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From The Fathers Heart
$19.98133 Pages/115 Letters Of Varying Topics
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From the Father’s Heart a glimpse of God’s nature and waysThese intimate messages are written as letters from our heavenly Father. They are meant to be read aloud to help you more fully experience His reality-to become attuned to His thoughts and emotions.
Allow these letters to sensitize your spirit to the heart of your God so that, being touched by His presence, and quickened by His love, you may find the joy of knowing your Father…
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Aids To The Psalms Cycle A
$16.95The Psalms are wonderful sources of encouragement, enlightenment, and strength. This series explores the Psalms for Cycle A of the Common Lectionary using New Revised Standard Version of the Bible texts.
Each meditation is in three parts. First is the Psalm itself. Second is the alternate image, offering readers new insights to stimulate their vision of the Psalms. Third is the reflection section, offering a short analysis and comment on the passage.
“Aids to the Psalms” is appropriate for liturgical aids, sermon starters, personal and group meditation, and Christian education.
Among the Psalms of Cycle A are:
– Christmas Eve — O sing to the Lord a new song.
– Good Friday — My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
– Thanksgiving — Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion.
– Ascension — Clap your hands, all you peoples.
This is part of a three-book set on exploring the message of the Psalms.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Mark These Men
$16.99Foreword
Dedication
1. The Man Who Defiled Baal (Elijah)
2. The Man Who Played The Fool (Saul Of Kish)
3. The Man Who Bore The Brands (Paul)
4. The Man Who Braved The Lion (Daniel)
5. The Man Who Cursed The Children (Elisha)
6. The Man Who Came Back From Beyond (Lazarus)
7. The Man Who Routed The Aliens (Gideon)
8. The Man Who Was Rebuked By His Ass (Balaam)
9. The Man Who Went Away Grieved (The Rich Young Ruler)
10. The Man Who Knew How Long He Would Live (Hezekiah)
11. The Man Who Led Paul To Christ (Ananias)
12. The Man Who Helped Carry The Cross (Simon Of Cyrene)
13. The Man Who Rebuilt Jerusalem (Nehemiah) Page 149Additional Info
The Bible is a treasure house of biographies of people famous and infamous, rich and poor, good and evil. In short, it is full of ordinary people, people just like us. As Dr. Baxter points out in his foreword, “The biographical treasures of the Bible are exhaustless. Again and again we turn back to the figures which move before us in its pages, and find new relevancies, new significances, new applicaitons to our own times and to our own lives. Somehow, these Scripture characters seem to be invested with typologically and representative qualities which live for all time.”
Included are provocative profiles of Elisha and Elijah, King Saul, Daniel, Gideon, Balaam, and Nehemiah. Also included are such New testament characters as: the Apostle Paul, Lazarus, the rich young ruler, Ananias, and Simon of Cyrene.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Interpreting Hebrew Poetry
$31.66Editor’s Foreword
Abbreviations
1. Understanding Hebrew Poetry
Definition
Problems
Theories Of Poetry
Poetry-Prose Continuum
Three Approaches
Relationship Of Methods2. Parallelism
Robert Lowth
Basic Nomenclature
Synonymous, Antithetic, Synthetic Parallelism
New Understandings
Grammatic, Morphologic, Semantic Parallelism
Summary3. Meter And Rhythm
Definitions
Meter
Rhythm4. Poetic Style
Simile
Stanza And Strophe5. Poetic Analysis
Deuteronomy
Isaiah 5:1-17
Psalm 1
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Author Index
Scripture IndexAdditional Info
Here is a convenient introduction to the unique aspects of interpreting the one-third of the Hebrew Bible that is in poetic form. Numerous are the occasions when a failure to distinguish poetry from prose in the Old Testament has resulted in flawed interpretation. Robert Lowth’s Lectures on the Sacred Poetry of the Hebrews (1753, 1787), marked a turning point of major proportions by focusing on the importance of parallelism of lines. But new studies of the past decade now require significant adjustments to Lowth’s analyses. Interpreting Hebrew Poetry offers an authoritative introduction to this discussion of parallelism, meter and rhythm, and poetic style. It also provides by way of example a poetic analysis of Deuteronomy 32, Isaiah 5:1-7, and Psalm 1.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Works Of John Wesley 21
$77.99This edition of Wesley works in unique in combining extensive annotations with a critically prepared text of Wesley’s writings. The international team of editors has set a new standard of scholarship in Wesley studies. Useable both by scholars and non-scholars, the reliable text of Wesley’s writings presented in these volumes helps to reveal his continuing significance in the light of his own historical context.
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Stake Your Claim
$13.99In this classic text, the master teacher whose works have moved and inspired millions presents inspirational advice and simple self-help that will bring true success and happiness. These seventy-two meditative essays, each accomplished by a brief affirmation and a biblical quotation, are the keys to have a better and more prosperous life.
When one becomes depressed or discouraged, nervous or frightened, when one needs to change one’s mental and physical habits of living, Fox’s direct and easy techniques help overcome life’s difficult stretches and bring on health, happiness, and peace of mind.
