Baptist Preaching : A Global Anthology / Joel C. Gregory editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gregory, Joel C., 1948- editor of compilation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sermons.

Baptists--Sermons.

Baptists.

Preaching.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Baptist Preaching comprises thirty-five sermons from around the globe given in the same year by Baptist preachers. These sermons demonstrate, as Joel C. Gregory argues, that the act of preaching lies at the heart of Baptist identity-possibly rivaling the practice of believers' baptism. The sermons collected here represent varied voices, multicultural contexts, and global concerns that occupy Baptists worldwide. The sermons thus give living witness to how Baptists wrestle with cultural issues confronting their respective churches. From Latin and South America to Africa, Asia, and Eastern

Contents:

Cover; Title page, dedication, copyright ; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Africa; 1. Live to Be Remembered for Good; 2. The Unchanging Lord, Jesus the Christ; 3. The Purpose of a Favored Life; 4. Thank God, Grace Looked My Way; 5. The Plight of the Boy; 6. The Holy Spirit and Missions; Part 2. Asia-Pacific Rim; 7. God's Last Page: His Message to a Spiritually Open but Confused World; 8. Christian Identity in a Turbulent World; 9. A Sinhalese Funeral Sermon; 10. The God We Worship; 11. Renewal of the Community; 12. Sovereignty: One Who Is Fit for the Kingdom of God

Part 3. Caribbean13. Resource Sharing; 14.How to Dance in Graveyard Situations; 15.The Essence of True Worship: A Sermon Preachedat the Dedication of a New Church Sanctuary; 16.Commemorating Jamaica's Emancipation; 17.Holistic Evangelism; 18.Developing an Excellent Spirit; Part 4. Europe; 19.Were You There?; 20.Handing on the Tradition; 21.Unity in Our God; 22.The Upside-down Kingdom; 23.Building Our Future on God's History with Us; Part 5. North America; 24.See How He Loves; 25.Beauty's Truth; 26.The Old Testament Witness to Jesus; 27.It's a Family Thing; 28.Now What Do We Do?

29.Preaching in a Heterodidactic AgePart 6. Latin America; 30.Faith: A Path to Resistance or Escape Route; 31.Our Task; 32.Common People Who Set Standards: Jabez, the ManWho Made a Covenant with God; 33.The Blessings of the Triune God; 34.A Family to Whom the Father Is Speaking; 35.Three Steps for Overcoming Affliction; Appendix; Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781602585652

1602585652

9781481302685

148130268X

9781481302661

1481302663

9781602585669

1602585660

OCLC:

883632317