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Looks like 10 vols. At the bottom:
Expository Preaching Outlines, Volume OneExpository Preaching Outlines, Volume TwoExpository Preaching Outlines, Volume ThreeExpository Preaching Outlines, Volume FourExpository Preaching Outlines, Volume FiveExpository Preaching Outlines, Volume SixExpository Preaching Outlines, Volume SevenHeart-Cry for RevivalInviting People to Christ: Evangelistic Expository MessagesProclaiming the Good News: Evangelistic Expository Messages
Total 420 pages. Is that 47 cent a page?
Why is this package so expensive? https://www.logos.com/product/17339/olford-expository-preaching
There must be some kind of mistake. I performed a random internet search of the 3 resources (picking just 1 listed price), and they add up to about $35. Even with the Logos features, the difference is usually not that great. I did see a cost of $108.36 for a collectible copy of "Inviting People to Christ: Evangelistic Expository Messages", but the normal cost for that resource was listed at $2.08-$9.00.
Olford was a fabulous preacher. I can recommend listening to him preach.
Here is another description:
http://www.uu.edu/stores/olford/detail.cfm?ID=34
There is a sample PDF there. Also, I see a different on-line retailer has the CD for the same price.
Have you tried linking to any of the sample pages? I get 404 error for them all.
This is very suspicious - not sure what this offering is.
The product description is flawed. You get more than three books. You get 10 books like Randy said.
Why is this package so expensive? The product description is flawed. You get more than three books. You get 10 books like Randy said.
Even for 10 books that's about $199 more than I would be willing to pay.
Have you tried linking to any of the sample pages?
ONE, EXPANDED SERMON OUTLINE
SERIES:NEW YEAR’S SUNDAYSUBJECT:Henceforth Unto HimREADING:2 Corinthians 5:14–21TEXT:“For the love of Christ constrains us, because … if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again” (5:14–15).
Introduction
What a text for a new year! When Paul wrote these words he was thinking back to that moment in his life when old things passed away and all things became new. This experience was so revolutionary that he employs unusual language to describe this spiritual transformation. As we study the context we discover that the expression “Henceforth unto Him” implies:
I. The Termination of the Self-Life
“For the love of Christ constrains us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again” (5:14–15). The meaning of that word “constrains” is both powerful and precious. The Greek denotes the thought of being “confined within the limits of a certain course of action which never deviates from one set purpose.” This is how the love of God motivated and actuated the Lord Jesus. He could say, “… I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished? (Luke 12:50, KJV). This is our word. For Him, it meant the path of the cross, even unto death, that He might be raised to the glory of God the Father.In like manner, this is how Paul interprets this word. Compelled and impelled by the love of Christ, there had to be:
1) The Extinguishing of the Old Self.
He says, “we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died” (5:14). When Paul viewed Calvary he saw Christ not only representing his sin, but also his old self-life. This is why he could say, “I have been crucified with Christ …” (Gal. 2:20).This is one of the greatest discoveries we can make. When Jesus died at Calvary He not only died for us, but we died with Him. This means the termination of the serf-life. Any attempt on our part to return to that life is a repudiation of our union with Christ in death. Indeed, it is an insult to the very Christ who died that we might be saved from our old corrupt nature.1. Illustrate
2) The Relinquishing of the New Self
“He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for him who died for them and rose again” (5:15). When Paul declares “I have been crucified with Christ” he does not end it there but goes on to say, “it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Him-serf for me” (Gal. 2:20). While the old self—which represented his past life—was extinguished at Calvary, the new self—which represented his redeemed personality—had to be yielded to Christ in order to complete his response to the constraining love of Christ.Even though we have been crucified with Christ we still possess our individual personalities. Calvary does not obliterate the real “you” and “me.” Having been delivered from our old selves, the question arises as to what we are going to do with our new selves? Paul gives the answer in the passage before us. He says, “… those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again” (5:15); in other words, Henceforth Unto Him. We cannot kneel before the cross and recognize the wonder of the self-giving of the Lord Jesus without exclaiming:
Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all.
John Calvin, the great theologian and reformer, came to this point in his life when he looked into the face of his Master and cried, “Lord, I give Thee everything;, I keep back nothing for myself.” “Relinquishing implies a giving up of something desirable and connotes compulsion or force of necessity” (Webster’s New World Dictionary, 1951).
