The Golden Age of Preaching: Men Who Moved the MassesiUniverse, 2005 M08 15 - 320 pages To measure the impact of a minister's preaching, one must first examine the societal context in which the ministry took place. For example, what would lead a minister of the Gospel to roar from the pulpit, as did Joseph Parker of City Temple, London, "God damn the Sultan!" The first section of The Golden Age of Preaching is given to the study of the times in which nine prominent British preachers ministered. Understanding the times helps one to comprehend why crowds flocked to hear these men preach, and why their sermons were printed in newspapers on Monday. Furthermore, to assess the preaching of a man, one needs to take into account the life and manner of the man himself. The Men Who Moved the Masses includes biographical sketches of nine selected preachers: Alexander McLaren, Robert William Dale, Henry Parry Liddon at St. Paul's London, Joseph Parker, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Alexander Whyte, Frederick Brotherton Meyer, John Henry Jowett, and George Campbell Morgan. These were men, though hampered by various medical problems and personality shortcomings, who led thousands to faith in their day. The final section attempts to answer the question, "Why?" by identifying those homiletical characteristics of their preaching which they had in common, resulting in such uncommon impact upon the masses. Those qualities are not confined to their era alone. They are perpetual, applicable to any age, to any culture. Preachers and seminarians who dare to sit at the feet and learn from these preaching giants of the past will find their own preaching power lifted onto a new plain to the benefit of all who hear them. |
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Alexander McLaren Alexander Whyte audience Baptist became Bible Birmingham Bishop Britain British called Campbell Morgan Carr’s Lane character Charles Spurgeon Christ Christian City Temple College crowds D. L. Moody Dale’s death described earnestness England Evangelical evangelist F. B. Meyer faith father Free Church friends gift God’s Gospel hear hearers heart heaven Henry Parry Liddon Holy hour humour imagination Jesus John Angell James John Henry Jowett Joseph Parker labour language later lectures Liddon preach lives London look Lord man’s Manchester McLaren Metropolitan Tabernacle mind minister ministry mission Moody morning never Northfield once Oxford Oxford Movement pastor Paul’s Cathedral personality possessed prayer preacher published pulpit R. W. Dale regarded Scriptures sermon soul speech spiritual Street style Sunday theological things Thomas Binney thought tion truth voice Westminster Chapel wife words write wrote young
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Page 2 - Where her springs are, her leaks; and how to stop 'em; What sands, what shelves, what rocks do threaten her; The forces and the natures of all winds, Gusts, storms, and tempests; when her keel ploughs hell, And deck knocks heaven: then to manage her, Becomes the name and office of a pilot.
Page 26 - Did you not become very drowsy and sleepy towards the end of the day and feel much fatigued?' 'Yes; that began about three o'clock; and grew worse and worse, and it came to be very bad towards six and seven.
Page 16 - Intoxication was the most frequent charge against the clergy. One was so drunk while waiting for a funeral, that he- fell into the grave; another was conveyed away from a visitation dinner in a helpless state by the Bishop's own servants. A third, when rebuked for drunkenness, replied, " But, my Lord, I never was drunk on duty.