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Find And Use Your Inner Power
$17.99This rich resource is for everyone seeking more happiness and success in life. Now with a new introduction, this treasure of Emmet Fox’s wise and inspirational gems offers enduring spiritual truth and practical advice for mining the gold to be found in our daily lives. Included here, also, are real-life examples of those who have followed Fox’s signposts to happier living.
Fox’s friendly, commonsense suggestions have shown millions how to get the most out of our life and provide new spiritual strength to those who use his techniques for personal meditation.
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United Methodism In America
$16.99This convenient volume offers a panoramic view of the forces and personalities that shaped The United Methodist Church in the United States. Three noted United Methodist historians provide laypersons with a brief history of the UMC. They skillfully trace the church’s origins, beginning with a look at the renewal movements that led to the early denominations within Wesleyanism. They continue through the Second Great Awakening, the periods of slavery and the Civil War, the mergers and unions of the twentieth century, the causes championed by United Methodism, and more.
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Understanding Doctrine : Its Relevance And Purpose For Today
$12.99In this highly readable and much-needed book, Alister McGrath explains what doctrine is, why it is important, and what its limitations are. He then briefly examines three key doctrines to illustrate his points; the Incarnation, the Atonement, and the Trinity.
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Successful Team Building
$14.99Working in teams brings benefits to both team members and organizations for which they work. If you are a team leader, you know that getting commitment isn’t always easy. SUCCESSFUL TEAM BUILDING shows you how to motivate team members, and so reap the benefits. You’ll learn how to build team commitment, deal with team conflict, use creativity in problem solving and decision making, and evaluate and reward team players. The result? Your team will respond favorably to your efforts. And your boss will notice too.
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Double Diamond Principle
$12.00‘The Double Diamond Principle’, will unlock the mysteries of the most extraordinary man that has ever lived: Jesus of Nazareth. Your life and business will never be the same. These 58 Master Secrets for Total Success, as exemplified in the life of Jesus, will help you achieve your goals and dreams.
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Prologue To History
$50.00In this fascinating study, John Van Seters makes a compelling case for a new reading of Genesis. According to Van Seters, the book of Genesis represents the prologue to a major literary work, conceived and constructed by a single writer–an intellectual and historian. Van Seters argues that the author was a true historian who wrote history in the tradition of the ancient antiquarian.
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Shaping Of The Reformed Baptismal Rite In The 16th Century A Print On Deman
$35.99This meticulously researched book recounts how the early sixteenth-century Reformers, steering a course between the old Latin rites on the one hand and the Anabaptist movement on the other, developed a baptismal service that they understood to be reformed according to Scripture. Hughes Oliphant Old’s study shows the Reformed baptismal rite to be well thought out, pastorally sensitive, and theologically profound.
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Peculiar Speech A Print On Demand Title
$18.99Willimon writes with passion about the dynamics and implications of preaching to a congregation, to those who, having been called, are either baptized or yet to be baptized. The preacher, says Willimon, needs to address the people in a congregation with “peculiar speech”, letting the biblical text call them to live a transformed life in keeping with their baptism.
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Blaze And The Forest Fire
$9.99Billy and Blaze are more than just friends–they’re heroes! When they spot smoke in the brush, they race through the woods to sound the alarm.
At the end of the day, Billy and Blaze are rewarded for their bravery–with carrots for Blaze, chocolate cake for Billy, and a very special present that they can share.
Blaze and the Forest Fire is part of the classic Billy and Blaze series. Sensitive drawings and easy-to-read words capture the warmth and special understanding between a boy and his horse.
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Care Of Mind Care Of Spirit
$17.99Although secular psychology addressed a great deal about how we come to be the way we are and how we might live more efficiently, it can offer nothing in terms of why we exist or how we should use our lives,” writes Gerald May in this classic discussion of the nature of contemporary spiritual guidance and its relationship to counseling and psychiatry. For millions turning for answers to the world of the spirit, May shows how psychiatry and spiritual direction are alike, how they complement one another, and how they ultimately diverge.
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Methodisms Racial Dilemma
$23.99This book is the story of the Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, the jurisdication that was created for African American members of the three bodies uniting in 1939. James S. Thomas sketches the history of American Methodism from its earliest beginnings through the years of tumult around the issue of slavery and on into the twentieth century. But hte bulk of the book is that story that could best be told only by an insider, in this case, by the one who served as chairperson of the Central Jurisdication Study and Research Committee, popularly known as the Committee of Five, which forumalted the plan for themerger of the Central Jurisdiction’s annual conferences into the regional jurisdictions.
Officially, the story of the Central Jurisdiction begain in 1939. But the attitudes and social practices that prompted its creation go much further back into history. As those attitudes evolved–by a combination of legislated change within the wider society and the opening of the minds of many people–the ever-present dilemna of the Central Jurisdiction was resolved. Its demise, says Bishop Thomas, enables The United Methodist Church more faithfully to seek the goal of one Shepherd, one fold.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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6 Billion And More
$40.00Susan Power Bratton draws on information from demographers, economists, ecologists, and sociologists to argue that individuals should use Christian values when dealing with the regulation of human population. In this easy-to-read analysis, the author reviews a number of issues and provides case studies and discussion questions at the end of each chapter.
