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John Ploughmans Talks
$14.99Add to cartEveryday advice based on biblical faith
Charles Spurgeon’s success as a legendary preacher and author was generated from his intense love and concern for “working people.” In John Ploughman’s Talks, Spurgeon assumes the persona of a simple ploughman to dispense advice and address serious moral issues in the language of the common man. Spurgeon’s homespun humor and rustic illustrations reflect on a variety of issues, such as idleness, grumbling, appearance, patience, gossiping, debt, spending, family, hope, and much more.
In Spurgeon’s words, “That I have written in a semi-humorous vein needs no apology, since thereby sound moral teaching has gained a hearing….There is no particular virtue in being seriously unreadable.”
In the tradition of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Spurgeon’s tale is destined to be enjoyed for generations by people of all ages and backgrounds.
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Land Between : Finding God In Difficult Transitions
$18.99Add to cartAuthor Jeff Manion uses the biblical story of the Israelite’s journey through the Sinai desert as a metaphor for being in an undesired time of transition. After enduring generations of slavery in Egypt, the descendants of Jacob travel through the desert (the land between) toward their new home in Canaan. They crave the food of their former home in Egypt and despise their present environment. They are unable to go back and incapable of moving forward. Their reactions provide insight and guidance on how to respond to God during our own seasons of difficult transition. The Land Between provides fresh biblical insight for people traveling through undesired and difficult transitions such as foreclosure, unemployment, uncertainty, and failure. Such times provide our greatest opportunity for spiritual growth. God desires to meet us in our chaos and emotional upheaval, and he intends for us to encounter his goodness and provision, his hope and guidance.
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Let The Beatitudes Be My Attitude In You
$19.99Add to cartThe Beatitudes occupy an expansive realm in God’s Promised Land, a bountiful spiritual frontier suspended between heaven and earth. Plunge into God’s plentiful grace and goodness to explore this marvelous kingdom in his sequenced and purposeful order. The Beatitudes are a supremely challenging journey, requiring significant sacrifice of earthly nature and great emptying of self. The grand reward is total saturation in God’s spirit and living life as Jesus did upon this earth.
Experience the Beatitudes in all their richness to comprehend even more completely that celestial world’s way of life!
Enter through the Door of Christ and encounter your spiritual poverty alongside God’s great richness! Climb the Mirrored Mountains of Meekness. Descend into the Purging Valley for the Pure in Heart. Allow each incredible Beatitude to lead you forward toward the unique and purposeful life God has planned for you-first on earth and forever in heaven! Discover an ever deeper relationship with God and your fellowman-which will never end, neither here nor there!
Accompany Wesley Baker’s amazing spiritual journey in The Epilogue: The Powerful Pilgrimage of a Suffering Saint, as he finds himself transformed by each Beatitude, allowing them to remake his life in Christ! -
Let The Beatitudes Be My Attitude In You
$35.99Add to cartThe Beatitudes occupy an expansive realm in God’s Promised Land, a bountiful spiritual frontier suspended between heaven and earth. Plunge into God’s plentiful grace and goodness to explore this marvelous kingdom in his sequenced and purposeful order. The Beatitudes are a supremely challenging journey, requiring significant sacrifice of earthly nature and great emptying of self. The grand reward is total saturation in God’s spirit and living life as Jesus did upon this earth.
Experience the Beatitudes in all their richness to comprehend even more completely that celestial world’s way of life!
Enter through the Door of Christ and encounter your spiritual poverty alongside God’s great richness! Climb the Mirrored Mountains of Meekness. Descend into the Purging Valley for the Pure in Heart. Allow each incredible Beatitude to lead you forward toward the unique and purposeful life God has planned for you-first on earth and forever in heaven! Discover an ever deeper relationship with God and your fellowman-which will never end, neither here nor there!
Accompany Wesley Baker’s amazing spiritual journey in The Epilogue: The Powerful Pilgrimage of a Suffering Saint, as he finds himself transformed by each Beatitude, allowing them to remake his life in Christ! -
Union And Communion
$14.99Add to cartTHE JOY OF BEING ONE WITH CHRIST
Legendary missionary Hudson Taylor uses the most beautifully written biblical allegory, the Song of Solomon, to explain the significance of the relationship between the church and Christ. Here is the key to the knowledge you need for a close walk with Jesus. Taylor explains…
*What it means to follow Christ
*What it means to have communion with God
*How to be restored after pursuing worldliness
*The way of service to others
*The way to gladness
*How to abide in Christ
*How to pursue the knowledge of GodYour life with God can become a joyful experience of complete unity with Him. You will discover more of God’s blessings and all of his comfort in this timeless classic.
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Come Sit Stay
$21.99Add to cartJesus is inviting you, “Come to Me.”
In a world where anxiety and chaos reign, it’s easy to forget the simplicity, the fun, the excitement of being in a close relationship with Jesus. Whether you are emotionally drained, spiritually hungry, or just looking for some fresh inspiration, it’s time to Come, Sit, Stay . . . and rest in His presence.
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Enough : Finding More By Living With Less (Reprinted)
$18.00Add to cartThe American way of life pushes people to constantly strive for more–more money, more stuff, more clout. But how much is enough? And how do we know when we have too much of a good thing? In this provocative, paradigm-shifting book, Will Davis Jr. challenges readers to discover the peace that comes through contentment with what we have and compassion for those in need. Through surprising statistics, scriptural insight, and real-life stories, Davis gently leads readers to consider living with less in order to do more for the kingdom. Thought-provoking discussion questions and short chapters make this a perfect study for small groups.
No one will come away from this powerful book unchanged.
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Return Of The Lord Jesus
$14.99Add to cartWhat Will Happen to You?
Jesus could return at any moment. Here are the scriptural answers to questions about the time, manner, and results of His return. Questions like…
*What will be going on when Jesus returns?
*Will non-Christians have a chance to repent?
*How can I be ready for the rapture?
*When will I receive my heavenly reward?
*When will I receive my new body?
*Who will reign with Christ?
*What will happen to believers who have died?Many people view Christ’s return to the earth as either improbable or dreadful. However, for those who know Him personally, His return will be a day of joy, transformation, and reunion. You can be ready for the greatest day the world has ever seen!
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Meditation And Communion With God
$29.99Add to cart1. Introduction
2. Reading Scripture Today: Communion With God In An Age Of Distraction
A Renaissance Of Interest In The Spiritual Disciplines
Religious Pluralism In America: Salad Bars Of Spirituality
Biblical Illiteracy In America
Reading The Bible In An Age Of Information Overload
Scientific Studies Of Meditation: Health, Medicine, Neuroscience
New Developments In Biblical And Systematic Theology
Spiritual Benefits: An Enhanced, Meditative Reading Of Scripture3. The Arrival Of The Age To Come: New Intimacy With God
The Father’s Real, Intimate Presence With His People
Brought Near By The Spirit: Temple Of God; “Abba” Father Union With Christ: Real Presence, All The Time Trinitarian God, Christian MeditationExcursus: How Personal Agents Are Located In Space Extended Selves And Union With Christ Implications For Worship And Biblical Meditation4. Inaugurated Ontology: A Biblical Worldview For Meditation Theology: Trinity As Ultimate Reality Cosmology: How Heaven Disappeared, And How To Get It Back Anthropology: Who Am I? Christian As Trinitarian-Ecclesial Self Teleology & Soteriology: Purpose And Fulfillment Of Human Life
5. A “New” Way Of Knowing God And Reading The Bible Epistemology: Knowing God And Heaven By Word And Spirit Bibliology: The Ontology And Teleology Of Scripture
6. The Hermeneutics Of The Age To Come: Inaugurated Eschatology And Recovering The Ancient Four-Fold Sense Of Scripture
7. Experiencing Communion With God In Biblical Meditation
Biblical Meditation: Getting Started
Excursus: “Centering” Prayer; The Jesus Prayer; Focusing Prayer Biblical Meditation: The Next Step: Whole-Brain Meditation Biblical Meditation As A Way Of Life: Worldview Meditation And The Five Practices Of Right ComprehensionAdditional Info
As culture has become at once more secular and more religiously pluralistic, a renaissance of interest in the spiritual disciplines has been sparked in evangelical Protestant circles. Mounting levels of stress, burnout and spiritual dryness among those in ministry has only stoked this desire for spiritual nourishment and renewal. John Jefferson Davis helps us recover the practice of meditation on Scripture as he explores the biblical and theological foundations rooted in the arrival of “the age to come” in Jesus Christ. Indeed by virtue of our union with Christ, the Triune God of the Bible draws near to his people so that they may also draw near to him. Meditation on God’s revelation has always been central to enjoying communion with the Father through the Son and in the Spirit. Davis gives us fresh and practical guidance on removing the obstacles that block our fellowship with God and listening to Scripture in ways that can enrich our worship, faith, hope and love. -
Enjoying God : Experiencing The Love Of Your Heavenly Father
$12.99Add to cartYou know you should spend time with God. How can you move from duty to delight in your relationship with him? Challenging you to turn away from the humdrum and embrace the passionate, Hill exposes misapprehensions that can damage your faith; offers practical steps to overcome pain; and encourages you to enjoy God every day.
