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Discipulado – (Spanish)
$24.99Add to cartThe Christian life is full of challenges.
We have to be ready for spiritual growth.
That is how Paul felt when he said: “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal” (Philippians 3:13-14)
If you want to go forward, “Discipleship” is the book that you need.
In this book you will find many Biblical studies that will be of great help.
The four main themes are: -New life in Christ -Moving forward in discipleship -Moving toward practical holiness -Moving toward Christian maturity
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Faith Beyond Reason
$27.50Add to cartWhy do people believe in their chosen faith? What rational justifications do they use to understand their faith? The Reason and Religion series was created to introduce students and educated general readers to the different rational approaches used by believers both in the past and in the contemporary world. Dealing with complicated issues in practical and accessible ways, these volumes explore some of faith’s most challenging philosophical questions.
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Moral Interpretation Of Religion
$27.50Add to cartProvides a critical examination of the traditional attempt to interpret religion in moral terms alone. Respected philosopher Peter Byrne discusses the general character of moral interpretation, probes the relation of religion to morality, and assesses historical attempts to reason directly from the basis of morality to the existence of a person God.
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Isaiah 1-39 : With An Introduction To Prophetic Literature
$48.99Add to cartSweeney’s work on the first 39 chapters of the Book of Isaiah is part of The Forms of the Old Testament Literature series which aims to present, according to a standard outline and methodology, a form-critical analysis of every book and each unit in the Old Testament.
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Paul And The Galatians
$11.99Add to cartPaul and the Galatians explores crucial theological, ethical, and ecclesiastical questions in Paul’s famous epistle. Each session is self-contained and includes questions for reflection. The volumes in “The Life and Letters of Paul” series are especially appropriate for those who want an in-depth study of the Pauline epistles.
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James Dunn : Champion For Religious Liberty
$12.25Add to cartForeword – Bill Moyers
Preface – J. Brent Walker
Chapter 1. Unus And Unicus – Foy Valentine
Chapter 2. The Down-Home Prophet – Tony Campolo
Chapter 3. A Texas-Bred, Spirit-Led Baptist – John Newport
Chapter 4. A Texan Goes To Washington – Michael Smith
Chapter 5. Mentor To A Senator – Mark O. Hatfield
Chapter 6. James Dunn – A Fictional Character? – A. James Rudin
Chapter 7. A Chihuahua Who Thinks He’s A German Shepherd – Oliver S. Thomas
Chapter 8. Wit And Wisdom: Remembering James Dunn – Victor Tuptiza
Chapter 9. A Champion Of Press Freedom – Pam Parry
Chapter 10. Sail On, O Ship Of Faith! – Marvin C. Griffin
Chapter 11. A Darned Good Churchman – Lynn A. Bergfalk
Chapter 12. James (Dunn) And John (Leland), Baptist Sons Of Zebedee – Walter B. ShurdenAdditional Info
This volume honors the life and work of James Dunn. It represents a warm, from-the-heart remembrance from the pen of thirteen people who know him well.Each chapter addresses Dunn’s life from a personal perspective. In addition, the foreword by Bill Moyers is a touching tribute to James Dunn the humanitarian. It will tug at your heartstrings and bring tears to your eyes.
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Madeline (Deluxe)
$9.99Add to cartNothing frightens Madeline – not tigers, not mice, not even getting sick. Even a trip to the hospital is a grand adventure. With its endearing heroine, cheerful humor, and famous paintings of Paris, it’s no wonder this Caldecott Honor Book is one of the best-loved children’s stories of all time. A true classic, Madeline continues to enchant readers after sixty years. A picture Puffin book. Recommended for ages 4 to 8. A 1940 Caldecott Honor Book.
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Spirit Controlled Living
$12.99Add to cartA fresh approach to an old topic is this unique treatise on Spirit-Controlled Living. Focusing on impulses-those pesky little “triggers” of idea and energy that may lead even well-disciplined people toward brillant or regretted actions-Clark Cothern’s third book provides readers more than “white knuckling” techniques for self-control. His step-by-step biblical model of impulse management shows how to use spontaneous anger, overspending, overeating, misplaced sexual desires, and other impulses to identify weak areas and partner with God toward achieving peace and freedom.
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10 Hits One Run Nine Errors Cycle C
$8.95Add to cartJohn Berger’s lively and invigorating messages tell us that the path to true happiness is through God. From the man who remembered to thank Jesus for being healed of leprosy to the persistent widow, from the penitent tax collector to the forgiven thief on the cross … all these characters and more were happier when they did things God’s way. Berger brings us face-to-face with the people in Gospel passages from the Revised Common Lectionary. Contrary to his whimsical title, readers will discover that Berger does far better than score one run in ten trips to the plate — his sermons consistently knock the ball out of the park!
Titles include:
Ten Hits, One Run, Nine Errors — Luke 17:11-19
Don’t Hang Up On God — Luke 18:1-8
God, The Ultimate Professional — Luke 20:27-38
Golden Rule Saints — Luke 6:20-31
For What God Has Given — John 6:25-35 -
1950 : Crossroads Of American Religious Life
$45.00Add to cart1. Journey To The Heart Of A Century
2. Heir Of The 1930s And 1940s: Depression, World’s Fair, And War
3. Things Old And New: Intellectual Life In 1950
4. Lies, Spies, And The Junior Senator From Wisconsin
5. The Protestant Establishment
6. The Church Of The Triple Crown
7. The Week The World Might Have Ended
8. African American Religion Before The Beginning
9. Evangelicals On The Rise
10. Judaism In Midpassage
11. Getting Ready For The 1950s And 1960sAdditional Info
The year 1950 saw the height of the postwar religious boom in America and also the depths of the Cold War. It was a year when religious enthusiasm and postwar affluence coexisted with anxiety about global communism and an ever-present nuclear threat. McCarthyism, the advent of the hydrogen bomb, and the onset of the Korean War provoked ardent and diverse responses from religious leaders and occasioned lively debate in flourishing religious journalism.Ellwood’s 1950 is a cultural time capsule, recovering the impetus for many of today’s trends, remembering endings and beginnings, and documenting many other developments in American religious life fifty years ago. It highlights the parallels and divergences between religious culture then and now.
