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Storytellers Collection 2
$21.99Add to cartA great idea is always worth repeating! In one volume, Christian readers’ favorite fiction authors-including Randy Alcorn, Terri Blackstock, Angela Elwell Hunt, Melody Carlson, Nancy Moser, and Karen Kingsbury-offer delightful new short stories about hometown faith and foibles. This hard-to-put-down book, which features story settings all around North America in a variety of time periods, reminds readers about what values really spell home. And the contributors celebrate a home-based ministry by donating their royalties to Prison Fellowship!
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Prayer Of Jabez For Teens
$9.99Add to cartToday’s teenagers are learning to pray, and this tool is for them! The impact of The Prayer of Jabez has been phenomenal — with reports of changed lives, expanded ministries, and massive spiritual breakthroughs among believers everywhere. Now teens can also receive extravagant blessing as they discover, in peer-based stories, supporting scriptures, and interactive questions, how to pray the remarkable prayer of the obscure Bible hero in I Chronicles 4:10. Teens seeking God’s best for their lives will respond to the challenge of asking for blessing — and being “blessable” before the Lord. Students, youth groups, and future church leaders will welcome The Prayer of Jabez for Teens. Includes group study leader’s guide!
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Stories That Astonish (Student/Study Guide)
$13.99Add to cartWritten over a hundred years ago, this rich volume of meditations and prayers resonates with the spiritual longings of our own age. It is an invitation to hear the voice of God, to sit quietly in his presence, to allow him to examine our hearts, to experience his love and holiness.
Part One contains meditations on scripture passages focusing on our relationship with God, and the privileges and duties growing out of that relationship. Part Two is a collection of prayers for Private Devotions, Family Worship, and Special Occasions covering a wide range of spiritual needs.
The collection was originally targeted toward young Christians to help them learn the ways of prayer. But many who have been Christians for years are still new to the experience of meditation, contemplation and listening to God. Whether old or young in the faith, Christians will find rich guidance in these meditations and prayers.
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Empty Coffin : A Sam And Vera Sloan Mystery
$17.99Add to cartThe daily work of a policeman can push an officer into the most debased side of life. Sam Sloan struggles to stay faithful to his Christian ideals while solving brutal murders and heinous crimes. The Empty Coffin finds detective Sloan and his wife, Vera, faced with the greatest challenge of their lives. In addition to solving a difficult case, this tough cop still tries to live out his faith with honesty and conviction. The problems Sam faces at work create tension at home. As the Sloans struggle to keep their marriage together, the couple evolves into a crime-fighting force, working together on difficult cases that baffle the police. Sloan’s hard-nosed detective work, coupled with his faith and humility, brings an unusual solution to a murder case in which there is no corpse!
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Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy
$75.99Add to cartLet the wisdom of the early church fathers inform your reading of the Old Testament. Patristic interpreters from Greek, Latin, and Syriac traditions engage Scripture, offering spiritual and intellectual insights on critical issues of contemporary Christian faith and practice. Of particular note in this new ACCS volume are reflections from Origen’s 27th homily on Numbers.
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Churchless Christianity
$26.99Add to cartThe purpose of this book is to describe a fact and reflect upon it theologically. The fact is, there are thousands of people who believe solely in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior but who have no plans to be baptised or to join the local church. Churchless Christianity is based on research from the early 1980s among non-baptized believers in Christ in Tamil Nadu, India. This revised edition includes all the original text plus five additional chapters and a new foreword.
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Storytellers Collection : Tales Of Faraway Places
$18.99Add to cartAt last! Short works by some of CBA’s best-loved fiction authors-including Jerry Jenkins, Randy Alcorn, Terri Blackstock, Deborah Raney, and Angela Elwell Hunt-are compiled in one gripping volume (now available in this paperback version)! These masterfully told short stories promise to transport readers around the globe with amazing tales of international romance, mystery, and humor. A short bio accompanying each story allows readers to “meet” their favorite author. And the book even has a philanthropic element: all contributors are donating their royalties to The JESUS Film Project, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ International.
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Stories For A Teens Heart 2
$16.99Add to cartCompiled with the help of teenagers, Stories for a Teen’s Heart: Book 2 offers more than one hundred new and inspiring stories that today’s young readers will cherish. Teens will discover a fresh way of looking at life as they read about friendship, heroes, growing up, love, faith, compassion, tough times, and motivation in this latest release in the bestselling Stories For The Heart book series. The sometimes tender, sometimes funny, and always thoughtful stories provide wisdom and heart-tugging truths that will uplift teens everywhere.
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Making Today Count For Eternity
$14.99Add to cartIn an age when more and more people are concluding that life is pointless, Pastor Kent Crockett proclaims that, in fact, how we live our lives today is critically important for all time. Making Today Count for Eternity shows readers that choices we make every day on earth will affect what we l be doing for all eternity. First, says Crockett, wee here to learn the basics of eternity – through study of the Scriptures and fellowship with God and His people. Ultimately, God will examine our post-salvation labors to determine our eternal rank and rewards. Readers will never be the same once they see how – by changing our lives now – we can alter our assignments in heaven forever. Fresh, insightful, biblical!
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Christmas Unwrapped : Consumerism Christ And Culture
$51.95Add to cartChristmas Unwrapped offers a fascinating interpretation of the American Christmas from the perspectives of cultural studies, theology, and biblical studies. The editors’ central argument is that Christmas – with its attendant mythology (Christmas Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street), icons (Santa Claus), and rituals (gift-giving, holiday concerts, Christmas shopping) – has become a new religion in America, the religion of consumer capitalism. As the contributors to this lucid and accessible critque of American culture demonstrate, Jesus definitely is not the reason for the season.
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Becoming Women Of Purpose (Student/Study Guide)
$10.00Add to cartAlthough women have unprecedented opportunities and options today, their lives are still often filled with the mundane, the difficult, the downright tragic. And the challenges of life become even more difficult when there doesn’t seem to be any purpose for them. These studies will help you discover God’s purposes in your life-in your creation, your salvation, and your giftedness–and will give you a framework for making wise choices.
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Worship Centered Teaching
$13.99Add to cartRelating faith to teenagers is tough. How do we pass the faith to the next generation? Help your teens take their faith beyond the walls of the church and into the story of God. Help your teens put faith and worship into practice in everyday life. Get Worship-Centered Teaching.
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Bible Handbook To Revelation
$32.99Add to cartAs the climactic book of the New Testament, Revelation takes its readers through the pangs and throes of the world’s death and then ushers them into the brilliance of the new and eternal state to come. Revelation is one of the Bible’s “bookends,” finishing with a triumphal sweep what Genesis begins. Yet because of its pictoral language and the complexity of its message, Revelation is often overlooked by believers who are convinced it’s too difficult to understand.