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His Presence Changes Everything
$9.95Add to cartThis book encourages hungry-hearted Christians from every denomination to draw nearer to God and learn to walk in His presence like never before. Destined to become a classic, the book teaches believers that the manifest presence of God isn’t a place to visit on occasion, but a daily walk that will satisfy your hunger for God. “His Presence Changes Everything” shares practically how you can cultivate and access His presence and enjoy life-changing fellowship with Him.
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Now Nexus : An Ontology For The Coming Age
$35.95Add to cartThe new-age revolution-the spirit of truth is leading a new revolution against absurdity, and it is really new. Around the world, powerful and influential new-age believers are being called to wake up to the truth of Jesus Christ. Many who have traditionally abstained from professing their faith are now being made fully conscious of God’s presence in their lives. New-age believers are uniquely prepared to connect the world through faith, business, and culture. The very soul of the new-age movement is now being leveraged in favor of Christ. No longer confined by synthetic ideology, new-age believers can now break down barriers and stereotypes in our society that others simply cannot. We are all called to serve; it is our purpose for being here now. The Now Nexus reveals the way for all to connect and serve in spirit and in truth.
* Discover the true Power of Now
* Become a Now Watcher
* Begin Meditation
* Avoid Drooling Clowns
* Resist the Joker
* Embrace Disillusionment
* Have Mercy
* Bid Farewell to Manikin
* Breathe to Jesus
* Find the Theorem of Means: I ? Z = J
* Meet Emeth
* Kiss SophiaThe Now Nexus is a spirit-filled case for Christ, but it is also a prophetic warning for our nation to fear the Lord, turn, and run toward Him and the Christian values that He personifies. Like God, words transcend time. Let these words have their way with you.
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Everything We Need For Life And Godliness
$24.95Add to cartWhy do we read the Psalms? We read them because we find comfort in them. We identify ourselves with the ups and downs of the writer, his feelings and emotions. They show the struggles of the writer with God’s activities, “how long before you….” The psalmist says, and our cry to the Lord mixes with his. They show his fears when he writes: “though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death” and our fear becomes one with his. The theologian reads them because of their prophetic and Messianic teachings. But, do we ever read them because they teach us how we relate to God?
See how the Psalms teach us what a person in a right relationship with God does in his relationship with Him. Experience a thrilling, growing, and often convicting journey in God while being richly blessed as you learn what it means:
“He establishes the work of our hands”
and see the Apostle Paul’s example.
“We know that our times are in God’s hands”
and see how God created time for our salvation and why He determines our days.
“We consider all precepts right”
and see the problems of the pick-and-choose theology.
“We are devoted to God”
and see how we’re little burning bushes walking the streets of this world.
“We trust in God”
and see how little we do…and much more.
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Now Nexus : An Ontology For The Coming Age
$19.95Add to cartThe new-age revolution-the spirit of truth is leading a new revolution against absurdity, and it is really new. Around the world, powerful and influential new-age believers are being called to wake up to the truth of Jesus Christ. Many who have traditionally abstained from professing their faith are now being made fully conscious of God’s presence in their lives. New-age believers are uniquely prepared to connect the world through faith, business, and culture. The very soul of the new-age movement is now being leveraged in favor of Christ. No longer confined by synthetic ideology, new-age believers can now break down barriers and stereotypes in our society that others simply cannot. We are all called to serve; it is our purpose for being here now. The Now Nexus reveals the way for all to connect and serve in spirit and in truth.
* Discover the true Power of Now
* Become a Now Watcher
* Begin Meditation
* Avoid Drooling Clowns
* Resist the Joker
* Embrace Disillusionment
* Have Mercy
* Bid Farewell to Manikin
* Breathe to Jesus
* Find the Theorem of Means: I ? Z = J
* Meet Emeth
* Kiss SophiaThe Now Nexus is a spirit-filled case for Christ, but it is also a prophetic warning for our nation to fear the Lord, turn, and run toward Him and the Christian values that He personifies. Like God, words transcend time. Let these words have their way with you.
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Cycle Of Victorious Living (Revised)
$11.99Add to cartWith over 100,000 copies in print, The Cycle of Victorious Living has inspired many lives and will continue to inspire for years to come. First published in 1971, it became an instant classic, touching a responsive chord in the hearts of countless individuals with the simple, life-transforming message of Psalm 37: God has made provision for abundant living through the fully yielded heart.
Now it is time for a new generation–both the young and the old–to discover the secret of the transcendent grace of God which enables us to live above the turmoil and changes of these days in victorious and holy living.
This revised edition contains all the original work along with additional thoughts interspersed throughout by Scott Daniels.
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Think Like A Billionaire Become A Billionaire
$15.99Add to cartBillionaires think differently than most people. If you took away all of Donald Trump’s money, he would be right back to where he is today because of the way he thinks. Scot Anderson shares that if you learn to think like a billionaire, then you can become one.
Scot takes you on the journey he took in changing the way he thinks. He went from getting by to having millions of dollars and on his way to getting billions. Scot teaches you how to think differently about money, investing, jobs, risks, problems, preparations, and time. As you begin to think like a billionaire, your life has no choice but to produce it.
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Connecting The Dots Genesis To Revelation
$16.49Add to cartOften times, readers of the Bible don’t see how all the books of the Bible connect. Genesis is the beginning, but how does that connect to Psalms and then all the way through to Revelation? That’s where Dr. Stephen E. Forsyth’s new book comes into play. Readers are able to apply what they learn from Forsyth and apply it to their studies. By doing so, they are able to dig deeper into the Bible and see threads that didn’t exist before.
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Connecting The Dots
$11.95Add to cartYour life matters, and it matters on an infinite and eternal scale. That may sound like a bold claim.
Maybe you spend most of your day behind a desk or chauffeuring children or repeating one of a thousand ordinary routines. Nothing about your daily life seems world-changing or history-making to you. A life-crushing loss or a humiliating setback may leave you feeling that your world is irreparably broken. Chronic illness or a stalled career may have you wondering whether you have anything truly significant to offer. You may have reached the pinnacle of success, and now you find yourself wondering, “Is this all that there is?”
Nevertheless, your life matters. That is the core message of Christian hope. This book is devoted to helping its readers not only to understand the concept of hope, but more importantly to draw upon hope as the powerful force that inspires our daily lives.
Christian hope is far more than wishful thinking or a positive attitude. Optimism in all its forms places its bets on what we humans can accomplish. By contrast, hope is rooted in what Christ has already achieved on the cross and what God promises to accomplish for us in the future.
God connects the dots of our lives.
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Stages Of Faith Workbook
$21.99Add to cartPublished by Biola University, Stages of Faith is a powerful 13-week study for personal and small group use, which should be in every small group leader’s toolbox.
Instead of simplistic, trendy formulas or canned prescriptions, you’ll explore a rich metaphor of three dynamic stages of spiritual growth – the Childhood stage of faith, the Young Adulthood stage of faith, and the Parenthood stage of faith – and eight milestones you will encounter en route to spiritual maturity. The stages model offers a convincing description of the growth of one’s Christian faith as well as compelling insights into how the journey proceeds.
Stages of spiritual growth can be measured. You will complete the Spiritual Growth Profile – a one-of-a-kind instrument – and find out how far you have progressed in the three stages and eight milestones.
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Know Your Ministry
$14.99Add to cartFulfill Your Unique Calling
Everyone has gifts and talents, but do you know what gift is the foundation of your God-given purpose in life?
In Know Your Ministry: Spiritual Gifts for Every Believer, renowned Bible teacher Marilyn Hickey explains the seven foundational gifts of the Holy Spirit-also known as motivational gifts-found in Romans 12. You will discover the one gift that you identify with most closely and through which you will obtain the most success. Once you have identified your core gift, you will see how it permeates all areas of your life.
You have an indispensible part in the fulfillment of God’s purposes, and your foundational gift enables you to carry out your unique role. Through Know Your Ministry, you can…
* Feel confident about your life calling
* Be encouraged and motivated in your area of service
* Live a satisfying life exercising your gifts
* Work together harmoniously with other believers
* Realize your full potentialGod designed a special gift for you! Discover and enjoy that gift as you fulfill your unique calling and serve others in His name.
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Produced By Faith
$16.99Add to cartHollywood executive DeVon Franklin shows readers how to live and work their faith from nine to five, not just after quitting time.
Highly inspirational and instructive, Produced by Faith shows readers that being open about their Christianity in the workplace can enhance their enjoyment of their work, their sense of purpose, their perception among colleagues, and their professional prospects.
Featuring candid personal experiences and anecdotes from the business world, Produced by Faith challenges the conventional wisdom about what it means to be a Christian in an increasingly polarized society. A wildly successful young executive, DeVon Franklin shows believers they do not have to spend their working lives shrouded in secrecy and hypocrisy. Instead, they can turn their faith into a professional advantage, using the compass of Christ’s Word to guide them to their true calling, one they can pursue with passion, joy, and true service to God.
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You Are Already Clean
$17.49Add to cartA believer that does not know what the Word says will be ineffective in the Lord’s vineyard because this believer cannot grow spiritually by being ignorant of the Word of God. The Word reveals the great promises God has for His children and it also motivates and empowers us to be victorious Christians here on earth.
God has already given us everything we need to succeed in this world, and we will be ignorant of the potentials we have in us to live righteous lives if we do not study the Word and strive to emulate the examples of Jesus Christ and those faithful saints that laid the foundation for our faith in God.
