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Beauty Care For The Tongue (Revised)
$14.99Add to cart1. The Importance Of A Beautiful Tongue
2. A Beautiful Tongue Is A Silent Tongue
3. A Beautiful Tongue Is An Appreciative Tongue
4. A Beautiful Tongue Is A Witnessing Tongue
5. A Beautiful Tongue Is A Clean Tongue
6. A Beautiful Tongue Is A Kind Tongue
7. A Beautiful Tongue Is A Nongossiping Tongue
8. A Beautiful Tongue Is A Truthful Tongue
9. A Beautiful Tongue Is A Positive Tongue
10.A Beautiful Tongue Is A Simple TongueAdditional Info
“I can’t believe what I’m hearing! Did she just say that? How do we learn to control our tongues? Scripture says that the tongue has the power to build up and destroy–of life and death. This study offers “Beauty Hints” for developing life-giving and uplifting speech. The book discusses topics such as:*kindness
*gossip
*truthful speech
*being positive
*silenceA leader’s guide is included, making this book great for group study, too. Don’t let the light-hearted approach fool you. More than 150,000 readers have already benefited from this power packed book!
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When Christians Retire
$14.99Add to cartIn this book, Dwight Hervey Small will help you cope with the adjustments you will inevitably face with retirement and then turn expectantly to the exciting possibilities ahead. Rest assured, God has a plan for you in retirement as He did in your youth, and He waits to make it known.
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Distinctives
$12.99Add to cartIn a fresh and readable style, Vaughan Roberts, issues a challenging call to Christians to live out their faith. We should be different from the world around us.
Targeting difficult but crucial areas such as our attitude to money and possessions,
sexuality, contentment, relativism and service, this teaching is holiness in the tradition of J.C Ryle for the contemporary generation. Roberts helps us to consider how we are to respond biblically to the temptations and pitfalls surrounding us-giving what we cannot keep to gain what we cannot lose. -
Spirit Controlled Living
$12.99Add to cartA fresh approach to an old topic is this unique treatise on Spirit-Controlled Living. Focusing on impulses-those pesky little “triggers” of idea and energy that may lead even well-disciplined people toward brillant or regretted actions-Clark Cothern’s third book provides readers more than “white knuckling” techniques for self-control. His step-by-step biblical model of impulse management shows how to use spontaneous anger, overspending, overeating, misplaced sexual desires, and other impulses to identify weak areas and partner with God toward achieving peace and freedom.
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God Of The Possible (Reprinted)
$19.00Add to cart1. The Classical View Of Divine Foreknowledge
2. The God Who Faces A Partially Open Future
3. What Difference Does It Make?
4. Questions And Objections
176 PagesAdditional Info
Perhaps no theological topic is more hotly debated within evangelical Christianity these days than God’s foreknowledge. Is the future exhaustively settled, or does it include possibilities (maybes)? In encountering such questions, a growing number of evangelicals are becoming dissatisfied with the classical view of foreknowledge and have accepted an alternative, open view of God. In God of the Possible theologian Greg Boyd offers an accessible introduction to the freewill theism position.Boyd begins by laying out and critiquing the “motif of future determinism,” which forms the basis of the classical view of foreknowledge. He goes on to explicate several scripture passages that depict the future as partially open and that God therefore knows it as such. He then discusses some practical areas in which he thinks the open view can make a positive difference. Finally, Boyd addresses the most frequently asked questions and typical objections raised against the open view. An appendix explores other passages supporting the open view of God and the future.
Exploring issues of foreknowledge, freedom, and the future, Boyd presents biblical, theological, and philosophical insights into the openness issue in this introductory, yet provocative, book. While geared particularly for a lay readership, more advanced students of theology will also benefit from his presentation.
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Morning Sun On A White Piano
$15.00Add to cartThere’s a lot of talk these days about slowing down, simplifying, living in the moment, but it isn’t really happening. We all talk the talk, but the walk we walk seems to be getting faster and faster, and we seem to be enjoying it less and less. Our problem is that, in search of life, we pass it by.
Morning Sun on a White Piano is the perfect tonic for the freneticism of contemporary life. In twelve lucid, straightforward essays, Dr. Robin Meyers offers a brilliant guide to achieving the simple and sacramental life by recognizing what is holy in the seemingly insignificant details of everyday life: Books. Music. Letters. Children.
Morning Sun on a White Piano is a book about finding joy in the present, about reclaiming the lost art of living, hearing again, in a culture that has gone deaf; seeing again, in a culture that’s blinded; and feeling again, in a culture that overstimulates and numbs itself. If simplifying our lives means singing the song, Morning Sun on a White Piano challenges us to learn the dance.
Compact, accessible, gorgeously written, and beautifully designed, here is a book that is a perfect gift for anyone–especially ourselves.
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Fearlessly Feminine : Boldly Living Gods Plan For Womanhood
$14.99Add to cartHas anybody ever asked you, “What does it mean to be a truly Christian woman?” Have you asked that yourself? Tackling sensitive topics like submission and materialism, feminism and beauty, motherhood and marriage, Ortlund helps women carefully define and confidently become who they are in Christ. Includes study questions for individual and group use.
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Spiritual Life
$16.99Add to cartThroughout the church today, there is a universal longing for a deeper spiritual life and relationship with God. Many have become consumed with a passion to continually be found in the presence of God. Giving up everything and holding nothing back, they abandon themselves to the pursuit of their hearts’ desire.
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Hope For The Troubled Heart
$18.99Add to cartWhat hopeless situation troubles your heart? The death of a loved one? The memories of childhood abuse? The diagnosis of terminal illness? The strain of financial failure? A stormy marriage? A body wracked by pain? A lonely sense of emptiness? Into your hopeless situation comes beloved evangelist Billy Graham bearing God’s gift of hope, one of the strongest “medicines” known to humanity, an amazing resource that “can cure nearly everything.”
