Let Your Light Shine Through

Collected Sermons - Creative Worship Volume 2

Let Your Light Shine Through
Philip Garside
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20 Mar 2020 NZ
9781988572260
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Are you looking for fresh insights into Bible readings that will stimulate your thinking, warm your heart and support your spiritual journey? These engaging sermons by New Zealand Methodist lay preacher, Philip Garside will get you going. Philip says, "I'm fascinated with how the Bible readings for the Sunday arose: who wrote them, what political or religious situation they sprang from, and what did the writer intend as the message to readers and listeners in their day? I then add in related material from our lives today, from our world, and suggest ways we can interpret the Bible readings. What Good News do they contain for us here and now? I usually draw out a sermon's spiritual or devotional lessons as part of a short recap at the end. Head stuff first, then hands, then heart." He follows the approach of "taking the Bible seriously, but not literally," and writes sermons the way he speaks. This informal approach works well with congregations. The 62 sermons in this book are arranged in the order they were preached over 12 years and follow the three-year cycle of readings in the Revised Common Lectionary. There are indexes of Scripture readings and of People / Themes, and a Bibliography of key books, recordings and other sources referred to in the sermons.The book is supported by free online PowerPoints, images & photos, video clips, and audio recordings of many of the sermons. Philip also hopes that this book will encourage other lay people to learn to lead worship and to take up the rewarding challenge of preaching.
"I am impressed. I see this as an excellent collection of role-model sermons. Each is well researched, well-structured and thoughtfully spiritual. You display an innovative range of creative presentations. Every reflection delivers a meaningful and meaty message for our times. Thank you for sharing it with me." Rosalie Sugrue, Author and Lay Preacher; "Every Methodist preacher in Aotearoa-New Zealand should have this sermon collection by Philip Garside. ...With a print copy in your hands you can dip into it, and discover a theological intelligence, a preacher's vision and a pastoral heart." Rev Dr David Bell, former Principal of Trinity Theological College, Auckland
Philip worked in banking for 19 years before moving into publishing and book selling. He was a co-owner of the Epworth Books shop for many years.Philip's father and maternal grandfather were Methodist ministers, so learning to lead worship and becoming a Methodist lay preacher were natural steps. He identifies as a progressive, liberal Christian.He and his wife Heather share a passion for music, are members of Festival Singers of Wellington and lead the English language congregation's Singing Group at their church. They live in Wellington, New Zealand and have three creative adult children.
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ISBN-13: 9781988572260
Published: 20 Mar 2020
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Philip Garside Publishing
Publisher: Philip Garside Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 229mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 304

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