This book will motivate and empower the reader to read the Bible every day; to depend on God, to pray and also to strive to live above temptation and sin. God is holy and anyone that truly desires to serve God must be holy unto Him.
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Beyond Baptism : The First Steps Toward Heaven
$12.50Add to cartBeyond Baptism walks new Christians through the first few weeks of their young spiritual lives, integrating them into the congregation, strengthening their faith, and helping them to become active as Christians. Designed for Bible classes, personal work, or individual study, Beyond Baptism offers gentle guidance, challenging questions, and practical assignments to make baptism a prelude to faithful Christian living.
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Gospel Driven Life
$17.00Add to cartIn his well-received Christless Christianity, Michael Horton offered a prophetic wake-up call for a self-centered American church. With The Gospel-Driven Life he turns from the crisis to the solutions, offering his recommendations for a new reformation in the faith, practice, and witness of contemporary Christianity. This insightful book will guide readers in reorienting their faith and the church’s purpose toward the Good News of the gospel. The first six chapters explore that breaking news from heaven, while the rest of the book focuses on the kind of community that the gospel generates and the surprising ways in which God is at work in the world. Here is fresh news for Christians who are burned out on hype and are looking for hope.
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Word Plus Spirit Equals Power (Reprinted)
$18.00Add to cartProven Formula for a Balanced, Effective Christian Life
Too often churches emphasize the Bible without welcoming the work of the Holy Spirit, who inspired the Bible. Or they focus on seeking manifestations of the Spirit while neglecting sound Bible teaching. The result: a schism in their faith lives in which they cut God–and his power–out of Christianity’s equation. How can God draw a lost world to his Son through people who are powerless?
With over 170 years of diverse ministry experience among them, respected veteran leaders R. T. Kendall, Charles Carrin, and Jack Taylor restore balance to the Christian walk. They show that when the Word is faithfully preached and the Holy Spirit warmly welcomed, the Lord manifests his power, bringing salvation, miracles, healings, heart understanding, and much more. Only when Christians honor the Word and the Spirit can they lead empowered, fruitful lives.
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Shes Got Issues
$14.99Add to cartWe’ve all got our issues! Maybe you feel like life just isn’t going your way, or you’re afraid that you don’t measure up to other people’s expectations. Perhaps you have a hard time managing your temper or have someone in your life you just can’t forgive. We deal with our issues every day in one form or another; the problem is, after a while, they start to feel . . . normal. Unchanging. Just part of who we are. And we forget that we have access to the power of Christ-a power that can transform our everyday weaknesses into our greatest strengths and gifts.
In She’s Got Issues, Christian counselor, ministry leader, and regular mom Nicole Unice explores the ordinary issues that are keeping you from the full and free life you were meant to have. Applying years of counseling with practical scriptural teaching and a fresh and authentic voice, Nicole shows you how to let God freely shape your character-and transform your life from ordinary to abundant.
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In But Not Of Revised And Updated (Revised)
$19.99Add to cartThough we are not of the world, the fact is, we are in the world. And now is the time for Christians to realize their responsibilities to influence the culture and to make a difference. Influence is not accidental. It is earned. In, But Not Of, broadcast journalist and law professor Hugh Hewitt charts the course to acquiring influence over the life of a career while remaining committed to the commands and example of Christ.
Hewitt not only challenges readers to become more engaged in steering the course of history through politics, law, finance, and entertainment, but also maps out simple, effective strategies that will enable them to bring their visions of influence to pass.
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Dangers Of A Shallow Faith (Reprinted)
$16.99Add to cartA Call for Every Christian to Move from Shallow Living to Deep FaithIn The Dangers of a Shallow Faith, renowned theologian A. W. Tozer warns believers in Christ against the great danger of spiritual lethargy. He urges Christians to be aware of the times in which they live and to recognize how attempting to live a life for God on autopilot will actually undermine their faith. For Tozer, the risks are so significant that “breaking out from the tyranny of spiritual lethargy–whatever the cost–should be the number-one priority of every Christian.”In this never-before-published compilation, followers of Christ will discover anew the importance of standing boldly against spiritual and moral slumber. They will also see the importance of remaining awake in the face of constant temptation and distraction. Discover the spiritual awakening and change the Holy Spirit can bring to your life as you surrender completely to God and walk in a deeper faith!
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Making Disciples
$14.99Add to cartThe objective of Larry DiSimone’s new book is fo fulfill Jesus Christ’s commission to “make disciples of all nations.” The author’s contribution to this mandate is being met, not only by his directly mentoring disciples, but writing a book to teach others how to do so. this book is meant to be used in a small group format, to teach readers how to lead people to Christ through the understanding and application of the Scriptures.
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How To Make Prayer More Effective
$14.99Add to cartWithout a doubt, prayer is the greatest art in the world, a holy art that only needs to be learned and practiced.
The greatest difference between effective and anemic Christianity, is prayer. The most fruitful soul winners are those who make much of prayer. The greatest preachers of the gospel and missionaries of the cross are those who pray long and often. Everyday believers who walk in the power and miracles of God are people who see prayer as an attitude of life, not as a series of isolated acts.
To succeed at prayer is to realize that heaven is not far from earth. It is the ability to bend the arm of God.
Join with best-selling author Dr. Herbert Lockyer as he sets out to study the nature of prayer, and to better understand the simplicity and effectiveness of heartfelt communication with God.
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Living Jesus : Doing What Jesus Says In The Sermon On The Mount
$13.99Add to cart12 Chapters
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The Sermon on the Mount is more than great ideas by a great teacher. It is a way of life. Randy Harris invites you not just to understand these great teachings but to live them in ways you never before imagined.This new book is a training tool for people who want to live the way of Jesus. Centered on the entire contents of the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5-7, it unpacks the sermon in hard-hitting, easy-to-understand, and practical ways.
G. K. Chesterton said Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried. Many people today view the Sermon on the Mount this way. They simply believe the teaching is too hard and give up in exasperation and guilt or confusion. The single most important interpretive key for the sermon, says Randy Harris, is to believe that Jesus really intended for us to live these teachings.
Martin Luther said the Sermon on the Mount is so di!cult that we can only fall on the grace of God. The teachings are indeed difficult, and we can only fall on the grace of God, but this doesn’t mean the teachings cannot become a necessary guide for living the way of Jesus. The Sermon on the Mount, says Harris, is livable and this book is a guide to the greatest teaching of all time that will change your life forever.
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Destiny Awaits : Discovering Your Purpose In God
$15.49Add to cartMy wife has a coffee mug she purchased when she was on a trip with her sister to the British Virgin Isles. The cup has a hammock stretched between two palm trees and displays the iconic phrase “Life is good.” The good life is a mindset. The pessimist says, “Life is bad and I have the t-shirt and the ticket stub.”
Jenny’s mug now has a chip on the lip of it. My son, Chase asked, “Are you going to throw that cup away now that it’s chipped?” My wife replied, “Nope, life is good, even with a chip.” I like that kind of thinking, don’t you?
In Destiny Awaits, Michael Vicars passionately demonstrates what it means to discover and pursue your God-given purpose. He takes you on an adventure, searching for the unique hidden gems that lie inside of every man, woman, boy, and girl. These undiscovered gems are God’s fingerprints, His handiwork and design to propel you through life’s normalcy and mediocrity to a breathtaking ABUNDANT LIFE that can only be found in JESUS CHRIST!
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Dreams And Visions
$12.49Add to cartDebora Reeves is a first time author and founder of “Spiritual Eyes Ministries,” where she is able to share her personal struggles in walking in her gift of dreams and visions. With this personal struggle, she hopes to encourage and relate with others who seeks or already operate in the spiritual gifting that God has placed within their spirit. You will be able to see her personal fears, doubts and final acceptance of this gift as her loving Heavenly Father guides her through this spiritual journey she calls riding in the spiritual realm with training wheels. You will experience her tears, thrills and the reality of hearing God’s voice through dreams and visions.
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Making Things Happen For The Lord
$14.99Add to cartMaking Things Happen is a “Survival Manual” for those who desire to abound in the work of the Lord. The church contains many types of personalities, which creates a challenge for those who desire to “Make Things Happen” for the Lord. As we attempt to walk in the fullness of God and carry on the works of Jesus, keeping unity within the Church can be a challenging endeavor. Having an understanding of what to expect will be the key to survival. Realizing and having an understanding that there are generally three types of people who make up the Church world will equip leaders and laymen with the tools to excel. The Lord’s will is that we have the strength and wisdom to keep peace and harmony within the Church, as we face the challenge of working with Those Who Make Things Happen – Those Who Watch Things Happen – and Those Who Wonder What Happened!
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Satan A Defeated Foe
$14.99Add to cartSeize Your Victory!
Satan wants to blanket the earth in darkness, but Jesus is the Light of the world. Christ has made His power available to us so that we can defeat the enemy in our lives. Here are powerful biblical strategies to overcome Satan when he tries to maneuver his way into your life.
Charles Spurgeon reveals how you can…
*Dodge the darts of the enemy
*Live without condemnation and guilt
*Bring your loved ones to Christ
*Have power over sin
*Be set free from anxiety
*Literally shake the gates of hellDiscover your God-given ability to use Satan as your stepping stone to greater spiritual heights. Learn how to defeat the enemy of your soul and experience victory in Jesus’ name.
