Filling the Hungry with Good Things

<i>In the midst of this worrying world in the midst of all our anxieties Jesus speaks a very simple word to us. Don't be anxious Jesus says. I have come to lift up the lowly. I have come to fill the empty with good things.<br></i>-- from the chapter I Fill the Hungry with Good Things<br><br>In this volume of sermons from Richard A. Jensen one will find stories that tie together the themes of the gospel texts for Pentecost in a way that will help a preacher better present the readings to any congregation.<br><br>In <i><b>Filling the Hungry with Good Things</b></i> Jensen's sermons based on Luke's gospel are shaped primarily in story form and explore his investigation of the relationship between storytelling and preaching. These stories can be helpful in many ways:<br>• Illustrations/sermon starters<br>• Bible study<br>• Personal devotions<br><br>Sermon titles included in this collection are:<br>• I Give You the Kingdom<br>• I Have a Plan For Your Life<br>• I Lift Up the Lowly<br><br><b>Richard A. Jensen</b> is Professor of Homiletics <i>emeritus</i> at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He is a member of the ELCA congregation Easter Lutheran Church in Eagan Minnesota. He is a graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque Iowa; Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago Illinois; Princeton Theological Seminary and Aquinas Institute of Theology in Dubuque Iowa. His CSS titles include <i><b>The Crucified Ruler</b></i> (1987) <i><b>Thinking in Story</b></i> (1993) <i><b>Lectionary Tales for the Pulpit</b></i> (1994) <i><b>Preaching Mark's Gospel</b></i> (1996) <i><b>Preaching Luke's Gospel</b></i> (1997) and <i><b>Preaching Matthew's Gospel</b></i> (1998). He is married with three children.