As You Go, Remember: Selected Sermons of John Claypool
In 2022 the symposium, "Glad Reunion: Celebrating the Ministry and Legacy of John R. Claypool," was held at the Cresent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Many attended the event, underlining the effect that the life and preaching of John Claypool still has on people. AS YOU GO, REMEMBER: SELECTED SERMONS OF JOHN CLAYPOOL emerged, in part, out of this symposium. It seeks to make available additional sermons for those who know Claypool's work and introduce a new generation to his preaching. This collection shares sermons from his four main pastorates and his retirement. Claypool published thirteen books, many of which contained his sermons. This book contains eleven of his sermons centering on social issues that affected the believing communities he served. Why should sermons on social issues, written as long as sixty years ago, still be important to the reader today? The sermons included in this book are set in a certain historical context. There are mentions of fair and equal accommodations for all people, Watergate, the Moral Majority, and 9/11. However, while there is a historical context to each sermon based on past events, Claypool's sermons share insights about dealing with topics still present in today society: racism, poverty, nationalism, neighborliness, and the arms race.