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Overcoming Life : Experience The Joy Of The Lord
$15.99Add to cartAs a Christian, you have victory. Jesus has overcome sin’s controlling force, conquered the shame of your past, and guaranteed your heavenly life with Him forever. Because of Christ, you have victory.
But are you living in victory?
Sure, you understand that you’re supposed to be victorious. You understand that you’re forgiven and no longer need to feel guilty about sins of the past. You know that eternal life awaits. You understand all of this, but you’re not living it. Instead, you’re paralyzed by the guilt and shame of the past, immobilized by fear for the future.
This is not the life of victory.
Join legendary Bible teacher D. L. Moody as he explores true victory. Begin experiencing the overcoming life, the life ruled by Christ instead of fear. Learn how to let your life shine. Be confident of the eternal gifts that are yours to taste both now and later. Understand your victory in Jesus Christ.
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Working For God
$15.99Add to cartGod has exciting plans for you that will give your life purpose and joy. God’s desire is that everyone should find new life and destiny in Him. He has given you specific gifts to accomplish His purposes. This thought-provoking and inspiring book will show you:
*How to find and live out your true calling
*How to discover your spiritual gifts
*The excitement of working for God
*How to lead many to salvation
*How to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit“There is a treasury of good works God has prepared for us to do,” writes Andrew Murray. In this book, you will capture a new vision of your mission in life. You will discover that you were created to do great things for God and learn to walk in immense power from Him to fulfill His calling in your life!
“He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” (John 14:12)
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God Is Faithful (Reprinted)
$20.00Add to cartDavid Wilkerson, best known for his blockbuster memoir The Cross and the Switchblade and as the founder of both Teen Challenge and World Challenge, was a man devoted to seeking and serving the Lord. This April marks his one-year passing, and this devotional commemorates his tremendous spiritual legacy.
Mined from his own reflections, God Is Faithful offers 365 deeply personal, deeply inspiring devotional thoughts that reflect what Wilkerson came to know intimately and preached passionately to all: God takes delight in you–and is blessed to keep and deliver you.
Complete with accompanying Scriptures, this year-long devotional journey will take believers deeper into the Father heart of God. Readers will not only glean wisdom and insight from a man sold out for the Lord, but they will encounter a loving God whose eyes are always trained on his children.
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Heaven Answer Book
$14.99Add to cartBilly Graham answers questions about heaven and eternity with understanding and reassurance. God’s Word says heaven awaits all the saints of His kingdom, but how many of us really know what heaven will be like? The Heaven Answer Book is a biblically based book written in Q&A format with answers to commonly asked questions about our future and final home. Topics include what we’ll do, what we’ll be, what we’ll see, our rewards in heaven, and more. Billy Graham’s trustworthy Bible knowledge offers interesting insight and enduring truth about how believers can prepare their hearts for spending eternity with their Maker and Lord.
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WEIRD : Because Normal Isnt Working
$18.99Add to cartNormal people are stressed, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Many of their relationships are, at best, strained and, in most cases, just surviving. Even though we live in one of the most prosperous places on earth, normal is still living paycheck to paycheck and never getting ahead. In our oversexed world, lust, premarital sex, guilt, and shame are far more common than purity, virginity, and a healthy married sex life. And when it comes to God, the majority believe in him, but the teachings of scripture rarely make it into their everyday lives. Simply put, normal isn’t working.
Groeschel’s WEIRD views will help you break free from the norm to lead a radically abnormal (and endlessly more fulfilling) life.
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Soul Detox Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$14.99Add to cartWe all know that smoking is unhealthy, but are we aware that there are other second-hand toxins that we bring to our home, workplace, and church, exposing ourselves and loved ones to deadly poison? These are things that we allow ourselves to view, think, and be part of every day without considering the risks to our spiritual health.
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Blue Like Jazz Movie Edition
$19.99Add to cartThis contemporary classic gets a limited edition makeover with movie art and a new preface from Donald Miller.
In print for nearly a decade, Blue Like Jazz has earned a coveted spot on readers’ shelves and in their hearts. Many have said that Donald Miller expressed exactly what they were feeling but couldn’t find the words to say themselves. In this landmark book that changed what people expected from Christian writers, that changed what people needed for their spiritual journeys, Donald Miller takes readers through a real life striving to understand relationship with God.
Heartwarming and hilarious, poignant and unexpected, Blue Like Jazz has become a contemporary classic.
For anyone wondering if the Christian faith is still relevant in a postmodern culture, thirsting for a genuine encounter with a God who is real, or yearning for a renewed sense of passion in life . . . Blue Like Jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.
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Come Thirsty : No Heart Too Dry For His Touch
$19.99Add to cartAre you feeling a little dry? Edgy and rigid? Ineffective? What would it take to be more useful in the hands of the One who made you? Just come to the well, says bestselling author Max Lucado.In this renewing and life-giving book Max leads us to the four essential nutrients every soul needs. Experience Christ’s work on the cross and know that your sins are pardoned and your death is defeated. Receive Christ’s energy and believe that you can do all things through the one who gives you strength. Receive his Lordship, knowing that you belong to him and that he looks out for you. Receive his love and feel confident that nothing can separate you from it.Come to the well…to Christ’s work on the cross, his energy, his Lordship and his Love.
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Which Jesus : Choosing Between Love And Power
$19.99Add to cartWhat if there were two men named Jesus in the city of Nazareth? One was Jesus Barabbas, son of Abbas. One was Jesus Barjoseph, son of Joseph. One man was famous for his hatred and destruction. One was famous for his love and compassion. They lived, played, studied, and worked side by side, with one crucial difference: only one of them offered the way to salvation and eternal life. In Which Jesus, Campolo follows the divergent paths of the two until they converge at the feet of Pilate. Comparing the lives of two distinctly different men, a portrait emerges of One who had power over life and death versus one who would live by the sword and die by the sword. As Campolo draws the compelling distinction between true power and love and ill-gotten power and hate, Christians see that they have the ability today to do even greater works for the Kingdom than they ever believed possible. It’s a simple question of choosing which Jesus to serve.
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Healing Your Past Releasing Your Future (Reprinted)
$18.00Add to cartGod has a plan and a purpose for every person’s life–a divine destiny. Yet many people are stuck, arrested in their spiritual development, because of problems in their emotional development. In Healing Your Past, Releasing Your Future, readers will explore the developmental process that forms the human personality and discover the impact, both positive and negative, of trauma at each stage of development. They’ll connect the dots between their childhood hurts and their adult “stuckness” and be gently guided toward total healing and restoration in Christ. Based on sound doctrine and solid research, this book will offer healing to any reader with a wounded past, freeing them to move into the future God has planned all along.
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Facedown (Reprinted)
$13.00Add to cartMost believers understand that worship is not a compartmentalized aspect of the Christian experience, but rather it is the motivation–the driving force–behind all that we do and are. We exist to worship God. For years we have been basking in God’s love and worshipping Him with uplifted hands and hearts. Now we need to go deeper and see that God is also an awesome, mysterious being who should engender our silent, even dumbstruck, reverence for His holiness, His “otherness.” Until we are undone by the knowledge of who God is in all His glory, we will only touch the edges of true worship. Matt Redman says, “When we face up to the glory of God, we find ourselves face down in worship.” This book shows the biblical record of those who found themselves prostrate before God.
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Jesus Life
$14.99Add to cartIn his follow-up to The Lazarus Life, author Stephen W. Smith encourages believers to wholly embrace authentic Christianity.
Aspiring to live like Christ is no easy feat. We’re surrounded daily by a loud, chaotic culture that is the very opposite of such a life. To walk in the way of Jesus we must intentionally choose to not walk in the ways of the world. Featuring a distinct, fresh voice, The Jesus Life shares how we’ve lost our way; how to reconnect with core values such as community, family, and quiet living; and how we can take a proactive approach in personal ministry. Each chapter features an enhanced study guide, which can be used in small group, class, or personal study.
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Running The Race To Win
$11.99Add to cart‘Running The Race To Win’ is a book about developing a deeper understanding of discipleship and developing a deeper relationship with Christ. It does not matter if you are a businessperson, schoolteacher, nurse, athlete, computer technician, student etc. you are called to be a disciple and to make disciples. The contemporary church has many times neglected the original command laid down by Christ Himself and for this reason discipleship seems to be a radical message. However, for the church to fulfill its mission we must once again return to this radical call. The word radical comes from the Latin word radix meaning the root of things. Radical discipleship is simply a call to return to biblical foundations. Biblical foundations are at the root of discipleship since a disciple is one who has been instructed in the foundational teachings of Christ.
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Glory Of God
$16.99Add to cartBecome a Vessel of God’s Glory
When you experience the glory of God, your life is transformed, and you are empowered in remarkable ways to fulfill His purposes for you, increasing the influence of His kingdom on earth.
For more than twenty years-and in over fifty countries around the world-Apostle Guillermo Maldonado has seen God’s supernatural power and glory manifested through his ministry. He has been used by God to enable the blind to see, the deaf to hear, the lame to walk, the dead to be raised, and the oppressed to be delivered. Through the insights he presents in The Glory of God, you can…
*Understand the nature of God’s glory
*Enter into genuine worship
*Enjoy the benefits of pursuing God’s presence
*Witness God’s revealed glory
*Receive joy, peace, and guidance
*Powerfully lead others to Christ
*Bring God glory through miracles, healings, deliverances, signs, and wonders
*Distinguish genuine spiritual power from counterfeit powerGod designed human beings to live continually in the glory of His presence. This book will answer the longing in your heart to know Him better and reveal how you can exhibit His supernatural power as His vessel of glory.
