PREPARATION FOR THE Pulpit By Cyprian Antwi Awuah Preparation for the Pulpit Copyright © 2018 by Pastor Cyprian Antwi Awuah ISBN: Contact: +234 (0) 708-670-5840 +233 (0) 552-639-630 Email:
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[email protected] 2 | PREPARATION FOR THE PULPIT Dedication This work is dedicated to God Almighty who keeps directing my path each day in the ministry that He has assigned to me. He has been the source of my strength since I started this project. As a pastor, studying for personal spiritual growth, for weekly Bible classes, and researching sound biblical materials for the spiritual growth of the flock that the Lord has entrusted to me, and also writing this book; I have enjoyed God‟s grace and faithfulness. 3 | PREPARATION FOR THE PULPIT Special Thanks Every serious student of the Bible has always had other, equally serious students, who challenged him to become a better student. Aside from our Lord Jesus Christ and a man like Apostle Paul, who set such high standards of respect for the written word, the following Bible scholars and their teachings have contributed immensely to my little understanding of the knowledge of God: Lewis Sperry Chafer (founder and first president of Dallas Theological Seminary), Robert Thieme II of R.B.