{"product_id":"preaching-today-david-h-j-gay-9781546826552","title":"Preaching Today: Food For Action as well as Thought","description":"David Gay writes: 'I say that something is wrong with preaching today. Badly so. It is largely ineffectual. Or so it seems to me. Ineffectual? Judging by results - the fewness and quality of conversions and the low spirituality of the local assembly - preaching today does seem pretty ineffectual to me. This is the issue I want to raise... In publishing anything on this subject, of course, I know I shall inevitably condemn myself, and leave myself wide open to warranted censure. Quite rightly, Christ's words to the Jews will be applied to me: \"You will surely say this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself!'\" (Luke 4:23). And James 3:1 hits me straight between the eyes. As does Romans 2:17-23 and 1 Timothy 1:7. So let me get my \"defence\" in first. In what follows, I... do not exempt myself... Do not run away with the idea that what I say in these pages means I think I have attained to the standard I set out, and successfully avoid all the mistakes I condemn. Sadly, I am only too aware - embarrassingly conscious - of my failings in these matters. Indeed, to avoid a greater sense of self-condemning hypocrisy, I could remain silent now. It is only the importance of the issue which drives me on, even though I expose myself to justified criticism. Dismiss me if you will, but weigh my words. You never know - there might be something in what I say. Please remember my chosen subtitle: \"Food for Action as well as Thought\". It might just be...'. For a free audiobook of the author reading this title, go to davidhjgay.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David H. J. Gay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1546826556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546826552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.28d","brand":"David H. J. Gay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439737221375,"sku":"9781546826552","price":6.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b5b7449-bfef-4ebc-98f7-eafc7f28658a.jpg?v=1777179124","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/preaching-today-david-h-j-gay-9781546826552","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}