Sentences with phrase «public preaching of the gospel»

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Moreover, for the ministers of the Reformed churches «preaching» was a symbolic word; it meant not only public discourse but every action through which the gospel was brought home and men were moved to repent before God and to trust in him.

Mark is preaching the gospel; he is doing it by telling a story belonging to the world of actual fact: the world in which Herod Antipas and Pontius Pilate played the parts on the public stage which secular historians ascribe to them; the world in which the machinery of Roman rule operated in ways known to all students of the period; the world which was disturbed by the familiar tensions and conflicts of the last half century of the Jewish state.

If the idea of art is restricted to poetic self - expression, then preaching the church's gospel in public does not qualify.

They attend to scripture; struggle to discern the gospel's call and demand on them and their congregations in particular contexts; lead worship, preach and teach; respond to requests for help of all kinds from myriad people in need; live with children, youth and adults through life cycles marked by both great joy and profound sadness; and take responsibility for the unending work of running an organization with buildings, budgets, and public relations and personnel issues.

Where the Gospel itself was preached and believed, and its central public acts of baptism and the celebration of the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples were seen to be done, there was the Church founded by him.

When John Wesley traveled all over England, declaring the gospel of Christ in the fields and on the village commons, in the streets of large towns and in public places in the countryside, he was still acting as an ordained minister of the Church and he was still preaching in the Church — although the authorities of the Established Church of England, regrettably, did not seem willing to recognize what should have been a patent and wonderful fact.

Florida, USA About Blog Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist and networker among innovative Christian leaders.He has written dozen - plus books & assisted in the development of several new churches.His public speaking covers a broad range of topics including the gospel and global crises; theology & postmodernity; liturgy, preaching & spiritual formation; evangelism & inter-religious dialogue; faith & social justice.

Florida, USA About Blog Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist and networker among innovative Christian leaders.He has written dozen - plus books & assisted in the development of several new churches.His public speaking covers a broad range of topics including the gospel and global crises; theology & postmodernity; liturgy, preaching & spiritual formation; evangelism & inter-religious dialogue; faith & social justice.

Florida, USA About Blog Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist and networker among innovative Christian leaders.He has written dozen - plus books & assisted in the development of several new churches.His public speaking covers a broad range of topics including the gospel and global crises; theology & postmodernity; liturgy, preaching & spiritual formation; evangelism & inter-religious dialogue; faith & social justice.