Peculiar Discipleship
Peculiar Discipleship

Author: Claire Williams

Publisher: SCM Press

Published: 2023-06-30

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 033406306X

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This is not a theology of neurodiversity. It is a theology from neurodiversity. In her ground-breaking and daring theological exploration, Claire Williams considers how the experience of God for an autistic person challenges and interrogates our normal theologies about knowing God. Demonstrating how her autistic perspective offers a distinct and fresh hermeneutical lens, Williams shows that a liberation theology of neurodiversity can gift the church a new way of understanding worship, practice, ethics and even the nature of Christian hope itself.

A Peculiar Glory
A Peculiar Glory

Author: John Piper

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2016-03-16

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1433552663

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God has provided a way for all people, not just scholars, to know that the Bible is the Word of God. John Piper has devoted his life to showing us that the glory of God is object of the soul’s happiness. Now, his burden in this book is to demonstrate that this same glory is the ground of the mind’s certainty. God’s peculiar glory shines through his Word. The Spirit of God enlightens the eyes of our hearts. And in one self-authenticating sight, our minds are sure and our hearts are satisfied. Justified certainty and solid joy meet in the peculiar glory of God.

A Peculiar Prophet
A Peculiar Prophet

Author: Michael A. Turner

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1426720769

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There is no more trusted mentor of preachers in North American Christianity today than William H. Willimon. The author of over sixty books, a frequent preacher and teacher in pastors' schools and events, Willimon has earned a following as one of the people to whom preachers turn more often than any other. Turner and Malambri make Willimon's role as a mentor to preachers more available than ever. Both former students of Willimon's, they provide detailed and practical tools for learning from this "peculiar prophet." They offer samples of Willimon's sermons, and commentary on them by other leading preachers and homiliticians such as Tom Long and Peter Gomes. The point of this examination of Willimon's work is not simply to praise it, but to assess both its strengths and its weaknesses, and to help readers learn in the process how Willimon can be a model of what to do and--at times--what not to do in the pulpit. Written with the needs of practicing preachers in mind, this book will make a significant contribution, not only to understanding a great preacher, but also to preaching itself.

Discipling Nations
Discipling Nations

Author: Amos Dele Dada

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2020-11-26

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1728369274

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Discipling Nations (A Workbook on Principles of Discipleship) is written to create an awareness of the necessity for discipleship in the body of Christ. Jesus Christ spent three years to disciple twelve people that changed the world. It is therefore essential that we embark on aggressive discipleship if we genuinely want to see Christ-like Christians in our generation and witness an uncommon harvest of souls to the kingdom of God as well as unimaginable church growth. Amongst other things you will learn in this book are: • Who is a disciple? • Why is discipleship crucial? • What is discipleship? • How do you disciple a new convert? • How does discipleship lead to church growth? • What is the cost of discipleship? This well written expose, easy to read epistle on Discipling Nations from Pastor Dada gives us the needed guidance to doing just that. .... It is indispensable to any Christian who wants to fulfil the mandate of Jesus Christ. Pastor Abraham Olukunle Akinosun; President Christ Apostolic Church worldwide

Discipleship in the Ancient World and Matthew’s Gospel, Second Edition
Discipleship in the Ancient World and Matthew’s Gospel, Second Edition

Author: Michael J. Wilkins

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2015-08-24

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 172523596X

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With a comprehensive sweep of the relevant literature--including classical and Hellenistic sources, the Septuagint, and the New Testament--the author defines disciple and related terms as they were used in the ancient world. Pertinent Semitic words from the Hebrew Bible, Rabbinic literature, and Qumran documents provide additional background for the term. A special emphasis is Matthew's use of mathetes and the role of Simon Peter as a model disciple. The study first appeared in 1988 in the prestigious Novum Testamentum Supplements under the title The Concept of Disciple in Matthew's Gospel: As Reflected in the Use of the Term Mathetes. In this second edition, the author includes a new chapter outlining advances in the field since the book was first published.

The Abingdon Preaching Annual 2024
The Abingdon Preaching Annual 2024

Author: Charley Reeb

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2023-04-04

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1791027075

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The local pastor’s go-to resource for weekly sermon planning. The Abingdon Preaching Annual 2024 is lectionary-based and follows the calendar year (January - December). It includes special days like Maundy Thursday and Ash Wednesday, and indexes for scriptures and themes, to assist preachers with non-lectionary sermons. Each entry begins with a preacher-to-preacher prayer for preparation, then moves to the key feature: a commentary on one or more texts for the week, exploring themes and storylines, theological reflections, and thoughts about how the text and topic relate to our lives today. Also included are ideas for bringing the text to life--stories, illustrations, ideas for further reading, questions the preacher might pose to the congregation, and suggestions for a ‘call to action’ in response to the message. Finally, for the preacher’s ongoing enrichment, the Annual includes excerpts from new books on preaching and homiletics. This helpful resource is written by every-week preachers who aim to come alongside you, offering a reliable starting point for your sermonic planning, writing, and delivery.

Accidental Preacher
Accidental Preacher

Author: Will Willimon

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2019-07-16

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1467457450

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The lively, inspiring memoir of an eminent Christian preacher and leader In this book one of today’s best-known Christian leaders recounts—with his signature wit and humor—memorable moments from his rich and full preaching life. A personal and vocational memoir, Will Willimon’s Accidental Preacher portrays the adventure of a life caught up in the purposes of a God who calls unlikely people to engage in work greater than themselves. Beginning with his childhood in a segregated South and moving through his student years, Willimon gives candid, inspiring, and humorous testimony to his experiences as a seminary professor, rural pastor, globe-trotting preacher, bishop, and popular theologian and writer. Above all, he shows how God has constantly had a call on his life. By turns poignant, hilarious, and thought-provoking—but always irresistibly engaging—Accidental Preacher is sure to join the well-remembered, classic memoir of our time.

“Discipleship and Discipline Second Edition”
“Discipleship and Discipline Second Edition”

Author: Minister William H. Hicks

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2019-08-09

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 197367078X

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“Discipleship and Discipline” encourages readers to pursue the Great Commission of Jesus Christ to “go into all the world and make disciples of all the nations.” The book examines the biblical imperative and instructions for becoming and making disciples.

Discipleship in the New Age Vol II
Discipleship in the New Age Vol II

Author: Alice A. Bailey

Publisher: Lucis Publishing Companies

Published: 2013-04-01

Total Pages: 802

ISBN-13: 0853304041

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Two volumes contain the record of a series of personal and group instructions given to a small group of aspirants over a period of fifteen years by a Master of the Wisdom. They contain detailed teachings on Meditation, Initiation and the Six Stages of Discipleship. They emphasise the new age pioneering necessity for group work, the development of group consciousness, and the change in training for initiation from individuals to discipleship groups.