Filled with unforgettable stories of real-life people and irrefutable lessons of biblical wisdom, Hope for the Troubled Heart inspires and encourages you with God’s healing and strengthening truths. It shows you how to cope when your heart is breaking, how to pray through your pain, how to avoid the dark pit of resentment and bitterness, and how to be a comforter to others who hurt. You’ll be reminded that “before we can grasp any meaning from suffering we must rest in God’s unfailing love.” And you’ll find the “joy to be discovered in the midst of suffering.”
Here you’ll learn how hope helps troubled hearts find peace.
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Peace With God
$18.99Add to cartWith quiet confidence and surefooted faith, Billy Graham points unerringly toward the One who is the only dependable source of the peace which passes understanding. Both comforting and challenging, this classic explanation of the human predicament and the divine answer has been changing lives for generations.
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Angels
$18.99Add to cartThis book will make you aware of the angelic powers who are real and who associate with God himself, administering His works and plans for our lives. Knowing that these unseen yet powerful benefactors are there to protect and assist you is a source of great security and confidence. You are not alone in your daily struggles; there is an army fighting with you to attain victory over the forces of darkness.
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1 Corinthians : Problems And Solutions In A Growing Church (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartPaul spent 18 months discipling the young church in Corinth, and when he moved on, the group kept growing. But fast growth brings its own problems. Concerned about divided loyalties, immorality, and pagan lifestyles, Paul’s letter highlights principles for balanced church life and growth. As you study this timely book, the Holy Spirit can activate these principles in your church community.
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Fruit Of The Spirit (Student/Study Guide)
$7.99Add to cartLove. joy. Peace. Patience. All of us desire to exhibit these spiritual qualities in our lives. But what does it mean to “live by the Spirit”? How much is up to us, and how much depends on God? In this studyguide you’ll learn better how to cultivate the fruit of the Spirit in your life and grow in Christlike character. 10 studies for individuals or groups.
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Lost Passions Of Jesus
$17.99Add to cartExoplore with Don Milam the passions that Jesus displayed when He walked the earth. Learn from other passionate people just like you. They lived and died with one goal in mind: to follow their Lord. And when you find the burning motivations of our Lord’s life, may you too pick up the flame and light a white-hot fervor in your heart for Him!
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Why I Believe In A Personal God
$14.99Add to cart“My own investigations over a period of many years have given me a quiet assurance that there is a God who has given us sufficient clues in life, nature, human thought, beauty and art to satisfy the genuine inquirer that he exists, and that he has expressed himself most meaningfully in Jesus Christ. However, you may come to a different conclusion at the end of this book and that is your right as a thinking responsible person. All I can do is to invite you to join me in looking at the arguments again…”
Writing in a popular style but with careful reasoning, George Carey explains the traditional message of Christianity in its stark confrontation with modern unbelief and indifference. Here is a brief, aggressive, but always warm and generous appeal to faith for modern readers.
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Strengthened To Serve (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cart1. Comforted To Comfort – 2 Corinthians 1: 1 – 11
2. Tough Love – 2 Corinthians 1: 12-2: 11
3. Living Letters – 2 Corinthians 2:12-3:6
4. Unfading Glory – 2 Corinthians 3:7-4:18
5. At Home With The Lord – 2 Corinthians 5: 1 – 10
6. Ambassadors For Christ – 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:13
7. Purity And Promise – 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:16
8. Generous Grace – 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
9. Glad Givers – 2 Corinthians 8:16-9:15
10. A Wounded Healer – 2 Corinthians 10-11
11. Thorns And Grace – 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
12. Warning And Blessing – 2 Corinthians 12:11-13:14Additional Info
God has called each of us to be his ambassadors-to offer a message of reconciliation to an alienated world But what does a “successful ministry” look like? What Paul shows us about his life and ministry in this intensely personal letter is in startling contrast to prevalent views of successful ministry today. These studies will help you discover the power of strength through weakness for serving a needy world.Fisherman Bible Studyguides offer:
*Penetrating questions that generate discussion
*Flexible format for groups or individual needs
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Matthew : People Of The Kingdom (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cart91 Pages In 14 Chapters
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For many, submission to human authority is a tense or confusing issue. Matthew shows what human life and community look like when they come under the gracious rule of God. As you study this Gospel, ask God to teach you how to submit to Jesus Christ, the King, and to relate to other human beings-people of the kingdom. -
Christian Perspectives On Politics (Revised)
$50.00Add to cartThe best one-volume treatment of politics in the field of Christian ethics. Wogaman clearly and fairly analyzes and criticizes all participants in the debate, carefully constructs his own approach, and deftly addresses the perennial political issues which continue to be of primary importance as we begin the new millennium.
This book takes the reader from massive issues, like the demise of Marxism and the political rise of the Religious Right, down to that “still small voice,” the profound longing of the human spirit. The author’s keen, well-reasoned grasp of both religion and politics is a welcome and compelling perspective for our times.
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Heart Renewel : Finding Spiritual Refreshment (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cart1. Holy Discontent – 1 Samuel 1:1-20; 2:1-10
2. The Renewal Of Rest – Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 23;10-12; Psalm 127:1-2
3. The Renewal Of Dreams – John 21:1-17
4. The Renewal Of Focus – 1 Corinthians 9:19-27
5. The Renewal Of Dependence – Isaiah 40:25-31
6. The Renewal Of Creativity – Exodus 35:4- 36:7
7. The Renewal Of Hope – Romans 5:1-5; 1 Peter 1:3-9
8. The Renewal Of Worship – Revelation 5Additional Info
If you feel timid spiritually and swamped by life’s commitments and busyness, this studyguide is for you. Using as a framework several areas of our lives that need renewing regularly–rest, goals and dreams, creativity, hope, worship–this guide invites those who are overworked and discontented to come to God and Scripture for renewed focus and refreshment for the soul. -
Great Doctrines Of The Bible (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartThese Bible studies use key passages to establish the central doctrines of Christianity–beliefs that are essential for answering the big questions of life. Understanding the great doctrines of Chrisitianity will help us make sense of our world and ourselves.