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Spirituality Of Homecoming
$9.99Add to cartHenri Nouwen offers a welcome message for today’s increasingly chaotic times: “Come home to God and you will no longer feel like a stranger to yourself or the world.”
A Spirituality of Homecoming invites readers to open their hearts and minds to the voice of love that says, “Follow me.” When people follow the Lord, they find their true home with God. This means they can be at home with themselves anywhere, even in a confusing world.
In this brief book, Nouwen explores these facets of Christian discipleship:
Conversion / Freedom / Solidarity / Suffering / Joy / Prayer / ServiceThe brilliance of Henri Nouwen’s writing is its ability to help readers see clearly the simplicity and beauty of the spiritual life, beginning with the call to move closer to the heart of God and to dwell in the knowledge of God’s love. Because of its deep wisdom and pastoral sensitivity, A Spirituality of Homecoming will be a helpful source of prayer and study for spiritual seekers, small groups, and pastors.
This book makes an excellent study for Lent but can also be used anytime by individuals or groups wanting a deeper understanding of discipleship.
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Change Your Heart Change Your Life
$18.99Add to cartOut of your heart flow your words and actions. Change your heart, and you’ll change your life.
According to best-selling author Dr. Gary Smalley, nobody has to live by the destructive subtle lies or believe the distortions of truth this world holds out to us. There are steps, strategies, and beliefs people can bring to their lives to either totally transform them or quietly improve them-and it all starts with hiding God’s Word in their hearts.
Hiding God’s Word in his heart radically changed the life of Smalley himself, and he is seeing it revolutionize the lives of people around him as well-from lust, materialism, selfishness, anger, stress, overeating, anxiety, and guilt, just to name a few. No matter a person’s age, experiences, or previous patterns, this book will guide readers to the whys and hows of orchestrating their beliefs to forever change their lives and relationships.
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I Give You Authority (Revised)
$18.99Add to cartThis popular book from respected leader Charles H. Kraft shows believers how to exercise the authority they have from God through Jesus Christ. When Christians recognize and use the amazing gift of spiritual authority, they position themselves to provide protection and bring transformation, not only in their lives but in the lives of family members, friends, even coworkers. Now fully revised and updated.
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Shaping The Journey Of Emerging Adults
$20.99Add to cartBetween adolescence and adulthood is a new stage of life: emerging adulthood.
Those in their twenties and early thirties find themselves in transition. This “provisional adulthood” is a time of identity exploration and instability in which one’s vocation, purpose, relationships and spirituality are all being renegotiated. Many emerging adults lose sight of God and experience significant confusion and brokenness. Others unexpectedly reconnect with the Christian faith and seek deeper discipleship, yet lack helpful mentoring and direction.
Veteran disciplemakers Rick Dunn and Jana Sundene offer concrete guidance for those who shepherd and care for emerging adults. Some traditional models of disciplemaking focus on a set curriculum to be transferred from the discipler to the disciplee. Dunn and Sundene instead emphasize relational rhythms of discernment, intentionality and reflection to meet emerging adults where they are at and then to walk with them further into the Christlife.
Whether you’re an older adult ministering to the next generation or a younger adult with a heart for your peers, this book is an accessible, hopeful guide for effective ministry to emerging adults
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Spirituality Of Living
$9.99Add to cartWhat’s the secret to living a spiritual life? So much is happening in our world – we often get distracted and listen to voices other than the voice of God.
“If we want to be disciples of Jesus, we have to live a disciplined life,” Nouwen asserts. In the spiritual life, discipline requires conscious effort to keep every area in life from being filled. It means creating space in one’s life for God.
Nouwen identifies 3 essential disciplines for maintaining a life of discipleship: solitude, community, and ministry.
This encouraging, insightful book inspires Christians to practice solitude, community, and ministry. The result, Nouwen promises, is a fruitful, Spirit-filled life.
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Truth : A Nobody
$35.99Add to cartWhen we realize and accept that truth exists than we can use it to guide us through a seemingly untruthful world. Find out what God, Jesus and the Holy spirit say truth is and how it can help you in everyway..
The author’s mission is for his audience to turn away from the false mindsets of the world and examine the actual truth found in Christ. This undeniable, unchanging truth will lead the reader to discover real answers in life.
“…God and Jesus is the only real truth and what they have said will always be true no matter who you are or what your circumstances you may find yourself in,” states the author. “So each person can realize and find that Jesus is the only salvation and the only true thing that is unchanging and always ready to help.”
The author writes “The reason for A. Nobody is because I am not important to this world in the grand scheme of things. I am neither famous nor rich in wealth. I am not popular or an idol. I am, in a sense, a nobody.” He is clear in making it known that this book is not about him, but the one who inspired him, being God. The proceeds of this book will go to missions “…to declare to a world that the truth is here, the truth is ready, and the truth is yours, if only you will receive it.”
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Standards Of Christian Conduct
$32.99Add to cartAre you experiencing satisfaction and peace in your life with Christ?
If not, maybe you are experiencing the frustration of understanding Christian principles and how to apply them to your own life. The path of a new believer or even a person who has been a Christian for a while can be difficult when there is confusion and no one to walk with you. Finally, there is hope and help for you!
The Standards of Christian Conduct course is an in-depth and thorough curriculum that deals with standards and guidelines for Christian living. It will prove to be a useful resource for new believers as well as long-time Christians.
In this course you will:
* Understand the process of sanctification
* Explore Religion vs. Relationship
* Discover the process of “coming out of the world”
* Learn how to set up a basic program for personal study
* Learn what to do when you fall
* Learn how to deal with fellow Christians, Unbelievers, and Enemies
* Learn how to develop a strong Christian character
* Learn how to deal with sickness, disease and death
* Read the author’s personal experiences as she shares them in a down to earth and transparent way
* Share in true life experiences and personal testimonies from practicing Christian disciples
* Participate in exercises to evaluate your progressNever feel alone and confused again! Join me as we understand and practice God’s design for a victorious Christian life.
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Standards Of Christian Conduct
$19.49Add to cartAre you experiencing satisfaction and peace in your life with Christ?
If not, maybe you are experiencing the frustration of understanding Christian principles and how to apply them to your own life. The path of a new believer or even a person who has been a Christian for a while can be difficult when there is confusion and no one to walk with you. Finally, there is hope and help for you!
The Standards of Christian Conduct course is an in-depth and thorough curriculum that deals with standards and guidelines for Christian living. It will prove to be a useful resource for new believers as well as long-time Christians.
In this course you will:
* Understand the process of sanctification
* Explore Religion vs. Relationship
* Discover the process of “coming out of the world”
* Learn how to set up a basic program for personal study
* Learn what to do when you fall
* Learn how to deal with fellow Christians, Unbelievers, and Enemies
* Learn how to develop a strong Christian character
* Learn how to deal with sickness, disease and death
* Read the author’s personal experiences as she shares them in a down to earth and transparent way
* Share in true life experiences and personal testimonies from practicing Christian disciples
* Participate in exercises to evaluate your progressNever feel alone and confused again! Join me as we understand and practice God’s design for a victorious Christian life.
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Crafting A Rule Of Life
$24.99Add to cartIntroduction: Crafting A Personal Rule Of Life
Part One: Forming Your Personal Rule Of Life
1. Roles: What Are My Primary Relationships?
2. Gifts: What Are My God-Given Gifts, Talents And Temperament?
3. Desires: What Are The Deepest Longings And Core Values Of My Heart?
4. Vision: What Is The Intentional Passion God Is Inviting Me To?
5. Mission: What Am I Currently Doing That Leads Toward The Vision God Has Given Me?Part Two: Forming Your Personal Rule Of Life
6. Time: Spiritual Priorities
7. Trust: Relational Priorities
8. Temple: Physical Priorities
9. Treasure: Financial Priorities
10. Talent: Missional PrioritiesPart Three: Fulfilling Your Personal Rule Of Life
11. Commitment To The Body Of Christ
12. Context Of A Spiritual CommunityConclusion: Celebrating Your Personal Rule Of Life
Resources For Creating A Communal Rule Of Life
Additional Reading On Church History Notables
Four Individuals Crafting Their Personal Rule Of Life
Acknowledgments
NotesAdditional Info
Your personal rule of life is a holistic description of the Spirit-empowered rhythms and relationships that create, redeem, sustain and transform the life God invites you to humbly fulfill for Christ’s glory.All of us have an unwritten personal rule of life. We wake at certain times, get ready for our days in particular ways, use our free time for assorted purposes and practice rhythms of work, hobbies, and worship. There is already a rule in place that you are following. Isn’t it time to give up your unwritten rule and prayerfully write one that more closely matches the heartbeat of God?
In this practical workbook Stephen A. Macchia looks to St. Benedict as a guide for discovering your own rule of life in community. It is a process that takes time and concerted effort; you must listen to God and discern what he wants you to be and do for his glory. But through the basic disciplines of Scripture, prayer and reflection in a small group context you will be lead forward in a journey toward Christlikeness.