II. The Introduction of the Faith-Life
“Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (5:16–17). Paul shows in these two verses how his determination to live for Christ, rather than self, found expression in a faith-life. The judgment he had formed concerning the death and resurrection of Christ had effected such a transformation in his outlook that his view of man had totally changed.Paul’s experience can take place in our lives, for in these words of the apostle we learn that:
1) The Faith-Life Accepts a New Conception of Man
“Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh …” (5:16). To be united to Christ through His death and resurrection is to gain new standards of judgment and new ways of looking at things. Paul had ceased to judge men by outward appearances and circumstances of life, such as color, wealth, rank, culture, or knowledge. The one question that mattered to him was whether man, by his own act and choice, had become a new creation through the death and resurrection of Christ.To strengthen his argument, Paul affirmed that even his judgment of Christ had been totally altered by his understanding of what had happened at Calvary. Before, Jesus was nothing more to Paul than a man who was born in obscurity, lived in restricted surroundings, and died a humiliating death; in fact, because of this evaluation of Jesus, he dismissed Him as an imposter and persecuted His followers. But after Saul’s conversion on the Damascus road, ail was changed. Jesus was now the Redeemer of all men for “… He [had] died for all …” (5:15). From now on all men were equal—irrespective of color, class, or creed. Without distinction, all men needed a Savior; therefore, all men must be included in his redemptive concern.
2) The Faith-Life Accepts a New Creation of Man
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (5:17). Here the apostle reaches a climax. The regenerating experience that had taken place in his life could take place in others. God had prophesied through His servant, Isaiah, that a day would dawn when men and women would become new creations in Christ Jesus. Isaiah 43:18–21 reads: “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing.… This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise.” So in the words of Professor R. V. G. Tasker it is true to say: “Each man regenerated by the Spirit of God is a new creation, and a world in which such new creations exist is potentially at least a new world” (2 Corinthians [TNTC], p. 88). In this new world there are no personal discriminations or racial tensions, for we are “… all one in Christ Jesus” (Gal. 3:28). No thoughtful man or woman can understand this truth in our contemporary world and not be persuaded by the relevance and validity of our gospel. This is the essence of our Christian faith—a faith that accepts a new conception of man and a new creation of man because Jesus Christ has made all things new.2. Illustrate
III. The Operation of the Christ-Life
“… all things are of God who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation” (5:18; see also vv. 19–21). When a person has experienced the termination of the self-life and the introduction of the faith-life, Christ becomes central in all his actions and conduct. The phrase that sums up the supreme operation of any Christian is what Paul terms here “the ministry of reconciliation” (5:18). This is the purpose for which the Lord Jesus came into the world. From the cradle to the cross, and from the cross to the crown, He was (and is) concerned with one great operation: reconciliation. Very simply, this involves two things:
1) There is a World to Reach
“… God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation” (5:19). Here are word which cause us to pause in “wonder, love, and praise.” No one can finally interpret them since they relate to “the ultimate paradox of the atonement.” We just have to believe that when the Lord Jesus hung upon that cross “… God was in Christ reconciling the word to Himself …” (5:19). For this to happen, the Lord Jesus, who knew no sin, had to be made sin for us, “… that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (5:21). From the divine perspective, God did everything to break down the enmity and hostility of sin which separated man from God. But you and I also play a role in this ministry of reconciliation. Our task is to reach a world that has been reconciled to God through the death of His Son. This is the meaning of the Great Commission when Jesus said, “… All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matt. 28:18–20). No one can claim to know a Christ-centered life without a passion to reach the world with “… the ministry of reconciliation” (5:18).3. Illustrate
2) There is a Word to Preach
“… God … has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God” (5:19–20). We have a message that is distinctive and dynamic. Paul was so convinced of this that he could face the proud metropolis of Rome and affirm: “… I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek” (Rom. 1:16). It is the message of a Savior who died, who lives and reigns to change men, to change society, and to change the world. One day this gospel is going to effect a universal transformation; but, in the meantime, it is God’s purpose to effect individual transformations. God always starts from center to circumference. It was Samuel Zwemer who said, ‘The man who goes out to change society is an optimist, but the man who goes out to change society without changing the individual is a lunatic!”4. IllustrateWe have been constituted ambassadors to entreat men in Christ’s stead to be reconciled to God. As Professor Tasker reminds us: “An ambassador is a title both proud and humble.” This is highly significant because, as ambassadors for Christ, we must be characterized by divine authority and humility when we preach the Word. An ambassador is not a man who communicates his own opinions or speculations, but speaks with the authority and name of his government. We have nothing for which to apologize. Our message comes from God Himself, and so with apostolic boldness we are to preach the Word with confidence and courage, yet with divine humility. We are told that ambassadors are usually chosen for their dignity and diplomacy; therefore, we must plead with men “… by the meekness and gentleness of Christ …” (2 Cor. 10:1). These two qualities are the distinctives which are lacking in our preaching today. It is bad enough to lack the authority of Christ, but even worse to fall short of the humility of Christ. Can we imagine anything more compelling and persuasive than to allow God, through us, to beseech men and women, in Christ’s stead, to be reconciled? This is the highest concept of service in a world fast hurrying to destruction. This is the operation of the Christ-life, and no one can know a Christ-centered life without this burden to reach the world and to preach the Word.