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Seek The Welfare Of The City
$27.50Add to cartThe beginning volume in the series First-Century Christians in the Graeco-Roman World. Winter discusses how early Christians self-consciously and intentionally took up active roles in both community and state. A major sociological/theological study. This is about being faithful to New Testament injunctions.
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Ring Of Truth
$13.00Add to cartWhen British scholar J.B. Phillips says that Scripture “rings true,” he speaks from experience—he spent his career translating the biblical texts! In this self-described “testimony to the historicity and reliability of the New Testament,” he comes against the specious arguments of “avant-garde” scholars and defends the authenticity and integrity of Scripture.
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Men Like Us (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cart93 Pages In 13 Chapters
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Here is a studyguide that deals head–on with contemporary issues men face–materialism, time pressures, fathering, keeping marriages strong, and establishing priorities. All of these issues were faced by men in the Bible–men like us. Like them, you can make a difference in your family, your church, and your community. As you study, be prepared to respond to God with courage and obedience. -
Serve The Community Of The Church A Print On Demand Title
$37.99Add to cartServe the Community of the Church, the second volume in the First-Century Christians in the Graeco- Roman World series, explores the nature of organization and leadership roles in the first-century Christian community, especially as they were variously taught by Paul and practiced in the earliest congregations.
Drawing from ancient source material as well as from the New Testament, Andrew Clarke describes the theories and practices of organization and leadership in key areas of first-century Graeco-Roman society – the city, the colony, voluntary associations, Jewish synagogues, the family – and discusses the extent to which these models influenced the first Christians in defining their own communities. Clarke then turns to the Christian community itself, discussing how Paul, through correspondence with a number of congregations, laid out important parameters for leadership that he considered appropriate to the new Christian context. Some of these parameters, Clarke shows, were defined in express contrast to the patterns of leadership widely practiced in Graeco-Roman society and occasionally also in the early Christian communities.
Providing a fascinating look at the social and historical background of the New Testament, this volume is also important for its discussion of a subject that has implications for the organization of church life in our own time.
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TRUTH Principle : A Life Changing Model For Growth And Spiritual Renewal
$19.99Add to cartLearn to convert your “head knowledge” to “heart knowledge” using a practical, easy-to-remember model called T.R.U.T.H.! Reinforce your daily devotions with this applied learning system and you’ll gain new perspective on Troubles; cultivate a better Response to trials; banish Underlying idols; embrace the Truth of Scripture; and develop a faith-building Heart response!
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Witnesses To All The World (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartGod has always commissioned his people to be a blessing and witness to others. From Genesis to Revelation his love for the nations is clear. This study guide will enable you to see the world through God’s eyes and will motivate you to get involved in the awesome and joyful task of worldwide outreach. 9 Studies for Individuals or groups included. Harold Shaw Publishers.
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Great Passages Of The Bible (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cart1. A Perfect – Gone Wrong
2. A Foundation For Relationships
3. A Song Of Trust
4. A Suffering Servant For Guilty People
5. A Savior Is Born
6. A Sacrifice For Sins
7. An Empty Tomb
8. A New Birth
9. A Guide For Good Living
10. A Church Begins
11. A Secure Hope
12. An End To Old Hostilities
13. A Test For Motives P. 75Additional Info
This survey of major Bible themes will take you from Genesis to Revelation, from Creation to the New Creation. These studies uncover insight into God’s plan for all people and our part in that design. While the scope of the whole book provides a broad overview, each in-depth study will challenge you to an eternal perspective as you become the person God wants you to be. -
Images Of Redemption (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartThis unique study examines how images in the Old Testament foreshadow God’s redemptive plan fulfilled in the New Testament. Your faith will be enriched as you look at pictures of God’s faithfulness revealed in images such as the Creation, the sign of the covenant, the Passover Lamb, the temple, and others.
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1 Body One Spirit (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cart1. That All Of Them May Be One – John 17
2. The Do-ers And The Don’t-ers – Romans 14:1-4
3. Can We Judge Another’s Motives? – Romans 14:5-12
4. What If We See A Christian Sinning? – 1 Corinthians 5; 2 Corinthians 2:5-11
5. Can’t I Do What I Want To Do? – Romans 14:13-18
6. What Does Stumbling Mean? – Romans 14:19-23
7. Following Jesus’ Example – Romans 15:1-7
8. But Don’t I Know Best? – 1 Corinthians 8:1-8
9. When Do I Give In? – 1 Corinthians 8:9-13
10. Why Do Eyes Need Ears? – 1 Corinthians 12:12-26
11. What Happens If I Don’t Forgive? – Ephesians 4:25-32
12. Is Tension Healthy? – Galatians 5:13-26Additional Info
Unity among Christians? Does that mean merging into one super church? Celebrating communion exactly the same way? Singing the same kind of music? Never differing on points of theology? No! Unity conformity – it’s oneness. Discover what unity in Christ means through the Larsen’s dynamic studies. And then put it into practice in relationships with other believers. -
Ecclesiastes : A Time For Everything (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartFew portions of the Bible speak as directly to the questions of life as Ecclesiastes. As you study the unique themes of this book, you will discover that life “under the sun” may seem meaningless, but ultimately God gives purpose to all human experience.
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Doing Justice : Showing Mercy Christian Action In Todays (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartChristians are more aware than ever of problems concerning injustice. How are we to respond? Can one person make a difference? The Bible’s teachings are just as valid–and radical–today as they were centuries ago. They instruct us to live as lights in the darkness, and they reveal the true source of our hope for the world.
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Asking God Your Hardest Questions
$13.99Add to cartWith warmth and clarity, the now-retired chaplain for the United States Senate offers thoughtful, biblical insights to modern questions. He encourages reader to honestly ask God anything, because there’s no question too big for him and no need too deep for him to meet.
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Moses : Encountering God (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartMoses was a prince, an exiled shepherd, and a flawed reluctant leader of God’s people. Yet ultimately he was an ordinary man whose extraordinary encounters with God changed the direction of his life. Discover for yourself more about Moses and the miracle-working God whom he served. 12 studies for individuals or groups.
