Benedictions: A Pocket Resource

By Robert I. Vasholz

Benedictions are pronounced by ministers at the close of worship services as an expression of hope and encouragement to God's people to face whatever their future might hold. This makes them a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845502302
• ISBN13: 9781845502300
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.7" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Great help.

This is a terrific little book that is full of blessings and benedictions that can be used for many applications.

A Great Resource

If you are in a church that is in the practice of the pastor pronouncing a benediction (which is not a closing prayer called a benediction, but a real blessing) to the people as the church goes from corporate worship to the "mission field," I highly reccomend this small book for a pastor, or anyone for that matter, to read the rich promises in Scripture that God gives his people. My former Hebrew Professor, Dr. Robert Vasholz, put together 109 different benedictions that draw from Scriptural promises to be used in corporate worship. I think the real upshot to some of the benedictions are the way he combined portions of Old Testament scriptures with New Testament scriptures and they work well together in such a way that you are reminded of God's love for his people throughout the ages. Here is an example of one particular benediction: May the Lord of Hosts be with you So that you will become greater and greater still, Until you recieve that crown of life Which the Lord has prepared for those that love Him. 2 Sam 5:10 & James 1:12 (pp 48) He also combines OT with OT, single verses that are not often used as benedictions and aditionally Scripture combined with great lyrics of hymns and poems from Christian history. The language is such that it provides a depth and richness to understanding and recieving God's blessing at the close of corporate worship. And it certainly gives pastors a greater breadth of material than the standard Aaronic Benediction and the three or four which are typically used from the New Testament. Instead of a congregation hearing the same benedictions month by month until they run the risk of being "vain" in their repetition; the pastor has a resource for over two years without a repeat!