Author: Jim Henry Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 1433675129 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 178
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A "must have" for all pastors, this new handbook (5 1/2" wide by 7 3/4" high) will help you as you minister to persons in the critical time of grief. Jim Henry is pastor of a 10,000-member church in Orlando, Florida. He has been a pastor in service for thirty-six years and also served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.Part 1 includes guidelines in seven vital areas of grief ministry including, what to do in the following situations:On Receiving Notification of a DeathWhen Visiting in the HomeSchedulingDuring the Funeral Home VisitDuring the ServiceWhen Concluding the ServiceAt the GravesitePart 2 includes twenty-three full-length funeral messages (4-8 pages each) for different situations including the following:Sudden unexpected deathOne who battled a long illnessA military person of faithA childA studentA godly wife, mother, or womanThis is a much-needed manual for pastors, ministers, and laymen alike who are called on to minister in funeral and memorial services.
Author: David Jeremiah Publisher: Turning Point ISBN: 195170116X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 332
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What happens when we die? Where do we go? Is there an afterlife? Does the Bible say anything specific about heaven? Are there streets of gold there? This book will answer those questions and tell you what’s up with heaven. By studying the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation and studying a variety of topics, the curtain is pulled back—to the extent Scripture allows—to reveal the glorious and utterly amazing realm of heaven.
Author: Al, Jr. Cadenhead Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 1433676699 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 117
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The plans for this book began several years ago as I personally sought quality resources for my work with grieving families. With such an abundance of homelectical materials in general, I was concerned that there seemed to be very little to offer guidance for the funeral setting. The goal of this book is to provide resource material for a setting that has so much potential for ministry. - From the Preface.
Author: Paul Beasley-Murray Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press ISBN: 178974363X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 236
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250,000 people die in the UK each year, and almost half will have a Christian funeral service. Preaching at a funeral is a vital part of pastoral ministry, but too often funeral sermons consist of generalities and platitudes used for multiple services rather than illuminating the hope gifted to us by the resurrection. In There is Hope veteran pastor Paul Beasley-Murray offers practical advice to help Christian leaders craft meaningful, biblically driven sermons and preach with confidence and compassion at funeral services. Drawing on his years of experience, he offers a sensitive, pastorally rich exposition of twenty key Bible passages, exploring how preachers can draw on them to show the hope beyond death that the Gospel offers. Alongside are funeral sermon examples that he has preached himself, as well as ideas, outlines and guidance for writing your own. There is Hope is the perfect book for ordinands and preachers who are new to giving funeral sermons, as well as for experienced preachers and pastors wanting to improve and grow in their pastoral ministry and are looking for new ideas for funeral sermons. Full of biblical depth, this guide will equip priests and pastors with all the tools they need to deliver comforting funeral sermons that truly deliver the message that even in death, in the Gospel there is hope.
Author: J. Sanderson Publisher: ISBN: 9781331989752 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 504
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Excerpt from Memorial Tributes: A Compend of Funeral Addresses; An Aid for Pastors; A Book of Comfort for the Bereaved There are few more delicate tasks falling to the lot of a minister than the conducting of what are known as funeral services. It does not meet the difficulty to have provided for him a form employed over all, without exception - the best proof of which is that where such a form is in fixed use, occasions are constantly arising in which the clergyman is constrained, by his own sense of the fitness of things, to add words of his own. He thus runs the risk of making invidious distinctions, while the uniform employment of the same language, if it be fit in the case of a decided Christian, is stronger than the Christian consciousness recognizes as fit where no profession of faith has been made. Among the ways in which the minister can prepare himself to discharge this duty is by the prayerful use of such helps as are within reach. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: J. Sanderson Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781544771557 Category : Languages : en Pages : 500
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From the Introduction. THERE are few more delicate tasks falling to the lot of a minister than the conducting of what arc known as funeral services. It does not meet the difficulty to have provided for him a form employed over all, without exception-the best proof of which is that where such a form is in fixed use, occasions arc constantly arising in which the clergyman is constrained, by his own sense of the fitness of things, to add words of his own. He thus runs the risk of making invidious distinctions, while the uniform employment of the same language, if it be fit in the case of a decided Christian, is stronger than the Christian consciousness recognizes as fit where no profession of faith has been made. Among the ways in which the minister can prepare himself to discharge this duty is by the prayerful use of such helps as are within reach. Foremost among these is the word of God, next in place will be the suggestive examples set by men, in whom, notwithstanding the imperfections of our common nature, good sense and knowledge of human nature have been elevated and consecrated by grace. There are many ministers, who, like the present writer, have been censured for statements made over the dead when they carefully guarded their testimony and avowedly confined it to the record of their own intercourse with the deceased; and some, who have had -hearers- take their departure because enough was not said in eulogy of their buried kindred. Such things must probably be expected in the complications of a society, partly Christianized, and largely influenced by conventional usage. A true minister can only try to maintain in himself a conscience void of offence, and at the same time avoid the giving of just offence to others....
Author: Kenn Filkins Publisher: College PressPub Company ISBN: 9780899006024 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 195
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Each funeral is as unique as the individual for whom the funeral is honoring. Each family, situation, and circumstance is different. A prepared formal funeral message seems so impersonal and could waste a chance to minister to the family and friends in attendance. Learn how and when to use humor, how stories of the deceased can touch lives, and many more helpful tips on gathering information and preparing it into a funeral format. This is a "must have" resource for any minister.
Author: James W. Cox Publisher: Jossey-Bass ISBN: 9780787942052 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 384
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". . . This religious anthology will nourish the pastor?s heart, soul, and mind. It?s a treasure for devotional reflection as well as a support for the task at hand." -- James W. Crawford, pastor, Old South Church, Boston "Under the editorial . . . guidance of Professor Cox, whose sensitivity to parish needs in incomparable, The Ministers Manual has achieved a long-standing reputation for its wide variety of quality material for pulpit and worship use". -- Donald Macleod, Francis L. Patton, professor emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary The Ministers Manual is the single most comprehensive resource for preaching and worship available, filled with completely new material for 1999. Unlike other preaching annuals that simply outline sermons, The Ministers Manual provides complete sermons for the entire calendar year. This nondenominational guide offers you both topical and lectionary sermons and supplements these with two alternative sermon outlines for every Sunday. You can engage the minds of your youngest parishioners by drawing from the fifty-two children's sermons and stories and there are thoughtful sermon illustrations and messages for seasonal celebrations. In addition, The Ministers Manual will help you prepare sermons and prayers for such occasions as communion, funeral services, and Memorial Day. Along with all this, The Ministers Manual gives you additional features not found in other preaching manuals. It provides three valuable worship aids with every sermon, useful for expanding your Sunday service. You can also enrich your preaching by drawing from the more than one hundred thought-provoking quotations and questions on life and religion. Further, this expansive reference offers topics to ponder at small group discussions and resources for evangelism and world missions. And the seven indexes put all of this valuable information at your fingertips. The Ministers Manual is truly unequaled in
Author: Church of England Publisher: Canterbury Press ISBN: 0715122339 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 425
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Offers liturgical material for the journey of each individual through life. For each key element of this journey (birth, marriage, healing, death), it provides both material for key ‘public’ events and resources for ‘private’ pastoral care.
Author: Jim Henry
Author: John Russell Chiles
Author: David Jeremiah
Author: Al, Jr. Cadenhead
Author: Paul Beasley-Murray
Author: J. Sanderson
Author: J. Sanderson
Author: Kenn Filkins
Author: James W. Cox
Author: Church of England