Shane Stanford
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Un Failing : Stumbling Our Way Into God’s Unlimited Goodness
$17.99Add to cartNo one wants to talk about failure, but we all miss the mark from time to time. Even our biblical heroes like Noah, Abraham, and Moses did things they shouldn’t have done. But when we mess up or our circumstances seem dire, God steps in to make things right. That’s the beauty of an unfailing God, One who is with us every step of the way.
*The Bible is full of struggle, failure, and denying God-Noah’s drunkenness, Moses’s temper, David’s sins of lust and murder. But God…
*Ever since the garden of Eden, listening to the right voices has been critical when it comes to turning our troubles into future blessings.
*While failure may feel like losing, un-failing is finding the courage to hand over our dreams, goals, and plans to God and following through.
In Un-failing: Stumbling Our Way into God’s Unlimited Goodness, authors Shane Stanford and Anthony Thaxton explain how viewing failure as an opportunity for spiritual growth can help us through experiences and seasons when we seem to have lost our way.
From God’s perspective, knowing that free will means we won’t always do things His way, failure provides an opportunity for us to turn to Him. No matter what we do, His love is unfailing, and He makes all things work together for our good.
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JourneyWise : Redeeming The Broken And Winding Roads We Travel
$17.99Add to cartJourneyWise: Finding meaning in each step along the path of life and being transformed by the journey as a whole.
A common thread binds us together: the broken and winding roads we all travel. Most of us carry with us some form of spiritual, emotional, or physical baggage. That type of weight takes its toll. Our paths can be difficult or daunting if we try to journey them on our own. In JourneyWise, noted pastor and author Shane Stanford offers us a different understanding of our life’s path, enabling us to reframe our journey into one that is healed and redeemed. He begins by asking these questions:
What if you could have Jesus Himself as your life’s companion? What if you had access to His innermost thoughts, tapping into His wisdom? What if your story could intimately intertwine with His and of others who closely follow Him? And what if all of this were possible by purposefully applying only a few paragraphs of His teachings?
The Beatitudes are more than just poetic verse used to begin Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount. They are the essence of Jesus’s message from beginning to end. These familiar words establish the overall tone of Jesus’s teaching ministry and reveal His most deeply held values.To be JourneyWise is to discover and live out the simple yet powerful truths of the Beatitudes. It is through the Beatitudes, which literally mean “blessings,” that Jesus gives us a new definition of significance before leading us to reflect on the deeper meaning of life, our relationship with God, and the interconnections we have with others. They speak to our friendships, actions, fears, prejudices, and joys. They are pragmatic, powerful lessons wrapped in simple words. In their simplicity and accuracy, the Beatitudes yield amazing results when practiced faithfully.
This book will stir your spirit and touch your emotions to bring healing so you can follow Jesus wholeheartedly. Writing with honesty, poignancy, and compassion about the complexities of our daily existence, Shane shows how, in each beatitude, Jesus provides a foundation for developing a significant and spiritually formed life. Here, you will find words of hope and the infinite possibilities of Christ’s simple blessings.
JourneyWise with Jesus.
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What The Prayers Of Jesus Tell Us About The Heart Of God
$17.99Add to cartMost Christians pray, but do we pray like Jesus taught us? What do we really know about the prayer life of Jesus and how it shaped his time with the Father and his relationship with us? More than any other part of his ministry, Jesus’ prayers inform and engage his intentions for how the gospel would change lives and affect the world. Looking at seven specific examples of when Jesus “goes away to pray,” What the Prayers of Jesus Tell Us About the Heart of God refines our understanding of Jesus’ plans for his disciples (both in that first century and for every century to follow). In this practical and inspiring book, readers will explore: The Lord’s Prayer Jesus’ prayer of praise that everyone can know God Jesus’ prayer before raising Lazarus Jesus’ prayer that God’s name will be glorified Jesus’ commitment to prayer Jesus’ prayers in Gethsemane Jesus’ prayers on the cross Studying these prayers reminds us of the personal and profound nature of the Trinity, shows us God’s great love for his people, allows us to marvel at the magnitude of Jesus’ sacrifice, and helps us prayerfully communicate with our God.
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Mosaic : When God Uses All The Pieces A Lenten Study For Adults
$13.99Add to cartFocuses on how God uses the brokenness in people’s lives to make them better
Seven sessions, one for each Sunday in Lent and Easter Sunday
Each session features a Scripture reference, a personal reading, questions for personal reflection or group study, and closing prayer
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8 Blessings (Student/Study Guide)
$14.99Add to cartThe essence of all that Jesus taught is summarized in the Beatitudes – the blessings that begin the Sermon on the Mount. More than just poetic verse, the Beatitudes constitute the core of Jesus’ message from beginning to end. Exploring each individual blessing, Stanford offers illustrations from Jesus’ ministry and poignant stories from contemporary life to help readers rediscover the power of living according to the beatitudes.
Includes a leader’s guide for small-group use.
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Salt And Light
$15.49Add to cartAre you looking for a unique devotional journey that leads to a more significant walk with God? Has your devotional life become mundane and lifeless? Are you tired of a spiritual life that lacks meaning? Salt and Light prepares the reader for a voyage into a more meaningful devotional experience. The twenty-five devotions, along with the “Growing Deeper” sections, engage the heart and soul of the reader to reflect on the everyday experience of knowing and serving God. Rev. Shane Stanford and Dr. Ronnie Kent use stories of hope, loss, love, and humor to inspire the reader’s sense of value to God. Salt and Light is also a personal journey whereby Rev. Stanford shares his unique story as a person of faith and ordained minister living with hemophilia and HIV. Dr. Kent, Rev. Stanford’s spiritual mentor, provides the “Growing Deeper” and “Checklist” sections for continued spiritual growth and development. Although originally written as a series of devotions for Advent, Salt and Light can be used at any point during the Christian year. So, laugh, cry, or whatever-but, above all, make it matter!