In this theological and textual guide to the book of Revelation, leading evangelical educators combine their efforts to examine the issues that most interest and sometimes trouble twenty-first century readers. With verse-by-verse explanations and background analysis, this handbook is a tremendous aid to understanding the scope of Revelation. Topics covered include a comparison of the ways the book of Revelations has been interpreted throughout history, as well as an understanding of the book’s structure. Other articles probe the book’s presentation of the persons of the Trinity, the church, humanity, angels, salvation, and judgment.
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Kingdom And The Power
$23.00Add to cartJurgen Moltmann is arguably the most important German-speaking Protestant thinker since World War II. Recent publication of Experiences in Theology completes his six-volume “Contributions to Systematic Theology” and makes possible an informed and intelligent overview of this theological giant’s lifework. Muller-Fahrenholz traces Moltmann’s thought from its beginnings in his conversion experiences in a British POW camp and his decisive encounter with both the Holocaust and the cross, to his archimedean insights in Theology of Hope and The Crucified God. He then examines Moltmann’s turn to liberation theology in 1979 and the flowering of his thought in the systematic volumes since then. The Kingdom of the Power gets at “the theological passion on which Moltmann’s manifold and extensive work draws” and explains its chief themes: the future as a horizon of hope, the suffering God, the dynamics of Trinity, as well as its relation to recent German theology and its use of Reformation, Jewish, and other thought. This invaluable guide enables readers to appreciate the awesome systematic power of Motlmann’s vision and his relentless pursuit of divine knowledge and human flourishing.
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Quest Of The Historical Jesus (Revised)
$39.00Add to cartIn this revised translation and retrieval of the full text of the revised German edition, Schweitzer describes and critiques 18th and 19th century attempts at retrieving the “Jesus of history” and stands at the crossroads of the 19th and 20th centuries to bring closure to the former, and to open the latter for New Testament scholarship. Schweitzer saw the problems of historiography, theology, and politics in the ways the issues were formulated and the answers proposed and refocused attention on Jesus’ “eschatology” in a way abandoned by his predecessors. Issues of the messianic secrets, the nature of the kingdom of God, and Jesus’ mission are addressed. Because of the new invigorated study of Jesus in his first-century context, informed readers will desire Schweitzer as the reference point for the mistakes of the past and the possibilities of new direction.
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Principles And Practice Of Preaching
$31.99Add to cartFor years I have had two growing convictions: first, that a person learns to preach, insofar as anyone ever learns, by preaching continuously in a normal pastorate; and second, that the learning never ceases. Throughout the book, therefore, I have had in mind simultaneously the young man just beginning his ministry and the experienced preacher who feels the need of restudying his methods…A person learns to preach by preaching regularly over a period of years while at the same time his appraising and improving his techniques in the light of recognized principles. This book is designed as just such an ‘on-the-job’ aid…”
“Technical proficiency is not attained once and for all…the preacher who would be skilled must win his skill afresh every week. Skill is the ability to use knowledge effectively. Knowledge is forever increasing and undergoing revision. Methods of utilizing it must, therefore, undergo modification from time to time.”
“Preaching procedures must be adapted to the several stages of the minister’s own growth and to the changing conditions of the people. Methods effectual in one period of life will not necessarily suffice for other periods. Even though the principles of effective preaching remain constant, the way in which they work out varies as situations change. Hence, homiletical methods need to be revised several times within a single lifetime. This book is planned to aid the experienced pastor who finds it advisable at intervals to evaluate and re-evaluate his techniques of sermonizing.” (excerpts from the Preface by Ilion T. Jones)
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Conversion In The Wesleyan Tradition
$36.99Add to cartThis collection seeks to re-invoke the notion of conversation as an identifiable experience in a Christian’s life in opposition to gradualist soteriologies that now predominate, in the opinion of the contributors, among Methodists. The notion of conversion is explored by a diverse body of scholars from various Methodist traditions and fields of study–bible, history, theology and practical.
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Character Of God In The Book Of Genesis
$54.00Add to cartW. Lee Humphreys uses recent developments in literary theory along with the Book of Genesis to show how God functions as a “character” in its narrative. Humphreys discusses the coherence and consistency of God as a character and the way in which God’s character develops throughout the narrative. “The Character of God” brings us fresh insight in our reading of Genesis.
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Opening Your Childs Nine Learning Windows
$19.99Add to cartYour child’s capacity for learning is truly astonishing — and you are the teacher. How can you make the most of your incredible, God-given opportunity? In Opening Your Child’s Nine Learning Windows, educator Cheri Fuller shares amazing insights into how children learn. You’ll find chapter after chapter of principles, activities, motivation boosters, and practical tips and suggestions to help you take full advantage of nine critical “learning windows” in your child’s life: musical, language, emotional, creativity, curiosity, math and logic, physical, spiritual, and values. Punctuated with personal anecdotes and filled with recent, fascinating findings of research on the brain development of babies and children, Opening Your Child’s Nine Learning Windows can help you start equipping your child today for a fruitful, satisfying tomorrow. Formerly titled Through the Learning Glass.
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Games 3 : For Youth Groups
$22.99Add to cartThe newest volume in the best-selling Ideas Library is Games 3! A huge collection of over 400 of the newest, most fun, creative, youth-group-tested games ever imagined! Indoor games, outdoor games, water games, balloon games, wide games, living room games, large and small group games, all kinds of wacky games, rowdy games, silly games, quiet games, hilarious games, games with a point–brand new games to keep your group laughing, playing together, and building community at the same time. Perfect for youth leaders and recreation directors.
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Women Like Us (Student/Study Guide)
$11.00Add to cartHere is a studyguide that deals head-on with contemporary issues women face-singleness, sanctity of life, infertility, caring for aging parents, materialism, and the role of women in marriage and ministry. All of these issues were faced by women in the Bible–women like us. Like Hannah, Deborah, and Esther, you can make a difference in your family, your church, and your community. As you study, be prepared to respond to God with courage and obedience.
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As For Me And My House
$19.99Add to cartIn this repackaged bestselling classic, award-winning storyteller Walter Wangerin, Jr., offers a personal and pastoral look at marriage, told with the fine narrative style that has become his trademark.
Most books on marriage offer ten easy steps and twenty-five proven principles for achieving marital bliss. But Walter Wangerin side-steps such easy answers and offers us instead an intimate portrait of his own courtship and thirty-two year marriage – and a pastoral view of married life that inspires readers to view their own marriages with new honesty and hope. Wangerin’s six tasks of marriage encourages couples to better understand and happily live out the vows they made, giving them tools to nurture and maintain a strong marital relationship. In his endorsement, Philip Yancey accurately describes this book as “an enduring classic and a book of wisdom, beauty, compassion, and piercing honesty.”
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Falling In Love With Jesus Workbook (Workbook)
$17.99Add to cartAbandon yourself to the greatest romance of your life.
