{"product_id":"9781949716726-advent-homilies-john-newton","title":"Advent Homilies: John Newton","description":"\u003cp class=\"wp-block-heading opd-heading--normal-case\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Messiah, the Desire of All Nations, your chief desire?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Newton (1725-1807) is one of church history’s most famous preachers and hymn writers. His dramatic conversion from slave trader to Church of England rector and friend of the great abolitionist William Wilberforce has captured the imagination of Christians for centuries, as has the hymn which testifies to this story, “Amazing Grace”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1784, a huge commemoration was held in London to mark twenty-five years since the death of the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel. This involved a grand production of his famous Messiah at Westminster Abbey, which attracted hundreds and became the talk of the town. Ever the evangelist, Newton seized upon the occasion and preached fifty sermons working his way through each of the biblical passages which Handel had put to music, expounding their true meaning and applying them to the hearts of his flock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombining tender pastoral care and rich theological reflection, this selection of twelve of Newton’s sermons on the Messiah is a perfect way to dwell upon the glory of Christ, our Messiah, during this Advent season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e150 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The Consolation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The Harbinger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Shaking of the Heavens and the Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Lord Coming to His Temple\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Immanuel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Salvation Published from the Mountains\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: The Morning Light\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: The Sun Rising upon a Dark World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Characters and Name of Messiah\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: The Angel’s Message and Song\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Effects of Messiah’s Appearance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eFROM THE INTRODUCTION\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“For some readers (we hope many), this may be the first Davenant Press volume you have ever held in your hands, for which we are very grateful! Others, however, may be more familiar with Davenant’s work over the years, and perhaps slightly puzzled that we would republish sermons by John Newton (1725-1807). And a curious selection too, being from Newton’s sermon on the Messiah of Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759). For over a decade now, Davenant’s mission has been to “retrieve the riches of classical Protestantism.” In practice, this has often meant a focus on aspects of the Reformation tradition that are unknown to contemporary evangelicals, with a particular focus on neglected magisterial Reformers—that is, those whose reforming work was still closely tied to the magistrate, or the civil authorities. This in contrast to the so-called ‘radical Reformers’ who gave birth to the Anabaptist tradition. Most notably, Davenant’s work in this area has included sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century figures such as Richard Hooker and John Davenant, as well as other Anglicans like John Jewel, George Carleton, Joseph Hall, and most recently, John Ponet. Their tradition has been hugely overshadowed in the modern evangelical imagination, and even more broadly, by the later tradition of the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Puritans. This is in no small part down to J.I. Packer’s influential retrieval of the Puritans among evangelicals, something for which the Davenant Army of Friends is ultimately grateful, at the very least because it set the ball rolling for an evangelical openness to church history in general which made our work possible. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e            Now, ‘magisterial Reformer’ and ‘Puritan’ are not quite mutually exclusive, depending on what one means by them. But often they are, and Newton is typically considered among the latter. What’s more, he is certainly a church historical figure whose profile does not need much boosting. If you asked most contemporary English-speaking evangelicals to name a church historical figure from before 1900, a good number would say “John Newton.” Why, then, would the Davenant Press republish the sermons of a Puritan preacher already popular with evangelicals?” – Editor’s Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Davenant Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45420759744591,"sku":"9781949716726","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781949716726-advent-homilies-john-newton.jpg?v=1780367582","url":"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781949716726-advent-homilies-john-newton","provider":"Reformers Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}