Preaching to people in pain : How suffering can shape your sermons and connect with your congregation

Offering an important corrective to a pain-averse culture that celebrates individualism and success, veteran preacher and teacher Matthew Kim encourages pastors to preach on the painful issues their congregations face. Through vulnerability and self-disclosure, pastors can help their congregants... Full description

Main Author:	Kim, Matthew D.
Published:	Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2021
Subjects:	SUFFERING - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS - CHRISTIANITY. PAIN - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS - CHRISTIANITY. PREACHING.
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Table of Contents:

Part 1. Naming the pain. The preacher’s pain
The listeners’ pain
A plan for preaching on pain
Part 2. Preaching on pain. Painful decisions
“The anatomy of a bad decision” (sermon on 1 Samuel 15)
Painful finances
“The secret to contentment” (sermon on Philippians 4:10-20)
Painful health issues
“Panhandling for true satisfaction” (sermon on Acts 3:1-10)
Painful losses
“Successful suffering” (sermons on 2 Corinthians 1:3-11)
Painful relationships
“Honoring Mom as honoring God” (sermon on Ruth 1-4)
Painful sins
“The God of fourth chances (sermon on John 21:15-25).

Preaching to people in pain : How suffering can shape your sermons and connect with your congregation

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