Preaching the Hard Words of Jesus

Download or read book Preaching the Hard Words of Jesus written by Steven D. Mathewson and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The longer we preach, the more we start to realize how radical and shocking the words of Jesus are-even to Christians. Veteran pastor Steven D. Mathewson provides proven wisdom from decades of preaching to makes sense of the red letters that perplex many in your congregations and to equip you with the tools you need to preach them confidently and persuasively. Preaching the Hard Words of Jesus is loaded with Scripture, bibliographic references, and scholarly resources, this book walks us through Jesus' harder teachings on topics like the demands of discipleship, sex, and marriage, divorce hell, the end times, and more.