Conclusion
We have seen, then, what is meant by our motto for the year, “Henceforth Unto Him.” It implies the termination of the self-life, it invites the introduction of the faith-life, and it involves the operation of the Christ-life. What a motto to motivate our living and serving in this coming year! May God grant us, each one, to say and to live from this moment and forever “Henceforth Unto Him.”
Additional Annotations
1. Illustrate
… When an immigrant comes to America, before he can become a citizen he must renounce all his commitments and allegiance to his former homeland and pledge 100 percent allegiance to America. Then and only then will the U.S. Government grant him citizenship. That’s the way it is with Jesus. When you accept Christ as Savior and Lord you renounce sin, self, and Satan completely. You can’t “split time” by serving Satan part-time and Christ part-time.From Sermon Illustrated (Holland, Ohio, 3/87.17).
2. Illustrate
… In the Salvation Army, and in every place where he was known, Commissioner Samuel Logan Brengle was loved. No name is more revered among Salvationists than his, for there has been no soldier more saintly nor officer more spiritually effective than this quiet-spoken prophet of God. His biographer, Clarence W. Hall relates that shortly after Brengle had had a deep experience of God he “walked out over Boston Commons … weeping for joy and praising God … I was filled with love for all His creatures. I heard the little sparrows chattering; I loved them. I saw a little worm wriggling across my path; I stepped over it; I didn’t want to’ hurt any living thing. I loved the dogs, I loved the horses, I loved the little urchins on the street, I loved the strangers who hurried past me, I loved the heathen—I loved the whole world!”Taken from They Found the Secret by V. Raymond Edman. Copyright © 1960 by Zondervan Publishing House. Used by permission.
3. Illustrate
… When the noble Bruce, hero of Bannockburn, died his heart was extracted and encased in a silver casket by the Black Douglas and carried with the army. Douglas died fighting the Moors. Before he fell he threw the heart of Bruce into the thickest of the fray and urged his soldiers to follow that heart and conquer. Christ’s heart is in the densest of heathenism and Christians must have their hearts there if they would feel His heartthrob.George V. McDaniel in Proof. Quoted in Knight’s Master Book of New Illustrations (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1956), p. 413. Used by permission.
4. Illustrate
… When Martin Luther returned to Wittenberg in later years and was greeted as the “Hero of Worms,” he said: “Our first object must be to win men’s hearts; and for that purpose we must preach the gospel. Today the Word will fall into one heart, tomorrow into another, and it will operate to such a purpose as it was sent. God does more by His Word alone than you and I and all the world by our united strength. God lays hold upon the heart; and when the heart is taken, all is wen.”J. D’Aubigne. Quoted in Choice Gleanings, November 1, 1979. Used by permission of Gospel Folio Press, Grand Rapids, Mich.
For Further Research
Barclay, William. The Letters to the Corinthians, rev. ed. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1975 Hobbs, Herschel. The Epistle to the Corinthians, Grand Rapids: Baker, 1960. Hodge, Charles. An Exposition of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, 1891. Reprinted—Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1953. Morgan, G. Campbell. The Corinthian Letters of Paul: An Exposition of I and II Corinthians. New York: Revell, 1946. Moule, Handley. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians: A Translations, Paraphrase, and Exposition. Edited by A. W. Handley Moule. London: Pickering & Inglis, 1962.
Available on cassette tape-Order #4441
Olford, S. F. (1987). Institutes of Biblical preaching, volume six. Memphis, TN: Olford Ministries International.
I only see outline lines for the three books at the top, the three non-outline books, and every link of sample page there gives me a 404 error.
I agree. This product description could better represent the value of this collection. We'll get that fixed.
It would also help if the server error for the page preview was fixed.
This product description could better represent the value of this collection.
This resource is easily worth the price.
