Bible Personalities : A Treasury of Insights for Personal Growth and Ministry

by Wiersbe, Warren W.

• ISBN13: 9780801065262
• ISBN10: 0801065267
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-01
• Publisher: Baker Books

Summary

Wiersbe offers selected quotes from respected Bible scholars on characters from Aaron to Zedekiah. By putting the thoughts and experiences of these great contributors to work, Wiersbe cracks open complex Bible characters and gives overworked pastors and teachers a simple starting point for effective communication.

Author Biography

Warren W. Wiersbe is a pastor, author, and editor of more than one hundred books. Today his primary ministry is serving others through writing, teaching, and speaking at conferences. Among his books are The Dynamics of Preaching and Through the Year with Warren W. Wiersbe. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Biographical Sermon
Biographical Preaching Is Important	9	(4)
Biographical Preaching Is Serious	13	(3)
Biographical Preaching Requires a Prepared Preacher	16	(4)
Biographical Preaching Demands Thorough Preparation	20	(7)
Preaching a Biographical Series	27	(174)
Part 2 Resources for the Biographical Sermon
Aaron	33	(2)
Aaron and Hur	35	(1)
Abel	35	(1)
Abraham	36	(3)
Achan	39	(1)
Adam	39	(1)
Agrippa	40	(1)
Ahab	40	(1)
Ananias	40	(1)
Ananias and Sapphira	41	(1)
Andrew	41	(4)
Balaam	45	(1)
Barnabas	46	(1)
Baruch	47	(1)
Boaz	47	(1)
Caiaphas	48	(1)
Cain	49	(1)
Caleb	50	(2)
Cornelius	52	(1)
Damaris	53	(1)
Daniel	54	(2)
David	56	(6)
Deborah	62	(1)
Demas	62	(2)
Doeg	64	(1)
Ehud	65	(1)
Eleazar	65	(1)
Eli	66	(1)
Elijah	67	(3)
Elisha	70	(1)
Enoch	71	(1)
Esau	72	(2)
Esther	74	(1)
Ezekiel	74	(2)
Felix	76	(3)
Gamaliel	79	(1)
Gideon	79	(2)
Habakkuk	81	(1)
Hagar	81	(1)
Hannah	82	(1)
Herod	83	(1)
Hezekiah	84	(1)
Isaac	85	(1)
Isaiah	86	(2)
Jacob	88	(7)
Jeremiah	95	(3)
Job	98	(1)
John the Baptist	99	(2)
John Mark. See Mark	101	(1)
Jonah	101	(1)
Joseph	102	(9)
Joseph of Arimathea	111	(1)
Joshua	111	(5)
Judas Iscariot	116	(5)
Lazarus	121	(1)
Lot and Lot's Wife	122	(3)
Lydia	125	(1)
Mark	126	(1)
Martha	127	(1)
Mary, the Mother of Our Lord	127	(2)
Mary of Bethany	129	(2)
Mary Magdalene	131	(1)
Melchizedek	131	(1)
Moses	131	(2)
Nathan	133	(1)
Nehemiah	133	(2)
Nicodemus	135	(1)
Noah	136	(2)
Obadiah	138	(1)
Onesiphorus	139	(1)
Paul	140	(7)
Peter	147	(9)
Pontius Pilate	156	(5)
Quartus, ``A Brother''	161	(2)
Queen of Sheba	163	(1)
Rahab	164	(1)
Rebekah	165	(2)
Reuben	167	(1)
Ruth	167	(3)
Samson	170	(3)
Samuel	173	(3)
Sarah	176	(2)
Saul, King of Israel	178	(3)
Simeon	181	(1)
Solomon	182	(2)
Stephen	184	(2)
Thomas	186	(4)
Timothy	190	(5)
Uzza	195	(2)
Zacchaeus	197	(2)
Zedekiah	199	(2)
Notes	201	(2)
Bibliography	203