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Jonah Habakkuk And Malachi (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartHave you ever been troubled about the relationship between God’s love and his justice? How should a Christian’s lifestyle relate to the people around him? How do we deal with the realization that God’s prespective and ours do not agree? Jonah, Habakkuk, and Malachi encountered many confusing questions and issues. And just as God confronted them, he brings us face to face with the holiness of his character, the breadth of his perspective and love, and the kind of responsible living he desires for his people. 12 studies for individuals or groups.
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Fruit Of The Spirit (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Add to cartLove, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. To be spiritually mature is to show the fruit of the Spirit of Christ in our lives. These nine New and Old Testament passages highlighting each quality will allow the Spirit’s fruit to ripen in our lives. This revised LifeGuide Bible Study features additional questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal, together with expanded leader’s notes and an extra “Now or Later” section in each study.
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Gifts From The Ascended Christ
$17.99Add to cartMany recognize that God is restoring His Church to her true and glorious place in the earth. But how much of these changes do we really understand? This book presents God’s plan for leadership and government with the Body of Christ. The Church needs every gift of the five-fold ministry to complete her commission. It is the synergistic work of all five gifts-apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher-that will bring the light and power of Jesus Christ to a world that is desperately dark and needy.
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No High Like The Most High
$16.99Add to cartAs believers, we have a very real destiny that our heavenly Father has planned for our lives. We are on a continual upward journey to the high places of God, where our destinies unfold in Him. Learn how you can fulfill your God-given destiny. Through faith in God, you can succeed in reaching the high places in Him.
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Having A Mary Heart In A Martha World
$17.00Add to cartEver feel that no matter how hard you try, it’s never enough? Maybe it’s time to follow Mary’s example: leave the dishes in the sink and sit at Jesus’ feet! Through practical strategies and devotional illustrations, Weaver explains how “living room intimacy” with Christ is the key to successful “kitchen service” in the world.
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More Than Rubies
$13.99Add to cartWomen have an essential impact on the atmosphere of the home. They influence the degree of their husband’s success, the level of happiness in the family, and even the spiritual condition of the family.
More than Rubies will help women insure that their impact in their home is a good one. Debra White Smith provides principles for being a woman of godly influence and raising a family in the way of the Lord.144 pages.
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E M Bounds On Prayer
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7 Parts In 96 ChaptersAdditional Info
E. M. BOUNDS ON PRAYER
Prayer that gets resultsPrayer is the Christian’s lifeline to God, and with it lives are changed for eternity! E.M. Bounds knew the secrets of prayer and that God has established divine principles and promises for our every need. He reveals these principles and illustrates how God has answered the prayers of men and women since the beginning of Bible times. He also uncovers how you can…
– Have direct communication with God
– Maintain a prayer life that produces results
– Overcome Satan and his hold on prayer
– Obtain all that God has for you
– Discover all the possibilities of prayerSince the time of the apostles, no man besides E. M. Bounds has left such a rich inheritance of biblical research into the life of prayer. Here are teachings that form the only effective barrier against the powers of evil that prevail throughout the present world. Through his writings, you will discover how you can have a totally effective prayer life and how you can know the fullness of divine power.
“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”
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Lighten Up : Great Stories From One Of Americas Favorite Storytellers
$16.99Add to cartKen Davis is a very funny guy. And as his friends and family will tell you, he’s also a very wise one. After all, who but a wise guy would blow the toilet in his new home to smithereens with an M-80 firecracker? Or end up in a hotel lobby wearing nothing but strawberry underwear and the latest addition of USA Today? Only Ken Davis could pull these stranger than life stories together and use them to drive home insights that cut to the heart of Christ-like living. Because Ken, being Ken, knows what human fallibility is all about. He knows how tough we adults can be on ourselves. He knows how hard we try to appear more together than we really are. And to all of us, he offers two words of very solid wisdom: LIGHTEN UP! Ken’s hilarious and touching stories underscore one simple, encouraging theme: God’s grace is for you. You’re not perfect, but you are perfectly loved by God. So take heart. God doesn’t just love you, he enjoys you. No reason you shouldn’t, too.
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Beyond The Broken Lights
$14.00Add to cartPreface
Prologue: Beyond The Broken Lights
Chapter 1. New Light
Chapter 2. The Weight Of Pain
Chapter 3. Living In The Gap: Between What We Dreamed And What We Got
Chapter 4. Why Doesn’t God Do More?
Chapter 5. The Stumbling Children Of Abraham
Chapter 6. To Know The Will Of God
Chapter 7. The Wide Reach Of Pentecost
Chapter 8. The Theology Of Extremity
Chapter 9. Living In The Gap: Between The Sacred And The Ordinary
Chapter 10. Sinners In The Hands Of An Aching God
Chapter 11. Let Those Angels Breathe
Chapter 12. Jesus And God – A Raid On The Inarticulate
Chapter 13. Jesus And Paul – In That Order
Chapter 14. If Jesus Came To Town
Chapter 15. Living In The Gap: Between Jesus And The Church
Chapter 16. Altars To The WindAdditional Info
Taking its title from a line of a poem written by Alfred Tennyson, Beyond the Broken Lights is a thoughtful and inviting look at our questions and the need for clarity in the depths of the mystery of God. Like Tennyson, we cannot find satisfactory explanations, complete resolutions, or simple take-it-or-leave-it answers. Instead, our systems of theological position, conventional wisdom, and standard orthodoxy have their day and then cease to be. They can be described as “broken lights.”Poole examines these broken lights, and tells us that since there are no other lights – no perfect, seamless, unbroken lights that human words can shine on sacred truth – it is the broken lights that become precious to us. These are the lights by which we live. Poole warns, however, that we must not clutch them too tightly lest we cut ourselves on them, or wave them, lest we injure someone; because, after all, they are broken lights.
Beyond these broken lights is God, somewhere past the place where words run out. The words that wait their turn inside this book seek to recover something that was before the broken lights, and they long to glimpse something that is beyond the broken lights.