This in-depth Bible Study gives women the inspiration to rethink their relationships with Christ, and to understand and surrender to Him in a fresh new way. Especially geared toward small group study, the Falling in Love with Jesus workbook and multi-media study offer humor, wisdom, and stories of women who’ve experienced a deeper, more passionate relationship with Christ. Ten lessons are divided into 50 days, five days per week, of Scriptures that focus on our love relationship with Jesus, deepening our confidence that we are the object of Christ’s affection.
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Grace In Autumn
$17.99Add to cartExperience the allure of this charming island community off the coast of Maine, where neighbors are like family and where ordinary prayers are answered in extraordinary ways.
It’s November, and as the island residents prepare for the coming months of cold and snow, they are surprised by God’s unexpected lessons of humility, trust, and hope. Authors Lori Copeland and Angela Hunt revisit the Island of Heavenly Daze in the second book of the highly acclaimed series about a small town where angelic intervention is commonplace and the Thanksgiving feast a community affair.
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Jesus And The Quest For Meaning
$25.00Add to cartAppealing to humankind’s search for personal meaning, West issues an invitation to “grapple with one’s religious commitments” in light of recent insights in biblical studies and continental, feminist, and liberation theologies. He goes on to explore issues of power, human identity, values, sacraments, faith, and more.
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Doing Without Adam And Eve
$19.00Add to cartIn this provocative new addition to the acclaimed series, Patricia Williams assays the doctrine of original sin with a scientific lens and, based on sociobiology, offers an alternative Christian account of human nature’s foibles and future. Focusing on the Genesis 2 and 3 account Williams shows how its “historical” interpretation in early Christianity not only misread the text but derived an idea of being human profoundly at odds with experience and contemporary science. Williams’s work, frank in its assessment of traditional misunderstandings, challenges theologians and all Christians to reassess the roots and branches of this linchpin doctrine.
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What A Difference A Daddy Makes
$18.99Add to cartStudy after study shows that fathers set up their daughters for success. Involved fathers_whether or not they live in the same house as their daughters boost their daughters’ academic achievement, promote their emotional health, increase their compassion for others, and even bolster the status of women.
In What a Difference a Daddy Makes, renowned psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Kevin Leman seamlessly weaves the latest research on fathering with funny, moving stories about his own parenting experiences. He gives practical ideas and inspiration for fathers and provides specific direction for helping daughters grow into loving, confident, caring adults.
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Let The Whole Church Say Amen
$22.99Add to cartCrafting prayers for Sunday worship, weddings, or secular public events is not as easy as it looks. Stookey takes much of the mystery out of the process, reflects on the nature of prayer—its forms, mechanics, and vocabulary—then provides concrete exercises for editing your own prayers
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Cherry Log Sermons
$22.00Add to cartInternationally recognized preacher and accomplished teacher Fred Caddock pastors a small country church in the mountains of north Georgia-Cherry Log Christian Church. These sermons on a variety of topics and texts show the homiletical variety and skill long associated with Craddock, including his deft use of storytelling, an astounding ability to interpret the biblical text for our day, and a keen pastoral sensitivity to the everyday needs of listeners.
Craddock’s insights collected here are great for laypersons seeking honest spiritual direction and are suitable for pastors and preachers looking for models for their own sermons and for all those readers who delight in the Christian gospel phrased in imaginative and challenging ways.
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Preaching From Luke Acts
$17.99Add to cartThe context for this book is rooted in the life of the local church. We desire to integrate biblical scholarship and homiletical theory with the task of preaching Luke/Acts. Our prayer is that the responsible integration of these resources will increase the ability of the Holy Spirit to empower preachers for faithful proclamation of God’s word. To that end we give God the glory
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Anxiety Cure : You Can Find Emotional Tranquility And Wholeness
$18.99Add to cartPanic Anxiety is the number one mental health problem for women and second only to drug abuse among men. Synthetic tranquilizers can alleviate the symptoms of anxiety illnesses. However, in order to achieve lasting emotional tranquility, a significant lifestyle change must be made. The Anxiety Cure provides proven, natural strategies for overcoming panic disorder and finding an emotional balance in today’s fast-paced world.
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Gathering At The Hearth
$16.99Add to cart28 Stories
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What narratives have molded and nurtured Mennonites? What stories have the power to reshape and transform? These 28 stories reveal Mennonites’ core values, who they are and want to be. The writers present an array of accounts: Peacemaking Native Americans, pioneer life, revolution in Russia, migration, optimistic David Toews, Annie Funk on the Titanic, a near hanging in Kansas, Orie Miller, dismantling racism, Emma Richards, Marilyn Miller, Mesach Krisetya, searching for Clayton Kratz, and more.In this book Mennonites from varied backgrounds and experiences are pooling their stories. Ordinary people draw together in heart and mind, sharing events that mark their life and faith, and showing how God works in extraordinary ways.
God has redeemed the church and endowed it with a rich heritage of faithfulness. As agents of transformation, God’s people can translate this legacy into a vibrant witness.
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Jesus Humanity And The Trinity
$24.00Add to cart“To be a witness and disciple of Jesus, every Christian has to figure out for him- or herself what Christianity is all about. . . . This book is a contribution to such an effort, understood not as a bleak and dry academic exercise but as an attempt to meet an essential demand of everyday Christian living.”
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With simplicity and elegance, Tanner sketches a historically informed vision of the faith. Chapter 1 recovers strands of early Christian accounts of Jesus and his significance for a very different age. Chapter 2 situates Christology in a religious vision of the whole cosmos, while chapter 3 lays out the ethical and political implications of the vision. Chapter 4 speculates about the “end” of things in Christ. Tanner’s work was developed from the Scottish Journal of Theology Lectures in 1999 in Edinburgh. -
More Junior High And Middle School Talksheets Updated
$16.99Add to cartIn an hour (or less!) your kids are gonna look at you with that “OK, so what are you gonna make us do” look. You’ve exhausted the first 50 TalkSheets for middle schoolers and now you’re scrambling for more. Yup, you’ve got them here?50 more updated TalkSheets to get your youth thinking about real-life issues–on everything from pornography to spiritual growth. Get your kids out of the church gymnasium and into some hardcore discussion. These TalkSheets have been working for leaders like you for over a decade. And, hey, they’re hardly any work for you! Just pick one, make copies, and see your kids get real with themselves and each other. It’s the best thing since, well – the first 50 TalkSheets! So get going!
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More High School Talksheets Upcated
$22.99Add to cartIn an hour (or less!) your kids are gonna walk in, sit down, and give you that “OK, entertain us” look. Resist the urge to play Bible Pictionary again for the fifth time! You’ve hit it off with–and exhausted–the first 50 TalkSheets for high schoolers and now you’re looking for more. Look no further. Inside are 50 more revised and updated TalkSheets to get your kids talking about real-life issues–on everything from pornography to spiritual growth. These TalkSheets have been working for leaders like you for over a decade. And, hey, they’re hardly any work for you! Just pick one, make copies, and sit back to see your youth get real with themselves and each other. It’s the best thing since, well – the first 50 High School TalkSheets! So get going!
