A series of timeless lectures by REV. William Evans, noted American Bible scholar, committed to print in 1912, making it available to a wider audience the wealth of his insights into Scriptural teaching. Born at Liverpool in 1870, Evans came to the U.S. seeking newspaper employment. After graduation from the Bible Institute, he attended the University of Chicago as well as other schools. Eventually he earned a number of college and seminary degrees, including Ph.D. He joined the Moody Institute faculty and became director of the Bible course for 11 years. Students recalled that his voice "sometimes rose to a roar." Though he was stern, they found him kind and sympathetic; many would linger after class to ask questions. Especially as a result of the teaching of Dr. R. A. Torrey, he became "somewhat of a walking Bible." As years went by, he added to the Torrey system some memory gymnastics of his own. Thus in later years Evans would stand before vast audiences and quote "whole chapters of the Bible without difficulty." Next he became associate dean of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now Biola University). After 1918 he traveled widely, ministering at Bible conferences in many parts of Africa and Asia. He was offered a number of famous pulpits, but preferred to have the world as his parish. Most of his 40 books are out of print, but may be found in second hand stores and libraries. Outstanding titles still available include Great Doctrines of the Bible, How to Prepare Sermons, and What Every Christian Should Believe. Evans went to be with the Lord in 1950, at age 80. His funeral was held at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, where his son, Dr. Louis Evans, was pastor. (disciplemagazine.com)
A series of timeless lectures by REV. William Evans, noted American Bible scholar, committed to print in 1912, making it available to a wider audience the wealth of his insights into Scriptural teaching.
In this excellent manual, William Evans offers practical guidance to preparing excellent, thought-provoking and eloquent sermons on a variety of spiritual topics. The first two thirds of this book contains a variety of discussions regarding sermons. Knowing one's own personality and skills of oration is emphasized as important, as is an understanding and ability to interpret and properly present a chosen scriptural text. The piecing together and assembly of the chosen themes, and the three major phases of a good sermon - Introduction, Body, and Conclusion - are all discussed. In the later portions of the text, the author shows us examples of themes he has himself used over the years. Quoting the Gospels and highlighting each selection, Evans demonstrates a lucidity in justifying choices. He considers how each forms a picture for the audience and evoke spiritual thought in every listener. Finally, we are given an in-depth look at the system which William Evans used to prepare and organize his sermons.
The demand for this book has come from the students in the class room who have listened to these lectures on the Great Doctrines of the Bible, and have desired and requested that they be put into permanent form for the purpose of further study and reference. This volume is prepared, therefore, primarily, but not exclusively, for the student, and with his needs in mind. The doctrines herein treated are dealt with from the standpoint of Biblical rather than Dogmatic theology. This is evident from the plan which is followed in the work, namely, to gather together all the Scripture passages dealing with the subject under consideration, and from them choose a required number that may be called representative; then seek to understand the meaning of these references by the study of the text itself as well as its context and parallel passages; and finally, from the selected proof-texts, formulate the doctrinal teaching, and place such results under appropriate headings."-From the preface.
For generations, many questions concerning life has eluded mankind. People have contemplated many of these questions and speculated on the true answers. Two questions that, no matter where you originate from or live on this planet, are by far the most intriguing to answer. The existence of a being with supernatural powers and the meaning of life are not the simplest questions to answer. Neither can be explained scientifically with a true answer. Many people believe that we, mankind, are the creation of God--a supernatural entity that has an intelligent purpose in creating us. That intelligent purpose is the meaning of life. If God exists and has an intelligent purpose in creating us, do we really know what this purpose is? And if so, do we find it meaningful in our lives? On the other hand, if God doesn't exist, the meaning of life can only be meaningless. Considering there have been endless numbers of wars, crimes, discriminations, mistreatment, accidents, diseases, and numerous other misfortunes that have affected human life, we naturally ask, "Why do these things happen? And if God exists, why would he let them happen?" A compelling thought to contemplate. A true answer about God and life is presented in the information provided throughout this book. The existence of God and his purpose in creating mankind is a true value for you to know. This book will guide you to the meaning of life and an understanding to your purpose as God's creation.
Caney Ford Baptist Church a 150 year history, is the story of a church in Harriman, Tennessee that has existed with 3 different centuries the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s. Now that we are here we want to honor and remember the past.
