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Your presence is appreciated. Please take time to look around and read some of the literary work that God blessings have made possible. Be sure to visit the links that are available as the material is quite rich. Finally, let me know that you were here by sending me an e-mail to PastorSmith@Allen-Temple.org

My family, and church family are praying for you. JAS

 The spirit of the Lord is upon me for He hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn...

 

National Events 2008

 


April 27th 30th,  2008
 J. Alfred Smith / Raymond G. Bakke
 Ministry Empowerment Conference -
 Seattle Washington
 For more information visit:
 www.empowermentconference.org

 

 

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t is time for a prophetic word to the nation. It is time for courageous people to stand up and be counted, to call for a change in our country's priorities. In short, people priorities must take precedence over the priorities of national and multinational corporations. Those who preach in the name of the lowly Nazarene must remember that Jesus was not a prosperity gospel preacher. ---from the reflection "A Call to Action in an Unsafe Word"


SPEAK UNTIL JUSTICE WAKES:
PROPHETIC REFLECTIONS FROM J. ALFRED SMITH SR.

From one of the most respected statesmen in the African American church comes an inspirational resource that
communicates with unbridled passion when it means to speak truth to power. As an influential leader in the contemporary church, for decades Dr. J. Alfred Smith Sr. has demonstrated for "all who have ears to hear" what it means to speak prophetically in the biblical tradition.

Rooted firmly in messages from both the Old and New Testaments, Dr. Smith's compelling book will inform preachers
and teachers who aspire to proclaim peace and justice in their ministries. For parents, church members, and citizens, this resource will inspire all who dare to speak the truth regardless of the consequences.

Destined to be a classic, Speak Until Justice Wakes seals the legacy of J. Alfred Smith Sr. as one of the country's foremost advocates of prophetic ministry.
 
 
About Dr. Smith
J. Alfred Smith is senior pastor of Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, California, and professor of Preaching and Church Ministries at American Baptist Seminary of the West. The J. Alfred Smith Institute is being developed to encourage work on behalf of prophetic justice. Dr. Smith is past president of the American Baptist Churches of the West and the Progressive National Baptist Convention. He holds a D. Min. degree from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary and an M. Th. degree from the American Baptist Seminary of the West. He is the author of over fifteen books including On the Jericho Road, and served as editor of No Other Help I Know: Sermons on Prayer and Spirituality, and Outstanding Black Sermons, both from Judson Press.

 

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