Outline: We've all heard sermons that sound more like a lecture, filling the head but not the heart. And we've all heard sermons tailored to produce an emotional experience, filing the heart but not the head. But biblical preaching both informs minds and engages hearts - giving it the power to transform lives. By the Spirit's grace, biblical preaching brings truth home from the heart of the …
Outline: Retorika adalah suatu metode ketrampilan, yang diartikan sebagai seni berbicara dengan baik yang digunaka dalam proses berkomunikasi antarmanusia dengan bahasa yang sederhana (efektif), sehingga apa yang diucapkan dapat didengar, dimengerti, disetujui, diterima, dihayati, dan selanjutnya dapat mengubah tingkah laku jemaat (pertobatan). Dalam mengenal retorika, Anda akan belajar untuk …
Outline: We are increasingly addicted to habits - and devices - that distract and "buffer" us from substantive reflection and deep engagement with the world. And we live in what Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor calls "a secular age" - an age in which all beliefs are equally viable and real transcendence is less and less plausible. Drawing on Taylor's work, the author describes how these re…
Outline: It has become a commonplace to say that the Latin Fathers did not really hold a doctrine of deification. Indeed, it is often asserted that Western theologians have neglected this teaching, that their occasional references to it are borrowed from the Greeks, and that the Latins have generally reduced the rich biblical and Greek Patristic understanding of salvation to a narrow view of …
Outline: Since its original publication in German, the author's two-volume book has influenced an entire generation of biblical scholars and theologians. Daniel Bailey's expoert translation makes this important work available in English for the first time. A concluding essay by Bailey applies the author's approach to specific texts in Romans and 4 Maccabees.
Outline: Jika Anda lelah bergumul dengan kecemasan dan kekhawatiran Anda sendiri, maka buku pedoman ini tepa untuk Anda baca. Saat Anda menyusuri rangkaian meditasi, kecemasan perlahan-lahan akan beralih pada pengharapan, kedamaian, dan ketenangan. Tentu saja, ini adalah proses seumur hidup, tetapi dengan membahas buku secara tuntas, baik seorang diri atau dalam kelompok kecil, akan memulai p…
Outline: Waktu telah membuktikan Tafsiran Matthew Henry sebagai sarana yang sangat menolong untuk memperdalam pengertian dan pengenalan akan Firman Allah. Sudah kebih dari 300 tahun Tafsiran Matthew Henry tetap menjadi salah satu Tafsiran Matthew Henry tetap menjadi salah satu tafiran favorit para guru, pengkhotbah, dan orang Kristen secara luas. Penyampaian ekposisi dan aplikasi kebenaran …
Outline: Workbook ini menjelaska sistem-sistem menyusun garis besar, cara menyempurnakan garis besar, bagaimana mengembangkan garis besar, membuat catatan khotbah, cara menyusun pendahuluan, kesimpulan, undangan, tugas pendengar, cara membentuk perpustakaan ilustrasi khotbah dan kunci penyajian khotbah.
Outline: Workbook yang menjelaska tiang-tiang khotbah yang berhasil, definis khotbah ekspositori, cara menyelidiki nas khotbah, kalimat kunci, bagian-bagian sebuah khotbah, dan kebenaran kekal.
Outline: Buku ini merupakan seri ketiga dari buku Khotbah Masa Kini yang dikarang oleh penulis seorang hamba Tuhan yang telah lama melayani dalam pelayanan Gereja di Jawa serta telah mengajar Ilmu Berkhotbah di beberapa sekolah Alkitab. Dalam buku ini terdapat 7 buah khotbah jenis Ekspositori dan 3 buah khotbah jenis Topikal.
Outline : Dalam buku yang sedang anda baca ini, anda dapat melihat bagaimana bentuk dan susunan khotbah Jenis Ekspositori yang disiapkan menurut beberapa prinsip yang diterangkan dalam buku "Bagaimana Berkhotbah" tersebut. Atau dengan kata lain buku ini berisi segi praktek dari buku "Bagaimana Berkhotbah". Buku ini merupakan seri kedua dari Buku Khotbah Masa Kini yang pernah diterbitkan. Buk…
Outline: Dalam buku yang sedang anda baca ini, anda dapat melihat bagaimana bentuk dan susunan khotbah jenis Ekspositori dan Topikal yang disiapkan menurut beberapa prinsip yang diterangkan dalam buku "Bagaimana Berkhotbah" tersebut atau dengan kata lain buku ini berisi segi praktek dari buku "Bagaimana Berkhotbah."
