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Worldview For Christian Witness
$63.51In Worldview for Christian Witness, Charles Kraft invites readers to understand REALITY as God sees it by learning to take seriously the insights of other societies. The diversity of cultures can seem obvious, but to really understand the significance of those surface level differences, one needs to understand the deep level assumptions on which they are based.
“The whole purpose of the book is to help cross-cultural witnesses learn how to discover a people’s worldview, to understand it, and then present the gospel in such a way that it leads to deep worldview change.-Darrell Whiteman, Vice President of Mission Education, The Mission Society
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Certainty Trap
$25.87A certainty trap has sprung up within both Islam and Christianity, resulting in a world struggling with the fallout from extremist and violent interpretations of what the word of God might mean. In The Certainty Trap, Musk looks at the phenomenon of fundamentalism in Christianity and its contributions toward the messy state of international affairs in which many – especially Muslims – find themselves today. By scrutinizing sacred book interpretation in both the Islamic and Christian heritages, The Certainty Trap challenges contemporary religious fundamentalism and is a timely contribution to Muslim-Christian relations.
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Solomon Among The Postmoderns (Reprinted)
$31.251. Vapor’s Revenge
2. The Elusive Word
3. The Decentered Self
4. Power Is With The Oppressor
5. Eat, Drink, RejoiceAdditional Info
Solomon’s words from a famous passage of Ecclesiastes have been translated, “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” But in Solomon among the Postmoderns, author Peter Leithart says those words are better translated as “Vapor of vapors, all is vapor,” emphasizing that human life is fleeting. Leithart uses this theme, as well as the entire book of Ecclesiastes, to indicate how Solomon resonated with postmodernism.Exploring the strengths and limits of postmodernism, he displays how the theory reflects an important biblical theme: the elusiveness and instability of the world. But he goes on to show that biblical faith takes us beyond cynicism and despair, exploring Solomon’s frequent call to “eat, drink, and rejoice.”
A skilled theologian and widely published author, Leithart writes for audiences including professors and students of philosophy, apologetics, biblical studies, and theology, as well as laypeople seeking a biblical view of postmodernism. Those familiar and unfamiliar with postmodernism will learn from the book’s forthright exegetical approach, which is unique among the many books about postmodernism available today.
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Leadership Handbook Of Management And Administration (Revised)
$38.82This substantial resource offers pastors and church leaders practical insight into the daily issues of running a church. Conceived and compiled by the editors of Leadership journal, this book covers the full spectrum of ministry practice. Readers will learn about perennial topics such as time management, negotiating the terms of a call, handling crisis and conflict, hiring and managing staff, conducting special fund drives, spending church money, and dealing with tax and law considerations.
This revised and expanded edition of a proven ministry resource contains new contributions from prominent ministry leaders. Contributors include Leith Anderson, Rick Warren, Brian McLaren, Luis Palau, John Ortberg, Aubrey Malphurs, and many others.
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Holy Superheroes : Exploring The Sacred In Comics Graphic Novels And Film (Expan
$23.00Spider-Man. Batman. The X-Men. The Fantastic Four. Comic books and the characters they have spawned have become twenty-first-century mythology. Greg Garrett helps us see the profound depth that can be found in the glossy, fast-paced, and often violent world of comics, graphic novels, and the films they inspire. The book features extensive discussions of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. It includes an appendix with descriptions of twenty-five comics and graphic novels Garrett recommends for discussion of spirituality and comics.
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Skin
$17.99A freak storm has spawned three tornadoes that are bearing down on the town of Summerville. Yet under the cover of the storm looms a much more ominous threat: A vindictive killer known as Red who’s left a string of victims in his wake and is now bent on exacting his final revenge on the unsuspecting town. But there is an enigma surrounding Red that the FBI is unwilling to admit-closely guarded secrets of something gone terribly wrong beneath the skin of Summerville. Secrets that will destroy far more than one small town. Wendy Davidson is caught in the middle. She’s a recovering cult survivor who takes refuge in Summerville on her way to visit her estranged mother. And with her, four strangers, any of whom could be the next victim . . . or the killer.