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Proverbs Ecclesiastes And The Song Of Songs
$40.00Add to cartProverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs, though entirely different books, are similar in that they provide spiritual guidance about what it means to live wisely before God. In this thorough and readable commentary, Ellen Davis points out that the writers of these books considered wisdom and the fruits of wisdom – a well-ordered life and a peaceful mind – to be within the grasp of all those wholeheartedly desiring it.
From the confident “wise dealing” instructions in Proverbs, to the world-weariness of Ecclesiastes, to the exuberance of the Song of Songs, these books take the reader through the full range of human emotion. Their words cause one to reflect on both the ordinary and the extraordinary experiences of life: birth and death, poverty and wealth, education and work, grief and joy, human love and love of God. Though books of ancient wisdom, they continue to speak with particular power to the spiritual needs of our highly secularized age.
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Reading 1 Peter Jude And 2 Peter
$35.25Add to cartThis volume is dedicated to the study of three late, little-known biblical works that historically have been relegated to the lesser works of the New Testament. Reading 1 Peter, Jude, and 2 Peter underscores the light that these letters shed upon one another and focuses on the snapshots they provide of early Christian communities as they encountered the social and religious environment in which they were situated.
Careful reading of 1 Peter reveals the complex world of the post-apostolic period. Jude and 2 Peter provide a sober look at the early community’s evolution in doctrinal and moral terms
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Protestant Scholasticism : Essays In Reassessment
$39.99Add to cartTraditionally Protestant theology, between Luther’s early reforming career and the dawn of the Enlightenment, has been seen in terms of decline and fall into the wastelands of rationalism and scholastic speculation. Editors Trueman and Clark challenge this perception in this transatlantic collection of eighteen essays covering: Luther and Calvin; Early Reformed Orthodoxy; the British Connection; From High Orthodoxy to Enlightenment; and the Rise of Lutheran Orthodoxy.
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Church Planting
$19.99Add to cart1. Church Planting: Listening To The Critics
2. Church Planting: A Theological Framework
3. Church Planting: A New Testament Practice
4. Church Planting: A Historical Perspective
5. Church Planting And The Task Of The Church
6. Church Planting And The Shape Of The Church
7. Church Planting And The Ethos Of The Church
8. Church Planting And The Structures Of The Church
9. Church Planting And The Leadership Of The Church
10. Church Planting: Models And Methods288 Pages
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Describing his church planting ministry, the apostle Paul writes,“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. . .For we are God’s fellow-workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no-one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
Mixing his metaphors, Paul speaks of the church in Corinth as both a field and a building. Church planters are co-workers with God, planting seeds from which churches grow and larying foundations on which they are built. God is the life source of these churches. Jesus Christ is their foundation. Other workers, like Apollos, water the seed which has been planted and build on the foundations which have been laid. The role of the church planter is to ensure that good seed has been sown and firm foundations laid.
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2 Views Of Hell
$30.00Add to cart“Hell” is a much-debated topic among evangelicals. Will the condemned experience perpetual, conscious torture; or will theirs be a limited suffering followed by an end to their existence? Theologians Peterson and Fudge debate these traditional/conditionalist perspectives, each making a case that his viewpoint is more consistent with Scripture and God’s nature. Includes rebuttals.
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Truth Decay : Defending Christianity Against The Challenges Of Postmodernis
$35.00Add to cartInterVarsity Press Publication
The concept of absolute truth has eroded over time. Groothuis demonstrates that the basic tenets of postmodernism are intellectually flawed and hostile to Christian views. In this biblical and logical presentation, he unveils how truth has come under attack and how it can be defended in the areas of theology, apologetics, ethics, and the arts.
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Diverse Worship : African American Caribbean And Hispanic Perspectives
$30.00Add to cartIn this book Pedrito Maynard-Reid explores the multiethnic dimensions of worship by looking at three specific cultural contexts for worship–African-American, Caribbean and Hispanic. After surveying worship and culture through history, the author devotes a section to each of these three cultural contexts. In these sections worship traditions are colorfully described and characterized. Historical developement and change are explored. In each section we gain new perspective on what it means to worship God.
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What Happens In Holy Communion
$23.50Add to cartAll the large churches in the world agree on this: communion is the highest expression of the church unity. Yet it is exactly the act of communion that historically has given rise to vehement controversies among the churches. Michael Welker’s new book not only explores themeaning of holy communion but also the turning point on the way to common understanding.
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Nature Reborn : The Ecological And Cosmic Promise Of Christian Theology
$17.00Add to cartSantmire’s much-acclaimed Travail of Nature documented the unfortunate legacy of many Christian theological notions in the use, abuse and destruction of the natural world, along with its positive aspects. His new work returns to the fray, this time to reclaim classic, mostly premodern Christian themes and reenvision them in light of the global environmental and cultural crisis. This revisionist work – “To revise the classical Christian story in order to identify and to celebrate its ecological and cosmic promise”- mines Christian cosmology, Christology, Creation, Eucharist, so that the Christian “story” can be then rediscovered (history), reshaped (theology), reexperienced (spirituality), and reenacted (ritual).