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Gnostic Paul
$63.25In this landmark work, Elaine Pagels demonstrates how evidence from gnostic sources may challenge the long-established assumption that Paul writes his letters to combat “gnostic opponents” and to repudiate their claims to secret wisdom. Drawing upon evidence from a variety of gnostic sources, including the Nag Hammadi documents, Pagels demonstrates how gnostic writers not only failed to grasp the whole point of Paul’s writings, but dared to claim his letters as a primary source for their anthropology, Christology, and sacramental theology.
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Rediscovering The Sacred A Print On Demand Title
$23.99Claiming that modern interest in the sacred remains constant over time but that the sacred continually manifests itself in changing forms, Wuthnow examines the main theoretical approaches toward religion that have emerged of late in the social sciences, and he shows how these approaches have moved away from the idea of linear secularization and can help explain the changing character and shifting location of the sacred in modern society.
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Revelation : Vision Of A Just World (Revised)
$36.66Elisabeth schussler Fiorenza charts a new and provocative course in the interpretation of the book of revelation. She recognizes not only the ideological distortions but also the sociopolitical location of the apocalypse. In this way she opens to the reader the world of vision of theis powerful new testament book.
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Following The Master
$24.99What is it that makes a person a true disciple of Jesus Christ? Following the Master clarifies the objective of Jesus in making disciples by focusing on the historical context of Jesus’ ministry and then finds the perspectives of the different biblical authors. The pragmatic type of book on discipleship that has abounded over the past fifteen years has tended to cause much confusion in the church. Although most authors have sought to be objective in their treatment, the imagined needs of the church often take precedence over objectivity. The author’s experience as a pastor, professor, and scholar has prepared him to provide the objective treatment that is needed. He avoids the theological and pragmatic agendas that have characterized most books on discipleship and instead relies on biblical and historical data to reveal the intentions of Jesus.
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Freedom For Ministry A Print On Demand Title (Revised)
$29.99A compelling, insightful account of ministry arising out of the author’s wealth of personal experience. Neuhaus addresses the awkwardness (both necessary and liberating) of Christian ministry, discusses the minister as worship leader and as preacher, and deals with some of the more common moral dilemmas of ministry (with particular reference to ambition, sexuality, and money).
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Complete Divorce Recovery Handbook
$18.99Anyone going through a divorce will tell you it’s a crazy time. Feelings run rampant. Stress is high. And even when the major issues are resolved, some adjustments will take years. The Complete Divorce Recovery Handbook is designed to take you from the complete moments of shock and grief to the process of inner healing and wholeness. Field-tested by hundreds of divorced people, it details a recovery program suitable for both small-group discussions and individual use, covering issues like: – Coping with roller-coaster feelings – Learning how to forgive – Dealing with your ex and your children – Dating after divorce – A biblical perspective on divorce and remarriage – Building healthy relationships — You can be a whole person again. You can recover from the crazy time — with the help you’ll find in The Complete Divorce Recovery Handbook.
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Sociology Through The Eyes Of Faith
$15.99Colorfully written by two popular and respected sociologists, this volume shows how sociology has evolved, how it became divided from Christian faith, and how Christian sociologists can make sense of this branch of social science.
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No Longer Be Silent
$45.00Cheryl Brown studies the portrayal of women in Biblical Antiquities, attributed to Philo, and in the Jewish Antiquities of Josephus, two documents that characterize women differently than their biblical prototypes. Her insightful investigation will bring new perspectives on the subject of women in Judaeo-Christian tradition during the Greco-Roman period.
The Gender and the Biblical Tradition series brings to a wide audience important new discoveries concerning women and the Bible, ancient Israel, and early Christianity. The books explore the role of sexuality within the biblical tradition and document the continuing influence of biblical treatments of gender on subsequent life and thought.
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Introduction To Judaism
$57.00Ancient Judaism profoundly influenced Christianity. It’s also a modern religion affecting the daily lives of people in almost every nation of the world. Neusner describes the practice of Judaism in America today and surveys how it took shape throughout history—especially in response to various political and religious crises. Neusner uses a rich variety of primary texts in addition to his own analysis.
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John Wesleys Social Ethics
$24.99SKU (ISBN): 9780687204946ISBN10: 0687204941Manfred Marquardt | Translator: John Steeley | Translator: W. Stephen GunterBinding: Trade PaperPublished: February 1992Publisher: Abingdon Press Print On Demand Product
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Encyclopedia Of The Reformed Faith
$72.00More than two hundred international scholars from a variety of denominations contribute to this outstanding, one-volume reference book. Comprehensive in scope, it stresses the importance of events, persons, and theological concepts that have been significant to the Reformed tradition.
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Gospel Of Peace
$40.00Ulrich Mauser uses the Bible, especially the New Testament, as a guide for present-day peace efforts. He explores the meaning of peace, and throughout the book he interlaces the New Testament experience of peace with elements of the Old Testament idea of shalom, not overlooking the wars of Yahweh.
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Lines In The Sands
$34.00Based on the debates of bishops, church councils, and scholars who reflected on policy alternatives and invoked theological and ethical perspectives on the Gulf crisis, Lines in the Sand focuses on moral issues surrounding the Persian Gulf War. Alan Geyer and Barbara Green present a penetrating case study of foreign policy, military policy, moral argument, and religious discourse, while arguing that the “just war” tradition offers only partial aid for Christian reflection in matters of war and peace.