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Ways Of Judgment
$35.99In this probing book Oliver O’Donovan extends the exploration into the correspondence between theology and politics that he began in The Desire of the Nations. While that earlier work took as its starting point the biblical proclamation of God’s authority, The Ways of Judgment approaches political theology from the political side. Responsive to developments such as the uncertain role of the United Nations after the Cold War and the expansion of the European Union, O’Donovan also draws on the extensive tradition of Christian political thought and a range of contemporary theologians. Rather than supposing, as does some political theology, that the right political orientations are well understood and that theological beliefs should be renegotiated to fit them, O’Donovan considers contemporary social and political realities to be impenetrably obscure and elusive. Finding the gospel proclamation luminous by contrast, O’Donovan sheds light from the Christian faith upon the intricate challenge of seeking the good in late-modern Western society. Pursuing his analysis in three movements, O’Donovan first considers the paradigmatic political act, the act of judgment, and then takes up the question of forming political institutions through representation. Finally, he tackles the opposition between political institutions and the church, provocatively investigating how Christians can be the community instructed by Jesus to “judge not.”
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Breast Stays Put
$21.86After running her own successful business in Wellness Alternatives, Pamela faced the unthinkable. She was diagnosed with a malignant, fast-growing breast cancer. Pam declined all conventional treatment and chose an alternative approach with an impressive track record instead, which resulted in her full recovery. Convinced that mutilation and toxic treatments are not always necessary, she wanted others to know there ARE options that don’t involve devastating a person’s body and their quality of life. With a delivery all her own, she shares her courageous story of overcoming a deadly diagnosis and provides prevention and treatment information.
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Myth Of The Shiksa And Other Essays
$43.93“Why did I give advice to Eve instead of going directly to Adam? I knew I would never be able to stop the Creator’s overall plan, but I thought I might really be able to frustrate it if I could screw up some relationships.” So speaks Satan as The First Family Counselor in this new collection of Edwin Friedman’s most popular essays, edited by his daughter, Shira Friedman Bogart.
Friedman’s signature wit and playfulness goes straight to the heart of human relationships from one generation to another. Throughout his life, Friedman eloquently applied the insights of family therapy to churches and synagogues, rectors and rabbis, politicians and teachers, and his humor, sense of paradox, and unique style of storytelling were trademarks of his teaching style. Edwin H. Friedman was an ordained rabbi and practicing family therapist. His ground-breaking volume, Generation to Generation, which exposed the connections between emotional processes at home and at work in religious, educational, therapeutic, and business systems, has become a modern classic.
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Healing Stones : A Sullivan Crisp Novel
$17.99Demetria Costanas has decided she must end her five-month affair with fellow professor Zach Archer. But when she goes to tell him that it is over, someone photographs them together and delivers the pictures both to the president of their university and to her husband. With her life spiraling out of control, Demetria begins to meet with psychologist Sullivan Crisp at the insistance of a friend. Sully is an unusual psychologist and believes more in “game show theology”–a method of using popular game shows to help his clients reach the truth they need to find–than in preaching platitudes and following the expected model. But as Sully helps her sort through all the issues in her life, she comes to a new and better premise for her life–a realization that God loves her and wants her to have life abundantly.
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Molech Prophecy
$10.99Former gang member Tommy Cucinelle thought he had left his old life behind when he became a Christian. That’s why he’s surprised when his pastor asks him to use his old “skills”-finding people who don’t want to be found-to locate the church secretary after she mysteriously disappears and the church is vandalized. The police don’t have any leads. Tommy’s investigation brings him face-to-face with unpleasant memories from the past that threaten his new identity, but inner turmoil is soon the least of his worries. A local Wiccan church is at the heart of the mystery, and Tommy’s search uncovers a startling prophecy about child sacrifice to the pagan god Molech. When the missing woman’s sister-and Tommy’s newfound romantic interest-disappears as well, the quest becomes personal.
Author Thomas Phillips wrestles with the important issues of faith, new life in Christ, and submission to God in this thrilling tale of adventure and mystery.
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Galatians And Ephesians
$14.99This is the latest release in Enduring Word Media’s commentary series by David Guzik. David Guzik’s commentaries are noted for their clear, complete, and concise explanation of the Bible. Pastors, teachers, class leaders, home study groups, and everyday Christians all over the world have found this commentary series remarkably helpful.
