Sermon seeds [electronic resource] / Dottie Escobedo-Frank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Escobedo-Frank, Dottie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sermons--Outlines, syllabi, etc.

Sermons.

Bible--Sermons--Outlines, syllabi, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Other Title:

Sermon seeds : 40 creative sermon starters

Place of Publication:

Nashville : Abingdon Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If you preach, you are looking for ways to create worship experiences that keep people on the edge of their seats, straining to hear every word. Sermon Seeds helps pastors who want to approach the job of preaching more creatively by suggesting out-of-the-box surprises that bring about deeper understanding of God's message. Creative, multifaceted sermons can happen without extensive technology, money, or staff. Sermon Seeds stirs creative juices by providing ideas that can easily be adapted for use in a variety of settings. The book contains forty creative sermon starters, each complete with

Contents:

Dedication; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE

CREATIVE SERMONS; CHAPTER TWO

BACKDROPS; ONE SEED

THE POTTER AND THE CLAY; TWO SEEDS

DAVID, DEPRESSION, AND THE HARP; THREE SEEDS

HATS; FOUR SEEDS

SHACKLES; FIVE SEEDS

SHADOW; SIX SEEDS

TICKTOCK; SEVEN SEEDS

INTERRUPTIONS; EIGHT SEEDS

WHEN GOD CRIED; NINE SEEDS

BAGGAGE; TEN SEEDS

BEAUTIFUL FEET!; ELEVEN SEEDS

THE WEDDING; TWELVE SEEDS

LETTING GO! The Exodus; THIRTEEN SEEDS

GRACE: BREAKING THROUGH THE BARRIERS; FOURTEEN SEEDS

SENT!; FIFTEEN SEEDS

SEEDS IN FERTILE GROUND; SIXTEEN SEEDS

WHO'S IN THE MIRROR?

SEVENTEEN SEEDS

MUSTARD-SEED FAITH OR ITTY-BITTY FAITH EIGHTEEN SEEDS

THE LINEN BELT AND DIRTY LAUNDRY; NINETEEN SEEDS

THE BREAD-MAKER GOD Holy Communion; TWENTY SEEDS

THE SECRET CHORD; TWENTY-ONE SEEDS

A CHILD'S POINT OF VIEW; TWENTY-TWO SEEDS

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE; TWENTY-THREE SEEDS

TEARS IN A BOTTLE; TWENTY-FOUR SEEDS

ALTARS; TWENTY-FIVE SEEDS

MASTERPIECE; TWENTY-SIX SEEDS

DON'T LOOK BACK!; TWENTY-SEVEN SEEDS

ENOUGH! (ON PUTRID MANNA); TWENTY-EIGHT SEEDS

SHUFFLE; TWENTY-NINE SEEDS

STILL; THIRTY SEEDS

PASSING THE MANTLE; THIRTY-ONE SEEDS

APPLES

THIRTY-TWO SEEDS

A LEAN AND A LIMP Jacob's Ladder THIRTY-THREE SEEDS

HUNGRY; THIRTY-FOUR SEEDS

FEATHERS; THIRTY-FIVE SEEDS

THANKFUL Thanksgiving Sunday; THIRTY-SIX SEEDS

ABOUT THE SAINTS All Saints' Sunday; THIRTY-SEVEN SEEDS

LOOKING FORWARD New Year's Sunday; THIRTY-EIGHT SEEDS

MAMA Mother's Day Sunday; THIRTY-NINE SEEDS

DADDY Father's Day Sunday; FORTY SEEDS

FREE INDEED Fourth of July Sunday; Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-160).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-687-49798-1

OCLC:

171271985