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Overcoming The Rating Game
$20.00Feelings of inferiority are as universal as the common cold, and cause as many problems with health and happiness, says Paul Hauck. To help combat these negative feelings, he discourages individuals from rating themselves and encourages raising self-acceptance, improving skills, and gaining respect from others.
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Journal Of Madam Knight
$11.70A diary kept in 1704 by Sarah Kemble Knight on her hazardous round-trip journey from Boston to New York. Filled with witty comments on the manner of the people Madam Knight encountered, the lack of suitable accommodations, and the geography of early New England.
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Gifted Hands : The Ben Carson Story (Reprinted)
$19.99Gifted Hands by and about Ben Carson, M.D., is the inspiring story of an inner-city kid with poor grades and little motivation, who, at age thirty-three, became director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Gifted Hands will transplace you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world, and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-fearing physician who lives to help others. In 1987, Dr. Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head — an extremely complex and delicate operation that was five months of planning and twenty-two hours of actual surgery, involving a surgical plan that Carson helped initiate. Gifted Hands reveals a man with humility, decency, compassion, courage, and sensitivity who serves as a role model for young people (and everyone else) in need of encouragement to attempt the seemingly impossible and to excel in whatever they attempt. Dr. Carson also describes the key role that his highly intelligent though relatively uneducated mother played in his metamorphosis from an unmotivated ghetto youngster into one of the most respected neurosurgeons in the world.
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Theology Without Boundaries
$30.00In this book, Carnegie Samuel Calian, who was baptized in the Eastern tradition and raised a Protestant, promotes greater dialogue and exchange among Christians of the East and West. He seeks to make Christians aware of the diversity of faith and offers suggestions and insight to this end.
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Roads Jesus Traveled
$16.18Pilgrim explores seven roads Jesus traveled in this series of sermons for Lent, Palm Sunday, and Easter. The roads include those to the Wilderness, Nazareth, Capernaum, Samaria, Jericho, Jerusalem, and Emmaus.
Each of the seven sermons includes:
* children’s object lesson
* pastoral prayer
* discussion questions
* order of serviceChildren’s object lesson themes include “Better Than A Road Map,” “God’s Calling Card,” and “The Glue Of God’s Love.”
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Wings Of Worship
$9.93The Wings of Worship is an excellent introductory study course for congregations to gain a greater understanding of the people’s role in public worship.
Ten sessions are offered in the course with each focusing on a different element of worship. Discussion questions conclude each session.
Topics include:
Traditional worship
Liturgical year
Tools of worship
Sacraments
Rituals and celebrations
Creeds and prayersThe book includes evaluation forms, a questionnaire on worship, and a bibliography section.
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ReForming Tradition
$36.00SKU (ISBN): 9780664252991ISBN10: 0664252990Editor: Milton Coalter | Editor: John Mulder | Editor: Louis WeeksBinding: Trade PaperPublished: January 1992Presbyterian Presence Twentieth Century ExperiencePublisher: Geneva Press Print On Demand Product
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Just Peacemaking : Transforming Initiatives For Justice And Peace
$50.00Glen Stassen believes Christians should direct their energies toward finding a set of criteria and a model for a “just peace” instead of “just war.” He bases his just peace theory on the new reality of our world, on recent biblical interpretation, and on the experiences of people who lived in the face of oppression and nuclear threat, and who – together with political scientists, Christian ethicists, and activists – fashioned realistic steps of peacemaking. He addresses real-life issues and especially uses the Sermon on the Mount and the book of Romans as models for establishing just peace in the face of conflict.
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Preaching The Miracles Cycle A
$21.18Your partner in intelligent, meaningful sermon preparation:
Exegesis
The Situation
The Setting
Cultural and Historical Contexts
Other lectionary Texts for the Day
Parallel Gospel Texts
Meanings and Derivations of Key WordsHomiletics
Suggested Sermon Themes
Sermon Outlines
Preaching IllustrationsNine Miracles include
Raising Lazarus (John 11:1-45)
Feeding 5,000 (Matthew 14:13-21)
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Lectionary Stories Cycle A
$18.68All these stories will touch the heart; some will evoke laughter and tears.
Here is a collection of 40 stories, each simple and to the point. They are based on lectionary cycle A. The stories examine basic theological and moral questions.
Very often the story offers a surprise, an ironic twist or reversal as in the parables of Jesus. The collection will assist the lectionary preacher. Although created for adults, the stories appeal to children and youth.
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Final Triumph
$9.93This Easter chancel drama offers roles for Annas, Caiaphas, Mary Magdalene, Mary (mother of Jesus), and two guards. The service is easy to produce and it offers the opportunity for lay people of various ages to be involved.
The drama is part of a complete order of service for Easter morning. The entire service — drama included — is about 50 minutes.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Grace Words From The Cross
$16.18“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they are doing.” –Luke 23:34
As in Luke 23:34, John R. Brokhoff offers “words of grace” in this series of sermons for Lent, Holy Week, or Good Friday. The messages are based on passages from Luke, John, and Matthew.