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I Gave Dating A Chance
$14.99Add to cartIn recent years, “dating” has become a dirty word in many Christian circles. So dirty, in fact, that young believers are now encouraged simply not to date. This position has provoked an open debate among teens, their parents and youth workers, and single adults. For a great number of them, many questions remain unanswered.
-“Lord, what do I do with this desire to date?”
-“Can dating be an option for young adults who love the Lord and long to please Him?”Is not dating really the only acceptable option in God’s eyes? The answer, assures author and youth pastor Jeramy Clark, is a resounding “No!”
The time has come for a sound, biblical, and practical approach that balances out the extreme perspectives: dating without responsibility versus a complete withdrawal from the dating process. Learn how you can confidently pursue healthy dating relationships that are characterized by holiness and integrity–and ultimately bring glory and honor to God–in I Gave Dating a Chance.
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Here I Am Again Lord
$13.99Add to cartHave you ever asked yourself, “Will I ever feel in my heart what I know in my head? Am I keeping the main thing, the main thing?” Warm hearted and vulnerable, Carole Mayhall talks about the truths God has to remind her of over and over again. Here I Am Again, Lord reminds readers that growing in God’s character and stature is a lifelong task.
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Integrity : Living The Truth (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Add to cart1. Imitate Jesus – Mark 10:32-45
2. Keep Commitments – Hosea 1:1–2:1;3
3. Cultivate Endurance – Job 1:1–2:10
4. Speak Truth – Genesis 20
5. Practice Self-Control – Judges 16
6. Respect Your Body – 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
7. Expect Temptation – Genesis 39
8. Guard Your Tongue – James 3:1-12
9. Offer Forgiveness – John 21
10. Trust God – Psalm 25Additional Info
It is considered rude to speak of right and wrong. In such a culture we need to be reminded of the bibical value of integrity. These studies invite us to find contentment in who we are and how we follow God as we become people of integrity. -
Heaven : Finding Our True Home (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Add to cart1. Preparing A Place
2. The Last Frontier
3. Rapture Ahead
4. Run To Win
5. Practicing Our Praise
6. Welcome To The Party
7. Working For Your Father
8. Looking For A CityAdditional Info
Heaven is hard for us to picture. We think of floating on clouds and playing harps or waling on streets of gold. While we know we want to go there, we are a little nervous about what it will be like. This study provides us with a biblical perspective on heaven-something richer and more exciting than we could even imagine. -
Keeping Hope Alive
$18.99Add to cartIn this fearful and cynical age, when doom and gloomers forecast catastrophe and fear mongers try to get us to hedge our bets on the future with insurance policies and safety nets, we need to rediscover real hope. Lewis Smedes says, “Hope is a native to our spirits as thinking is to our brain. Keep hoping, you keep living. Stop hoping, you start dying.” He shows how hope powers every good thing we accomplish and helps us overcome every bad thing we encounter. He talks about how to keep hope alive in difficult times, discern false hope from true hope, and move beyond worry to trust in God.
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Well Tended Soul
$19.99Add to cart1. How Did Mother Get Into My Mirror?
2. Soul Mirrors: Having Your True Colors Done By Trevor The Terrible
3. Soul Goals
4. Faux Soul
5. Color Me Patient, Color Me Kind
6. It’s Not Easy Being Green
7. Red-Hot Mamas I’ve Known And Been
8. Club Snob
9. A Tree Grows In Wheaton
10. “Younging”
11. Changes And Becomings
12. Transcendence192 Pages
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1. How Did Mother Get Into My Mirror?
2. Soul Mirrors: Having Your True Colors Done By Trevor The Terrible
3. Soul Goals
4. Faux Soul
5. Color Me Patient, Color Me Kind
6. It’s Not Easy Being Green
7. Red-Hot Mamas I’ve Known And Been
8. Club Snob
9. A Tree Grows In Wheaton
10. “Younging”
11. Changes And Becomings
12. Transcendence192 Pages
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Joy In Christs Presence
$16.99Add to cartYou can have an exciting relationship of intimate communion with Christ! In this book, Charles Spurgeon describes the nature of such true fellowship. He also discusses how you can obtain: peace, rest, and joy, healing for your body, complete forgiveness of sins, God’s fullfillment of your needs, the assurance of your salvation, the protection of God, and total freedom from fear.
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In Step With The Spirit
$13.99Add to cart12 Chapters
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Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-controlThese facets of Christian virtue and character grow simultaneously in the life of the Spirit-controlled person, says Rubel Shelly. He goes on to discuss these virtues from that perspective.
This is a freshly, timely, and thoughtful look at Galatians 5:22-23. Christians are given as unmistakable challengeto “cooperate with God’s Spirit to allow our lives to bear beautiful fruit to his glory…”
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Agape Eros Gender
$120.00Add to cartIssues of gender and sexuality have recently come to the fore in all humanities disciplines, and this book reflects this broad interdisciplinary situation. It focuses on issues of gender and sexuality (eros) in the light of the comprehensive divine-human love (agape) which, for the New Testament, lies at the heart of Christian faith and practice. The intention is to outline a distinctively Christian understanding of the male/female relationship reflecting the priority of agape over eros. Key Pauline texts are read alongside modern texts by Virginia Woolf, Freud and Irigaray.
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Kneeling We Triumph 1
$12.95Add to cartFor many years, Edwin and Lillian Harvey edited a Christian paper in Great Britain called The Message of Victory. They also wrote numerous books, the first of which was called The Christian’s Daily Challenge.
Their two books on prayer have come to be regarded as classics on the subject. These two volumes are laid out in the form of sixty-six two-page readings, so that they can be used as a devotional aid in quiet times or at the family altar. These are not “how-to” books on prayer, but rather a collection of challenging writings from spiritual masters down through the ages. The books are intended to give you a shot in the arm–something to spur you on in your prayer life.
Is your prayer life weak? These books are just the thing to get you stirred up to the tremendous opportunities and possibilities that are open to every child of God through the avenue of prayer.
Kneeling We Triumph books one and two have been used by church prayer groups in their regular gatherings as a means of stimulating to deeper, stronger prayer times.