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High School Talksheets Psalms And Proverbs Updated
$22.99Add to cartKing David and Solomon knew a thing or two about God–in fact, what they wrote still applies to teenagers today. And, it’s no secret that teenagers learn more from conversing among themselves than from having somebody talk at them. High School TalkSheets Psalms and Proverbs–Updated! contains 50 discussion starters on topics of perennial relevance and high interest to teenagers such as?
* trusting God
* freedom from fear
* staying spiritually healthy
* dealing with evil in the world
* sharing Christ with others
* and many, many moreThese TalkSheets spring from the wisdom books of the Old Testament and are more relevant and helpful to your youth than you may think! They are designed in one-page reproducible handouts with provocative questions and compelling design–useful ammo to get bored church kids and unchurched kids alike talking and thinking about what the Bible says about issues that matter to them.
High School TalkSheets Psalms and Proverbs–Updated! can stand alone as simple and effective discussion starters. Or youth workers can unwrap the topic into a full-blown Bible study, thanks to leaders’ instructions that come with each TalkSheet – detailed suggestions for further group exploration, Bible references galore, Internet resources, and activities to pursue in and out of the meeting.
TalkSheets are versatile! Youth leaders can use a TalkSheet to enhance an existing lesson (each TalkSheet is identified by topic, so youth leaders can quickly find a TalkSheet on the topic they’re teaching on) – or they can use a TalkSheet as an entire lesson in itself (if the youth leader is a good facilitator, and if the students enjoy exploring a topic in a directed discussion) – and TalkSheets are perfect for student leaders to use with small groups
High School TalkSheets Psalms and Proverbs–Updated! is the perfect small-group discussion-starting resource for youth meetings, small groups and cell groups, Sunday school, and camps and retreats.
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High School Talksheets Updated
$24.99Add to cartIt’s meeting time again and your high schoolers have spent the last twenty minutes talking about spring break and prom dates. A handful of guys are shooting hoops in the church gym while three girls in the corner are swooning over the homecoming king. And you think you’re gonna get them talking about peer pressure or popular music?! Good luck. They’d rather be doing their geometry homework.
But then again, maybe you’ve found a solution! TalkSheets have been working for leaders like you for over a decade. And now they’re Updated–ready to help you get a hardcore discussion going to hit home on real issues–everything from drinking to social injustice. And, there’s hardly any work for you! Just pick one, make copies, and let the questions and activities get them thinking about their world and their lives. So get them thinking (if you dare)! Too bad everything isn’t this easy!
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Junior High And Middle School Talksheets Psalms And Proverbs
$22.99Add to cartThis volume of TalkSheets is a newly revised and updated version that contains 50 one-page reproducible handouts to help youth workers jumpstart and lead discussions on relevant topics and interests to junior high and middle school youth of the millennium.
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Opening Your Childs Spiritual Windows
$19.99Add to cartJust as children have critical windows of opportunity when circuits in their brains are being wired for language, music, and emotions, as Through the Learning Glass discusses, they also have spiritual windows of opportunity-periods of time in their development when their hearts and minds are most open to experiencing the wonder of God’s creation, learning his ways through the Bible, and talking and listening to God through prayer, through service, and through being a part of the family and the church. These are the windows of the heart.
Parents invest hundreds of hours in sports, education, and other opportunities. Yet, unfortunately for many families in the hyper-hectic lifestyles of our culture, the windows that are full of opportunity for their kids’ spiritual growth may be bypassed, misunderstood, or closed.
Opening Your Child’s Spiritual Windows opens the reader’s eyes to these incredible windows of opportunities in a positive, inspiring way and shows how to make the most of them. One of the greatest desires and felt needs of Christian parents is for their children to come to know God and grow in grace, to have better knowledge of the Bible, and to walk daily in his ways because of a loving relationship with him. Through stories, Scriptures, applications, practical suggestions, and resources for spiritual development, Opening Your Child’s Spiritual Windows helps to meet these needs.
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Women Who Achieved For God (Student/Study Guide)
$10.00Add to cartThese studies give insight into the lives of women of faith whose willingness to act upon God’s leading made them achievers for him. Some of them are little-known women, such as Dorcas and Phoebe. Some, such as Deborah and Esther, are well-known role models. Follow the example of these great women of history, and learn to be a person who achieves for God today!
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101 Answers To The Most Asked Questions About The End Times
$17.00Add to cartFor many believers, the subject of the End Times stirs confusion, apprehension, and dread. No longer! This user-friendly manual answers 101 of the most frequently asked questions about everything from the Pre-Tribulation Rapture, the Antichrist, and Tribulation to the Second Coming and the Millennium. Prophecy expert Mark Hitchcock offers a biblically authoritative resource for understanding God’s plan and a reason for peace instead of anxiety about each believer’s role in it.
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Last Letters Of Thomas More A Print On Demand Title
$25.99Add to cartWritten from the Tower of London, these letters of Thomas More still speak powerfully today.
In the spring of 1534, Thomas More was taken to the Tower of London, and after fourteen months in prison, the brilliant author of UTOPIA, friend of Erasmus and the humanities, and former Lord Chancellor of England was beheaded on Tower Hill. Yet More wrote some of his best works as a prisoner, including a set of historically and religiously important letters.
The Last Letters of Thomas More is a superb new edition of More’s prison correspondence, introduced and fully annotated for contemporary readers by Alvaro de Silva. Based on the critical edition of More’s correspondence, this volume begins with letters penned by More to Cromwell and Henry VIII in February 1534 and ends with More’s last words to his daughter, Margaret Roper, on the eve of his execution. More writes on a host of topics–prayer and penance, the right use of riches and power, the joys of heaven, psychological depression and suicidal temptations, the moral compromises of those who imprisoned him, and much more.
Valuable to a range of readers, this volume records the clarity of More’s conscience and his readiness to die for the integrity of his religious faith. It also throws light on the literary works that More wrote during the same period and on the religious and political conditions of Tudor England. Gripping reading awaits those who delve into these pages.
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Sources And Contexts Of The Book Of Concord
$39.00Add to cartRelive the doctrinal controversies generated by Luther and the Reformers in this series of newly translated documents from the likes of Agricola and Eck, as well as rejoinders by Luther, Chemnitz, and Melanchthon. Includes articles and confessions that summarized points of agreement and disagreement.
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Reading Biblical Narratives
$29.00Add to cartThe Power of Stories
The Story Researchers and the Reader’s Responsibility
Biblical Stories and Biblical Criticism
Openings and Endings
Plot, Structure, and Their Function
Characterization by Minimal Means
Whom to Believe?