God required the price to remove his anger against the humankind who offended him. He wanted to see in that price a death, with bloodshed as evidence, demonstrating a sacrifice for the forgiveness of the sinners. For God, all sinners had to die. So, when Jesus died, the corpse of Jesus represented the corpse of all sinners. God was satisfied when he saw the corpse of Jesus. God put in his mind that he had killed all mankind. The punishment was then given, and the problem between him and the humankind was resolved. Jesus Christs corpse has ability to be the price required by God. His blood as a killed sacrifice is the evidence of the death required by God. The blood of animals was not needed in the mankinds salvation process. The blood required by God was to be a mankinds blood. This blood had to come from the death of a perfect person, perfect as God himself. The problem was only to be solved by the blood of God himself, because only God is perfect. But God could only die by taking human form, that is why the Second Person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ, descent to earth to die in the place of humankind, through an agonizing death at the cross of Golgotha, and therefore he paid the price required by God. Then, God died as self-substitution for men. He was God-man. In beliefs of different world religions, we cant find any other god who died for people. Only God, in whom Christians believe in, died for humankind, and he had risen. He is alive. Only the Faith in God propitiated for sinners is True Faith, and other beliefs are false faith.
This book captures in detail virtually all events written by John the Revelator on the Bible's last book of Revelation. Intimidating most would say but in careful succinct detail analysis and interpretations of the scripture is laid out for all readers with simplicity and understanding. You will not be disappointed when you decide to partake and indulge yourself into those seeming uninterpretable creatures and events as the apostle John's words are literally unfolded into easy to understand concepts within the reading. Fascinating at length and you will not be able to put it down until you complete it. Accept this as my challenge to you and see if it's true? Enjoyable all the way through. Thanks and may God Bless you with his speed through and through on your way to his assignment. Be on the lookout for my next book, "Unfolding the Mystery of the Kingdom of God." All the best!
As a young, black, MIT-educated social scientist, Marsha Coleman-Adebayo landed her dream job at the EPA, working with Al Gore, assisting post-apartheid South Africa. But when she tried to get the government to investigate allegations that a multinational corporation was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of South Africans mining vanadium—a vital strategic mineral--she found that the EPA was the first line of defense for the corporation. When the agency stonewalled, Coleman-Adebayo blew the whistle. How could she know that the agency with a hippie-like logo would use every racist and sexist trick in their playbook in retaliation? The EPA cost her her career, endangered her family, and sacrificed more lives in the vanadium mines of South Africa—but also brought about an upwelling of support from others in the federal bureaucracy who were fed up with its crushing repression. Upon prevailing in court, Coleman-Adebayo organized a grassroots struggle to bring protection to all federal employees facing discrimination and retribution from the government. The No FEAR Coalition that she organized waged a two-year-long battle with Congress over the need to protect whistleblowers—and won. This book is her harrowing story.
This is the third of a series of four books detailing the history of Nottingham. The previous three are The Nottingham Date Book 850 - 1845. Thoroton's, 1797. and John Blacknere's of 1815. This book contains many historic facts about Nottingham. The town began in the 6th century as a small settlement called Snottaingaham. Nottingham was originally a fortified settlement or burgh. The town had a ditch around it and an earth rampart with a wooden palisade on top. In 920 the English king recaptured Nottingham and he built a bridge across the Trent. Nottingham was famous for its Lace during the industrial revolution. Today it is the City of Nottingham.
This book is a message of relating the structure and building of a house to one's relationship with God! This message is relative today and needing to be heard not only by non-believers, but to those who want to draw closer to God through the work of the Holy Spirit. The message, ?Blueprints for Living? shows how to have a relationship in Jesus Christ and keep God in our thoughts in everything we do and become better and stronger ministers and witnesses for our Lord.
The first biography of Zachary Macaulay - the ‘engineer’ of the anti-slavery movement in Britain. He was never an orator or organiser of meetings but through careful research and publication of the facts, providing the vital resources for the parliamentary and public campaign.
God's Design is about the individual's physical needs with scripture of science. Next is relationships with friends, the opposite sex, parent to child, adult child to parents, etc., then marriage, and finally, your relationship with God.
Home to "Black Broadway" and the Howard Theatre in the Greater U Street area, Washington, DC, has long been associated with American jazz. Duke Ellington and Billy Eckstine launched their careers there in the early 20th century. Decades later, Shirley Horn and Buck Hill would follow their leads, and DC's "jazz millennials" include graduates of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. For years, Bohemian Caverns and One Step Down were among the clubs serving as gathering places for producers and consumers of jazz, even as Rusty Hassan and other programmers used radio to promote the music. Washington, DC, Jazz focuses, primarily, on the history of straight-ahead jazz, using oral histories, materials from the William P. Gottlieb Collection at the Library of Congress, the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives at the University of the District of Columbia, and Smithsonian Jazz. This volume also features the work of photographers Nathaniel Rhodes, Michael Wilderman, and Lawrence A. Randall.
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