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Called And Committed
$12.99Add to cart223 pages in 12 chapters
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Christ calls us to decisive discipleship but all too often we settle for flabby faith. “The vast majority of Western Christians,” claims David Watson, “are church members, pew-fillers, hymn-singers, sermon-tasters, Bible-readers, even born-again believers or Spirit-filled charismatics, but not true disciples of Jesus. If we were willing to become disciples, the church in the West would be transformed, and the impact on society would be staggering. This is no idle claim; it happened in the first century.”With the international perspective so acutely needed by American Christians, David Watson calls us to build a community of believers who demonstrate Christ’s power, arm themselves for spiritual battle, and demonstrate, by their lifestyle and outreach, their unreserved commitment to Christ’s kingdom. Only then will we be able to change the world.
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Healing Spiritual Abuse
$22.99Add to cartContents
1. An Invitation To Freedom
2. The Seat Of Moses-The Power To Abuse
3. Sniffing Cut The Yeast Of The Pharisees
4. Heavy Loads
5. They Do It For Show
6. Majoring On Minors And Missing The Point
7. Who Gets Hooked And Why
8. Healed By Grace
9. Healthy Church Leadership
10. Healthy Church Discipline
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* Are you discouraged from questioning the decisions or teachings church leaders make?
* If you do little or no volunteer work for the church, do you feel like a second-class Christian?
* Does your pastor insist on being addressed by a title such as “Dr.” or “Pastor”?
* Do you hear many broad, vague appeals to “surrender fully,” yield completely” or “lay it all on the altar”?
* Are public reports about various ministry activities sometimes exaggerated?
* Do church members feel safe talking only about past victories, not present struggles?If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may he a victim of spiritual abuse. Many of us have gone through bad church experiences that have left us feeling like failures. Blaming ourselves, we asked for God’s forgiveness, but still felt distant from the church and sometimes from God too.
Often, however, the fault is not ours but that of Christian leaders who abuse spiritually. How can we recognize the signs of spiritual abuse? What can we do to gain healing from the wounds we have experienced? With clarity and refreshing honesty, Ken Blue answers these questions and offers hope
and healing to the victims of spiritual abuse. In addition he shows Christian leaders how to avoid abusive patterns and instead offer Christ’s gospel of grace to every casualty of bad church experiences. -
Why Do Christians Shoot Their Wounded
$20.99Add to cartPreface
PART I: HOW AND WHY WE SHOOT THE WOUNDED
1 Don’t Shoot! I’m Already Wounded!
2 Why We Wound
3 Can A Spirit-Filled Christian Have Emotional Problems?
PART 11: WHAT CAUSES EMOTIONAL ILLNESS?
4 Ws Not Necessarily “All In Your Mind”
5 It’s Not Necessarily “All In Your Mind,” Continued
6 How Childhood Experiences And Stress Cause
Emotional Illness
7 What About Personal Choice?
8 Putting It All Together
PART III: HOW SHALL THE WOUNDED BE MENDED?
9 The Church: Business, School Or Hospital?
10 How The Strong Can Help-Not Shoot-the Wounded
11 What The Wounded Can Do While The Bullets Are Flying
Appendix: Are Drugs Of The Devil Or Tools For Heating.?Additional Info
Thousands of Christians suffer real emotional pain-such as depression, anxiety, obsessiveness. Many other Christians, including prominent leaders, believe emotional problems are the result of sin or bad choices. These attitudes often only add to the suffering of those who hurt. -
Free In Christ
$18.99Add to cartSet the captives free! You’re about to discover the incredible joy, power, healing and anointing that is yours as a child of God! Pablo Bottari leads you through the steps of preparation for the ministry of deliverance that awaits you. You’ll discover how to help others enjoy complete spiritual freedom.
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Meditations For Vestry Members
$12.95Add to cartWho is this God who seeks us in so many ways, who calls us from our familiar and comfortable places and moves us into new roles? Part of the answer can be found within the Church. We come to know God better by serving as church members and in church ministries. God is present with us and in others all around us as we worship and serve.
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Hospitality The Sacred Art
$16.99Add to cartWe may think of hospitality as merely being polite to guests, but the ancients understood the profound potential hospitality holds for building and transforming lasting relationships-for binding families together, making strangers into friends, even turning enemies into neighbors.
This practical book provides you with the tools you need to cultivate the spiritual power of invitation and welcome in your life. Guided by Rev. Nanette Sawyer, you will discover the qualities of hospitality-receptivity, reverence, and generosity-and how these qualities can significantly deepen your self-understanding as well as your relationships with others and with God. Drawing from sacred texts and spiritual practitioners from all faiths, this book also addresses the major stumbling blocks that prevent you from becoming truly hospitable. -
Following Jesus In The Real World
$19.99Add to cartIn this guidebook for the post-college generation, Richard Lamb deftly blends scriptural insights, stories of recent graduates and his own life experience to offer sound advice and practical encouragement for a confusing time. From jobs to relationships to the ministry, he shows how spiritual growth can continue after you leave the college community.
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Passion For Pilgrimage
$24.95Add to cartUsing literature, art, and biblical texts as illustrations, Jones explores our search for light and love, repentance, and forgiveness in the context of the Passion and Easter stories. Includes study questions at the end of each chapter and makes an excellent group study during Lent or Easter as well as for individuals who would like to understand the Christian journey more deeply.
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Knowing Gods Will (Revised)
$22.99Add to cartHOW DO I RECOGNIZE GOD’S GUIDANCE IN MY LIFE? Is God’s will likely to be the thing I want least to do? Am I expected to think through God’s will? Or will he impress it on me in a supernatural way? Should I put our a “fleece”? How can I find personal guidance in the Bible? Must my motives be perfectly pure? What do I do when others tell me what God wants me to do? When do open and closed doors indicate God’s will, and when don’t they?
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Journeys Of Simplicity
$25.99Add to cartYou are invited to consider a more graceful way of traveling through life. With arresting clarity, Journeys of Simplicity offers vignettes of forty travelers and the few, ordinary things they carried with them-from place to place, from day to day, from birth to death.