This book offers four options: as a series of six messages for Lent and one for Holy Week; a series of sermons for each day of Holy Week; a three-hour Good Friday service; for personal meditation and reflection.
Themes are:
The first word — mercy.
The second word — promise.
The third word — concern.
The fourth word — fidelity.
The fifth word — need.
The sixth word — completion.
The seventh word — commitment.Scriptures are from, the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.
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Peace Be To Your House
$9.93Setting up a new home is an important experience in the life of all families and individuals. This brief service of celebration enables the extended family of God to share in the joy of this event.
Peace Be To Your Home includes an order of service, suggested hymns, scriptures, and prayers.
A certificate in the back of this book is an attractive memento of the service. It records the date and participants of the blessing service.
“As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
Old Testament reading“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like the wise man who built his house on rock.”
New Testament reading“Now may the blessing of God Almighty, The Father, Son and Holy Spirit descend and remain upon this house.”
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Symbols Of Sacrifice Year 2
$9.93The sacrificial life of Christ is a major focus of Lent. Symbols Of Sacrifice provides congregations with opportunities to create visual worship aids representing Christ’s life during worship.
Each weekly presentation builds a growing reminder of Christ’s sacrifice for the congregation.
This series offers a list of symbols and explanation of the symbols. These are provided for the Sundays of Lent and Easter Sunday.
Symbols are:
Ashes
Whip
Sponge and stick
Dice
Lance
Linen cloth
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Literary Forms In The New Testament
$40.00In this useful and accessible book, James Bailey and Lyle Vander Broek discuss the literary and rhetorical forms found in the New Testament. The authors offer definitions and examples of these forms while also helping the reader appreciate the significance of their use for the task of biblical interpretation. This highly readable book will benefit college and seminary students, ministers, and anyone interested in biblical analysis and interpretation.
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Under The Wings Of The Almighty
$16.18As people of God, we live boldly with courage and confidence. We will not tremble and quake when some new threat enters our lives. Like Ruth of long ago, many things will break our hearts but nothing can break our spirits, for we have found refuge under the wings of the Almighty God. (from the sermon for Proper 25)
The nine sermons in this book follow First Lesson texts from six Old Testament books and the book of Revelation. The sermons follow the Common Lectionary.
“In reading these sermons I felt a pastor’s love for his people. The subjects of the sermons deal with pressing personal and social problems with the solution always found in repentance and faith in Christ. My soul was fed by these sermons, and I am sure they will feed the souls of other readers as well.” (John R. Brokhoff from the Foreword)
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From Ashes On To Life
$16.18Forgive, O Lord, your people, forgive us all our sins,
May they be burned to ashes, like dust upon the wind.
And vanish in the bright new dawn of your eternal love,
That banishes our darkness and lifts our hearts above.
From the Ash Wednesday hymn
sung to the tune “Beneath the Cross of Jesus”Charles J. Curley is conscious of the need for worship to be biblical and contemporary. This book offers material fitting those needs for Ash Wednesday through Easter.
Ash Wednesday, the Sundays of Lent, Palm Sunday, and Easter Sunday sections include a sermon, call to worship, prayer of confession, and new hymn texts to familiar hymn tunes. Also included are a Maundy Thursday service with communion and a Good Friday tenebrae.
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No Other Name A Print On Demand Title
$35.99An exceptional, comprehensive work on the long- standing and much-debated question regarding the ultimate destiny of those who die without hearing the gospel. Sanders thoroughly examines the major positions that Christians throughout history have formulated, the spectrum ranging from restrictivism to universalism and including several in- between (“wider hope”) views. The discussion of each major view includes key biblical texts, theological considerations, leading defenders, an evaluation, and a historical bibliography. Foreword by Clark H. Pinnock.
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Envisioning The New City
$65.00This book compiles essays by over thirty urban pastors, community organizers, seminary professors, and church leaders. Their essays seek to present creative opportunities for urban ministries to bring hope and renewal to their congregations and communities.
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Writings From Ancient Israel
$37.00In this book, Klaas Smelik presents a selection of writings from ancient Israel that ranges from tax records to battle accounts. Smelik interprets these writings in light of their historical, social, and biblical contexts.
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Basic Christian Doctrine
$55.00Drawing on years of experience as a pastor and seminary professor, John Leith provides a brief but comprehensive statment of Christian faith for contemporary Christians. He considers the theologians of the ancient church and affirms the faith of the ancient creeds: the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Chalcedonian Definition, and the Athanasian Creed. He asserts that we now live in a period of religious revival in which Christian faith is persuasive – it is a gospel that heals the bruised consciences and wounded spirits of human beings.
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Cultural Church : Winds Of Change And The Call For A New Hermeneutic
$19.9814 Chapters
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In what direction are we being blown by the winds of change now wafting through the church?Is the church influencing culture, or is culture influencing the church?
What lies behind current calls for a “new hermeneutic”?
Is there a better way to understand Scripture?With calls for sweeping change in the way we understand Scripture, this just may be the most important book of the decade. It is must reading for every church leader and Christian concerned with the future of the church at the brink of a new century!
