Kenneth Osbeck
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Let Us Break Bread Together
$12.99Add to cartAn updated and repackaged classic, giving modern believers a life-changing historical view of Christian community Contemporary believers are once again turning to history to find a solid foundation for their faith. What better place to search than in the great hymns which have anchored centuries of believers in rich reminders of truth?
With selections compiled from Osbeck’s best-selling books, this updated collection of stories reminds the reader of the power of God’s community. Let Us Break Bread Together acknowledges God’s covenant “to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,” and yet also reveals that God’s life-giving promise is often delivered through the hands, feet, and words of the faithful. Using the thirty hymns as an anchor, the readings reveal practical ways believers can find, invest in, and receive encouragement, assistance, and exhortation from the body of believers.
Each reading contains a hymn along with Scripture, wisdom from historical Christians, a meditation, and a practical application section.
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Count Your Blessings
$12.99Add to cartAncient practices and hymns of gratitude bolster the faith of modern believers with updated selections from Osbeck’s best-selling books
Science, history, and Scripture all agree that gratitude is key to living a joy-filled, peaceful life. Even knowing the facts, believers still struggle to find thankfulness in the normal daily grind, let alone life’s most difficult situations.
Using the powerful stories behind thirty hymns as examples, Count Your Blessings is filled with solid, practical wisdom and calls on the believer to seek God’s goodness in a world that does not promise an easy life. Each reading contains guidance for how Christians can “take every thought captive” and choose joy.
Each hymn is paired with Scripture readings, wisdom from historical Christians, a meditation, and a practical application. Perfect for individuals, families, or groups, the stories surrounding the hymns foster appreciation for how history undergirds contemporary faith and will move Christians toward a new depth of worship and devotion.
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101 Hymn Stories 40th Anniversary Edition
$19.99Add to cartThis book shares the inspiring true stories behind 101 favorite hymns. With a collection of uplifting, informative hymn stories, 101 Hymn Stories includes each hymn’s full text and musical score, as well as information about the author, composer, and Scripture that inspired the song.
Some of the hymns included are:
* A Mighty Fortress * Amazing Grace * Fairest Lord Jesus * Holy, Holy, Holy * How Great Thou Art * It Is Well with My Soul * Jesus Loves Me * Rock of Ages * Silent Night * The Old Rugged Cross
Excellent for uses like devotional reading, sermon illustrations, and bulletin inserts, as well as historical or biographical research, 101 Hymn Stories has been a beloved resource for forty years. Now a new generation can discover the beautiful foundations of faith upon which these songs were built.
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Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stoires For Daily Devotions (Reprinted)
$21.99Add to cartFor centuries, great hymns have anchored the Christian faith. Now with a new cover, this inspiring daily devotional presents the stories behind 366 of the church’s timeless songs of worship. Each daily devotional contains a portion of the hymn itself along with suggested Scripture readings, meditations, and practical applications.
The stories surrounding the hymns of the faith foster appreciation of the hymns and move Christians toward a new depth of worship and devotion. Personal or family devotion times will be enhanced by the challenging and inspiring thoughts contained in this timeless collection of classic and contemporary hymn stories. -
25 Most Treasured Gospel Hymn Stories
$13.99Add to cartPull up a chair and listen as Osbeck tells the spellbinding stories behind 25 beloved American gospel hymns. . .stories you’ll recall each time you hear the melodies! Now you can cherish a song like “The Old Rugged Cross” with an even deeper reverence. . .and a fresh awareness of its American roots!