The Words of Gardner Taylor: Special Occasions and Expository Sermons

by Taylor, Gardner C.; Taylor, Edward L.

• ISBN13: 9780817013516
• ISBN10: 0817013512
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Judson Pr

Summary

Volume 4 of this multivolume that set commemorates the ministry of Gardner Taylor features Taylor's address to the Baptist World Alliance, a memorial service honoring Martin Luther King Jr., the powerful message delivered at Bill Clinton's inauguration, and his unforgettable address during Samuel Proctor's funeral.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
Acknowledgments From The Author	xvi
Introduction	1	(12)
Gardner C. Taylor
Section One: Presidential Addresses
The Salt Of The Earth
Retirement Address as President of the Protestant Council of Churches of New York City, 1961	13	(3)
The Power of Blackness
The President's Message at The Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., Washington, D. C., September 1968	16	(11)
Section Two: Sermons and Addresses to the American Baptist Convention
There Is Power In That Cross
Denver, Colorado, May 1953	27	(9)
The Elements of Evangelism
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1958	36	(6)
The Timeliness of the Timeless Gospel
San Francisco, California, May 1965	42	(7)
Civil Rights Events of The 1960s: A Retrospective and Forward Look
Portland, Oregon, June 1985	49	(10)
Section Three: Sermons and Addresses to the Baptist World Alliance
They Shall Ask The Way
Cleveland, Ohio, July 1950	59	(8)
The Minister In Today's World
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1960	67	(7)
Freedom and Responsibility
Miami, Florida, June 1965	74	(6)
Goals of Social Change
Tokyo, Japan, July 1970	80	(5)
Section Four: Special Occasions
The Christian Drama
The Anniversary Sermon for the Montgomery Improvement Association's Bus Boycott, December 6, 1950	85	(8)
The Hazard of The Uncommited
A Sermon Delivered to the Chicago Sunday Evening Club, November 9, 1969	93	(7)
The Strange Ways of God
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 1972	100	(9)
Parting Words
Final Sermon as Pastor of Concord Baptist Church, Brooklyn, New York, June 24, 1990	109	(5)
Facing Facts with Faith
Prayer Service for the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton, Washington, D. C., January 20, 1993	114	(6)
Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Black Alumni/ae Day, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1993	120	(5)
A New Title
First Pastoral Anniversary of Edward L. Taylor, New Horizon Baptist Church, Princeton, New Jersey, October 17, 1999	125	(10)
Section Five: Eulogies
Farewell to a Friend
For Marshall Shepard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 25, 1967	135	(3)
A President of Preaching
For Sandy F. Ray, New York, New York, April 21, 1979	138	(6)
A Mighty Oak Is Fallen
For Samuel De Witt Proctor, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Harlem, New York, May 29, 1997	144	(7)
Section Six: Expository Sermons on the Seven Churches of Asia Minor
Ephesus: The Church That Left Its First Love (Revelation 2:1-7)
January 17, 1988	151	(7)
Smyrna: The Rich Poor Church, Part 1 (Revelation 2:8-11)
January 24, 1988	158	(8)
Smyrna: The Rich Poor Church, Part 2 (Revelation 2:8-11)
February 7, 1988	166	(7)
Pergamos: The Church Near Satan's Throne, Part 1 (Revelation 2:12-17)
February 14, 1988	173	(8)
Pergamos: The Church Near Satan's Throne, Part 2 (Revelation 2:12-17)
February 21, 1988	181	(8)
Thyatira, Part I: The Church That Harbored a False Prophetess (Revelation 2:18-29)
March 6, 1988	189	(9)
Thyatira, Part II: The Great Possibility (Revelation 2:24-29)
Palm Sunday, March 27, 1988	198	(7)
Sardis: Words about Death and Life (Revelation 3:1-6)
Easter Sunday, April 3, 1988	205	(8)
Philadelphia: The Open Door (Revelation 3:7-13)
April 17, 1988	213	(7)
Philadelphia: The Keepers Are Kept, Part 1 (Revelation 3:7-13)
April 24, 1988	220	(8)
Philadelphia: The Keepers Are Kept, Part 2 (Revelation 3:7-13)
May 1, 1988	228	(7)
Laodicea, Part I: The Great Amen Speaks (Revelation 3:14-18)
May 8, 1988	235	(8)
Laodicea, Part II: Lukewarmness Rejected (Revelation 3:14-22)
May 29, 1988	243	(9)
Laodicea, Part III: The Door of the Soul (Revelation 3:14-22)
June 5, 1988	252	(7)
Laodicea, Part IV: The Knocker (Revelation 3:14-22)
June 19, 1988	259	(5)
Laodicea, Part V: A Promise after a Welcome (Revelation 3:14-22)
June 26, 1988	264