Pumpkin Cottage Publications

Publications       Pumpkin Cottage Publications, produced by Rev. Bryan Findlayson in Comboyne Australia, seeks to provide Christian resources for clergy and church leaders that are true to the scriptures, reformed and focused on the grace of God in Christ. The objectives are to provide:           i] Short expository sermons and Bible studies on the set readings of the Revised Common Lectionary, supported by exegetical studies on the set passage;           ii] Biblically sound studies on doctrine, evangelism, apologetics, ethics... ;           iii] Studies on the ritual and order of the Anglican church.       The studies are available in a print-friendly format for publication. There is no copyright and so study material may be adjusted and used as required without citing. Where citing is thought necessary ref.: Findlayson lectionarystudies.com   Email:   Pumpkin Cottage Publications   HOME PAGE:     Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons   OLD TESTAMENT:     Indexed Bible Studies and Sermons   NEW TESTAMENT:     Indexed Bible Studies and Sermons     Indexed Introductions and exegetical studies (Presently being reformatted with expected completion 2012)   THE LECTIONARY     Indexed readings and resources for the Church Year     Lectionary links   MINI SERMONS     Indexed short conversations on life   THE BASICS: Fundamentals of the Christian Faith.     Introduction. The first steps in the Christian life     1. The Kingdom of God     2. God: His person and work     3. God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit     4. Mankind: Nature and sin     5. The World: God's creation     6. Jesus: His life and work     7. Atonement: Jesus' death for us     8. Regeneration: a new life with Christ     9. Mystical Union: A new friendship with God     10. Sanctification: A new life-style in Christ     11. Providence: God's care for us     12. The Bible: God teaches us all things     13. The Church: A new community to be part of     14. Gifts of the Spirit: Empowered for service     15. The last things: A new world to be part of     16. Prophecy: The Kingdom and "forth telling"     17. Repentance and faith     18. Baptism: The sign of repentance     19. Discipleship: Following Jesus     20. Bible Study: Coming to grips with God's Word     21. Prayer: Talking with God     22. Ethics: Becoming what we are in Christ     23. Church involvement: Fellowship responsibilities     24. The Lord's Supper: Holy Communion     25. Evangelism: Witnessing     26. Apologetics: Answers to difficult questions     27. Social Concern: Caring for broken humanity   DOCTRINE     The Foundational Biblical Truth         The Bias of Grace. The key to understanding the Bible       The Bible         A background introduction         Group Bible study methods         Interpreting the Bible       Kingdom of God.         A Biblical theology of the Kingdom of God.       Spirituality         Practicing the presence       Law and Grace.         Living by grace alone through faith alone       Church/Community         Christian Community       Spirit-filled ministry         The history of revival         Spiritual experience         Baptized in the Spirit         Gifts of the Spirit         The gift of Prophecy         The gift of Tongues         The gift of Healing       Sanctification         Sanctification and the Law         Obedience         Forgiveness         Common sense and Sanctification       Prayer         The problem of unanswered prayer       Evangelism - Theology and pragmatics         The Good News         A theology of the gospel         Practical methods for communicating the faith         Contextualizing the gospel         The gospel and liberation         The gospel and social action         An exercise in contextualizing the Gospel from Acts 17:22-31       Apologetics         1. An introduction to apologetics         2. How do we know that God exists?         3. What about those who have never heard the gospel?         4. Why does God allow bad things to happen?         5. Hasn't science disproved Christianity?         6. Do you have to go to church to be a Christian?         7. Isn't Christianity just a psychological illusion?         8. How can miracles be true?         9. Aren't all religons just different ways to the same God?         10. Is the New Testament reliable?         11. How true is the resurrection?         12. Is it true that the wicked will go to hell?         13. Why did Jesus have to die?         14. What is the point of Jesus' parables?         15. What is the meaning of baptism?         16. What is the Bible all about?   ETHICS. Moral Theory and application     The means of confirming right behaviour     The Law of Moses     New Testament Law     The place of Mosaic Law in the New Testament     The extent to which Biblical Law applies today     The extent to which the Biblical Law applies to unbelievers     The place of the law in the life of a believer     The art of compromise     Social Issues   COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS     The Seventh-day Adventist Church.     Baha'i.     The Children of God.     Christian Science.     The Cooneyites.     Hare Krishna.     Hinduism.     Islam.     Jehovah's Witnesses.     The Church of the Latter Day Saints. Mormans.     The Unification Church. Moonies.   THE ANGLICAN CHURCH     Confirmation Studies         1. The Anglican church         2. Confirmation         3. The covenant of Baptism         4. The Creeds         5. The Christian faith. God the Father - Creator         6. The Christian faith. God the Son - Redeemer         7. The Christian faith. God the Spirit - Sanctifier         8. The Commandments         9. Prayer         10. The Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper       The Prayer Book         Worship.         Liturgy.         Anglican spirituality.         Evolution of the English Prayer Book.         The Holy Communion.         Prayer Book Revision.         Hymns in worship.         The place of preaching in worship.         Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. His life and times.       Liturgical Worship Services         Morning Prayer*         Evening Prayer*         Daily Prayer*         Compline: Prayer at the end of the day*         Holy Communion*         Ash Wednesday Ashing at Holy Communion         Christmas Carol Service of Nine Lessons         Easter Service of Light         Maundy Thursday Holy Communion         Healing Communion Service         Good Friday Devotional - Tenebrae         Good Friday Devotional - The Seven Words         Good Friday Devotional - A Meditation on the Cross         Good Friday Devotional - A Meditation         Contextualized Wedding Resources         Contextualized Funeral Resources           *AAPB and APBA copyright The Anglican Church of Australia Trust Corporation.       Parish Studies         Preaching the Word         Evangelical ministry - In theory and practice         How to produce a Parish Magazine         The Evangelical Anglican malaise         The Parson's Nose. The personal reminisences of an Anglican clergyman   GREEK SYNTAX     Bibliography     Grammatical Terms     The Nominative Case     The Genitive Case     The Dative Case     The Perfect Tense     Infinitives     Participles

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