And God Spoke to Abraham: Preaching from the Old Testament

by Fleming Rutledge

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2011

Overview

Many Christian preachers today largely neglect the Old Testament in their sermons, focusing instead on the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ teachings and activities. As Fleming Rutledge points out, however, when the New Testament is disconnected from the context of the Old Testament, it is like a house with no foundation, a plant with no roots, or a pump with no well. In this powerful collection of 60 sermons on the Old Testament, Rutledge expounds on a number of familiar Old Testament passages featuring Abraham, Samuel, David, Elijah, Job, Jonah, and many other larger-than-life figures. Applying these texts to contemporary life and Christian theology, she highlights the ways in which their multivocal messages can be heard in all their diversity while still proclaiming univocally, “Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.”

Contents

Top Highlights

“It is the power of God and no other power that makes this no-name couple famous over the millennia” (Page 31)

“Our spirituality becomes the main subject, and God becomes the object.” (Page 30)

Product Details

• Title: And God Spoke to Abraham: Preaching from the Old Testament
• Author: Fleming Rutledge
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. › Sermons; Episcopal Church › Sermons; Sermons, American › 21st century; Sermons, American › 20th century
• ISBNs: 9780802866066, 0802866069
• Resource ID: LLS:NDGDSPKLDTSTMNT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:45:29Z

About Fleming Rutledge

Fleming Rutledge is an Episcopal priest involved in a nationwide ministry of preaching and teaching. Her books have been celebrated across denominational borders.