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Peter : Apostle For The Whole Church
$29.00Add to cart)”Not since Oscar Cullman has there been a study of this range and stature dealing historically and analytically with the ‘chief’ of the apostles. Documentation is meticulous and extensive, the bibliography superb. A major contribution to both NT studies and to ecumenical theology. Indispensable,”—Choice.
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Anchor Man : How A Father Can Anchor His Family In Christ For The Next 100
$15.99Add to cartAcknowledgments
1. Anchoring The Family Chain
2. It Takes More Than Sperm
3. Plymouth Rock Coaching Clinic
5. Confused Christian Kids
6. NASCAR Fathering
7. Taming Your Barbarians
8. Bent By God
9. Braveheart
10. Memorial Stones
11. Dry Copies
12. Three-Peat
13. Notes P. 243Additional Info
If you thought your parenting responsibilities ended after eighteen years per child, you thought wrong. Instead, it’s your privilege to lead your family-and influence succeeding generations-for a century…or more. The Bible talks about it, men have done it, and you can do it too. That is, if you’re up to the challenge of a lifetime. -
1 Day At A Time (Reprinted)
$18.00Add to cartMany Christians are locked in a cycle of addiction, particularly in the areas of alcohol and drug abuse. Adapting his successful Steps to Freedom in Christ, Dr. Neil Anderson has provided an alternative model of recovery for substance and alcohol abusers–a model that has also freed hundreds of thousands struggling with other kinds of addictions. But the devil doesn’t give up easily. So to further help recovering addicts still struggling with temptation, there is the One Day at a Time devotional. Here are inspirational readings that reinforce the Steps to Freedom and encourage those on the road to recovery. This product is for those who want to break free from a debilitating lifestyle of addiction, and for pastors and counselors to use with their clients.
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Raising Great Kids For Parents Of Preschoolers (Student/Study Guide)
$7.99Add to cart1. Raising Children Of Character
2. Ingredients For Growth: Grace, Truth, And Time
3. Developing Connectedness And Responsibility
4. Developing Reality And Competence
5. Developing Morality And Spirituality
6. When In Doubt, Connect!Additional Info
It takes tender strength to raise children of character and faith. What does it take to raise great kids? If you’ve read any books on parenting, conflicting opinions have probably left you feeling confused. Get tough! Show acceptance. Lay down the rules. Lighten up, already! There’s got to be a balance between control and permissiveness. And there is. Drawing on the expert insights of counselors and award winning authors Henry Cloud and John Townsend and on the parenting wisdom of MOPS International (Mothers of Preschoolers), Raising Great Kids shows you how truth and grace go together. They are allies in your most challenging and rewarding task: raising children with character that can withstand life’s rigors and make the most of its potential. Using principles described in Raising Great Kids, the Raising Great Kids Workbook for Parents of Preschoolers will guide you through those first, formative years in your child’s life from infancy to age five. It’s filled with sound Biblical information and expert advise. But most important, it supplies tools you can begin using today, from thought – provoking questions and self-assessments to an abundance of practical applications. Each chapter begins by introducing three or four key parenting principles, and ends with hands on exercise and a prayer that crystallize the concepts dealt with in that chapter. The Raising Kids Workbook for Parents of Preschoolers will help you start sowing the seeds of character early in your child’s life for good fruit that lasts a lifetime. -
Ransom Of Love
$18.99Add to cartIn this fifth installment of the bestselling Mail Order Bride series, two young couples seek freedom and love amidst slavery-rich Charleston, South Carolina. When nineteen-year-old Benjamin arrives from South Africa, he is scheduled to be sold into slavery-but is set free by a Christian who takes him in as a paid worker. The man’s son, Dan Johnson, befriends Benjamin, and the two make plans to start a cattle ranch in Texas.
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Overmountain Men : A Novel
$20.95Add to cartThe Cherokee called it Tanisi, a land rich in game, beauty and resources. Joshua Colter called it home. Born in Charles Town in Carolina and baptised in the horror of an Indian massacre, Joshua became one of the legendary long hunters and crossed the mountain range that for many years had protected Indian lands from the Atlantic Coast settlements. There he became a reluctant leader in the bitter struggle between the Cherokee nation and the white settlers, and between the settlers and the British crown. The first volume in the Tennessee Frontier series, The Overmountain Men is a saga of adventure in the period from 1757 to 1777. Cameron Judd paints a picture of the pioneering spirit of the men and women who moved west as homesteaders and traders and also of the courage of the Indians who fought to keep their lands.
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Pocket Patriot : An Introduction To The Principles Of Freedom
$12.99Add to cartThe Pocket Patriot is a citizenship primer for a new generation of Americans. It includes such important documents as the Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence, as well as sketches of the lives of the presidents, including the largely unknown American presidents.
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Hope For The Troubled Heart
$18.99Add to cartWhat hopeless situation troubles your heart? The death of a loved one? The memories of childhood abuse? The diagnosis of terminal illness? The strain of financial failure? A stormy marriage? A body wracked by pain? A lonely sense of emptiness? Into your hopeless situation comes beloved evangelist Billy Graham bearing God’s gift of hope, one of the strongest “medicines” known to humanity, an amazing resource that “can cure nearly everything.”
Filled with unforgettable stories of real-life people and irrefutable lessons of biblical wisdom, Hope for the Troubled Heart inspires and encourages you with God’s healing and strengthening truths. It shows you how to cope when your heart is breaking, how to pray through your pain, how to avoid the dark pit of resentment and bitterness, and how to be a comforter to others who hurt. You’ll be reminded that “before we can grasp any meaning from suffering we must rest in God’s unfailing love.” And you’ll find the “joy to be discovered in the midst of suffering.”
