Today the Asian church ministers in a multi-religious and often multi-cultural environment and faces serious challenges. Thankfully we have a resource that offers guidance and encouragement—the ancient documents known as 1, 2 and 3 John. In this commentary Dr. Gilbert Soo Hoo provides careful textual analysis alongside contextual relevance in the hope that the reader will hear God’s voice, encouraging them to become disciples that live in fellowship with the Father and the Son and with one anoth...

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The Asia Bible Commentary Series (Edited by Bruce J. Nicholls and Sang-Bok David Kim) aims to enable readers to understand the Scriptures in their own context and to interpret and apply them to the plurality of Asian cultures in which they live and work. The series is designed for use by pastors in their expository ministry of preaching, teaching and counselling, by teachers and students in their theological studies, and by men and women who lead small groups in churches and homes.

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The 1-3 John Expository Preaching Kit (L) helps you plan an expositional sermon series with a trifecta of core resources in each of the Expository Preaching Kits: commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and sermon outlines. Each kit includes commentaries from Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) and the Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible (POSB), as well as reference resources like The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies, Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments, and Carta's New Century Handbook and Atlas of the Bible . This kit includes everything in 1-3 John Expository Preaching Kit (M) plus additional resources like The Epistles of John (The New International Commentary on the New Testament | NICNT), Practical Illustrations: 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Augustine's Homilies on the First Epistle of John, and more.

This is a collection of New Testament volumes from the Asia Bible Commentary Series (Edited by Bruce J. Nicholls and Sang-Bok David Kim). The aim of the series is to enable readers to understand the Scriptures in their own context and to interpret and apply them to the plurality of Asian cultures in which they live and work. The series is designed for use by pastors in their expository ministry of preaching, teaching and counselling, by teachers and students in their theological studies, and by men and women who lead small groups in churches and homes.

Excellent evangelical publications contextually addressing issues in the Majority World for the benefit of the global church. The Langham Global Library has a wide range of books including textbooks, biographies and commentaries, with the vision to edify believers in their walk with God, encourage Christian leaders, strengthen ministries and develop theological understanding. Explore the history of Bible translation and the positive and negative effects of missionary work. Discover the impact of theological education styles on the effectiveness of their students and the struggles faced by theology students with English as a second or foreign language. Gain insight into hermeneutics and techniques for creative preaching.