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Jesus The Teacher
$50.00This book makes an important, indeed a groundbreaking, contribution to Markan studies. Not only does it address a lacuna in these studies, but it does so by means of an innovative methodology… that permits a satisfying integration of the Jewish background of Mark’s Gospel with its Greco-Roman background while retaining a sensitivity to the literary dimensions of the text as well as an interest in its reader. Robbins has accomplished a remarkable feat… Markan studies are certain to benefit greatly from this work.
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Ministry Burnout
$24.00Teacher, faithful pastor, financial wizard, caretaker of the sick, activist, personal counselor, and preacher: these are some of the roles a minister must fill. The demands of these roles can lead to numerous dilemmas and stresses and, if not adequately addressed, to burnout. John Sanford deals concretely with the circumstances that give rise to this spiritual exhaustion and identifies its underlying dynamics. He studies each problem in detail, provides approaches and practical suggestions for dealing with it, and reviews the psychology of the ministering person to show how an individual can mitigate such problems by being more realistic with himself or herself.
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Theology Of The Psalms
$81.66Translator’s Preface
Introduction
1. The God Of Israel
2. The People Of God
3. The Sanctuary And Its Worship
4. The King
5. The Enemy Powers
6. The Individual In The Presence Of God
7. The Psalms In The New Testament
Abbreviations
ReferencesIndex Of Selected Hebrew Words
Index Of Biblical References
Index Of Names And SubjectsAdditional Info
This Theology of the Psalms is an introduction to Kraus’ two-volume study of the Psalms. According to the original plan, it was an introductory chapter to volume one. However, it outgrew all expectations and it was published as an independent volume. It is a basic tool for those interested in studying and praying the Psalms.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Letters For Every Occasion
$22.99The perfect time-saving idea for pastors and their assistants who want to write sensitive, effective letters for every occasion. This collection includes letters of: THANKS, CONDOLENCE/SUPPORT/ENCOURAGEMENT, CONGRATULATIONS, MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS, ACCEPTING/REFUSING INVITATIONS, WELCOME, ATTENDANCE CONCERNS, MEDIA CONTACT, & SEASONAL GREETINGS
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From Jewish Prophet To Gentile God
$37.00In From Jewish Prophet to Gentile God, Maurice Casey suggests a new theory as to why New Testament Christology developed as it did. In making his argument, Casey pays particular attention to the culture of Jesus and the earliest Christians.
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New Testament Apocrypha 2 (Revised)
$72.00This English translation of the new and thoroughly revised sixth German edition of the extensive extra-canonical gospel literature is an absolutely indispensable collection of sources for every student of the New Testamen and of the history and literature of ancient Christianity . . . The important newly discovered gospels from the Nag Hammadi Library, only reported in a preliminary summary fashion in the previous editions, are now presented in their complete texts with excellent introductions.
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Somethings Coming Something Great Cycle A
$17.43The 17 sermons in this book are based on First Lesson texts, primarily from Isaiah. They follow the Revised Common Lectionary.
“I am grateful … for this opportunity to rediscover the excitement and anticipation of the Old Testament writers as they stood on tiptoe, waiting for God to act on the state of human history,” writes Robert A. Beringer. “Although each of these chapters is based on an Old Testament text, I have tried to make these messages Christ-centered in every way.”
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7 Last Words Of Christ
$14.98Seven times Jesus spoke from the cross, and each of those seven last words still speaks to us today. Judith Mattison reminds us that the death of Christ is the clearest expression of God’s redeeming love for us. The cross, once a sign of defeat and shame, has become a sign of victory over sin and death. The author’s meditations on each of Jesus’ seven last words are accompanied by hymns and poetry that enlarge the possible meanings of each word, and by questions for reflection or discussion. Filled with messages of grace and love, this book is ideal for devotional reading and group study, or for use as a preaching resource.
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Beginners Guide To Studying The Bible
$21.65Do you need help in studying a book or a smaller section of Scripture? The author provides help in using “tools” for Bible study such as commentaries, concordances, and atlases; he shows how to get the whole picture about a particular Bible passage; he describes basic methods of Bible study; he gives guidance on making application to life.
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Engaging The Powers
$56.66In this magnificent finale to this trilogy, Walter Wink engages the Powers with brilliant exegesis and a profoundly creative nonviolence, revealing the way to the Powers’ and our own transformation. Wink on the Powers is a classic resource for activist and scholar alike.
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More Childrens Sermons
$24.00In a flexible style that allows leaders to adapt ideas to their own churches, Dann offers a wide-ranging resource that provides suggested themes, object lessons, and dialogue to help children understand and grow in faith.
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Satire And Hebrew Prophets
$48.00In this book, Thomas Jemielity demonstrates the striking relationship between satire and Hebrew prophecy by reviewing the role of ridicule in both and analyzing questions of nature, structure, form, and audience. This pioneering study makes compelling reading for all interested in the Bible and Western literature.
The Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation series explores current trends within the discipline of biblical interpretation by dealing with the literary qualities of the Bible: the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relationships between text and readers. Biblical interpreters are being challenged to take responsibility for the theological, social, and ethical implications of their readings. This series encourages original readings that breach the confines of traditional biblical criticism.