The Biblical Stories and “Time’s Art”
The Place, the Story, and the History
Intrinsic and Acquired Significance
Afterword: The Story in Its Significance188 Pages
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The Power of Stories
The Story Researchers and the Reader’s Responsibility
Biblical Stories and Biblical Criticism
Openings and Endings
Plot, Structure, and Their Function
Characterization by Minimal Means
Whom to Believe?
The Biblical Stories and “Time’s Art”
The Place, the Story, and the History
Intrinsic and Acquired Significance
Afterword: The Story in Its Significance188 Pages
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Blood Of Christ (Reprinted)
$17.00Add to cart20 Chapters
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Now together in one volume, The Power of the Blood of Jesus and The Blood of the Cross take believers step-by-step through Scripture to understand why the blood of Christ has unparalleled power and learn what promises were made to believers when that blood was shed. Written in Murray’s classic devotional style, The Blood of Christ examines both Old and New Testaments to help Christians grasp the truth of redemption-at the time of salvation and on through life as a follower of Christ. -
1-2 Thessalonians : How Can I Be Sure (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Add to cartDo you wonder whether you will be with Jesus after you die? When you are suffering, do you wonder if God has forgotten you? Would you like to be sure that your life is pleasing to the Lord? At times we all feel anxious and insecure about life – and about our faith. The Thessalonians were asking these questions, and Paul wrote 1 & 2 Thessalonians to help them find assurance. They can help you be certain as well. This revised LifeGuide Bible Study features additional questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection, together with expanded leader’s notes and a “Now or Later” section in each study. 10 studies for individuals or groups.
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Beginning Well : Christian Conversion And Authentic Transformation
$25.99Add to cartHow can Christians grow to maturity unless their conversion experience takes them past sin’s consequences to true spiritual transformation? The key, says Gordon Smith, is Beginning Well. His challenging and provocative survey of Scripture, spiritual autobiographies, and a range of conversion theologies (Protestant, Catholic, Reformed, Wesleyan) takes you beyond “minimalist” views to one that recognizes seven elements necessary for authentic transformation. A must-read for pastors, evangelists, and spiritual directors.
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Listening To God
$23.00Add to cartPeople today are less interested in thinking about God while being much more interested in knowing God, observes spiritual director and author John Ackerman, who served as a parish pastor for four decades. In this insightful book, Ackerman outlines ways congregations can promote members’ spiritual growth toward a greater intimacy with God. This book is about the whole system-individuals and small groups, lay leaders and clergy, worship and education-everything we do in a congregation to form us more fully into the body of Christ and to become aware of Christ in us. Ackerman offers two basic, four-step models and several additional tools that can be used to create a more encompassing process. And it all begins with learning to listen as a community, and to notice what God is doing in our life together. Foreword by Alice Mann, author of Can Our Church Live? and The In-Between Church.
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Paul Quest : The Renewed Search For The Jew Of Tarsus
$42.99Add to cartIn this paper edition of The Paul Ben Witherington examines the various profiles of the historical Paul that have been newly discovered or refurbished. One of the great gains of this quest has been a reencounter with Paul the Jew. The flood of new insight into Judaism of the first century has illuminated features of Paul that were previously obscured. In this timely work, a reacquaintance with the classical Roman world has filled in even more details of Paul’s life and work.
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Craddock Stories
$23.99Add to cart“Those who have heard Craddock preach know that the stories he weaves are a “secret weapon” of his preaching. Now Mike Graves and Richard Ward have complied Craddock Stories, a collection of more than 200 stories that Craddock tells, based on his own life and ministry. Even those who don’t follow Craddock’s preaching model will thoroughly enjoy the winsome and insightful stories in this collection.”
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Memoirs Of The Spirit A Print On Demand Title
$33.99Add to cartEach of the twenty-six autobiographical reflections is prefaced by a brief biographical introduction by editor Edwin Gaustad and full-page portrait of its author, if available. Together, these chapters illustrate the wide range of faiths coloring American history: conservative and liberal Protestantism, conservative and liberal Catholicism, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others. Memoirs of the Spirit offers an enlightening view of America’s rich religious past_and suggests the multiplicity that is America’s religious future.
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Words Of Delight (Reprinted)
$45.00Add to cartIn this introduction to Scripture, the author offers a volume brimming over with wonderful insights into the Old and New Testament books and passages. Insights that have escaped most traditional commentators. Those who study, preach, or teach the Scriptures will add this book to the inner circle of reference works they always keep within reach.
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If Youre Missing Baby Jesus
$10.99Add to cartThis true story by author Jean Gietzen will unwrap the warmth of the real meaning of Christmas. Charmingly illustrated by Lila Rose Kennedy, it is a gift to treasure and share and will remind you of the joy of giving, and touch the hearts of all who receive it.
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Only A Woman
$15.99Add to cartGod is calling you to radical action in the advancement of his kingdom. Using biblical examples, minister and former Motown songwriter McFaddin pens a battle hymn for spiritual revolution! You’ll be inspired to raise your standard of commitment, bringing power, healing, and deliverance to your life—-and the lives of those around you.
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Spring Rain
$18.99Add to cartIt’s a turbulent season in Seaside, New Jersey, for single mom Leigh Spenser and her son, Billy. When Clay Wharton, Billy’s estranged father, returns to await the death of his brother from AIDS, Leigh wrestles with conflicting feelings for Clay. Meanwhile, tension escalates when Billy’s life is threatened. An emotionally gripping story of God’s forgiveness!
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Jesus Then And Now
$74.95Add to cartAn extraordinarily diverse collection of articles on the cutting edge of historical Jesus research, feminist and process christology, and interfaith discussion of the significance of Jesus. Jesus then and now will be of great interest to scholars and layman from many theological and ideological perspectives
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Ministry Of Intercession
$16.99Add to cartAccording to Andrew Murray, prayer is the most dynamic opportunity available to God’s children. It not only strengthens our own faith, but it enables us to intercede for others with tremendous results.< This book will inspire and energize your times alone with God. It is a renowned classic with a timeless message of encouragement and inspiration.
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How To Have Real Joy
$15.99Add to cartAll Things New This Year Also Growing in the Lord The Joy of the Lord The Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever Suffering and Reigning with Jesus Our Own Dear Shepherd
Life got you down? Are you laughing on the outside, but crying on the inside? Do you secretly envy people who are cheerful no matter what? Are you waiting to enjoy life until your circumstances become perfect?Charles Spurgeon reveals how you can experience the profound joy of the Lord in the midst of life’s difficulties. Even when your life is in turmoil, this kind of happiness remains steady and strong because it is the abiding manifestation of the Spirit’s presence in you.
Through Spurgeon’s insightful words, you will discover that God delights in blessing you, His child, and His life-transforming power can satisfy every longing of your heart. Allow your heavenly Father to hold you in His arms, wipe away your tears, and fill you with His joy today. Then genuine happiness will bubble up from the depths of your being and spill over to touch everyone around you -
Fast Your Way To Health
$16.99Add to cart16 Chapters
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Having received a death sentence from her doctors, Lee Bueno-Aguer found that God had given her a better prescription – fasting to regain her health.
