Preaching in Jamaican Seasons

Auteur

Revd Dr Devon Dick, pastor of Boulevard Baptist Church, St Andrew Jamaica, is a significant Jamaican clergyman who, in 2013, was awarded the Order of Distinction (Officer Class) by the Government of Jamaica for dedicated contribution to religion and community service. Over the years he has been committed to the development of the Jamaican voice and has done so avidly through his articles and his books - among which are Enduring Advocacy for a Better Jamaica: A Collection of Conversations (2019), The Cross and the Machete: Native Baptists of Jamaica - Identity, Ministry and Legacy (2009), and Rebellion to Riot: The Jamaica Church in Nation Building (2002). He is a Justice of the Peace, and was a Gleaner columnist for some 25 years. He has served as a former President of the Jamaica Baptist Union (2016-2018), former chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (1999-2005) and the Toll Authority Jamaica (2012-16).

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""So, what am I hoping to accomplish with this publication of my sermons, Preaching in Jamaican Seasons?"" Author and cleric Devon Dick hopes that readers will hear the prophetic voice, the therapeutic voice, and the teaching voice in these homiletical formulations and, more importantly, that readers will hear the voice of our Saviour Jesus, the Christ, speaking to our hearts and minds. Revd Dr Dick explains further that this compilation of his sermons is offered so that they may be a source of comfort to persons who are afflicted, confront those who need to change, and challenge all to a commitment to God as revealed in Jesus, the Christ, and empowered by the Spirit. The author's desire is that these sermons deliver a clear message from God that can be applied to the lived experience; and that when read, they will come to life again, aided by the working of the Holy Spirit, and will not only teach and guide us into righteousness but plant a seed in our lives, knowing that it will accomplish that which God wills, as He gives it the increase beyond anything the author himself could dream of or envision.