With Uplifted Head

by Machiela, Al; Lioy, Daniel T.

• ISBN13: 9781556352683
• ISBN10: 1556352689
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-01
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

With Uplifted Head: Preaching Hope is a book that exalts Christ by giving insight into the biblical teaching about hope. The book also shows interested readers how to preach in a way that will foster hope among members of their congregations. Because the book is designed for both pastors and lay church leaders, it does more than just present a theological understanding of biblical hope. It also has plenty of suggestions for preaching hope directly and indirectly. The authors maintain that only biblical hope, focused on the resurrection and affirmed by the renewing Holy Spirit, can change believers internally and create anticipation for a future in the presence of the living God. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Al Machiela teaches and serves as academic dean at Koinonia Theological Seminary in Davao City, the Philippines

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Words of Gratitude	p. xiii
Taking Aim at Despair	p. 1
Focus of Biblical Hope	p. 9
Incomplete Views of Hope (Part One)	p. 27
Incomplete Views of Hope (Part Two)	p. 49
Preaching the Hope of the Kingdom of God	p. 69
Preaching the Hope of the Presence of God	p. 91
Preaching the Hope of the Judgment	p. 111
Preaching Passages that Inspire Hope	p. 129
Epilogue	p. 157
Important Preaching Passages of Hope	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 173
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