From her own and others’ experiences, as well as sound scriptural and medical guidelines, she discusses many aspects of fasting, including
* Who should and should not fast
* Various kinds of fasts
* How to begin and end a fast
* The difference between fasting and starvation
* Drugs versus fasting
* The curing of life-threatening diseases
* Fasting for longevityBueno-Aguer reports on many who have fasted and prayed for others and seen miraculous results, including marriages restored, the insane brought back to normal, the disappearance of tumors, and even the raising of the dead. As you read this book, you will discover the amazing ways God has designed your body to restore itself and your spirit to be uplifted during a fast.
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Birthing The Sermon
$29.99Add to cart“For these women, preaching is not one of the tasks of ministry-preach, teach, pastor, govern. Preaching is who they are. Whatever process they follow-which include admitting to writing ‘Saturday night specials’ and grabbing a children’s book to read from the pulpit-preaching is about connecting their lives to the pulse of the congregations, and to the heartbeat of God.”
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Celebrate Change
$17.99Add to cart1. An Invitation To Change
2. Beauty For Ashes
3. A Minister, A Mouse, And A Miracle
4. Now What?
5. Complications
6. The Path Of Most Resistance
7. Hidden Treasure
8. Party Time!
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Celebrate Change is your ticket to joy on your journey to your destiny.Our purposes on this planet if it is to be birthed, will take us through uncomfortable times. Changing seasons are God’s invitation to witness His Glory. By embracing change, we embrace Him.
In these pages, you will find the keys to preparing for, understanding, and adjusting to changes in your life. You will find out why you should cheer about every change, not just the ones that feel good.
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Kicking Habits : Welcome Relief For Addicted Churches
$26.99Add to cartHighly motivating reading for any congregation which has stagnated or is caught up in a seemingly irreversible decline. Offers 20 shocking truths that thriving congregations have discovered to help overcome self-destructive practices. Serves as a much-needed early warning system
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Many Witnesses One Lord
$20.00Add to cartWilliam Barclay discusses the distinctive viewpoints of the writers of the books of the New Testament and their interpretation of the significance of the gospel. This reissue of an older Westminster Press title makes a welcome addition to the highly popular William Barclay Library series.
The William Barclay Library is a collection of books addressing the great issues of the Christian faith. As one of the world’s most widely read interpreters of the Bible and its meaning, William Barclay devoted his life to helping people become more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
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Lord Is My Shepherd
$20.00Add to cartWilliam Barclay, one of the most beloved of all authors, speaks on one of the most cherished books of the Bible–the Psalms. This unique collection of devotional studies is written in the same distinctive style as Barclay’s interpretation of the New Testament in the Daily Study Bible. Each exposition is written not so much as a commentary but as a meditation, making The Lord is My Shepherd ideal for both devotional reading and serious Bible study.
The William Barclay Library is a collection of books addressing the great issues of the Christian faith. As one of the world’s most widely read interpreters of the Bible and its meaning, William Barclay devoted his life to helping people become more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
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Lords Supper
$20.00Add to cartConcerned that the celebration of the Lord’s Supper had become a “ritual rather than a reality,” WIlliam Barclay set forth his ideas on the biblical foundation of the sacrament, the history of its form and interpretation in the church, and its meaning for today. This reissue of an older Westminster John Knox Press title makes a welcome addition to the highly popular William Barclay Library series.
The William Barclay Library is a collection of books addressing the great issues of the Christian faith. As one of the world’s most widely read interpreters of the Bible and its meaning, William Barclay devoted his life to helping people become more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
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Hearing The Whole Story
$50.00Add to cartRichard Horsley provides a sure guide for first time readers of Mark’s Gospel and, at the very same time, induces those more familiar with Mark to take a fresh look at this Gospel. From tracing the plot and sub-plot in Mark to exploring how the Gospel was first heard (as oral performance), Horsely tackles old questions from new angles. Horsely consistently and judiciously uses sociological categories and method to help readers see how Mark’s Jesus challenged the dominant order of his day.
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Whats A Christian To Do With Harry Potter
$17.99Add to cartIn the world of publishing, few successes have equaled that of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series–magical stories centered on one boy’s adventures at Hogwarts, a school for witchcraft and wizardry. Yet this popular series presents a perplexing–even divisive–challenge to the Christian community. Although the book presents a clear picture of the epic battle between good and evil, they appear to support the use of magic and have had a controversial impact on our culture. As a result, many of us are wondering, “How should I respond to this Harry Potter thing?” In this book, you’ll explore the valid concerns some Christians have about the series, sort out the fact and fiction at the center of the debate, discover biblical answers that may surprise you, and learn how you can tap into this powerful cultural phenomenon to help advance the kingdom of God.
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Puritan Papers 2
$24.99Add to cartJ.I. Packer’s chapters on Jonathan Edward’s theology of revival, the Puritan idea of communion with God, and the Puritan conscience serve as highlights of the second volume of Puritan Papers. Equally important are D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s chapters on true and false knowledge and “Puritan Perplexities: Lessons from 1640-1662.” Biographical chapters feature, in addition to Edwards, Philip Doddridge, John Knox, William Perkins, Thomas Boston, and John Owen. Themes developed in these sixteen papers include Revival Apostasy Communion With God Christian Joy Missions Preaching Divine Intercession Casuistry Conscience Christology
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Size Transitions In Congregations
$23.00Add to cartCongregations that seek growth are often frustrated at hitting a plateau-caught in a transition zone between sizes. The Alban Institute has long been recognized as a leader in size transition research and learning, and this anthology offers an in-depth collection of resources, through new articles developed for the book as well as previously published and highly regarded pieces that inform and provoke.
In a new essay, Arlin Rothauge, director of the Seabury Institute and author of Sizing Up a Congregation for New Member Ministry, a classic on the subject, offers his reflections on the state of the research and the models that have been used to frame discussion about size transitions. Alban senior consultant Alice Mann describes key findings from her current research on the pastoral-to-program size transition, perhaps the most common and most difficult to address. Other new material focuses on size transition in synagogues; the program-to-corporate transition; and the “awkward size” congregation with the resources of a pastor-centered congregation, but the desire to be program size.
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Counseling Women : A Narrative Pastoral Approach
$34.00Add to cartIn this signal volume, Christie Neuger offers a new feminist paradigm for radical, effective, empowering counseling for women. She contends that pastors must take up the challenge of pastoral counseling, especially in lgith of the revolutionary pastoral implications of gender studies and feminist theology, as well as the continuing personal and social effects of sexism. Neuger’s work promises to aid counselors “to help women resist and transform the negative effects of a woman-unfriendly culture” and so to reclaim their stories, their strength, and their lives.