Here you’ll learn how hope helps troubled hearts find peace.
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Apologetic Preaching : Proclaiming Christ To A Postmodern World
$26.00Add to cartWhile dealing with apologetic issues about relativism and faith was once reserved for non-Christians, today even regular churchgoers have questions that need to be addressed. But not only do the have questions, they often seem to have a totally different mindset of skepticism and doubt that resists authoritative presentations of spiritual truth.
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God Of The Possible (Reprinted)
$18.00Add to cart1. The Classical View Of Divine Foreknowledge
2. The God Who Faces A Partially Open Future
3. What Difference Does It Make?
4. Questions And Objections
176 PagesAdditional Info
Perhaps no theological topic is more hotly debated within evangelical Christianity these days than God’s foreknowledge. Is the future exhaustively settled, or does it include possibilities (maybes)? In encountering such questions, a growing number of evangelicals are becoming dissatisfied with the classical view of foreknowledge and have accepted an alternative, open view of God. In God of the Possible theologian Greg Boyd offers an accessible introduction to the freewill theism position.Boyd begins by laying out and critiquing the “motif of future determinism,” which forms the basis of the classical view of foreknowledge. He goes on to explicate several scripture passages that depict the future as partially open and that God therefore knows it as such. He then discusses some practical areas in which he thinks the open view can make a positive difference. Finally, Boyd addresses the most frequently asked questions and typical objections raised against the open view. An appendix explores other passages supporting the open view of God and the future.
Exploring issues of foreknowledge, freedom, and the future, Boyd presents biblical, theological, and philosophical insights into the openness issue in this introductory, yet provocative, book. While geared particularly for a lay readership, more advanced students of theology will also benefit from his presentation.
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Living Water
$6.00Add to cart1. The Seal Of God’s Grace
2. The Water Of Life
3. In The Name Of God
4. A Statement Of Faith
5. The Ministry Of The BaptizedAdditional Info
Living Water describes in clear and understandable language what baptism means in a Presbyterian church. Divided into five parts, Davison discusses the sacramental features of baptism, the symbolic meaning of water, the importance of being baptized in the name of God, the recitation of the baptismal creed, and how baptism leads to service.Living Water is designed for candidates for baptism and for parents of children who are to be baptized. Pastors will want to give this book as a gift to those preparing for baptism. It can also be used in church school classes, new member classes, study groups, or in any other education setting where Presbyterians desire to understand the biblical, theological, and practical aspects of baptism.
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1 Corinthians (Student/Study Guide)
$17.00Add to cartIn First Corinthians, Paul writes to a troubled church at Corinth, urging its members to live a life distinct from the ways of others, governed by the law of love, and affirming of the tenets of the faith. His direct responses to their shortcomings provide us a window into daily church life in the first century. But this letter also paints a vivid picture of what any church can become by the grace of God.
Interpretation Bible Studies (IBS) offers solid biblical content in a creative study format. Forged in the tradition of the celebrated Interpretation commentary series, IBS makes the same depth of biblical insight available in a dynamic, flexible, and user-friendly resource. Designed for adults and older youth, Interpretation Bible Studies can be used in small groups, in church school classes, in large group presentations, or in personal study.
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Book Of Heaven
$37.99Add to cartDescription
In every culture, in every epoch, human beings have yearned for heaven–the kingdom of God, abode of the elect, fount of enlightenment, mirror of hopes and desires. Now, in The Book of Heaven , Carol and Philip Zaleski provide the first wide-ranging anthology of writings about heaven, drawing from scriptures, myths, epics, poems, prayers, sermons, novels, hymns and spells, to illuminate a vast spectrum of beliefs about the world beyond.The Zaleskis present a fascinating array of ancient and modern, solemn and comic meditations, as they explore such topics as the often treacherous journey to heaven, heaven’s colorful inhabitants, its topographic features, and its moral architecture. The emphasis is on great literature, with substantial excerpts taken from classic works such as The Iliad , St. Augustine’s Confessions, The Prose Edda, The Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost , and The Pilgrim’s Progress ; from sacred texts such as the Bible, the Upanishads, the Qu’ran, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and the Bhagavata Purana; and from diverse writers such as Plato, Cicero, Thomas Traherne, Henry Fielding, Emanuel Swedenborg, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Henry Cardinal Newman, Hans Christian Andersen, William James, G. K. Chesterton, C. G. Jung, Rupert Brooke, and Arthur Conan Doyle. Selections highlight both the diversity and the universality of reflection on heaven: the sacred chants of the Buddhist Pure Land sutras reverberate alongside John Donne’s holy sonnets, and Shaker songs complement Jewish mystical hymns.
From the words of Sioux holy man Black Elk, to a sermon by Jonathan Edwards, to humorous musings by Mark Twain and fantastical passages from The Chronicles of Narnia , this rich anthology will deepen our understanding of the myriad ways in which human beings have envisioned heaven.
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Montclair Homecoming
$17.99Add to cartWhen Joy Montrose received her commission to paint a mural depicting the healing miracles of Jesus at Good Samaritan Hospital, she never anticipated forming a close friendship with Evan Marshall. But the bond between the talented young artist and the gifted surgeon has grown, even though their lives are worlds apart. Now, with the family estate falling suddenly and unexpectedly into Joy’s hands, she finds herself sifting not only through the memorabilia of generations but through her own heart and aspirations. Is it truly love that she feels for Evan? If so, can she at all reconcile it with the wounded healer’s lack of faith in God or with her personal need for freedom to pursue her calling as a painter? In this final book in Jane Peart’s beloved Brides of Montclair series, the faith and lives of an American dynasty wind to a poignant, present-day culmination as a young woman struggles with choices of love and obedience that will shapes the years to come.
