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Puritan Movement and The Great Awakening The Reformation gave rise to a lot of new movements within Protestantism. One of such movement was the Puritan movement which we talked about briefly on the article last week. Puritan preachers often used vivid imagery, intense language, and extended metaphors to convey their
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St. Augustine wrote down the first manual on learning to preach in book 4 of De Doctrina (On Christian Doctrine). This book was seminal and influenced the preaching style of his time down to even the present age. But before Augustine wrote down the first manual, there was already an
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“It may be said that all the thought-currents of the past meet in his works and form the source which provides the whole doctrinal tradition of succeeding ages.” - Pope Paul VI on Augustine Last week, we delved into the life of Saint Augustine, tracing his journey from Thagaste to
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From a life of loose living which included sexual indulgence, lavish parties, drunkenness, worldly ambitions and all manner of vices that were available to the ancient world, St. Augustine sought fulfilment for his soul dJ. Perhaps the most notable Christian thinker after the apostle Paul, the transformation of Augustine from
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“I'd rather be able to pray than to be a great preacher; Jesus Christ never taught his disciples how to preach, but only how to pray.” Dwight L. Moody was absolutely one of the greatest preachers of his time but that was as the result of hours of
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After the death of the apostles in the formative years of Christianity, between the first and fifth centuries emerged a group of people that would be later known as the church fathers. These were theologians, bishops, scholars and philosophers and some were direct disciples of the apostles. These groups of
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And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. - Matthew 24:6 This verse from the Gospel of Matthew speaks to humanity's long struggle with conflict and strife, yet
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“I never met a man among evangelicals who could compare to the mighty intellect and spiritual development of Harold John Ockenga” - Billy Graham Emerging from the heart of Chicago in the year 1905 was a man who would dramatically shape the landscape of 20th-century evangelicalism – Harold John Ockenga. For
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In the dimly lit confines of a radio studio in the heart of America, a voice emerged from the ether, captivating millions with its eloquence and unwavering faith. It was the voice of Fulton J. Sheen, a name that would become synonymous with a revolution in religious communication. In an
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Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve taken a journey through time and have seen how sermons have been disseminated over the centuries and how it has spurred the growth of Christianity. From the early days of writing on parchments as seen by the Apostles, to the outpouring of
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In the ever-evolving tapestry of human communication, technology has consistently played a profound role in shaping the dissemination of ideas and messages. From the humble quill and parchment to the revolutionary printing press, we've witnessed the transformative power of innovation in connecting people with the Christian faith. Continuing
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Throughout human history, the flow of information has been ever-changing. In the early church in the first century, the Apostles used hand-written letters that were read corporately in the church to deliver messages even when they were in distant lands. Distributed via voyages over stormy seas and journeying through treacherous