Title: Enjoying Spiritual Works: A Collection of Sermons & Presentations for Special Occasions, 2^nd Edition

Authors: Rev. Herbert Tyrone Brown and Dr. Shirley Rainey-Brown

ISBN: 979-8-9931755-5-3

About the Book: 

Enjoying Spiritual Works' second edition is designed to enhance the first volume that was written. All messages are new for each occasion. It will provide additional completed sermons from Rev. Herbert Brown’s collection of 35 years of sermons with some additional presentations by Dr. Shirey Brown.

The special occasion sermons include preached sermons on New Year’s Day, Easter, Women's Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Pastor’s Anniversary, Black History, Homecoming, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Family Day, Funerals, Overcoming Adversity, Mental Illness and Juneteenth.

These sermons in this text are provided as a guide to assist ministers, and pastors in their preparations.

About the Authors: 

Rev. Herbert Brown

Pastor Emeritus, Rev. Herbert Tyrone Brown served the Greater Saint John Missionary Baptist Church, Nashville, Tennessee for 34 years from (March 1988 – April 2022). He accomplished many accolades as the senior pastor of the church such as being instrumental in building a multi-million-dollar edifice, a significant increase in membership, developing over thirty church ministries, being licensed in 1971 and ordained in 1974, the first two women preachers at Great Saint John MBC, and selected the first five women trustees in 1995. He also ordained the first two licensed women preachers in 20.

Dr. Shirley Rainey-Brown

First Lady Emeritus, Dr. Shirley Brown of Greater Saint John Missionary Baptist Church served the congregation with her husband, Rev. Hebert Brown until his retirement in 2022, returning to the pastorship in 2023, she resumed her leadership role as First Lady. She currently serves as Professor of Sociology and former Dean of the School of Humanities and Behavioral Social Science and Assistant Vice President of Online Learning, at Fisk University, Nashville Tennessee.

Dr. Brown is a gospel singer, speaker, academician, administrator, author, and publisher of many articles in refereed professional journals, and several textbooks for classroom utilization. She has received several outstanding awards for her scholarly work in the field of sociology and community contributions.