Imagining The Gospels

Imagining The Gospels: Cycle BSermons For Lent And Easter Based On The Gospel Texts Is The Latest From RevTimothy WAyersAs APastor Who Writes His Messages While Also Writing Novels, Children?s Books, And Short Dramas, RevAyers Found Himself Working Hard To Visually Create The Picture Of What Was Hap­pening In The Gospel AccountsWhy? These Were People Lis­tening To JesusThey Would Have Had Emotions About The TopicsThey Would Have Had Little Things They Recognized When Jesus Spoke About Lambs, Shepherds, And VinesMuch Like Our Congregants, There Would Be Nods Of Recognition Toward Experiences In Their LivesHis Goal Was To Get The Listener To Imagine Themselves, With Their Feelings, And Their Rea­sons For Being In Church, To Better Use Their Cognitive Skills, Inside The Stories.at Other Times, Ayers Sought To Take Them On AWeek By Week Journey Through The Easter SeasonHe Didn?t Assume They Have ARelationship With ChristHe Didn?t Assume They Are Vibrant, Serving Members Of The CongregationHe Only Assumed That The Listener Is Seeking Something They Do Not HaveHe Was Attempting To Take Them One Step Further On AJourney From Week To Week. at Times RevAyers Brings Humor To The Scene In Order To Lighten The Mood Of The ListenerThe Body Relaxes When We Laugh And That Helps Us To Hear The MessageImagining The Gospels Hopefully Will Achieve This.this Book Will Make Life Easier For Any Busy Pastor During The Lent And Easter Season, By Providing ASermon For Each And Every Sunday, When Attendance Is Likely To Be At Its Highest. this Book Has Several Intended Uses: Sermon Ideas Inspirational Reading Bible Study With Individuals Or Groups  Some Sermon Titles Include: Beginning The Lenten Journey matthew :, Tearing The Sky To Get To You mark : Did ISay That Out Loud? mark :, Mark : The Road To The Passover john : ANod Of Recognition john :  RevTimothy WAyers Recently Pastored ASmall Church In Western New YorkIt Was His First Time Working With ASmaller Body Of ChristiansAfter Planting Churches And Working With Several Larger Congregations, He Felt The Call To Minister In ACompletely Different SettingHe Learned ALot About The Limitations Of ASmall CongregationTim Merged Two Of His Past Literary Mediums Of Short Plays For Contemporary Churches And Children,s LiteratureHe Combined The Styles Of His Short Plays, Living Parables, Written To I
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