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A step-by-step guide to preparing effective expository sermons Preparing Sermons from the Page to the Pulpit helps pastors move from study to sermon in seven clear steps. Pastors love studying God's word. But it can be difficult to take the things they've learned from exegesis and apply them to the soul of a congregation. Veteran pastor and seminary professor Wayne Baxter helps pastors move from study to sermon. He guides preachers on how to take their exegetical analysis of a Scripture passage and turn it into an effective expository sermon. Preachers and seminarians will be helped by Baxter's expertise as they grow in crafting compelling sermons.

This book is for people and their families trapped in an obsessive-compulsive spiral. The critical argument i will share is how to be all in when living with uncertainty. The book's promise for reading it is to know how to do exposure-response prevention (erp) by making one crucial shift. Are you willing to engage with the critical argument? The promise will be met through a structure of reading, involvement and mindset that will give you a new perspective on erp through understanding what uncertainty is all about. Here is a preview of what you'll learn...Defining obsessive compulsive personality disorderThe causes and symptoms of ocdHow ocd is diagnosed and confirmedMedical treatment optionsHome treatment optionsAdditional strategies for management and treatmentMuch, much more!This book will help you better understand ocd, and see how you can deal with it. It has been written as a general overview outlining the main things you need to know about this subject. It's a short read and a great start for people who know little about the subject. Obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) is the name given to a condition in which people experience repetitive and upsetting thoughts and/or behaviours. Ocd has two main features: obsessions and compulsions.

In this book, Wayne Baxter explores and unpacks the Shepherd Christology in the Gospel of Matthew. By examining Matthews shepherd motif against the backdrop of the metaphors appropriation in the biblical tradition, in the writings of Second Temple Judaism, and in the New Testament, Baxters analysis reveals important convergences and divergences between Matthew and these three groups of authors. One the one hand, the Evangelists shepherd motif closely echoes that of the Jewish Scriptures; on the other hand, at points Matthews motif aligns with the tropes usage by Christ-believers over and against its deployment by Second Temple Jewish authors. Sometimes he agrees with the Second Temple writers over and against Christ-believers, and at other times he stands alone, deviating from both Second Temple Jews and Christ-believers. Baxter argues that the reason for these convergences and divergences is Matthews high Shepherd Christology: In Jesus the messianic Shepherd, YHWH has personally returned in a dramatic way to shepherd his people, Israel.

Is the church of the twenty-first century supposed to regain its former glory, or is it too late? Are the people of God in exile yet again? Have we lost our cultural footing and are now in desperate need to find a new way for the present millennium? Daniel was born into a nation of God-fearers, where the Scriptures were embraced and biblical values espoused. But that all changed with the Babylonian exile. Daniel's God, his values, and his faith had become irrelevant and even despised in his society. With the erosion of Christendom, Daniel's story has become the church's story! We've Lost. What Now? offers a clear, insightful, and relevant exposition of Daniel in order to empower believers to minister more effectively than ever before from the social and cultural margins the church now inhabits.

Offers a comparison of the shepherd metaphor in "Matthew's Gospel" with its use in early Jewish, Christian, and Graeco-Roman writings, shedding light on "Matthew's" socio-religious location.