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Preaching As Weeping Confession And Resistance
$31.00From the Publisher: How can a person preach a word of hope and faith in a world filled with violence and suffering? To do this, Christine Smith says, one must encounter and name the radical evil that oppresses persons in the world – evils such as handicappism, ageism, heterosexism, sexism, white racism, and classism. She believes preaching is an interpretation of our present world and an invitation to a profoundly different world. It is a form of passionate weeping in a universe filled with human suffering, inequity, and oppression; it is a form of confession where preachers can shape sermons that call our communities into painful and honest confession; and it is a form of resistance moving people to actively resist the attitudes and structures of oppression.
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Whats The Matter With Christmas
$9.93Four youths, rehearsing a church Christmas play, are perplexed about why everyone appears so busy at Christmas. Through a series of events, the youths learn, to their surprise, that the real meaning of Christmas is God’s gift of Jesus.
Highlights of this drama:
Easy-to-rehearse
Simple, yet powerful message
Parts for four youths, up to 10 young children and two adults
Five original songs for young singers
Complete order of worship provided
Performance time from 35 to 45 minutesAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Ephesians Colossians And Philemon
$40.00Paul’s three captivity letters—Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon—contain plenty of useful material for the modern church. Martin focuses on just two Pauline themes of theological and practical importance today: the ”cosmic dimensions of christological teaching,” and the role of the church as God’s locus and agent of reconciliation. Preachers and teachers will enjoy the Interpretation format that combines solid scholarship with intelligent exposition.
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Christianity And The Social Crisis
$55.00Walter Rauschenbusch was the primary architect of the Social Gospel, a movement that responded to the changing social and industrial conditions in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He presents, in this book, his path-breaking and prophetic interpretation of Jesus and the kingdom, and his understanding of troubling conditions that call the church to faithful witness and work toward meaningful political and economic reforms.
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Paganism And Christianity 100-425 C E
$56.66This book is a collection of nearly 175 documents–from saints, emperors, philosophers, satirists, inscriptions, graffiti, and other interesting types–that sheds light on the complex fabric of religious belief as it changed from a variety of non-Judeo-Christian movements to Christian in late antiquity. These texts illuminate and bring to life the bizarre and the banal of the social world of the Roman Empire, the world in which Christianity ultimately gained preeminence. This treasury of texts leads the reader through the matrix of beliefs among which Christianity grew. Brief explanatory introductions to the documents are included.
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Room Called Remember
$14.99A Room Called Remember brings together some of Buechner’s finest writings on faith, love, and the power of words in the form of essays, addresses, and sermons. Here Buechner explores autobiography as theology, offers exhilarating reflections on biblical passages, and leads us into the “room called Remember,” that “still room within us all where the past lives on as part of the present,…where with patience, with clarity, with quietness of heart, we remember consciously to remember the lives we have lived.”
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Preparing For Marriage
$23.33This workbook provides helpful guidance, useful inventories, places to jot down responses, and discussion starters that will help a couple learn more about themselves, their relationship, and their hopes for the future.
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Deuteronomy : Word And Presence
$33.99In this commentary Ian Cairns presents Deuteronomy as a slowly evolving, complex composite – as legal code, as treaty text or covenant, as Moses’ farewell speech, and as the final volume of the Pentateuch. Despite Deuteronomy’s structural complexity, however, Cairns shows how the theme “Word and Presence” permeates the entire book: God is the living Presence who can be encountered and known through his word addressed to each generation in turn. This commentary is unique in its emphasis on the theology of Deuteronomy (e.g., law as “humane instruction”) as well as in its modern applications and illustrations from non-Western cultures.
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Matthew 1-7
$83.33This commentary on MATTHEW 1-7, by Ulrich Luz, undertakes to draw lines to the present and to inquire, for example, about the implications of the Sermon on the Mount for the question of peace or the question of the form of the church. A great help in this regard is the treatment of the history of the influence of each pericope; this shows not only how Catholic or Protestant Christians have been molded by the biblical text but also where we might find correctives for our faith and life.
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ReForming Tradition (Student/Study Guide)
$24.00SKU (ISBN): 9780664254117ISBN10: 066425411XEditor: Milton Coalter | Editor: John Mulder | Editor: Louis WeeksBinding: Trade PaperPublished: January 1992Presbyterian Presence Twentieth Century ExperiencePublisher: Geneva Press Print On Demand Product
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Holy Baptism And Services For The Renewal Of Baptism
$23.00SKU (ISBN): 9780664246471ISBN10: 0664246478Binding: Trade PaperPublished: January 1992Presbyterian Supplemental Liturgical ResourcesPublisher: Westminster John Knox Press Print On Demand Product
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Ezra-Nehemiah : A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
$40.00Many commentaries on the books of Ezra and Nehemiah wallow in historical speculation: which man came first? When did Ezra travel to Jerusalem? What route did he take? Such questions don’t much help preachers and teachers trying to explain the texts to others! In the clear Interpretation format, Throntveit’s commentary emphasizes Ezra-Nehemiah’s character as narrative and story. His approach enables you to communicate the meaning of the text without having to ”rearrange” it to make sense.
