The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Years, Volumen1Westminster John Knox Press, 2008 M01 1 - 597 páginas Comprising the sermons preached by William Sloane Coffin while he was senior minister at the prestigious Riverside Church in New York City, The Collected Sermons of William Sloane CoffinThe Riverside Years captures the renowned preacher and social activist at work: ministering to American hostages in Iran, supporting AIDS awareness, and rallying his audiences to battle poverty and nuclear proliferationall the while celebrating marriages, baptisms, and Mothers Days and mourning the loss of loved ones, including his own son. In each of these brilliant and painstakingly crafted sermons, Coffin combined his deep love of Scripture and passionate commitment to peace and justice with his unparalleled gift for the spoken word. While also revealing the personal and pastoral dimensions of ministry, each sermon provides a powerful example of lifes well-accomplished mission: to challenge the conscience of a nation. For those who knew William Sloane Coffin, these sermons will be a treasured remembrance. For those who regret not knowing him, they provide the best of introductions. And for those who as yet have escaped Coffins influence, they are superb testimony to the great potential of ministry, the possibilities of hope and determination, and the remarkable power of one human voice. |
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... Sinner Cryin ' , Come Here , Lord ” December 16 , 1979 270 And Pray for Iranians , Too December 23 , 1979 272 Report from Tehran December 30 , 1979 1980 283 All One in Christ Jesus January 20 , 1980 288 " Judge Not That You Be Not ...
... Sinner Cryin ' , Come Here , Lord ” December 16 , 1979 270 And Pray for Iranians , Too December 23 , 1979 272 Report from Tehran December 30 , 1979 1980 283 All One in Christ Jesus January 20 , 1980 288 " Judge Not That You Be Not ...
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... sinners ; they are forgiven sinners . The rejection of forgiveness is as wicked as the denial of sin . Particularly on this Christmas Day do not say the confession and refuse the assurance of pardon . To do that would be to come to this ...
... sinners ; they are forgiven sinners . The rejection of forgiveness is as wicked as the denial of sin . Particularly on this Christmas Day do not say the confession and refuse the assurance of pardon . To do that would be to come to this ...
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... sinner. Or perhaps we can put it this way: if you love the good, you have to hate evil, or you're sentimental. But if you hate evil more than you love the good, you will become a damned good hater. No man I've ever known understood ...
... sinner. Or perhaps we can put it this way: if you love the good, you have to hate evil, or you're sentimental. But if you hate evil more than you love the good, you will become a damned good hater. No man I've ever known understood ...
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... who is with- out sin among you cast the first stone . ” The knowledge that we are all sinners should not only cultivate forbearance ; it should forge among us a fantastic bond of understanding and compassion . For THE WOUNDED HEALER 49.
... who is with- out sin among you cast the first stone . ” The knowledge that we are all sinners should not only cultivate forbearance ; it should forge among us a fantastic bond of understanding and compassion . For THE WOUNDED HEALER 49.
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... sinner to catch a sinner . Let's stop here for just a moment , because the rationalizations that we can find for our slippery ways are really fascinating . For instance , contrary to what we generally believe , I think most good ...
... sinner to catch a sinner . Let's stop here for just a moment , because the rationalizations that we can find for our slippery ways are really fascinating . For instance , contrary to what we generally believe , I think most good ...
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Página 48 - Fondly do we hope — fervently do we pray — that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid with another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, 'The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Página 569 - Hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard, that the Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary ? there is no searching of His understanding.
Página 216 - GROW old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in his hand Who saith, "A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!
Página 66 - Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light, and where there is sadness, joy.
Página 129 - Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine.
Página 539 - UNDER the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed to be, Home is the sailor, home from sea, And the hunter home from the hill.
Página 309 - And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Página 579 - Spirit in the inner man, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Página 238 - No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.