The invitation is transformational, so brace yourself for sweet release. By letting go and trusting God, you will receive the gift of life in its fullest and richest form.
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3 Free Sins
$16.99Add to cartThis book is about the misguided obsession with the management of sin that cripples too many Christians. It’s about the view that religion is all about sin…about how to hide side sin or how to stop sinning all together.
In the Introduction, the author toys good-naturedly with an agitated caller on his radio program, teasing him in a segment where he offers three free sins. The offer is real. Not that Steve has the power to forgive sins, but he wants to make the point that Jesus has made the offer to cover all of our sins – not just three.
Chapter one, titled “Teaching Frogs to Fly,” is even better. The gist of this chapter is that you can’t teach frogs to fly, just like you can’t teach people not to sin. Steve tells a story about a guy who has a frog, and he’s convinced he can teach the frog how to fly. The man keeps throwing the frog up in the air or up against walls – all to the poor frog’s demise. The message is that even though people can be better, they can never not sin-just like a frog can never learn to fly, no matter how much pressure is put on it.
Steve continues through the book to show readers that while they can never manage sin, they can relax in knowing that they are completely forgiven-not just of three, but of all.
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Fasting As Unto The Lord
$14.99Add to cartFasting can play an important role in your Christian life. It empowers your spirit man, enhances your prayer life, and helps you focus on your Christian walk. This comprehensive book by Marilyn Salmonson offers a wealth of information, incorporating scriptural guidelines for fasting with contemporary scientific knowledge on how to physically maximize your fast. She answers questions such as, “What are the benefits of fasting?” and “How did God command us to fast?” Don’t settle for an uninspired, lukewarm Christian walk. Let Fasting as unto the Lord take your relationship with God to the next level.
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7 Places Jesus Shed His Blood
$14.99Add to cartDiscover the full revelation of what Jesus accomplished for you through His death and resurrection!
Every page of this revolutionary book by Pastor Larry Huch will take you on a remarkable journey through the last days of Jesus’ life and ministry. You’ll receive a fresh perspective on how He shed His blood not just one time, but seven!
Pastor Huch’s fresh insights and deep revelations will show you the power to save, deliver, and heal through each place Jesus shed His blood.
Go with him step-by-step, as he takes you to the garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus sweat drops of blood, to the whipping post where His back was laid bare by the thirty-nine stripes, to the nail wounds in His hands and feet at Calvary, and finally to the spear thrust into His side.
Every place Jesus’ blood was shed will become a life-changing connection for you to receive the redemptive blessings of God. Experience them now in The 7 Places Jesus Shed His Blood.
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Fearless : Imagine Your Life Without Fear
$19.99Add to cartEach sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear.
They’re still talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, more downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the wordterror. Fear, it seems, has taken up a hundred-year lease on the building next door and set up shop. Oversized and rude, fear herds us into a prison and slams the doors. Wouldn’t it be great to walk out?Imagine your life, wholly untouched by angst. What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? If you could hover a fear magnet over your heart and extract every last shaving of dread, insecurity, and doubt, what would remain? Envision a day, just one day, when you could trust more and fear less. Can you imagine your life without fear?
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Greatest Man Who Ever Lived
$14.99Add to cartJust as the sun blinds our eyes to a sky filled with stars, Jesus’ deity can blind us to the unseen riches of His humanity. In The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, Steven K. Scott reveals the hidden treasures to be found in Christ’s life as a human. When you learn from Jesus’ life on earth, your own life will be propelled to a whole new level of achievement, happiness, and success.
As you look at Jesus’ life, you will learn how to:
*Find new meanings that will raise your life to new heights.
*Develop missions that will produce greater creativity and productivity.
*Communicate messages that will move the minds and hearts of your listeners.
*Act in a manner that attracts others, increases your value, and heightens your self-esteem.
*Adopt a method that accelerates extraordinary success.
*Discover your incredible worth.
*Give and receive a type of love that is truer than any you have experienced before.Let the greatest Man who ever lived turn your purpose-driven life into a purpose-accomplished life!
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Life God Honors
$23.99Add to cartDiscover what it Means to be Truly Spiritual
Many Western Christians get sucked into the crippling thinking that a life which God will honor means going through the motions of religious observation without any real attention to the process of character transformation as we follow the example of Christ.
Still others, especially those in the charismatic circles to whom most of this book will address – the same circles in which the author spent most of his Christian life – seem to believe that a truly spiritual life is one that is marked by ecstatic emotional experiences with only a secondary focus on the daily task of building one’s faith and character down in the trenches of day-to-day living where emotional highs are often absent.
A discussion on the importance of understanding God’s work in the day-to-day might not seem like material noteworthy enough to write a book about. Yet, you might be surprised how much emphasis God puts on it and how many Christians are frustrated in their spiritual walks because they fail to recognize how God works in the everyday events of their common day. -
Awaken Your Senses
$26.99Add to cartIn “Awaken Your Senses”, longtime ministers Beth Booram and Brent Bill invite you to engage your right brain in your faith through sensory spiritual practices that position your heart for divine encounter. Readings and a variety of exercises lead you to experience God in new ways through seeing, tasting, touching, smelling and hearing.
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Discerning The Voice Of God (Revised)
$14.99Add to cartDo you feel that the ability to hear God’s voice is for other people and not for you? Is it only for people who lived in Biblical times?
Not at all! The God who loved you enough to die for you loves you enough to talk to you. And wherever you are in your spiritual walk, God will find a way to speak to you in a way you will understand.
Become acquainted with the Voice that has spoken from a fire and a cloud; with visible signs and an invisible Spirit; through a burning bush and burning hearts. Hear from some of the most well-known Christians in history about how God speaks to them-and discover for yourself how you can discern the voice of God.
One of Priscilla’s bestselling titles, Discerning the Voice of God is now completely revised with updated content and reflection questions. Each section contains insights that will aid you in your desire to hear Him speak. Discover the treasure of recognizing how God keeps in touch with his beloved people.
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Make Every Day Count Teen Edition
$14.99Add to cartTeens really do want to make a difference, but sometimes their attitudes get in the way! Today’s teens are faced with some big issues, and their attitudes can sometimes create even more struggles for their own lives and those around them. But best-selling author Max Lucado wants to teach teens that life is a gift and that gratitude is critical. With a little perspective, teens will see that God can help them overcome their ungrateful days, their stressed-out days, and even their catastrophic days. Life is not going to be perfect. When teens understand that and realize that God is their constant source of support, help, and blessings, even the difficult days can be faced with a cheerful spirit. Make Every Day Count shows readers how to deal with each day-no matter what it throws at them. Real-life teen stories, biblical accounts, and inspiring “Daylifters” encourage teens to make each day count for God. A study guide at the back of the book makes this a perfect choice for individual or group study.
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Living Into Focus
$26.00Add to cartIn today’s high-speed culture, there’s a prevailing sense that we are busier than ever before and that the pace of life is too rushed. Most of us can relate to the feeling of having too much to do and not enough time for the people and things we value most. We feel fragmented, overwhelmed by busyness and the tyranny of gadgets.
Veteran pastor and teacher Arthur Boers offers a critical look at the isolating effects of modern life that have eroded the centralizing, focusing activities that people used to do together. He suggests ways to make our lives healthier and more rewarding by presenting specific individual and communal practices that help us focus on what really matters. These practices–such as shared meals, gardening, hospitality, walking, prayer, and reading aloud–bring our lives into focus and build community. The book includes questions for discernment and application and a foreword by Eugene H. Peterson.
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Fire Of The Word
$20.99Add to cartToo often we study biblical texts without believing that God truly inhabits this book. In these pages Chris Webb shows how reading the Bible with the right approach can reconfigure the habits of your hearty, refresh your imagination and memory, reshape and redeem your emotions, realign your reality individually and communally for kingdom life.
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I Am A Follower
$19.99Add to cartIt’s time to leave the leadership obsession behind. It’s never been about leading.
“Leadership” has become a runaway obsession for those who are called to equip the body of Christ for service in the Kingdom of God. The concept of “followership” is all but lost in the wake of this leadership fetish, a near hypnotic obsession. Jesus’ clear call, and the pattern of New Testament leadership, are actually found in a pattern of followership. We’ve been told otherwise but when it comes to a movement in our churches, our families, or the workplace, everything rises or falls on followership. Sweet proposes an intentional shift from leadership cults to followership cultures. He critiques the issue of leadership obsession but focuses on reigniting a passion for the “follow me” theme found throughout the gospels and the entire New Testament. Building on a set of metaphors/images, he stirs the imagination by showing what it means to be a follower of Christ and explains the vital cog that followership and the first follower play in helping others enter into the Kingdom of God.
I Am A Follower moves readers:
from leaders that are over to followers that are among
from sages and gurus to scouts and guides
from Saul’s armor to David’s sling
from having the right answers to asking the right questions
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Soul And Spirit
$14.99Add to cartComplete, whole, and perfect-that is God’s plan for every believer in Christ. Yet, how do you live in harmony with yourself and others?
Jessie Penn-Lewis explains that each aspect of your being-spirit, soul, and body-has its own unique role and functions. When you know how to keep these aspects in their proper relationship, you will be free to live through the power and life of the Spirit of God. By applying the biblical truths outlined in this book, you will learn:
*Steps to overcoming sin
*Powerful laws of the spiritual life
*How to defeat the schemes of the Enemy
*How to gain true spiritual wisdom
*How to find real peaceAs you discover these life-changing principles, you will gain the joyful spiritual maturity that you have always wanted.