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Grow Your Christian Life
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Being a Christian isn’t easy. The world sure isn’t out to help you. Sometimes neither are friends or family. Money, job, studies, bills, career, fun and the future all compete for your time and energy. If God is going to have a say in all this, you’re going to need all the help you can get. That’s where this book comes in. It provides you with a 30-minute daily workout with God. Along the way you’ll get practical hilp with issues you are concerned about like: Work-Persistent Sin-Your Emotions-Sex-Forgiving Others-Why God seems far away at times. And as you keep at it, you’ll be getting in better and better shape as a Christian. And even though you might discover how true “no pain, no gain” is, you’ll find out how wirthwhile the “gain” really is too.
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Adventure : Putting Energy Into Your Walk With God
$30.99Add to cartThe Christian life is an adventure. Every aspect is full of energy and light. Yet too often we stop at one point of interest–evangelism, spiritual disciplines, social justice–and go no further. Interweaving stories from a summer vacation, Jerry Sittser shows how our lives can include all God has in mind for us. In a book that is fun and challenging, Sittser restores wholeness to the adventure of Christian living.
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Families At The Crossroads
$25.99Add to cart1. Postmodernity: A New Battlefield For The War Over The Family
2. The Unnaturalness Of Family
3. Advanced Capitalism And The Lost Art Of Christian Family
4. Church As First Family
5. The Superiority Of Singleness
6. Whose Fidelity? Which Intimacy?
7. Welcoming Children And Other Strangers
8. No Christian Home Is A Haven
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IVP Print On Demand Title“Scant decades ago most Westerners agreed that…lifelong monogamy was ideal…mothers should stay home with the children…premarital sex was to be discouraged …heterosexuality was the unquestioned norm…popular culture should not corrupt children. Today not a single one of these expectations is uncontroversial.” So writes Rodney Clapp in assessing the status of the family in postmodern Western society. In response many evangelicals have been quick to defend the so-called traditional family, assuming that it exemplifies the biblical model. Clapp challenges that assumption, arguing that the “traditional” family is a reflection more of the nineteenth-century middle-class family than of any family one can find in Scripture. At the same time, he recognizes that many modern and postmodern options are not acceptable to Christians. Returning to the biblical story afresh, Clapp articulates a challenge to both sides of a critical debate.
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What They Dont Always Teach You At A Christian College
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Prepare your high-school graduates for the challenges that await them as they enter college life! From time management to dating to living for Christ, this relevant resource will help them make faith-full decisions as they face the complex issues of life.
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Yearning
$25.99Add to cartPopluar psychology says we should be fulfilled. Advertisement tease us with dozens of ways we can be fulfilled. Many preachers and books promise Christian fulfillment. Craig Barnes suggests we weren’t created to be whole or complete. With a fresh reading of the early chapters of Genesis, he says that much of our pain and disillusionment arises from wrong expectations of the gospel and of life. Barnes writes for anyone who knows that faith must be tough enough to “hold up in the emergency rooms of life.” But he doesn’t merely help us face reality. He helps us see how our needs and limitations are gifts, the best opportunities we have to receive God’s grace.
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Discipleship Of The Mind
$30.99Add to cartChristians who are serious about their faith want to love God with all that they are-heart and mind and strength. Books abound on the devotional life, on commitment, on evangelism and practical Christian lining, but few take up what it means to love God with our minds. How do we learn to honor God in the ways we think? James Sire blazes a trail for Christians concerned about the discipleship of our minds. After looking at the atitudes toward God and ourselves necessary for the journey, he introduces us to the basics of the Christian world view. Separate chapaters discuss the foundations of knowledge and the relationship between knowing and doing. With an eye to the practical, Sire offers specific suggestions on getting to know what is good and getting to know the world. He also provides valuable insights on how Christians might approach various academic disciplines as disciples of Christ.
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Predestination And Free Will
$28.99Add to cartIf God is in control, are people really free? The Basingers present four views on this thought-provoking question: Bruce Reichenbach on God’s self-limited power, John Feinberg on God’s control through foreordination, Clark Pinnock on God’s self-limited knowledge, and Norman Geisler on God’s control by foreknowledge.
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Disciplined Life
$10.99Add to cartThe door to spiritual maturity can be unlocked by the key of discipline. In the day of easy living, when the cult of comfort yearns for the luxury and ease, here is a straightforward treatment that is vitally needed by everyone who names the name of Christ. The author is both forthright and sympathetic, pratical and yet weaves an a strong idealism.
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Black Mans Religion
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Is Christianity a “white man’s religion?” Keener and Usry say, “absolutely not!” In this extensively researched book, you’ll find the first pro-Christian interpretation of religion and history from a black perspective. Fascinating and compelling, this is must-reading for anyone interested in African-American culture and issues of faith.
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Contemporary Christian
$45.99Add to cartThe Contempory Christian, Applying God’s Word to Today’s World by John Stott from Intervarsity Press is now available in convenient softcover. John Stott makes a trumpet call to all disciples of Christ to be both contemporary and Biblical. The first means to live and move with the times. The second requires that we retain unswerving loyalty to God’s Word. Combining the two is not an easy task. Today people reject Christianity, not because they think it is false, but because they think it is irrelevant. Disciples, he says, can prepare for this task by cultivating a listening ear, embracing both mind and emotions, and finding God’s true guidance. In addition, he sympathetically uncovers the emptiness of secular men and women, demonstrating how the church can meet their quests with the truth and grace of Jesus Christ. John Stott is knwon worldwide as a gifted evangelist, preacher, scholar and Christian statesman. Among his books are Basic Christianity, The Cross of Christ, and Romans.