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Unifying Glory
$18.99Add to cartWhat is Unifying Glory? It is the touch of glory that brings a divine joining of brother to brother. It is a miraculous uniting of the diverse members of the family of God. It is the answer to the prayer of Jesus: “That they all may be one.” God is calling us to live in the cloud of His glory, in the smoke of His presence. He wants His people to be known as “The People of the Glory Cloud,” not “The People Divided Into a Thousand Denominations.”
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Next Steps In Community Ministry
$29.00Add to cartDudley and a research team go back to 24 ministries still in existence five years after the Church and Community Project’s completion. They discovered:
how the myths and expectations of funding, lay/clergy leadership, and church/society partnerships were shattered by what is doable;
how the often Herculean efforts frustrated and tired participants, who were then uplifted and sustained by making a difference;
how faith was the foundation for action, and how, through action, the poor, the homeless, and others in need became real people and not statistics.
Perhaps most important is the discovery that community ministry takes shape in ways unique to local issues of theology, church size, social location, and cultural composition. -
Ministering To The Lord
$14.99Add to cartOne of the main reasons today’s Christians suffer “power failure” is that we have neglected to personally minister to the Lord. As a result, we have not been able to tap into the fulness of God’s power and strength. Can you love the Lord too much? Can you spend too much time with him? Absolutely not! You will maximize your effectiveness in ministering to others as you first experience the daily power of His presence.
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Heaven Or Hell
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What will happen when you die? The Bible clearly teaches that heaven and hell exist and that everyone will go to one or the other after death. If you are already a believer, this book will make both hell and heaven more real to you and will help you find the rest and joy that God has promised you. -
Angel Book : Personal Encounters With Gods Messengers
$16.99Add to cartCharles and Frances Hunter describe their own personal encounters with angels and what the Bible tells us about these messengers of God. They report on the different kinds of angels and their roles, how God’s messengers can impact your life, and how to experience the presence of God.
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Go And Make Disciples
$17.99Add to cart280 Pages
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This book is especially helpful for adult study groups in the church, persons preparing for short term mission experiences, and college level introductory courses in missions. The excellant organization, well selected quotations for missions scholars, coupled with helpful review and discussion questions make this volume ideal for group learning. -
Peace With God
$18.99Add to cartWith quiet confidence and surefooted faith, Billy Graham points unerringly toward the One who is the only dependable source of the peace which passes understanding. Both comforting and challenging, this classic explanation of the human predicament and the divine answer has been changing lives for generations.
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Angels
$18.99Add to cartThis book will make you aware of the angelic powers who are real and who associate with God himself, administering His works and plans for our lives. Knowing that these unseen yet powerful benefactors are there to protect and assist you is a source of great security and confidence. You are not alone in your daily struggles; there is an army fighting with you to attain victory over the forces of darkness.
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Changing Life Patterns (Expanded)
$27.99Add to cart“This splendid text has served well as a dependable guide for defining spirituality, connecting it with developmental thought, and placing both in the congregational context. All who are concerned with the necessary spiritual disciplines and spiritual formation of persons who will be living and serving in the complex worlds of our new millennium will be guided, challenged, and graced by its profound insights.”
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Choosing Contemporary Music
$32.50Add to cartA one-volume reference work designed to aid worship planners in the selection of contemporary song. Organized by the three- year lectionary cycle, this book also contains integrated scriptural, seasonal, and topical indexes. Song collections indexed include With One Voice; This Far by Faith; Worship & Praise; The Celebration Hymnal; Gather Comprehensive; Glory & Praise; Maranatha! Music Praise; Renew!; Spirit Calls, Rejoice!; and Worship Songs of the Vineyard.
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Glory Of It All
$11.95Add to cartBring Jesus’ message and ministry to life with this set of inspiring and thought-provoking sermons. Donald Lacy offers a treasure trove of creative homiletic ideas and practical, scripture-based wisdom in these messages based on these Gospel texts. In The Glory of it All!, Lacy weaves together insightful illustrations with keen insight into contemporary life. These sermons passionately proclaim the Good News and powerfully remind us of God’s limitless love. Each riveting message is certain to enlighten the mind and warm the heart.This essential resource is useful for: * Fresh homiletical approaches to the lectionary texts * Inspiring preaching illustrations and sermon starters* Understanding scripture passages* Bible study and discussion groups* Personal devotions and inspirational reading
Some of the captivating sermons in this collection are:
The Hard Sell
Testing Time
No Intimidation
More Time
The Two Prodigals
Holy Extravagance
History Hangs In The Balance
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Soul Of The Congregation
$23.99Add to cartThomas Edward Frank points out that the dominant paradigm of many comtemporary books about church administration reflects an underlying “theology of progress,” a distilling of the gospel into self-worth, a conflation of basilea with market growth. According to Frank, good fortune and blessing are confused; praise and good feeling are identified. The paradigm of success and progress, however, fails to account adequately for the vision of the believers’ presence in the world as ecclesia. “The soul of the congregation,” argues Frank, is a way of being and being-in-the-world, and not didactic or productive.
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John : An Eyewitness Account Of The Son Of God (Student/Study Guide)
$7.99Add to cartJohn’s Gospel is a personal account about the life of Jesus–the living Word. He is the one who can transform our empty lives and satisfy our deepest hunger. These studies will bring you fact-to-face with the Son of God–who he is and what it means to follow him. 23 studies for individuals or groups.