Outline: Sebuah buku pelajaran HOMILETIKA (ilmu berkhotbah) yang lain daripada yang banyak beredar di Indonesia. Buku ini menerangkan dan memperkenalkan terutama khotbah jenis Ekspositori. Dalam berkhotbah perlu ada persiapan-persiapan yang diuraikan dengan jelas dalam buku ini. Buku ini ditulis dengan penuh daya tarik masa kini bagi para pengkhotbah, pendeta dan penginjil.
Outline: This book is a landmark new book that unpacks the core theological convictions that underlie sound counseling and offers practical wisdom for counseling today. The author guides readers through the various categories of theology, showing how eeach one addresses the day-to-day concerns that counselors address. Rich, theological insights are illustrated through powerful stories from w…
Outline: This groundbreaking book presents a system of biblical truth that brings together people, their problems, and the living of God. It is founded on three convictions: - That God's Word should be the counseling authority of Christians helping people with broken lives, - That counseling is a part of the essential ministry of the local church, - That God's people can and shoudl be trai…
Outline: Beberapa tahun belakangan ini, kalangan gereja da jemaat Kristen makin menyadari akan pentingnya konseling Kristen yang efektif. Sebenarnya orang-orang Kristen punya kesempatan yang istimewa untuk menolong orang lain, karena setiap anggota jemaat apalagi pendeta, sering kali terlibat dalam percakapan konseling, baik dengan anggota keluarga sendiri atau saudara-saudara seiman yang lai…
Outline: Are you looking for a brief introduction to what the biblical counseling movement is and how it has changed over the years? In this book, the author turns a journalistic eye to this question and presents a concise assessment. Introducing us to the formative work of Jay Adams, the author outlines several themes of biblical counseling that became foundational for the movement as a who…
Outline: Bagaimana orang Kristen memahami dan melaksanakan disiplin psikologi? Pertanyaan ini telah menggugah minat (dan kadang-kadang perhatian) dari orang Kristen karena sangat penting bagi kita untuk menempatkan pemahaman yang benar tentang sifat manusia. Psikologi kadang-kadang tampak tidak ada kaitannya, atau bertentangan den perspektif kehidupan orang Kristen. Bagaimana kita memahami …
Outline: The Teach the Text Commentary Series gives pastors the best of biblical scholarship and presents the information needed to move seamlessly from the meaning of the text to its effective communication. By keeping the discussion in each carefully selected preaching unit to six pages of focused commentary, the volumes allow pastors to quickly grasp the most important information. Each un…
Outline: The two best-selling authors of The First Christmas and The Last Week join forces once again to present a new understanding of the apostle Paul, who was far more radical than many realize. Paul is second only to Jesus as the most important person for the birth of Christianity, and yet he continues to be controversial, even among Christians. Using the best biblical and historical scho…
Outline: Against the prevailing models for understanding the Apostle Paul's interpretation and use of Scripture, the author proposes a fresh approach toward developing a Pauline hermeneutic. He combines historical criticism with an intertextual strategy that takes seriously the work of the early church Fathers, and in so doing fills a void in current scholarship. The author applies his method…
Outline: On 31 October 1999, exactly 482 years after Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenberg, the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation signed a historic joint declaration on the doctrine of justification. Recent agreements between Lutheran, Reformed, and Episcopal churches have expressed similar commitments. But what do these agreements…
Outline: How can we live wisely in the twenty-first century, alert to God and to other people amid the ups and downs of modern life? We find ourselves in the middle of complex situations, relationships, responsibilities, ongoing dramas, and challenges. Our response to these circumstances requires us to draw on many sources and to exercice imagination, discernment, and judgment. In this sequ…
Outline: T&T Clark's Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise, and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers, and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader toward a thorough understanding of demanding mater…
Outline: Though bringing people to new birth in Christ through evangelism is essential, says the author, isn't growth in Christ equally essential? Yet the American church by and large does not treat Christian maturity ad character formation with much urgency. In this book the author brings the voice of Scripture - especially Paul's letter to the Ephesians - and the voice of the contemporary C…
Outline: Ancient-Future Bible Study incorporates contemporary study of the Bible with an experience of the church's most ancient way of reading Scripture, lectio divina. Designed for use by individuals or groups, these guides offer a transforming experience of the Word of God. An introduction to lectio divina and leader's notes are included.
