Category: Education
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Introduction to Textual Sermons
Textual sermons offer a refreshing counterpoint to the prevalent superficiality that is found in the present age of soundbites. Textual preaching is a method of sermon preparation that centres on a specific biblical passage as its primary focus. It is often confused with expository preaching or considered a subset of expository preaching in certain circles.…
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An Introduction to Thematic Preaching and Sermons
A couple of months back on the blog we explored the different types of sermons or preaching styles and their purposes. Today we’ll be taking a closer look at one of those forms of preaching or sermon types which is built around the exploration of a central doctrinal theme from scripture. We will explore the…
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Introducing Faithtech: GetSermons – Your Personalized Christian Audio Experience
Craving a deeper connection with your faith and a way to nurture your Christian growth? Imagine an app overflowing with inspiring sermons and diverse messages, catering to a variety of Christian backgrounds and preferences. Well, imagine no more! Introducing GetSermons, a Christian lifestyle app designed for Christians to enjoy the rich tradition of Christian sermons…
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John Calvin: Shaping Christianity from the Reformation to the Present
John Calvin was originally trained as a lawyer, a background that would later prove invaluable in his meticulous and systematic approach to theology. Though his father initially sent him to school to study to be a priest, it was the world of law that would shape Calvin’s intellectual foundation and leave a long-lasting legacy on…
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Sermons, Fellowship and Growth
A couple of months back on the blog, we shared on 5 reasons why sermons are essential for spiritual growth. Among the reasons we expounded on was the importance of sermons in building communities through constant fellowship. Acts 2:42 provides us with more than just historical narrative but a timeless blueprint for community building. The…
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Evolution of Preaching Part II: Puritan and Great Awakening to Modern Times
Puritan Movement and The Great Awakening The Reformation gave rise to a lot of new movements within Protestantism. One of such movement was the Puritan movement which we talked about briefly on the article last week. Puritan preachers often used vivid imagery, intense language, and extended metaphors to convey their message with conviction. The Puritans…
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Evolution of Preaching: New Testament to the Reformation
St. Augustine wrote down the first manual on learning to preach in book 4 of De Doctrina (On Christian Doctrine). This book was seminal and influenced the preaching style of his time down to even the present age. But before Augustine wrote down the first manual, there was already an existing pattern developed through the…
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Saint Augustine’s Impact on Christian Theology and Western Thought
“It may be said that all the thought-currents of the past meet in his works and form the source which provides the whole doctrinal tradition of succeeding ages.” – Pope Paul VI on Augustine Last week, we delved into the life of Saint Augustine, tracing his journey from Thagaste to Carthage, Rome, and Milan, and…
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St. Augustine: The Making of an Orthodox Icon
From a life of loose living which included sexual indulgence, lavish parties, drunkenness, worldly ambitions and all manner of vices that were available to the ancient world, St. Augustine sought fulfilment for his soul dJ. Perhaps the most notable Christian thinker after the apostle Paul, the transformation of Augustine from a wayward sinner to a…
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The Sermons of the Early Church Fathers
After the death of the apostles in the formative years of Christianity, between the first and fifth centuries emerged a group of people that would be later known as the church fathers. These were theologians, bishops, scholars and philosophers and some were direct disciples of the apostles. These groups of individuals are notable for their…