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Joshua : The Power Of Gods Promises (Student/Study Guide)
$12.00Add to cartThe book of Joshua reads like an exciting novel-from the miraculous crossing of the Jordan to the crash of the walls of Jericho and the sun stopping in the sky. Through it all, we see God’s faithfulness and power. Studying Joshua encourages us to persevere in our own daily battles, arming us with the powerful weapons we need- God’s promises. 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 an extra “Now or Later” section in each study. 12 studies for individuals or groups.
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TRUTH Principle : A Life Changing Model For Growth And Spiritual Renewal
$19.99Add to cartLearn to convert your “head knowledge” to “heart knowledge” using a practical, easy-to-remember model called T.R.U.T.H.! Reinforce your daily devotions with this applied learning system and you’ll gain new perspective on Troubles; cultivate a better Response to trials; banish Underlying idols; embrace the Truth of Scripture; and develop a faith-building Heart response!
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Christian Classics In Modern English
$13.99Add to cartWith today’s accelerated pace of life, preoccupation with careers, and family demands, there is little time for celebrating our humanity–and even less time for seeking God. So how does a twentieth-century believer set about living as a Christian in such a society?
The writings of devout pilgrims such as Brother Lawrence, Thomas a Kempis, and St. Augustine refocus our attention on the basics of the Christian journey. Retold in the language and setting of our world today, these classics offer timely messages of startling relevance to Christians and those interested in Christianity.
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Balancing Your Emotions
$11.99Add to cartEMOTIONS are a gift from God, created to give our lives richness and meaning. But, on the other hand, they can warp us and confuse us–and make us forever fourteen.
Whether stemming from a crippled self-image, hormonal ups and downs, disappointments in life, or harmful patterns of living, much of a woman’s energy on an average day must be directed toward handling how she feels and how she acts of reacts to those feelings.
Gayle Roper is a wife, mother, and writer who has had her share of significant ups and downs. In Balancing Your Emotions, she breaks emotional problems into manageable pieces and gives strong biblical, hard-won advice to women who want consistency in the midst of their chaos. Establishing Christian values, setting reasonable goals, distinguishing between real and assumed guilt, and developing healthy daily patterns are just a few areas explored in this practical upbeat book
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Witnesses To All The World (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartGod has always commissioned his people to be a blessing and witness to others. From Genesis to Revelation his love for the nations is clear. This study guide will enable you to see the world through God’s eyes and will motivate you to get involved in the awesome and joyful task of worldwide outreach. 9 Studies for Individuals or groups included. Harold Shaw Publishers.
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Friendship : Portraits In Gods Family Album (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cart1. Abraham, God’s Friend – Genesis 12:1-9: Hebrews 11;8-19; Genesis 13
2. Are You A Friend Of God – John 15:5-17; Selected Passages From Genesis
3. Introducing Ruth, Who Risked Commitment – Ruth 1
4. Unfailing Kindness In God And His People – Ruth 2-4
5. Jonathan And David: Faithful Friends – 1 Samuel 18-19
6. Jonathan And David: Covenant Friends – 1 Samuel 20; 2 Samuel 9; Ecclesiastes 5:2-6
7. Introducing Solomon, Son Of David – 2 Samuel 9; Selected Verses From Solomon’s Writings
8. Solomon’s Folly: Failure To Apply Wisdom – Verses From Proverbs; 1 Kings 9: 1-9; 11:1-13
9. Mary And Elizabeth: Sharing Faith In God – Luke 1:5 -80
10. Jesus, Friend Of Sinners – Matthew 26: 36-56; Luke 5:27-32
11. Barnabas, Son Of Encouragement – Acts 4: 32-36; Luke 5:27-32
12. Barnabaas’s Later Ministry – Acts 11:19-30; 15:25-26; 36-39Additional Info
To be rich in friends is true wealth! These 12 studies for group or private use focus on the treasure of good relationships. Here you will find vivid profiles of friends in the Bible like Jonathan and David Ruth and Naomi, Barnabas, Abraham and Jesus-the preeminent Friend and Brother. Steve and Dee Brestin are veteran Bible study authors with six popular titles in the Fisherman line. -
Facing Autism : Giving Parents Reasons For Hope And Guidance For Help
$21.99Add to cartPerhaps one of the most devastating things parents can learn is that their child has been diagnosed with autism. A multifaceted disorder, autism has long baffled parents and professionals alike. At one time, doctors gave parents virtually no hope for combating the disorder. But in recent years, new treatments and therapies have demonstrated that improvement is possible. With intensive, early intervention, some children have recovered from autism and have been integrated into school, indistinguishable from their peers. In this greatly needed book, author Lynn M. Hamilton draws upon her own experience of successfully parenting an autistic child to give overwhelmed moms and dads guidance, practical information, and hope for battling this disorder in their childrens lives. Parents will learn ten things they can do to begin battling autism right away, investigate cutting-edge biomedical treatments and other therapies, explore the benefits of dietary intervention, and much more as they learn how to begin the fight for their child’s future in Facing Autism.
