Contents: Snow in the desert: Muhammad and the message of Islam -- Fortresses and mountain paths: 1,000 years of Islamic expansion -- Haters of song: the early Wahhabi movements -- Global gamblers: the Wahhabi-Saudi conquest of Arabia -- The coming of the Imam: Khomeini's Islamic revolution -- Permanent Jihad: The shadow of Afghanistan -- Sword of dishonor: the Wahhabi international -- Religio…
Abstract: Many preachers ignore preaching from the Old Testament because they feel it is outdated in light of the New Testament and difficult to expound. On the other hand some preachers will preach from the Old Testament frequently but fail to 'handle' it correctly, turning it into mor- alistic rules or symbolic lessons for our spiritual life. In this book, Christopher J.H. Wright proclaims t…
Contents: Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 -- The Word of God and the Heart of Preaching; Warm-Up; 1 -- Biblical Preaching Must Be Centred on God's Word; 2 -- Biblical Preaching Must Pray God's Word; 3 -- Biblical Preaching Must Understand God's Word; Part 2 -- The Teacher and the Work of Preaching; Warm-Up; 4 -- Biblical Preaching Must Be Focused; 5 -- Biblical Preaching Must Be …
Contents: Part One: Money and the church previous to the American period -- I. The early church to Constantine -- Voluntary offerings -- First fruits -- Tithing -- Endowments -- II. Constantine to Gregory the Great -- Endowments and legacies -- Oblations -- First fruits -- Tithing -- Decrees of councils on the tithe -- III. The Middle Ages (Methods) -- Gifts -- Vacancies -- Papal taxations -- C…
Boxes and blind men -- Advancing comprehensive reconciliation -- A reconciliation model of Christian maturity -- Universal quests and unique filters -- Patterns of growth : the structural dimension -- Patterns of growth : the functional dimension -- Aspects of learning -- Avenues of learning -- Components of teaching, part 1 -- Components of teaching, part 2 -- Teaching adults -- Teaching child…
Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-176).
Sermons in Latin with English transaltions
Includes bibliographical references (page 107).
Rediscovering expository preaching / Richard L. Mayhue -- The mandate of biblical inerrancy : expository preaching / John MacArthur, Jr. -- The history of expository preaching / James F. Stitzinger -- The priority of prayer and expository preaching / James E. Rosscup -- The man of God and expository preaching ; The Spirit of God and expository preaching / John MacArthur, Jr. -- Hermeneutics and…
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-155) and index.
Contents: Nature and necessity of ministry -- Theology and ministry -- Ministry as the necessity of the church -- What is ministry -- Requirements for ministry -- The three processes of initiation into ministry -- Relevance of the Adamic ministry to the contemporary ministry the focus and target of ministry -- The Apostle -- The prophet -- The evangelist -- The Pastor -- The teacher -- The 'bo…
Contents: Creativity and authority -- The nature and development of creativity -- Creative exegesis -- Text, sermon form, and congregational identification -- Experimental sermon forms -- Logic and style -- The use and abuse of illustrations. Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 123) and index.