Download or read book Holidays Are Holy Days written by Alex A Gondola Jr and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost every month in the year has a secular holiday -- and on those "special" Sundays, preachers need to balance honoring the occasion with maintaining their focus on the proclamation of God's Word. It can be a challenging task, but it also presents a great opportunity to uncover the religious significance of our civic celebrations. In this extensive volume of inspiring messages, Alex Gondola draws on the rich variety of American culture and scriptural insight to remind us that holidays truly are holy days. Great for personal reading, adult study groups, or fresh sermon ideas, Holidays Are Holy Days is a versatile resource that you'll draw on throughout the year. Sermons are included for: - New Year's Day - Martin Luther King Day - Super Bowl Sunday - Valentine's Day - Presidents' Day - St. Patrick's Day - April Fool's Day - Earth Day - Mother's Day - Memorial Day - Father's Day - Independence Day - Labor Day - Grandparent's Day - Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day - Halloween/All Saints - Reformation Sunday - Veterans' Day - Thanksgiving - Christmas How does one avoid simplistic, even overly sentimental, preaching and yet address themes that are important to many American churchgoers? In this book Alex Gondola masterfully navigates his way into insightful sermons on themes which often tax the imagination of excellent preachers. Novice and seasoned preachers will benefit from this book, and all persons who read it will be inspired. Benjamin Griffin President Emeritus Andover Newton Theological School This is biblical preaching in the best sense: informative, creatively theological, challenging, invitational, occasionally wry, always participatory, and faithful to the God whose interests inform every page. In these sermons Gondola weaves hard data, history, and practical theology in the service of challenging Christians to live faithfully in the 21st century. Nancy S. Taylor Minister and President Massachusetts Conference, United Church of Christ Designed for those special days in our "civil religion" that preachers often find challenging, these expertly crafted sermons make an intelligent, creative use of scripture that demonstrates the relevance of those ancient texts to the present day. Filled with stories from everyday life, they reach both the head and the heart, and they have a social conscience. Kenneth Cauthen John Price Crozer Griffith Professor of Theology Emeritus Colgate-Rochester-Crozer Divinity School Author of Rejoicing in Life's "Melissa Moments" Alex A. Gondola Jr., is senior pastor of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He previously served Dennis Union Church in Dennis, Massachusetts. A graduate of Allegheny College (B.A.), Andover Newton Theological School (M.Div.), and Colgate Rochester Divinity School (D.Min.), Gondola has also studied at Hartford Seminary and the New College of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). He is the author of Come As You Are, Pray Like This... and Don't Forget The Child (CSS), and also contributed several stewardship sermons to the CSS anthology From Every Angle.
Download or read book One Hundred Best Sermons for Special Days and Occasions written by Gerard Benjamin Fleet Hallock and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Holidays Holy Days and Special Days written by William Powell Tuck and published by Energion Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-13 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s a preacher to do with holidays? Some seem to almost preach themselves, especially those in the church calendar. Others are more secular or may seem to conflict with the church calendar. Some are even controversial and require a gentle, but firm touch of the preacher’s art. William Powell Tuck is a master preacher and in this book he demonstrates his sensitivity to the issues raised by some of the holidays and special days of the year along with his grounding in biblical studies, theology, and homiletics. You can read these sermons as essays if you want, but they are not light devotionals. They are serious efforts to grapple honestly with issues and to guide a church community in learning and growing as they celebrate their lives, their families, and their communities. For the preacher, these sermons can serve as models for how to approach these days, as well as providing insight into the various issues involved.
Download or read book Sermon Outlines for Special Days and Occasions written by Charles R. Wood and published by Kregel Ministry. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expository outlines that can lead to sermons or lessons filled with a deeper understanding of the truth of God's Word.
Download or read book Children s Sermons for Special Days written by Julia E Bland and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're looking for children's material specifically tailored for holidays and other special, out-of-the-ordinary days, Julia Bland's latest collection is a practical resource that you'll draw on for fresh ideas throughout the year. Each message in Children's Sermons For Special Days is accompanied by a two-sided activity page -- one side is a coloring page for younger children, while the other has a variety of puzzles and activities that emphasize the lesson's key points for older children.
Download or read book Special Sermons for Special Occasions written by Edwin William Thornton and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Good News for All Seasons written by Richard Allen Bodey and published by Baker Publishing Group (MI). This book was released on 1987-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Simples Sermons for Special Days and Occasions written by W Herschel Ford and published by Baker Publishing Group (MI). This book was released on 1985-05 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Special Sermons for Special Days written by Roger Ellsworth and published by Loizeaux Brothers. This book was released on 1997-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is great benefit from preparing and preaching sermons related to major holidays. Many occasional churchgoers attend only on these special days and expect to hear topical messages. Roger Ellsworth's book can help you take advantage of these opportunities to proclaim the central themes of the Christian faith in a fresh and interesting way. Sermon outlines for New Year's Day, Palm Sunday, Mother's Day, Graduation, Independence Day, Labor Day, and other special times are included.
Download or read book Sermons for Special Occasions written by Francis Edward Paget and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sermons for Special Days written by William Benjamin James Martin and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sermons for Special Days and Occasions written by Charles Haddon Spurgeon and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sermons on Special Days written by William D. Watley and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These messages offer dynamic preaching approaches for every Christian celebration from Thanksgiving through Pentecost, and for special holidays.
Download or read book Sermons on special occasions such as weddings funerals dedications and other events written by Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther and published by Joel Baseley. This book was released on 2008 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Collected from his writings in Lutherische Brosamen, 1876; Ansprachen und Gebete, 1888; Casual Predigten und Reden, 1889; Festklaenge, 1892."
Download or read book Special day Sermons for Evangelicals written by Andrew Watterson Blackwood and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 1961 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributing Authors Are W. E. Sangster, Frank E. Gaebelein, Cary N. Weisiger, III, And Others. Thirty-Eight Representative Examples Of Bible Preaching On Red Letter Days Of The Christian Year And The Calendar Year.
Download or read book Preaching the Calendar written by J. Ellsworth Kalas and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastors face a perennial challenge in deciding how to treat special days in the calendar. For days marked in the church year, the challenge is how to speak a fresh word about a familiar theme or story. For days marked in the civil calendar, the challenge is to discern within secular celebrations appropriate connections with the Christian gospel. In Preaching the Calendar, masterful preacher J. Ellsworth Kalas discusses the importance of embracing holidays and special days as occasions when sermons can enlarge and deepen spiritual yearnings. His words of wisdom demonstrate how this type of preaching can be done well and serve as valuable sources of stories and sermon illustrations for pastors eager to help people find new and renewed relationships with God.
Download or read book Sermons on Special Occasions written by John Harris and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
