Teaching the Bible Series Upgrade (4 vols.)
by Christopher Ash, David Cook, David Jackman
Christian Focus,Proclamation Trust 2006–2009
Overview
There are commentaries and there are books on preaching—but very few books that combine elements of both to enable the preacher or Bible teacher to prepare a series on specific sections of Scripture. This series gives the Bible teacher suitable tools to understand the context of biblical books, doctrinal themes, the methods of interpretation, the key interpretation points, and how to communicate that message for the hearer. While very useful for preachers, this collection is also aimed at equipping small group study leaders, youth workers, and other Bible teachers. The books are purposefully practical.
In this upgrade collection, authors Christopher Ash and David Cook bring us teachings from Romans and Acts, two of the New Testament's most theologically-debated books. Then, David Jackman provides 176 pages of teaching on the Holy Spirit. A great addition to the Teaching the Bible Series (4 Vols.), these four works are brimming with solid biblical scholarship.
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Individual Titles
- Teaching Romans, Vol. 1, by Christopher Ash
- Teaching Romans, Vol. 2, by Christopher Ash
- Teaching Acts, by David Cook
- Spirit of Truth: Unlocking the Bible’s Teaching on the Holy Spirit, by David Jackman
Teaching Romans, Vol. 1
- Author: Christopher Ash
- Publisher: Christian Focus
- Publication Date: 2009
- Pages: 320
Teaching Romans, Vol. 1 is divided into three sections, the first containing introductory materials on the text of Romans. Sections two and three work systematically through a suggested preaching or Bible study series on Romans 1-8. Preaching outlines and Bible study questions are included for each passage..
Personally, I found the structure of each chapter extremely helpful. After analyzing and explaining the meaning of the text, the author moves from text to teaching. In this section the basic theme and aim are clarified and pointers to application made. This is perhaps what lifts these volumes beyond the limits of a normal commentary. It is also what Bible teachers and study leaders will find most attractive about them. Applying the ancient text to the modern listener isn't always an easy thing to do. Under pressure to seem practical and relevant, preachers are often tempted to the sin of 'false application' by which the instructions they give are forced onto, rather than derived out of, the text.
—Evangelicals Now
Christopher Ash is an ordained minister in the Anglican Church and director of the Cornhill Training Course, a one-year course designed to provide Bible-handling and practical ministry skills to those exploring their future role in Christian work.
Teaching Romans, Vol. 2
- Author: Christopher Ash
- Publisher: Christian Focus
- Publication Date: 2009
- Pages: 288
This second volume on Romans discusses Romans 9-16. Written in the same vein as Teaching Romans, Vol. 1, it also contains preaching outlines, Bible study questions, and astute observations on the latter half of Paul's epistle to the Romans.
Teaching Acts
- Author: David Cook
- Publisher: Christian Focus
- Publication Date: 2007
- Pages: 304
Teaching Acts is a welcome addition to the Teaching the Bible series. Acts is a tough book to teach, but vital to the church in every generation, and David Cook's writings on this book are outstanding. While very useful for preachers, the book is also aimed at enabling youth workers and small group study leaders have the confidence they need to teach Biblical principles and doctrine. Teaching Acts takes the book of the Acts of the Apostles and enables the leader to explain the context of the early formative days of the church and the application of practical theology to specific situations that still affect the church today.
The material is excellent and will encourage readers to grapple with what the passage under construction is intended to teach; it also points the way to relevant applications.
—Evangelicals Now
David Cook is the principal and Director of the School of Preaching at Sydney Missionary and Bible College (SMBC). He is a Presbyterian minister and a graduate of SMBC and Moore Theological College. Prior to formal studies and pastoral ministry David worked in the Economic Research Department of the Reserve Bank. He has spoken at a number of Christian Conventions including Keswick.
Spirit of Truth: Unlocking the Bible’s Teaching on the Holy Spirit
- Author: David Jackman
- Publisher: Christian Focus
- Publication Date: 2007
- Pages: 176
The Holy Spirit has worked in the lives of believers since creation. He has been bringing people to repentance, comforting the broken-hearted, guiding the faithful and helping Christians to pray. The story of the church is His story too. Despite this pivotal role, there is much debate in the church over the nature of His activity in our lives. This book clarifies the Holy Spirit's character and work, enabling the person leading a bible study or preaching to teach authoritatively about him: maintaining a healthy, vibrant church that honors God in unity—in spirit and truth. David Jackman has produced a work that will be of immense help to Christians who seek to gain more of an understanding of how the Holy Spirit moves in our lives.
In a topic usually known more for its disagreements, Jackman steers a sure-footed course through the main lines of thought about the Holy Spirit. Every Christian should be a theologian of the Holy Spirit and this book will greatly help us in this goal. It carries us along, with skillful and pastoral insight, to a greater appreciation for the third Person of the Trinity.
—Derek Thomas, Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi
David Jackman was the president of the Proclamation Trust and was the founder-director of the Cornhill Training Course, London. Currently he teaches part-time on the Cornhill course as well as engaging a worldwide ministry for proclamation trust. Proclamation Trust's aim is to effectively communicate the gospel, especially through preaching. Previously he was the minister of Above Bar Church, Southampton.
Product Details
- Title: Teaching the Bible Series Upgrade (4 Vols.)
- Publisher: Christian Focus
- Volumes: 4
- Pages: 1,088