Outline: The Engaging Culture series is designed to help Christians respond with theological discernment to our contemporary culture. Each volume explores particular cultural expressions, seeking to discover God's presence in the world and to involve readers in sympathetic dialogue and active discipleship. These books encourage neither an uninformed rejection nor an uncritical embrace of cul…
Outline: Offering dramatic evidence of the transformative power of forgiveness, this book shares the stories of people of diverse faiths and cultures who, despite all odds, found the courage to reconcile with their enemies. Gathering the voices of Desmond Tutu, Benazir Bhutto, Rajmohan Gandhi, Jonathan Sacks, the Dalai Lama and others, the author's masterful anthology is an insipiring step f…
Outline: Thomas Schreiner's substantial New Testament Theology examined the unifying themes that emerg from a detailed reading of the New Testament canon. This book provides a student-level digest of Schreiner's massive work, exploring the key themes and teachings of the New Testament in a more accessible and concise way. In addition to summarizing the findings of the author's large work, th…
Outline: There has been a remarkable resurgence of interest in the Trinity over the last fifty yearsd is among both laypeople and theologians. But if God is Father, Son, and Spirit, what does it meaning for us to be made in God's image? And what does the rich, fascinating doctrine of the Trinity have to do with our everyday lives? In this book, the author addresses these questions, asserting…
Outline: Distinguished Old Testament theologian John Goldingay is often asked about the interpretation of the Bible, the way we are to understand the stories in the Bible, the relationship between the Old Testament and the New, and so on. In this volume he explores twenty-three questions related to biblical interpretation, articulating creative, provocative explanations for today's church. Th…
Outline: What happens after death to Jesus and to those who follow him? This book offers a constructive theology that seeks to answer that very question, carefully considering both Jesus' descent into hell and eventual resurrection as integral parts of a robust vision of the Christian bodily resurrection. Taking on the claims of N. T. Wright and Richard B. Hays, the author draws strongly upo…
Outline: What can Christians hope for? How do signs of God's reign shape the church's faith and life today? Where can we find the power to prevail in a culture that faces unprecendented forces of both life and death? These are the typs of questions discussed in the timely volume. By exploring the interrelation of the natural and social sciences with various biblical, theological, and ethic…
Outline: This book draws on current arhaeological and textual research to trace the spread of Christianity in the first millennium. The editor has assembled a team of expert historians to survey the diverse forms of early Christianity as it spread accross centuries, cultures, and continents.
Outline: In this challenging book, four highly respected thinkers discuss the need for a renewal of Christian ethical reflection in a dramatically changed world and articulate their distinctive points of view on how this can responsibly be done. This book is thus both a call for renewal in our thinking and acting, and an introduction to the issue that must be addressed by any meaningful respon…
Outline: In recent decades biblical hermeneutics has been an ever-expanding field of thought and research, with new viewpoints unfolding and debated. This views selected for this volume cohere with a broad center of orthodox interpretation of Scripture. But while they share a common ground and a collection of common tools, their distinctive emphases are at points profound. In this book pro…
Outline: The Cultural Exegesis series is designed to complement the Engaging Culture series by providing methodological and foundational studies that address the way to engage culture theologically. Each volume works within a specific cultural discipline, illustrating and embodying the theory behind cultural engagement. By providing the appropriate tools, these books equip the reader to enga…
Outline: This book provides a critical reading of the history of major atonement theories, offering an in-depth analysis of the legal and political contexts within which they arose. The book engages the latest work in atonement theory and serves as a helpful resource for contemporary discussions.
Outline: This book offers a fresh look at the ethics of submission, gender roles, and servant leadership in the New Testament. Through his careful interpretation of Paul's letters and broader New Testament teaching, theologian the author shows how Christ's submission to the church models as an appropriate understanding of gender roles and servant leadership. As Christ submits to the church, s…
Outline: In his day, John Wesley offered Important insights on how to obtain knowledge of God, insights readily bear fruit in our own times. As premiere Wesleyan scholar the author shows, Wesley's most famous spiritual experience is rife with philosophical significance and implications. Throughout, the author brings Wesley's works into fruithful conversation with some of the most important wo…