
Preaching While Bleeding
Is There A Prophet in the House?
eBook | 13 July 2018 | Edition Number 1
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“Dr. Hicks wrote Preaching While Bleeding as an experienced “bleeder”; therefore, I offer this word of caution—please be careful when reading this book because the blood of the author’s passion may spill on you.” —Dr. Maurice Watson, Senior Pastor, Metropolitan Baptist Church, Largo, MD
“If you want to become a real preacher of the Word, this book will be of great value, and it will cost you everything.” —David McAllister Wilson, President, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC.
“In these masterful confessions on preaching, Dr. Hicks’ words take on flesh and dwell among us, challenging all who would preach to do so with courage, constancy, superior biblical scholarship and with our lives.” —Dr. Jeffrey Haggray Executive Director, American Baptist Home Mission Societies & Judson Press
“This book challenges and chastises in the way that only H. Beecher Hicks can. I treasure his body of work and celebrate his contribution to the church and the Kingdom. This book is a “must read” for every called out, set apart preacher—whether you started today or decades ago.” —Bishop Vashti McKenzie 10th District, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Texas
African-American preaching must always be relevant to one’s social condition and always available to speak truth to power. It is the only Word that can lift us from the “Underground” to “Higher Ground.” Upon this ground, the whole of Preaching While Bleeding stands.
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“This book challenges and chastises in the way that only H. Beecher Hicks can. I treasure his body of work and celebrate his contribution to the church and the Kingdom. This book is a “must read” for every called out, set apart preacher— whether you started today or decades ago.” —Bishop Vashti McKenzie, 10th District, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Texas
“Dr. Hicks wrote Preaching While Bleeding as an experienced “bleeder”; therefore, I offer this word of caution—please be careful when reading this book because the blood of the author’s passion may spill on you.” —Dr. Maurice Watson, Senior Pastor, Metropolitan Baptist Church, Largo, MD
“If you want to become a real preacher of the Word, this book will be of great value, and it will cost you everything.” —David McAllister Wilson, President, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC.
“In these masterful confessions on preaching, Dr. Hicks’ words take on flesh and dwell among us, challenging all who would preach to do so with courage, constancy, superior biblical scholarship and with our lives.” —Dr. Jeffrey Haggray, Executive Director, American Baptist Home Mission Societies & Judson Press
“Preaching While Bleeding will spark needed conversations in storefronts, barbershops and divinity schools! This book is another gift to the craft to which H. Beecher Hicks, Jr. has given his entire life.” —Dr. Ed Harding, Pastor, Prince George’s Community Presbyterian Church, Springdale, Md.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN PREACHING: BY DEFINITION / 9
Preface / 11
Forewords / 15
I. Bishop John R Bryant
II. Bishop J. Douglas Wiley Taylor
Introduction
Thoughts on Preaching / 21
Thoughts on Bleeding and the Blood / 28
The Authority of Scripture
Theology before Methodology
Three Seminarians: Meaning,
Relevance, and Will It Preach?
. 1.
Preaching Matters / 52
. 2 .
The Process of Preaching / 65
“How Shall They Preach?”
. 3.
The Prophetic Pulpit — Part I / 97
To Prophesy or Not?
. 4.
The Prophetic Pulpit — Part II / 125
Proclamation in Perilous Times: The Elijah Paradigm
. 5.
The Prophetic Pulpit — Part III / 157
Preaching While Bleeding
. 6.
A Passion for Preaching / 202
. 7.
A Question for Preachers / 217
“Are You Serious?”
. 8.
A Closing Word / 248
“And So I Preached Jesus”
Appendix / 272
Bibliography / 277
About the Author / 281
Reading Group Guide / 283
ISBN: 9781683530015
ISBN-10: 1683530012
Published: 13th July 2018
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Number of Pages: 290
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Urban Ministries, Inc.
Edition Number: 1
























