TALBOT DAVIS
Helping people love the bible so they will adore the Savior.
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Come Alive: Conversations with Scripture is a guide through the books of the Bible, providing cultural context and insights that bridge the gap between the world of the Bible and our world today.
Each book will help you reflect on the text and build the skills to read the Bible for yourself with more confidence and understanding. Talbot's goal is to make the Bible seem less odd & strange and more wondrous and fascinating.
Discover a new and unexpected way to engage with Scripture and experience the Bible not as a distant, confusing document, but as a living, breathing conversation between God and humanity that continues to speak into our ever-changing world.
Volume 1: Matthew
Matthew betrayed his own people for money—then was called and transformed by Jesus. This Jewish tax collector, who worked for the oppressor Romans, gives a detailed account of the life of Jesus through the lens of Jewish history and prophecy. More than any other Gospel writer, Matthew documents the actual words of Jesus and connects everything Jesus said and did to the promises about the Messiah. Through this interactive guide through the book of Matthew, you will gain a new appreciation for both Matthew’s literary genius and how he invites you into the unfolding story of God and humanity.
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Reading The Bible Versus Reading Bible Verses
One of the most dangerous things you can do is just read "Bible verses". You miss all the context. Below is a quick video where I discuss this in...
Context Is Everything
Let's talk about context. Context is everything when it comes to understanding scripture. Hopefully, you find this video helpful. If you’d like to...
Come Alive: User’s Guide
In this video I'll talk about how Come Alive: Conversations With Scripture is designed to be used. It's not designed to be read cover to cover in a...
The Bible Is A Library
In this Vlog Talbot talks about topics related to the book Come Alive: Conversations with Scripture. Let’s take a look at how the Bible is more like...
Proving A Point Versus Shaping A Life?
I have recently realized that much of my bible reading is in order to prove a point. If I am in a religious or political or cultural debate with...
What’s the World’s Worst Question to Ask In Bible Study?
Something about this image strangely warms the heart of those of us involved in leading, attending, or even supplying curricula for bible study:...
The Story Behind The Story
In this Vlog Talbot talks about topics related to the book Come Alive: Conversations with Scripture. Let’s take a look at some structural things...
One Of The Most Important Things I’ve Done As A Pastor
There is an important discovery I made as a pastor that has had a significant impact on all the other areas of my church leadership. It’s helped...
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Deliver sermons with clarity, passion, and boldness.
Simplify the Message: Multiply the Impact is designed to help preachers break through the noise of culture and the cauldron of church to deliver sermons with clarity, passion, and boldness.
Designed specifically to help:
- young preachers developing their skills who need structure, a process, and hope.
- more seasoned preachers who may have “settled” needing tools to invigorate their preparation and inspire their delivery
Paul told the Corinthians:
“When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I didn’t come preaching God’s secrets to you like I was an expert in speech or wisdom. I had made up my mind not to think about anything while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and to preach him as crucified.” (I Corinthians 2:1-2, CEB)
Author Talbot Davis shares the insights and habits that will empower the reader’s preaching and teaching to be:
• Both creative and disciplined;
• Both carefully prepared and thoroughly spontaneous; and
• Both rooted in history and connected to modernity.
Simple is the opposite of simplistic. Sermons with clear & unmistakable focus are best able to plumb the depths not only of Gospel beauty but of the hearers’ lives.