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Great Passages Of The Bible (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cart1. A Perfect – Gone Wrong
2. A Foundation For Relationships
3. A Song Of Trust
4. A Suffering Servant For Guilty People
5. A Savior Is Born
6. A Sacrifice For Sins
7. An Empty Tomb
8. A New Birth
9. A Guide For Good Living
10. A Church Begins
11. A Secure Hope
12. An End To Old Hostilities
13. A Test For Motives P. 75Additional Info
This survey of major Bible themes will take you from Genesis to Revelation, from Creation to the New Creation. These studies uncover insight into God’s plan for all people and our part in that design. While the scope of the whole book provides a broad overview, each in-depth study will challenge you to an eternal perspective as you become the person God wants you to be. -
Karla Faye Tucker Set Free
$14.99Add to cartThis gripping story about the first woman executed in Texas in over one hundred years draws on accounts from family, prisoners, government officials, and friends to show how God used a remarkable woman to reach countless lives with a message of redemption and joy. Linda Strom, Tucker’s spiritual advisor and close friend for eleven years, includes photographs as well as excerpts from Tucker’s letters and interviews.
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Solitary Sorrow : Finding Healing And Wholeness After Abortion
$14.99Add to cartDespite the growing frequency of abortions, most women feel intensely isolated, guilty, and angry afterward. Co-authored by a family therapist and a physician, this book addresses the questions women have about Post-Abortion Syndrome and how to deal with feelings of loss, guilt, and anger. The Reissers have counseled hundreds of post-abortion women.
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Images Of Redemption (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartThis unique study examines how images in the Old Testament foreshadow God’s redemptive plan fulfilled in the New Testament. Your faith will be enriched as you look at pictures of God’s faithfulness revealed in images such as the Creation, the sign of the covenant, the Passover Lamb, the temple, and others.
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1 Body One Spirit (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cart1. That All Of Them May Be One – John 17
2. The Do-ers And The Don’t-ers – Romans 14:1-4
3. Can We Judge Another’s Motives? – Romans 14:5-12
4. What If We See A Christian Sinning? – 1 Corinthians 5; 2 Corinthians 2:5-11
5. Can’t I Do What I Want To Do? – Romans 14:13-18
6. What Does Stumbling Mean? – Romans 14:19-23
7. Following Jesus’ Example – Romans 15:1-7
8. But Don’t I Know Best? – 1 Corinthians 8:1-8
9. When Do I Give In? – 1 Corinthians 8:9-13
10. Why Do Eyes Need Ears? – 1 Corinthians 12:12-26
11. What Happens If I Don’t Forgive? – Ephesians 4:25-32
12. Is Tension Healthy? – Galatians 5:13-26Additional Info
Unity among Christians? Does that mean merging into one super church? Celebrating communion exactly the same way? Singing the same kind of music? Never differing on points of theology? No! Unity conformity – it’s oneness. Discover what unity in Christ means through the Larsen’s dynamic studies. And then put it into practice in relationships with other believers. -
Letters To The Thessalonians (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartFour things stand out in Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians: Paul’s deep, personal love for his readers; his concern that they stand for the truth about God and his Son Jesus; his insistence that this right doctrine make a practical difference in their lives; and his instruction about Jesus’ coming again from heaven so they will not be misled by false teachers. Perhaps these Letters to the Thessalonians have your name and address on them as well. 8 studies for individuals or groups.
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Ecclesiastes : A Time For Everything (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartFew portions of the Bible speak as directly to the questions of life as Ecclesiastes. As you study the unique themes of this book, you will discover that life “under the sun” may seem meaningless, but ultimately God gives purpose to all human experience.
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Doing Justice : Showing Mercy Christian Action In Todays (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartChristians are more aware than ever of problems concerning injustice. How are we to respond? Can one person make a difference? The Bible’s teachings are just as valid–and radical–today as they were centuries ago. They instruct us to live as lights in the darkness, and they reveal the true source of our hope for the world.
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Asking God Your Hardest Questions
$13.99Add to cartWith warmth and clarity, the now-retired chaplain for the United States Senate offers thoughtful, biblical insights to modern questions. He encourages reader to honestly ask God anything, because there’s no question too big for him and no need too deep for him to meet.
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Moses : Encountering God (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartMoses was a prince, an exiled shepherd, and a flawed reluctant leader of God’s people. Yet ultimately he was an ordinary man whose extraordinary encounters with God changed the direction of his life. Discover for yourself more about Moses and the miracle-working God whom he served. 12 studies for individuals or groups.
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Jonah Habakkuk And Malachi (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartHave you ever been troubled about the relationship between God’s love and his justice? How should a Christian’s lifestyle relate to the people around him? How do we deal with the realization that God’s prespective and ours do not agree? Jonah, Habakkuk, and Malachi encountered many confusing questions and issues. And just as God confronted them, he brings us face to face with the holiness of his character, the breadth of his perspective and love, and the kind of responsible living he desires for his people. 12 studies for individuals or groups.
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Exodus : God Our Deliver (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartHow often have you said, “God, get me out of this!” The Israelites had plenty of opportunities to cry out for God’s deliverance too. The book of Exodus follows the Israelites from slavery in Egypt through their wanderings in the wilderness. Discover how their story is also ours-a story of God’s deliverance of an imperfect people.
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Give Me Liberty
$35.95Add to cartA biographical study of Patrick Henry, whose “”Give me liberty of give me death”” speech in 1775 at the second Virginia Convention has inspired since than all who treasure freedom. This book goes beyond the oratory and eloquence to portray Henry, whose whole life seemed to embody American courage and patriotism, as well as his family, ideas, and times.