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Temptations Men Face
$32.99Add to cart1. SET FREE
2. THE TEMPTATION TO BE MACHO
3. THE TEMPTATION OF SEXUAL LUST
4. THE TEMPTATION TO HAVE AN AFFAIR
5. THE TEMPTATION TO WIELD POWER
6. THE TEMPTATION TO LOVE MONEY
7. THE TEMPTATION TO BE PERFECT
8. DELIVERANCE
9. HOW CAN I HELP MY MAN? A CHAPTER FOR WOMENAdditional Info
IVP Print On Demand TitleLike a rushing current in a dark river, temptations flood all around us. Every believer has felt the undertow. And some, even some prominent Christian leaders, have not been able to keep their heads above water.
How can a man stand against these forces? How do men experience common temptations and what can be done about them? Tom Eisenman gives a man’s perspective on these and other tough issues. In straightforward language he honestly discusses the difficulties he and others have had in avoiding common stumbling blocks in the Christian walk. More than that, in a personal and practical way he shows how deliverance is possible even from besetting sins.
He doesn’t stop there. In a chapter for women, he tells how they can keep from contributing to their husband’s problem and suggests what to do when a man resists help. Finally, he offers general strategies for all of us on how to oppose temptation and find freedom from the evil that binds us.
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Christian Spirituality : Five Views Of Santification
$25.99Add to cartThe nature of Christian Spirituality has been widely debated throughout the history of the church. The doctrine of sanctification was one of the main fissures separating Luther from the Catholic Church. Even today different groups of Protestant disagree on how we draw closer to God. To answer these questions Donald L. Alexander, professor of biblical theology at Bethel College, has brought together five scholars that represent each of the main historical Protestant traditions. With an introduction by Alexander and responses to each of the main essays by other contributors, this book provides a helpful and stimulating introduction to an important doctrine of the church.
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Disciplemakers Handbook : Helping Pelple Grow In Christ
$28.99Add to cartWhat does a healthy discipling relationship look like? What do you do together? In order to answer these and other questions, Alice Fryling gathered a team of experienced disciplemakers. Together they give us practical help in such ares as: overcoming our fears about discipling others; beginning a discipling relationship; how to be a friend; learning how people change; helping others share their faith. Many chapters include time-tested resources you can use in discipling relationships. A handbook for those who need help and encouragement in reaching out to others.
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Hard Sayings Of Paul
$32.99Add to cartAs even Peter observed, Paul’s letters ”contain some things that are hard to understand.” Brauch tackles forty-eight of them, such as ”Hand this man over to Satan,” and ”I do not permit a woman to teach.” By supplying background information and by putting each passage in the context of the whole of Paul’s teaching, Brauch helps you understand the importance of Paul’s sayings for Christian life today.
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When God Interrupts
$18.99Add to cart1. Losing Our Lives
2. Terrifying Opportunity
3. A Place You’d Rather Not Go
4. Abandoned 17y Success
5. Abandoned By Health
6. Abandoned By Family
7. Abandoned By GodAdditional Info
When you’re facing difficult times and unwanted changes—the death of a loved one, a child leaving home, an illness—doesn’t it seem as though God has moved far away? Barnes wants you to understand that the opposite is true. He promises hope without denying despair by showing that God is always right at your side—even in the middle of unwanted change. -
Commitment : 6 Studies Based On My Heart Christs Home (Adapted)
$12.99Add to cart1. The Study/Philippians 4:4-9
2. The Dining Room/] John 2:1 5 -1 7
3. The Living Room/1 John.]:] -7
4. The Recreation Room/John 2:1 -1 1
5. The Bedroom/Proverbs 5:1 A’-21
6. The Hall Closet/Psalm 1 3 9:1 -6, 2 3 -2 4Additional Info
Moving from room to room with him, we discover what he desire for us. Are we prepared to meet with him daily in our living rooms in our recreation room? in the study? What about that dark closet that needs cleaning out?These studies will take you through six of the rooms of your heart, helping you to see aspects of your Christian life as Jesus sees them. You will be stretched and enriched by your personal meetings
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Powers Of Darkness
$30.99Add to cartThe last two decades have witnessed a vast upsurge in occult activity. Scores of popular books have warned Christians of the dangers and urged them to do battle against these spiritual forces. Few books, however, have developed a careful biblical theology on demons, principalities and powers. Clinton Arnold seeks to fill this gap, providing an in-depth look at Paul’s letters and what they teach on the subject. For perspective, he examines first-century Greek, Roman and Jewish beliefs as well as Jesus’ teaching about magic, sorcery and divination. Arnold contends that the New Testament view is that principalities and powers are organized, personal beings which Jesus defeated at the cross and will bring into full subjection at his return. Arnold also suggests practical ways in which Christians today can contend with the forces of evil.
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Basic Discipleship
$25.99Add to cartBasic Dicipleship explains what it means for Christ to be Lord of your life. The author discusses why it is important and how it happens by laying the basic building blocks that can last our whole lives. Some topics include, living under Christ’s Lordship, remaining faithful, finding God’s will turning away from sin, nuturing humility, plus more.
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Soul Gardening : Cultivating The Good Life
$16.00Add to cartOpen the gate to the garden of your own soul. Learn to be present. Cultivate appreciation for the ordinary gifts of grace, the value of solitude, the art of listening, and the healing power of nature. Terry Hershey’s stories will lead your to nurture your soul and renew your sense of what it means to live “the good life.”
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Sold Out
$19.99Add to cartFrom Promise Keepers founder Bill McCartney, Sold Out is a roadmap describing how to live a disciplined life with eternal values in mind. By tapping into God’s transforming power, men can become man enough to make a difference in this world. Includes insights on marriage and relationships from his wife, Lyndi McCartney.
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Priorities : 6 Studies Based On Tyranny Of The Urgent (Adapted)
$12.99Add to cart1. Urgent Demands/Exodus 18:13-24
2. Seeking God’s Priorities/Mark 1:21-39
3. Another Painful Decision/John 11:17-44
4. Community Guidance/Acts 5:33-6:7
5. Life Under New Management/ 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
6. The Secret Of Success John 8:26-38Additional Info
Every week we leave a trail of unfinished tasks. Unanswered letters, unvisited friends and unread books haunt our waking moments. We desperately need releif.These studies are designed to help you put your life back in order by discovering what is really important. Find out what God’s priorities are for you.