Author: Timothy J. Smith
Publisher: CSS Publishing
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 77
ISBN-13: 0788007815
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Written in a narrative, storytelling style, these sermons based on texts from 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, Song of Solomon, Proverbs, Esther, and Job capture the drama of the Old Testament and bring it to life for contemporary listeners. Timothy Smith is a bright young preacher who has learned to blend old stories with contemporary stories to tell the gospel story. Reading No Particular Place to Go, his collection of Old Testament sermons, will spark many creative sermon ideas as you prepare to preach. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts Monroeville, Alabama 1996 Protestant Hour Preacher Timothy Smith achieves two important goals in his Old Testament lectionary series. First, he is faithful to the text as he tells the story. Second, he provides helpful ways for contemporary Christians to relate the Old Testament to their everyday lives. Dr. Rodney E. Wilmoth Minneapolis, Minnesota These sermons bring the ever-present human condition off the pages of the Old Testament and into the realities of the late twentieth century. They focus on the ancient scriptures through the lens of the gospel in a way that proclaims salvation without moralizing. Dr. Kendall K. McCabe Former Professor of Homiletics and Worship United Theological Seminary Timothy J. Smith is pastor of the Bird-in-Hand Methodist Church in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish Country. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, and has served churches in Eastern Pennsylvania.
