seeks to evoke rather than to inform.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

For the 75th anniversary of The Protestant Hour and Day1 ministry, host Peter Wallace has gathered dozens of inspiring excerpts from the most powerful sermons.

The period 1689-1901 was 'the golden age' of the sermon in Britain.