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Wrestling With The Divine
$20.00Add to cartIn this important and enlightening book, Christopher Knight advances the work of John Polkinghorne and Arthur Peacocke and explores exciting new possibilities for the notion of revelation. Knight shows how natural processes are the form of divine immanence and the locus of divine action. He probes the psychology of religious experience as a medium of divine revelation. Employing the paradigmatic instance of revelation–the early Christian experience of the risen Jesus–to investigate the psychological basis of revelatory experience, Knight goes on to address its referentiality, authentication, implications for propositional truth, and historical models of revelation. Knight’s affirmation of the sacramental and revelatory potential of creation yields a new understanding of natural theology and opens up to other faiths of the world.
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Great Themes Of The New Testament
$20.00Add to cartOriginally published as a series of essays in The Expository Times (a journal for preachers), William Barclay illuminates six key passages from the New Testament. This reissue of an older Westminster Press title makes a welcome addition to the highly popular William Barclay Library series.
The William Barclay Library is a collection of books addressing the great issues of the Christian faith. As one of the world’s most widely read interpreters of the Bible and its meaning, William Barclay devoted his life to helping people become more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
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Ever Increasing Faith
$16.99Add to cart18 Chapters
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Adventures In FaithFor author Smith Wigglesworth, life was a continual adventure. Always trusting God, even in the most hopeless situations, he had total confidence in the power of Christ. Join this late evanfgelist in the great adventure called “faith,” where miracles were daily events. Witness the many accounts of deliverance from diabetes, tuberculosis, demon possession, and even death. Prepare to be overwhelmed as the seed of faith begins to expand and grow in your heart. Watch as God moves, touching lives with healing and deliverance-miracles that follow as signs of the power of faith.
Your faith, great or small, can multiply ever increasingly as it overflows into the lives around you, bringing glory to God and blessing to the world!
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Eschatology Of The Old Testament
$17.99Add to cart192 pages
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In this previously unpublished material, a pioneer in Reformed biblical theology examines the hopes, expectations, and understanding of Old Testament saints regarding the future. Compiled from several manuscripts relating to Geerhardus Vos’s course on Old Testament eschatology, this volume weaves together the most complete text of his study on the subject. Vos addresses a wide range of questions surrounding both individual and collective eschatology from key passages throughout the Old Testament. Whether he is discussing the intermediate state or the meaning of Sheol, messianic expectations or the Day of the Lord, Vos’s supernaturalism contrasts with the hopelessness of naturalistic views. -
Promise Of The Spirit
$19.00Add to cartWilliam Barclay explores the doctrine of the Holy Spirit as presented in the Old Testament, the Gospels and the book of Acts. This reissue of an older Westminster Press title makes a welcome addition to the highly popular William Barclay Library series.
The William Barclay Library is a collection of books addressing the great issues of the Christian faith. As one of the world’s most widely read interpreters of the Bible and its meaning, William Barclay devoted his life to helping people become more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
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Possessed By God
$25.99Add to cartSeries Preface
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Biblical Starting-Point
2. Sanctified In Christ
3. Sanctified In Word And Spirit
4. Pursuing Holiness
5. Living Between The Cross And The Resurrection
6. Transformation, Renewal And Growth
Appendix A: “The Meaning Of Hagiasmos In The New Testament”
Appendix B: “Sanctification And God’s Law”
Notes
Index Of Scripture References
Index Of Modern Authors
BibliographyAdditional Info
In this book, the first in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series, Dr. David Peterson challenges the common assumption that the New Testament views sanctification as primarily a process. He argues that its emphasis falls upon sanctification as a definitive event, “God’s way of taking possession of us in Christ, setting us apart to belong to him and to fulfil his purpose for us.” Simply to identify sanctification with growth in holiness, he contends, obscures teh emphasis and balance of New Testament teaching and creates unrealistic expectations. Throughout Dr Peterson builds his case on the careful exegesis of relevant passages, with a keen eye for the pastoral implications of his findings. -
Designed To Be Like Him
$21.99Add to cart32 Chapters
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Against the flow of consumerist Christianity, Dr. Pentecost reminds the reader that the Christian Life is not primarily about Jesus being our friend, finding the keys to happiness, or just making it to heaven. In this insightful look at godliness, one of America’s most respected and practical theologians discusses the essential principles that encompass every aspect of life.
Our life in Christ redefines our purposes and reshapes our perspectives. With our eternal destination secured, we embark on a lifelong journey toward godliness, being changed into the image of Christ as we live a life empowered by the Holy Spirit. Centered on Scripture, Designed to Be like Him takes you step-by-step through a theologically sound pattern for maturing in Christ. Fellowship, conduct, conflict, and maturity are all discussed in detailed, yet understandable, language. -
Letters To The Seven Churches
$19.00Add to cartWilliam Barclay devotes two chapters to each of the seven churches addressed in the book of Revelation. One chapter characterizes the ancient city and the other comments on John’s message to the members of that community. This reissue of an older Westminster Press title makes a welcome addition to the highly popular William Barclay Library series.
The William Barclay Library is a collection of books addressing the great issues of the Christian faith. As one of the world’s most widely read interpreters of the Bible and its meaning, William Barclay devoted his life to helping people become more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
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Postmodern Youth Ministry
$26.99Add to cartThe rules have changed. Everything you believe is suspect. The world is up for grabs. Welcome to the emerging postmodern culture. A “free zone” of rapid change that places high value on community, authenticity, and even God–but has little interest in modern, Western-tinged Christianity. Postmodern Youth Ministry addresses these enormous philosophical shifts and shows how they’re affecting teenagers.
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Ready To Live Prepared To Die
$14.99Add to cartAre you afraid of dying?
Are you hesitant to talk with those who you love about your last wishes?
Do you avoid the tasks that help you prepare for the future?
Or, are you helping someone–a spouse, parent, friend, patient, or client–who is working through the issues of death and the quality of life?
When Amy Harwell found out she had rapidly progressing cancer, she began a journey of discovery and faith that led her to a new understanding: Once we are well-prepared to die, we are really freed to live.
With a hopefulness that never loses touch with reality, Harwell accompanies her readers through the mundane tasks involving health-care directives, legal documents, and funeral arrangement, and on to the profound opportunities of saying good-bye to those we love. Each step of the journey offers possibilities to grow and discover God anew. And Amy, a seasoned traveler, includes notes from her own passage, useful questions, and a checklist for others on the road.
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Staying Fit After 40
$14.99Add to cartAccording to former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, inactivity among Americans is reaching crisis proportions. Sixty percent are not active on a regular basis, and one in four are not active at all. Yet medical science has proven that keeping fit is the key to staying young, and as you get older, regular exercise and good eating habits-or their absence-will be crucial to determining the quality and enjoyment of your life.