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Altard : Experience The Power Of Resurrection
$16.99Add to cartWe are created to live in an altar’d state-surrendered, yielded, free.
The noun altar is usually understood to be a place of worshipful offering. Something of value is offered up and released on the altar. When we turn the noun altar into a verb-altar our fear, our failure, our possessiveness, our need to control-all those things that hold us captive and keep us from running the race at full throttle are released.
Through careful exposition and biblical teaching, celebrated author and prayer expert Jennifer Kennedy Dean guides readers on a 40-day exploration of the Scriptures and what it means to truly live a life dead to flesh and alive to the spirit. -
Shaped By The Cross
$20.99Add to cartWhat must it have been like to draw near to Christ as he drew near to the cross? Reflecting on Michelangelo’s majestic “Pieta”, in which Mary gathers the suffering Jesus into her arms, Ken Gire offers seven meditations on a costly discipleship that invites us to take up our cross and follow our Savior–through death to life everlasting.
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Blessing Your Children
$17.00Add to cartThe seeds we plant in the lives of children will grow into good, healthy fruit or into weeds that choke out their potential and promise. But parents, grandparents, and mentors don’t always know how to speak life into a child or teen. Now Pastor Jack Hayford shows adults how to bless the kids in their lives with words of encouragement, nurture, protection, and challenge. In Blessing Your Children, Hayford shares Jesus’ tender heart for children and offers a biblical blueprint for passing on God’s blessing to future generations. This warm, insightful book, which includes an application and prayer at the end of each chapter, will be a treasured resource for parents and grandparents, children’s pastors and family counselors, and mentoring programs.
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Law Of Happiness
$18.99Add to cartDrawing from the latest scientific and psychological research on the quest for happiness, The Law of Happiness reveals that the spiritual truths of the Bible hold the secrets to the happiness we desire. As Dr. Cloud unpacks these universal, eternal principles, he reveals that true happiness is not about circumstances, physical health, financial success, or even about the people in our lives. In other words, it’s not about the factors that are frequently beyond our control. Rather, happiness is found in choosing to become the kind of people God created us to be.
With chapter titles like “Happy People Connect,” “Happy People Don’t Compare Themselves,” “Happy People Have a Calling,” and “Happy People Forgive,” Cloud shows just how happiness is achieved as he sets readers on a pathway of spiritual transformation that connects them with the God of the universe. With these new tools, readers will discover that their relationships, their careers, and their inner selves are infused with the joy they’ve been seeking. -
Know His Way
$15.00Add to cartWhile waiting for the ultimate roller coaster ride, hearts thud in excitement and expectation. Sometimes the line is unbearably long, but as that inevitable moment arrives when all are secured in place, the stomach butterflies mass multiply. Click, click, click. Once the high point of anticipation arrives, fear meets thrill, and there is no going back. Whirling up and down in unexpected directions, finally that ride comes to an end, having left its mark with messy hair and joyous faces. Want to go again?! Each chapter in KNOW HIS WAY! will take the reader on the roller coaster ride of life. From the fearful, “There’s no way!” to proofs of God’s presence–His way–each tale ends with a joyful exclamation, “No way!” While every recorded event tightly grabs hold of the reader from start to finish, the focus of the book is not on the people, but on the One writing their story.
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Flunking Sainthood : A Year Of Breaking The Sabbath, Forgetting To Pray, An
$17.99Add to cartThis wry memoir tackles twelve different spiritual practices in a quest to become more saintly, including fasting, fixed-hour prayer, the Jesus Prayer, gratitude, Sabbath-keeping, and generosity. Although Riess begins with great plans for success (“Really, how hard could that be?” she asks blithely at the start of her saint-making year), she finds to her growing humiliation that she is failing-not just at some of the practices, but at every single one. What emerges is a funny yet vulnerable story of the quest for spiritual perfection and the reality of spiritual failure, which turns out to be a valuable practice in and of itself.
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Every Body Matters
$18.99Add to cartFew pastors or Christian writers have dared to approach the subject of how proper eating and an active lifestyle can affect how we serve God. Author Gary Thomas does just that. And he reaches all the way back to the apostle Paul, who wrote that we need to prime our bodies to become, ‘an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.’ To illustrate the body/soul correlation, Thomas presents engaging and diverse stories that include a young mom who got fit through volleyball and reaped spiritual rewards in her marriage, a 300-pound pastor who realized his obesity was eroding his ministry impact, and a woman who gained the spiritual strength to survive a contentious divorce by training for a marathon. In every instance, Thomas makes a direct connection between the physical challenge and its spiritual consequence. This book is a must read for anyone seeking new and compelling motivation for strengthening their bodies and fortifying their souls.
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Refuel : An Uncomplicated Guide To Connecting With God
$16.99Add to cartIf you’ve always struggled with the stereotypical quiet-time, don’t give up hope!
As a Christian, you know you need to have devotions. You’ve heard it from your pastor; you’ve seen the study guides; you may have even made a dent in the One Year Bible. Some of you have valiantly set your alarm clocks back an hour for morning quiet time, only to find that life creeps back in to steal your resolve. It isn’t because you don’t love God. You quit because you “bought into” someone’s unsustainable habit at an unreasonable pace.But you don’t have to keep running on empty. Bestselling author Doug Fields offers an uncomplicated, practical plan that you can carry out. This book won’t teach you how to “cram God” into your already-full schedule. Instead, Doug will show you a practical, doable way of setting God first, and then letting everything else in your life fall into place. You will experience the fullness God has for you-just take some time to refuel.
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Whats New About You
$9.00Add to cartOlive Press Messianic (www.olivepresspublisher.com)
Not every new believer has a friend or mentor strong in the Lord who can walk alongside them in their new life. New believers have just made the most important decision in their life–to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior–but perhaps they know little or nothing about the Christian faith, and Christians might be using words they don’t understand to tell them what is happening in their life. This booklet is like a mentor who explains it all using pertinent Scriptures and defining all Christian terms clearly. Then it gives suggestions of what to do next. It is a great booklet to have on hand to give out to new believers.
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God Pocket : He Owns It You Carry It Suddenly Everything Changes
$12.99Add to cartFrom the author of The Prayer of Jabez comes a powerful vision of how you can partner with God to provide a financial miracle for somebody in need! Expanding on the most talked-about chapter in You Were Born for This, Wilkinson shows how to recognize a “miracle in the making”—and act on heaven’s invitation.
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1 Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge
$15.99Add to cartStrengthen the core of your life and faith on a year-long journey with beloved Super Bowl-winning former head coach Tony Dungy! The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge contains 365 reflections from the #1 New York Times bestselling author on living an uncommon life of integrity, honoring your family and friends, creating a life of real significance and impact, and walking with the Lord. This year, step up to the challenge-and dare to be uncommon every day.
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Deepest Thanks Deeper Apologies
$19.99Add to cartSharing his own personal vulnerabilities with sour-stirring reminders for your faith journey, Stephen Shortridge delivers a hope-filled work encouraging mystery rather than explaining it, affirming doubt rather than removing it…for all who dare to be honest.
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Essential Commandment : A Disciples Guide To Loving God And Others
$25.99Add to cartGetting The Most From The Essential Commandment
Introduction: Jesus Believes It Is Possible! .1 The Essential Commandment Explained
Part One: Love The Lord Your God . . . With All Your HEART
2. A Broken And Contrite Heart
3. A Listening HeartPart Two: Love The Lord Your God . . . With All Your SOUL
4. Our Soul Thirsts For God
5. Our Souls . . . Fully Alive . . . To The Glory Of GodPart Three: Love The Lord Your God . . . With All Your MIND
6. Having The Mind Of Christ
7. Transformation Of The MindPart Four: Love The Lord Your God . . . With All Your STRENGTH
8. Focusing Your Energy
9. Growing Healthy BodiesPart Five: Love Your NEIGBHOR As Yourself
10. Have Mercy For Those In Need
11. Love Those Who Would Do You Harm
12. Demonstrate Compassion: Loves EvidenceAppendix A: How Are We To Understand The Essential Commandment?
Appendix B: Building A Discipleship Ministry
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Is it really possible to live out the Great Commandment? In this practical, in-depth handbook which follows the format of his bestselling “Discipleship Essentials”, Greg Ogden draws from his years of pastoral experience training and discipling others to help us be changed by Christ into people who love God and others with all that we are. -
Christian Zombie Killers Handbook
$19.99Add to cartThe Christian Zombie Killers Handbook delivers a fresh, relevant look at the doctrines of sin, grace, and salvation. Ben Forman was just an ordinary guy, a young professional starting his first job and falling in love with his girlfriend. Living in the outskirts of a southern city, he didn’t think the zombie activity so common in the major cities would hit so close to home. But it was becoming clear that the mysterious infection reanimating the deceased was a growing epidemic across the country. The question was, would he stay alive or become the undead? In this one-of-kind approach to teaching about sin, grace, and salvation, The Christian Zombie Killers Handbook tracks the fictional life of Ben Forman and offers solid Bible teaching to help readers understand the gravity and consequences of life without God, of life as a zombie. Ephesians 2:4-5 says, “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our transgressions–it is by grace you have been saved.” Without the salvation Jesus offers, we are all as good as dead. But as this book teaches in a winsome, cutting-edge, culturally relevant style, anyone can kill the zombie inside, escape the clutches of the undead, and come alive by the supernatural power of God’s salvation.