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Fire In The Soul
$13.99Add to cart1. Discerning God’s Call At Retirement
2. Moving To Deeper Contemplation
3. Accepting Our Aging
4. Discerning The Meaning Of Our Stories
5. Mentoring The Next Generations
6. Facing Loss And Death
7. Redeeming SufferingAdditional Info
Fire in the Soul is a sourcebook of prayers and reflection for a variety of occasions and for many different kinds of users: older adults themselves, those ministering to older adults, and those just beginning to grapple with the reality of aging-all of us who desire to become emblazoned with the fire of God’s blessing of one hundred twenty years. -
Changing Face Of Health Care
$29.50Add to cartIn response to the many changes currently going on in health care, this book offers the combined insight and wisdom of a group of scholars and professionals with extensive experience in the health care field. The book opens with a look at people’s actual experience of health care today, from four different perspectives. It then addresses foundational questions, including the nature of medicine, nursing, and justice. Surveyed next are the changing economics of health care as well as the impact of these changes on such areas as mental health care, long-term care, health care for minorities, and leagal malpractice. The closing of the book assesses from a Christian perspective available constructive alternatives, including creative funding strategies with special attention to the needs of poor persons, physician unions, and the use of “alternative medicine” therapies.
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How To Cast Out Demons (Reprinted)
$19.00Add to cartMany modern Christians are now agreeing that we should take Jesus’ command to cast out demons more seriously than we have in recent years. But how do we do it? Where do we start? This practical, down-to-earth book shows us how. From Doris Wagner, one of the leading authorities on biblical deliverance in North America, this manual teaches Christians how to take and break soul ties; how to break bondages of rejection, addiction, lust, and more; and how to set free those whom the enemy has held captive.
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Wedding Sermons And Marriage Ceremonies
$12.95Add to cartMarriage ceremonies don’t have to fall into a routine of just doing and saying the same old things. This creative resource provides pastors with several unique marriage liturgies, including ceremonies for a traditional wedding, a wedding of an older couple, a second marriage with children, a marriage combined with communion, and more. They’re guaranteed to put meaning into one of the most important days of a couple’s life.
This is a wonderful resource for those who want to be sensitive to the needs of couples from all backgrounds.
Tom Barnard, Vice President
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MassachusettsThis collection also contains 14 five-minute wedding homilies which addresses a variety of situations. Blending images from scripture and the practical realities of modern life, these succinct messages reveal the connection between faith in God and the promises of marriage. Included are meditations for a marriage when both parties have been divorced; a widowed, mature couple; a wedding in an outdoor setting; a formal wedding; and the marriage of a couple with a baby…and more!
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Religion And Literature
$38.00Add to cart1. History Of The Field And Theoretical Issue
2. The Expoloration Of Origins
3. The Interpretive Tradition Of Literature And Religion
4. The Language And Literature Of Worship
5. The Literary Structres Of Religious Text Genres
6. Religious Dimesions Of Literary Text Genres
7. The Great Themes Of Literature And Religion
8. Interations New Challenges To And From Other FieldsAdditional Info
Religion and literature contains selections from more than seventy sources, ranging from the ancient classics, the Bible, Western materpieces, and contemporary literature. Study questions for each chapter appear at the end of the book. The insights of two internationally renowned scholars in the field of religion and literature provide a magisterial and accessible entree into this important acedemic discipline. Religion and Literature is destined to become a classic in its own right. -
Speaking Parables : A Homiletic Guide
$36.00Add to cart1. The Parables Of Jesus
2. The Mysterious Kingdom Of God
3. Preaching Parables
4. Parables In Mark
5. Parables In Matthew
6. Parables In Thomas
7. Parables From Q In Matthew And Luke
8. Parables In LukeAdditional Info
From beginning to end these pages ask preachers to broaden and revise their understandings of parables and to abandon the ways they have proclaimed the parables. The preacher and congregation together can expect to find a mysterious God that will not be domesticated and a vision of a changed world that will both indict and inspire. Buttrick had developed a way of helping a preacher move from parable scenario to sermon. -
Price Of Success
$12.99Add to cartJ.B. Phillips began translating the New Testament Epistles to encourage his bomb-threatened London congregation. From this humble beginning, and with C.S. Lewis’s enthusiastic support, a dynamic and prodigious writing career was launched. Radio broadcasting established his reputation as a natural communicator and requests for him to lecture snowballed. Success was heady, but the price was almost too much to pay. Read his moving story.
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Fruit Of The Spirit (Student/Study Guide)
$12.00Add to cartLove, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. To be spiritually mature is to show the fruit of the Spirit of Christ in our lives. These nine New and Old Testament passages highlighting each quality will allow the Spirit’s fruit to ripen in our lives. This revised LifeGuide Bible Study features additional questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal, together with expanded leader’s notes and an extra “Now or Later” section in each study.
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Newcomers Guide To The Bible
$20.00Add to cartMichael Armour wants to help you see the “hidden” pictures within the Bible. He wants you to see that it is more than a dry book of moral guidelines. Look how the family tree of Jesus jumps from the pages of the Old Testament. Examine how some of his family lived only for the moment, while others lived by faith. The New Testament begins by telling the life story of Jesus while he was on this earth, followed by the resulting change for those who believed in Jesus as a personal Savior.
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Worship Him : Discover The Joy Of Pure Spiritual Worship
$12.99Add to cartThe authors life study of the Holy Spirit takes a fresh turn as she explores the outward evidence of an inward relationship. We will worship day and night with our whole hearts as we “walk in the Spirit” as a response to coming face to face with Jesus Christ, who is revealed to us by the Spirit. Students of the Bible and those responsible for worship will appreciate the depth of her teaching. Those who worship as an expression of joy will better understand what the Word promises for those who worship!
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Leaking Laffs Between Pampers And Depends
$18.99Add to cartBetween the years of childbearing and grandparenting, a woman has a lot to juggle! Barbara Johnson shows how the road from marriage to menopause is filled with more than a few potholes . . . but provides women with more than enough hope and humor to make it through the journey.
