Gospel and the City

A. Moody Dwight

Description

The Festival of Young Preachers is a trans-denominational, one-of-a-kind event designed to showcase and encourage young people who aspire to be preachers of the Gospel. Gospel and the City celebrates the preaching ministry of the millennial generation with its collection of sermons preached during the 2013 Festival. The study guide included in this book provides thoughtful assistance for groups who wish to read, watch, and study the sermons.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christianity

Informations

• Publié par: Chalice Press
• Date de parution: 31 décembre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780827212787
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

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and Gospel City the

Sermons from the 2013 National Festival of Young Preachers DWIGHT A. MOODY, EDITOR

GOSPEL AND THE CITY

Dedicated to Lawrence Carter

Dean of the Chapel, Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia

Visionary Leader of the Christian Community Mentor to the Finest Young Preachers in America Early and Steady Advocate for the Academy of Preachers

GOSPEL AND THE CITY

Sermons from the 2013 National Festival of Young Preachers

Edited by DWIGHT A. MOODY

with an Introduction by MATTHEW MYER BOULTON

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Preface:Dwight A. Moody

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Contents

Introduction: The City of God and the City of Cain Matthew Myer Boulton

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PREACHING GOSPEL IN THE CITY  1. The Reason Why I Sing David Kennebrew  2. Faith Greater than the Harvest Christina Schmitt  3. Following Jesus into Ministry David B. Smith  4. Salvation in the Midst of the Earth Andrew Boyd  5. The Panacea for Every Problem Darrell Eryx Hall  6. Why Do I Preach? Ashley Hawley  7. Here to Be a Witness Dane Alexandrian Jones  8. How Far Are You Willing To Go? Aron Neal  9. Will You Be a Witness for Christ? Darschand Raiford  10. Amen! Tiffanie Shanks  11. Mind Your Own Business Tavaris Taylor  12. Heavy Lifting ReQuired Leeanna Allen

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 13. There is Beauty in the Gospel Trenton Durham  14. Are We Pressed Enough? Jessica Crystal James  15. Fundamental Change: Avoiding the Deadbeat Jenna Morrison  16. Preach in the Shadow of the Cross Noah Blackburn  17. All You Need Is Love Cody Knapik  18. Extreme Makeover: Faith Edition Nakia Williams, Jr.  19. No More Bubbles! Tyler Best  20. The Power of Peace Hassan Henderson-Lott  21. Dividing Our Walls Jenny Marble  22. A City Worth Saving Myles Holt  23. Salvation in Unexpected Places Chris Hughes

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DOING JUSTICE IN THE CITY  24. Clear Visions Nick Joyner  25. Seeing Clearly Elijah L. McDavid III  26. Doing Justice in the City Marco Tinor  27. The Identity of Sheep Katie Newsome  28. Helping the Least, the Last, the Lost and the Left Out Wesley Thompson

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 29. Living Above Labels Jessica Tidwell  30. The Judgment of the Nations Terrinae Watson  31. What City Is Like the Great City? Douglass Anne Cartwright  32. Comatose Church Jonathan D. McCoy  33. Telling Our Story Brandon J. Perkins  34. When the City Loses Power Robert G. Woods Jr.

MAKING HOME IN THE CITY  35. The Family of God Jaime Fitzgerald  36. New Territory with God Michelle Rushing  37. I’ve Got the Joy Jennifer Harris Dault  38. Tears Out Here in Babylon James Parnell  39. No Church in the Wild Shadene Stewart  40. Zion in Babylon Anna Vander Wall  41. Oh, the Places You Will Go Trayce L. Stewart  42. A Crumbling Wall Elizabeth Grasham-Reeves  43. A Strategy in the Struggle Naomi Christine Leapheart  44. It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Winford Kennadean Rice Jr.

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 45. Fear or Fire? Christian Smith

FINDING HOPE IN THE CITY  46. The Oaks of Righteousness Taylor Bell  47. Transition Is Coming Michael L. Eley Jr.  48. Promise for My Pain Raymond Forte  49. Jesus the Builder Brandon C. Harris  50. Breaking News Joseph T. Howard  51. Is There Any Hope in the City? Marcus Jones  52. Their Backs Against the Wall Lauren McDufIe  53. Clutter in the Corners Molly Shoulta  54. A Wee Little Man? Aaron Carr  55. How Far Are You Willing? Kristina N. Heise  56. Dining with the Divine Kyle Stevenson  57. The Gospel Is Not a Secret to Be Hidden Ashlee Flores  58. When Silence Speaks Ben Pate  59. Participating Presence Tiffany Sartain  60. Pedestrians and the City of God Adam Graham

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 61. Imagine What’s Next Joshua L. Lazard  62. An Assured Hope Charles W. Penny II  63. Light from the Margins Devon Jerome Crawford  64. Unmerited Compassion Terrence L. Forbes Jr.  65. Knock, Knock Robert Frisone  66. A Touch of Revival T. Joshua Green  67. A Resolution to Rejoice Jonathan Radford  68. Out of the Garden, into the City Harrison Russin  69. How to Handle a Broken Heart David Telfort

PREACH THE GOSPEL  70. There’s a Crowd in Every City Joshua Barrett  71. Unexpected and Exciting Tyler Best  72. The God of our Future Dan Boone  73. I Am Because We Are Lyvonne “Proverbs” Briggs  74. Welcome to Tucson! Alyce M. McKenzie  75. Preach the Gospel Dwight A. Moody Contributors

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