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Stepping Into The Ring
$9.99Add to cartStepping in the Ring is the 2002 Women of Faith drama sketch by Nicole Johnson, possibly her most powerful piece of writing to date. “Women have always had a unique fellowship of suffering,” Nicole says. Where is the woman old or young who will not shed a tear and silently scream in her heart as she walks in these pages through the diagnosis of breast cancer and the devastation that ensues? While she focuses on the specific soul-chilling crisis, Nicole offers her readers broader insights for dealing with major losses of all kinds. She extends genuine hope and much-needed rays of light to those who are mired in hopelessness and despair. A “must” read for breast cancer patients and their loved ones. This second book in the Faith/Hope/Love Trilogy by Nicole follows the format of Dropping Your Rock with the poignant and artistic black and white photos.
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Close Enough To Hear God Breathe
$19.99Add to cartDoes the idea of intimacy with God seem farfetched and irrelevant to your real, daily life? Ever wonder if your own “little story” has any significance in the larger scheme of things, or why God’s Word doesn’t seem to speak to you? In Close Enough to Hear God Breathe, readers encounter a rich message that recounts the story of a God who has been inviting all of humanity, and each individual, into his tender embrace since time began. Beautiful prose, powerful stories, and inventive teaching walk readers though this, the Bible’s foremost narrative thread. Both subtle and radical, full of common stories told in extraordinary fashion, this book weaves the experiences of the individual into the great tapestry of the biblical saga. The reader learns to hear the voice of God speaking in the ordinary events and relationships of life, as well as in the broad, deep current of Scripture. Reading the Bible ought to be like putting one’s head on God’s chest. Close Enough to Hear God Breathe will help readers do just that. And when they do, they’ll hear him whisper, “You’re my child, my love, my pleasure.”
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Dropping Your Rock
$9.99Add to cartRock-throwing is one way to settle hostilities or to exchange accusations. You can knock Goliath flat if your rock hits him in the right spot. Not bad, if your goal is to kill your enemy. You can express your moral outrage by joining the angry mob howling for a sinner to be stoned. But what if that sinner is your friend, and you would rather change their heart than shed their blood? We don’t have to hurl the rocks we clutch in our judgmental hands.
With tender words and touching photos, Nicole Johnson guides us toward the “flat thud of grace” that can change our lives when we drop our rocks and choose to love instead. This offering in the Faith/Hope/Love Trilogy by Nicole continues to be requested by audiences that saw her perform the dramatic sketch on the 2001 tour.
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Deepest Thanks Deeper Apologies
$34.00Add to cartThis book is for those of us who have failed at being doubt-free but whose passion for God remains steadfast. It’s for those who have been confused by the world–and perhaps even by their own desires–and still long to connect with a loving God who fogives and embraces us. It’s for those who wonder at how our personal failures and uncertainties can make our faith mature–and yet who can believe that somehow these wrestlings also make our need for God complete. Combining candid reflections and insights from the author with rich reminders for every man and woman’s spiritual journey, Deepest Thanks, Deeper Apologies springs from a deep desire not to explain mystery, or to remove doubt, but to encourage mystery and raise doubt–for all who dare to be honest.
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Fruition : Reflections On A Life Grafted In
$13.95Add to cartJesus said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit!” (KJV)
Those born again by the saving grace of Jesus Christ are living their eternity right now! They are grafted into a living vine and meant to bear the fruit of their Savior here and now.
The Bible is replete with references to the bearing of fruit. What does it mean to be grafted- in? What does the master Vine Dresser have in store for you? What is the significance of first fruits? Is your fruit fresh, refreshing, and authentic?
Cut away the dead wood that is choking the growth of your own fruitfulness, and explore what it is to bear free-flowing and fearless fruit. Be known by your fruit. Follow author Bill Girrier as he takes you on a journey of discovery into God’s garden of fruition for your life.
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Fruition : Reflections On A Life Grafted In
$30.95Add to cartJesus said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit!” (KJV)
Those born again by the saving grace of Jesus Christ are living their eternity right now! They are grafted into a living vine and meant to bear the fruit of their Savior here and now.
The Bible is replete with references to the bearing of fruit. What does it mean to be grafted- in? What does the master Vine Dresser have in store for you? What is the significance of first fruits? Is your fruit fresh, refreshing, and authentic?
Cut away the dead wood that is choking the growth of your own fruitfulness, and explore what it is to bear free-flowing and fearless fruit. Be known by your fruit. Follow author Bill Girrier as he takes you on a journey of discovery into God’s garden of fruition for your life.
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Resolution For Women
$14.99Add to cartWritten in partnership with Sherwood Pictures’ upcoming film, COURAGEOUS, in The Resolution for Women, popular speaker and author Priscilla Shirer challenges all women to be intentional about embracing and thriving in God’s beautiful and eternal calling on their lives.
Like the men in the movie who resolve to fully accept their responsibilities before God, Shirer explains how today’s women can and should live out their own resolution. It is “a defining banner that hangs over your life, written in the ink of your own choices.” A woman’s banner should be an accurate reflection of who she desires to be-someone completely Christ-centered who blesses and changes things in her world for the better.
The Resolution for Womeninspires women with intentional, spirit-filled living from three unique angles. Section one, entitled, “This Is Who I Am,” helps a woman define herself as “authentically me, purposefully feminine, surprisingly satisfied, and faithfully His.” Section two, “This Is What I Have,” invites her to value “my best, my blessing, my honor, and my heart.” And Section three, “This Is What Matters To Me,” focuses on joyfully honoring God as a wife, mother, and family member while resolving to live with the grace that leaves a godly legacy.The Resolution for Womenis designed to inspire a revolution.
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Resolution For Men
$14.99Add to cart“A man cannot be passive about what Scripture tells him to do for his family and expect to be found faithful to God in the end. He must see with spiritual eyes and realize that future generations are directly impacted by his daily decisions.”
The Resolution for Men is the inspiring book born out of Courageous, a new film by the makers of Fireproof coming to theaters nationwide in fall 2011. The movie, which presents a powerful story of strong male leadership, is an emotionally charged wake-up call to fathers whose influence upon their children and society is immeasurable. The Resolution for Men follows to challenge men of all ages to become as bold and intentional about embracing their responsibilities as leaders of their homes, marriages, and children.
Written by Stephen and Alex Kendrick, screenwriters of Courageous and authors of New York Times No. 1 best seller The Love Dare (five million copies sold), The Resolution for Men strategically inspires men to reconcile with their past, re-engage in the present by taking full responsibility for their wives and children, and then move forward with a bold and clear resolution for the future. Written in partnership with the movie and Priscilla Shirer’s new book, The Resolution for Women, it is designed to inspire a revolution.
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Grace Of God
$18.99Add to cart“Grace. It’s what we crave most when our guilt is exposed. It’s the very thing we are hesitant to extend when we are confronted with the guilt of others-especially when their guilt has robbed us of something we consider valuable.Therein is the struggle, the struggle for grace. It’s this struggle that makes grace more story than doctrine. It’s the struggle that reminds us that grace is bigger than compassion or forgiveness. That struggle is the context for both. When we are on the receiving end, grace is refreshing. When it is required of us, it is often disturbing. But when correctly applied, it seems to solve just about everything. This struggle is not new; it has been going on since the beginning.”-Andy Stanley
We find in the pages of Scripture that the stories found there often mirror our own stories, and that we too need the very thing we do not deserve: the grace of God. From the beginning, the church has had an uneasy relationship with grace. The gravitational pull is always toward graceless religion. The odd thing is that when you read the New Testament, the only thing Jesus stood against consistently was graceless religion. The only group he attacked relentlessly was graceless religious leaders. Even now as you think about grace, there might be a little voice in your head whispering, “It can’t be that easy!” “What about obedience?” “What about disobedience?” “What about repeated misbehavior?” “What about bad habits?” “What about justice?” “What about repentance?” It’s this tension that makes grace so slippery. But that’s the beauty and the truth of grace. We don’t deserve it. We can’t earn it. It can’t be qualified. But God gives it to us anyway because he loves us unconditionally. The story of grace is your story. And as you are about to discover grace plays a larger role than you imagine.
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Forever : Why You Can’t Live Without It
$18.99Add to cartIs this all you’re living for?
For years, pastor Paul Tripp understood we were “hardwired for forever.” But he didn’t understand that it was more than a valuable insight. It is a practical tool to help us face the disappointment of everyday life. Now he knows, and he can help you discover how to survive and thrive in the middle of your story, with the final chapter of heaven in view.
Instead of embracing the world’s motto–“you only live once”–follow Tripp as he unpacks the biblical truth of the world as a broken place, longing for a second chance. And come alive as you discover the meaning and redemption all this brokenness can bring to your life today.
With practical insights on how eternity impacts your relationships, your job, your kids, and your deepest struggles, you’ll be encouraged to relax into the eternal story God is writing for you. You really are hardwired for eternity, and this book reveals how you can begin to view all that happens in your life as preparation for Forever.