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Story Of The Church (Revised)
$23.99The Story of the Church gives an accessible and concise survey of the history of the Christian church, from the first century to the twenty-first. Here is an epic tale of high hopes and great disappointments, of bitter persecution and heroic loyalty. The Story of the Church is an established classic, widely appreciated by several generations of readers. It addresses the central question of why Christianity has spread around the world so successfully, and offers a distinctly evangelical perspective. Its clear structure pinpoints significant people, places, movements and events. This new edition has been completely revised and updated by Allan Harman.
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Golden Bells
$16.18Is the need a Christmas message, adult casts, and great themes of literature? This book offers two solutions:
The Bells of Christmas Eve takes place in Italy in 1520. In the final moment of the play, the bells ring — it is a miracle. Speaking parts for 8 persons. Performance time about 30 minutes. Church bells should ring as sound effects at the play’s end.The Golden Gift is set in France in 1820. The story is based on a scene from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. It includes the familiar story of the ex-convict and the good bishop. The ex-convict takes the golden candlesticks. Parts for 10 persons. Performance time is about 30 minutes.
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My Worship Planner And Organizer
$19.93My Worship Planner And Organizer is the best friend of the pastor, organist, church secretary, choir director, and worship committee when it comes to keeping worship records and reference.
Its focus is Sunday worship. Each Sunday has two pages available for taking notes and reference.
You will find Sunday by Sunday:
Cycle A, B, and C, gospel, first and second lesson lectionary text listings for Revised Common, Episcopal, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic.
Countless hymn possibilities based on the lectionary.
Invaluable liturgical information, at your fingertips.
You may record Sunday by Sunday (for three years):
Hymns used
Special music
Sermon titles
Attendance
Special notations for any SundayAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Called To Jerusalem Sent To The World Cycle A
$27.43In the broken places of our lives, when hope is lost and courage falters … in that moment God comes to those who will listen. Always he meets us in our desolation, offering us an alternative to our defeat. (from the sermon “A Chance To Live Again”
The 17 sermons in this book are based on First Lesson texts, from six Old Testament books and the book of Acts. They follow the Revised Common Lectionary.
“In a culture increasingly driven to receive more than it gives, self-sacrifice is less and less popular,” writes Theodore F. Schneider. “We want much, but we are willing to risk little…. We are called to join with God for good, taking the risks, carrying the cross.”
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Preparation And Manifestation Cycle A
$21.18There really is good new! God is still eager to save. Prepare yourself for his coming into your life. He is already present. It is all here; the secret to the good and happy life is already manifest and present. (from the sermon “We Must Be Blind!”)
The 21 sermons in this book are based on Gospel texts, primarily from Matthew and John. Sermons follow the Revised Common, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic lectionaries.
In his messages, Mark Ellingsen connects preparation through penitence and the new life given in baptism. “The gospel lessons assigned for the season provide excellent occasions to practice such liturgical proclamation,” writes Ellingsen. “Penitence and preparation happen in the presence of Christ and the new life he gives. Thus they are Gods work.”
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Times Up Cycle A
$12.95Loving people and caring for them isn’t enough to change the way the world works overnight…. Our caring isn’t enough to change all “bad” into “good.” But it is all we are asked to do. And it is enough. (from the sermon “Enough”)
The 17 sermons in this book are based on Gospel texts from Matthew. Sermons follow the Revised Common, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic lectionaries.
“The church is the place of greatest hope in our society,” writes John Jamison. “What happens when God’s people gather together and hear God’s word can happen no place else! Lives are changed. They are made whole, unbroken and hopeful. That is, and must be our task.”
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Your King Comes
$9.93Your King Comes! Is a complete Palm Sunday service. It includes a dramatic celebration of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem led by the children and youth of the church school.
This resource captured the spirit of Palm Sunday with songs, words, and gestures. It will involve as many as 47 persons of all ages from your congregation. Minimum rehearsal is needed.
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Vine And The Branches
$16.18I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. — John 15:5
Schmalenberger takes Easter season texts from Mark, Luke and John and weaves them into eight sermons with applications for today’s Christian. Sermons cover Easter through Ascension Of Our Lord.
In the chapter for Easter 5, the author speaks of Christ as the vine. He states that the vine and the branches’ relationship teaches us something of what our relationship to Christ is like. Whenever we forget that Christ is the heart of everything, everything goes crooked. This is true of preaching, teaching; family life, vocation — everything.
Sermon titles include:
* When Thomas Doubted
* One Flock, One Shepherd
* Chosen For Good News
* A Prayer For DisciplesAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Up And Down Mountain
$16.18“Don’s sermons provide enlightenment for this neglected ministry of healing in congregations. This guide illumines areas of evil and suffering, prayer, isolation of illness, therapy of forgiveness, faith and the power of immortality and the risen Christ. It is a call to be healed and to heal.”
George W. Bashore, Resident Bishop
United Methodist Church
The Pittsburgh Area“I recommend this book to those who are ready to begin more intentional healing ministries, as well as to those who are looking for ways to be more effective in the church: God’s healing community.”
James K. Wagner
Director, Prayer And Healing Ministries
The Upper Room, Nashville, TennesseeUp And Down The Mountain is about healing. It includes seven sermons on healing, a chapter on how to begin a healing ministry, a suggested order of worship service with hymns and a valuable bibliography.
Foreword by J. Robert Nelson, director, Institute of Religion, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