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Instant Period Costumes
$19.95Add to cartWhy spend a small fortune to rent costumes when you can create them yourself for less than a day’s rental price? Make them the easy way from cast-offs without sewing! Included in this book are over 100 ingenious costume designs with photos and diagrams for many period characters from Egyptian, Greek and Roman all the way to Punk. These conversion costuming ideas will save you time, money and deadline disasters and give you precisely the costume you want. Barb Rogers is the founder and owner of Broadway Bazaar Costumes, a popular and growing costume shop in Mattoon, Illinois.
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What Did The Biblical Writers Know And When Did They Know It
$31.99Add to cart84 Black And White Illustrations
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)”In contrast with the revisionists who discredit even the most reliable archaeological evidence, Dever provides a judicious analysis of data and shows how it squares with what much of the biblical text tells us. A sound critical examination of Israel’s origins,” -
Taking Leave Of God
$35.99Add to cartThis was the book which first garnered international celebrity and notoriety for its author and which fire-started a debate about the supernatural claims of Christianity. Rejecting Christian doctrines and metaphysics in favour of the religious consciousness which characterises human identity, Cupitt ‘takes leave’ of God by abandoning objective theism. Because he remained an ordained priest of the Church of England, the author attracted considerable attention and criticism for his position. Indeed, Keith Ward, now Oxford’s Regius Professor of Divinity, wrote an entire book – Holding Fast to God – which attempted to counter Cupitt’s views. Whatever one thinks of the author’s beliefs, Taking Leave of God contributed to one of the most important theological discussions of its time.
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Companions In Christ Journal (Reprinted)
$9.99Add to cartJournal writing is a sharing between our true selves and God.”
It’s a powerful yet simple spiritual practice. Journaling goes beyond the near-constant inner conversations we have with ourselves every day. The mere act of putting our unedited thoughts on paper, in our own handwriting, leads to eye-opening insights, clarity of thought and deeper reflection.
That’s why a journal is an integral part of Companions in Christ.
Respond to exercises contained in your participant’s book. Highlight the answers or questions you want to share with others in your group meeting. Reviewing and writing in your journal will be an important part of preparing for each group session. The Companions in Christ Journal complements the entire Companions in Christ series.
The 160-page journal features clean, open pages with faint lines to guide your writing. The book’s binding (layflat, in print terms) is flexible and conducive to easy handwriting and yet strong enough to withstand a well-thumbed lifetime. Thoughtful single quotations designed to guide your reflection are included in the margins on every other page. An introduction by journaling expert and Upper Room author, Anne Broyles, will inspire both the new and experienced diarist.
This beautiful journal was designed exclusively for participants of Companions in Christ, but it can be used by anyone.
As one of the quotations contained within the pages of this journal says, “Silence becomes like a creative space in which we regain perspective on the whole.” Let this journal be a bridge between you and God so that you may be whole!
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Shaping The Spiritual Life Of Students
$24.99Add to cartJonathan’s drug use has come between him and Jesus. Rachel, trapped in an abusive relationship, is afraid to return to church. How can you help spiritually alienated teenagers? Offering practical insights, Dunn teaches you to be attuned to teens’ deepest needs so that you can help them pace their lives—physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially, and spiritually.
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Care For The Soul
$39.99Add to cartNineteen psychologists and theologians look at the boundaries between science and religion, trying to find common ground in an area fraught with controversy. How does modern psychology’s approach differ from the age-old techniques used by clergy? What can each side learn from the other?
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10 Commandments : They Still Work
$14.99Add to cartThe secular pundits and pollsters, along with some from the religious community, are trying to convince America that the Ten Commandments were designed for an ancient world. They say these laws are no longer relevant, that the advanced thinking of the modern world can do better. So the Ten Commandments are being removed from public places, and are no longer taught to our children in public schools. Dr. Martin Case believes that, contrary to popular belief, the Ten Commandments were not given only for the ancient world, but for the world today. The truth about the Ten Commandments is that they are a gift from a loving God. Dr. Case shows God’s original purpose and intent of His laws, and how they can be applied to our culture today. We do not need new laws; we need to rediscover and obey the original ten laws God gave us centuries ago. Why? Because they still work!
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Slave Of Christ
$28.99Add to cartSeries Preface
Author’s Preface
Abbreviations1. Introduction
2. Slavery In The Roman Empire In The First Century A.D.
3. The New Testament Attitude Towards Physical Slavery
4. Slavery And Freedom
5. Slavery And Lordship
6. Slavery And Ownership
7. Slavery And Privilege
8. Slave Of Christ Its Significance In The New Testament
9. Slave Of Christ Four New Testament ExamplesAppendixes
1. The Use Of Doulos In The Septuagint
2. New Testament Terms Denoting Slavery
3. The Translation Of Doulos In English Versions Of The New Testament
Bibliography
Index Of Authors
Index Of Subjects
Index Of Principal Greek And Latin Terms And Phrases
Index Of Biblical References
Index Of Other Ancient Authors And WritingsAdditional Info
The New Testament finds many ways to depict Christians’ relationships to their Lord. They are his disciples, sons, daughters, and friends. But it is perhaps too little recognized that they are also his slaves. This study sets out to uncover what it means to be a slave of Christ. Murray Harris begins by assessing the nature of actual slavery in the Greco-Roman world and the New Testament’s attitude towards it. Drawing insights from this, he goes on to unfold the metaphor of slavery to Christ. Among the topics discussed are slavery and spiritual freedom, lordship, ownership, and privilege. Slave of Christ is a model of good biblical theology, providing insights both for further study of the Bible and for practical application. It will be appreciated in both church and academy. -
Jesus And The Logic Of History
$25.99Add to cartSeries Preface
Author’s Preface
Abbreviations
1. Jesus And The Practice Of History
2. Christ In History
Excursus: Jesus As ‘Christ’ In The Testimonium Flavianum
3. Jesus In Proclamation And Tradition
Excursus: Summary Of Information About Jesus In The Letters Of Paul
4. Jesus In Historical Context
Excursus: The Quest For The Historical Pontius Pilate
5. Jesus In The Gospels
Excursus: Overview Of Jesus’ Ministry
6. Jesus And The Spread Of Early Christianity
Excursus: The Resurrection Of Jesus From The Dead
7. From Jesus To Gospel Text
8. Jesus’ Death: A Defiance Of Biography
9. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index Of Authors
Index Of Bible ReferencesAdditional Info
At the heart of the Christian faith stands a man, Jesus of Nazaereth. Few people seriously question whether he existed in history. But many, influenced by the more sceptical scholars, doubt that the Christ of orthodox christianity is the same as the Jesus of history. In this important book, historian Paul Barnett lays the doubts to rest. He uncovers the methodological weakness present in some forms of critical scholarship, demonstrating a failure to account for important early evidence about Jesus. Once the evidence is properly marshalled, a picture of Jesus emerges that fits well with orthodox belief in him.