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101 Cups Of Water
$14.99For every time you’ve tried too hard, fell too far, or struggled too much, the refreshing cups in this book-or reminders of God’s infinite grace and mercy-will renew you like cool, clear water after a long, dry walk on a dusty, pitted, uphill road.
“I’ve been a believing Christian since childhood,” author C. David Baker explains, “but it’s my personal failures that have led me to the deep well of Grace.”
David poured his dashed hopes, broken dreams, haunting doubts, and paralyzing fear down that well and found all that’s collected here, all he, like you, needs for living with peace, joy, and purpose: cool cups of relief, comfort, revival, and sustenance.
Because Water Is “Life.
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How Would Jesus Vote
$18.99How your faith should inform your vote.
The 2008 election is shaping up to be one of the most important political contests in American history. In fact, Dr. D. James Kennedy believes it will be a watershed moment that could impact our very survival as a nation under God.
Values voters-people whose political views and votes are based on their faith in God-are being targeted as never before. As we move forward in the campaign season, the significant players will debate terrorism, radical Islam, nuclear threats, global warming, social issues, gay marriage, immigration, education, health care, and many other essential issues that can create sharp ideological divisions.
Into this overwhelmingly complex political situation, Dr. Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe bring a clear, compelling, and nonpartisan exploration of what God’s Word has to say on these critical matters. How Would Jesus Vote? isn’t intended to tell you which candidates to support; rather it offers you a Christ-centered understanding of the world to help you draw your own political conclusions.
This election, don’t cast an uninformed vote that fails to reflect your values. Instead, learn how to apply your faith and obedience to God to your ballot. This timely, helpful, and hopeful book will enable you to do just that.
Those who have a traditional Christian worldview are, frankly, different from other voters. Their worldview-their biblical faith-shapes every stand they take on the political issues that will determine our nation’s future.
That’s the kind of voter you are, or want to be. And that’s why How Would Jesus Vote? is so vitally important.
Issues you’ll explore in this book include:
* The polarization of Republican and Democratic parties: Does Christianity play a role?
* National defense and the military: Can war ever be biblically justified?
* Church and state and religious liberty: How far should faith influence governmental policy?
* Homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and gay adoption: Where should we draw the lines?
* Economics and the poor: Does the Bible teach socialism?Get a biblical consideration of such controversial issues with trustworthy guidance for determining how your faith will inform your vote.
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Israel Gods Servant
$29.99Historically antiSemitism has been ingrained in much Christian theology and practise. Is this the result of NT teaching or an alien intrusion into Christianity? What is a Christian attitude towards the Jewish people and towards the State of Israel? What is currently going on in the Middle East and does Israel still play a role in Gods purposes for the redemption of the world? This book seeks to set out a biblical and theological case for the ongoing importance of the Jewish people in Gods plans for creation and to explain something of the complex and controversial situation in the modern day Israeli state.
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Real Christian Living 1
$20.61YOU ARE A PRINCIPALITY was written to stir the spiritual warrior that is living in each believer. BURNED BY LOVE sets the stage for marriage. In it each reader is challenged to face the wounds they have received from present or past relationships. Burned By Love offers the remedy for the deep hurts of life. THE MYSTERY OF MARRIAGE was written to restore the true purpose of marriage. This chapter also gives the bridegrooms and the brides their identity in marriage and helps them see how their marriages reflect their relationships with the Godhead. The Mystery of Marriage also will minister to the unmarried. This section will help the unmarried prepare their emotions for their new life with their mates. These pages will also help teach the unmarried how to recognize who their spouses will be when they come along. GOD AND MONEY exposes the truth about the biggest error in Christianity. While adding controversy, this chapter was written to provoke its readers to re-evaluate everything they have been taught, and to come together as the community God intended for us to be. ARE YOU A WHEAT OR TARE is a section designed to cause selfexamination.
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Marriage : Real People Real Problems Wise Counsel
$20.61Marriage is not a relationship of convenience; it is a life long commitment to your spouse. Like every journey, marriage has its highs and lows and each marriage is unique: no two couples travel down the same road. Good marriages don’t just happen. The couples in exceptional marriages are willing to pray, learn and grow, develop a positive, biblical and godly attitude, discover how to speak their spouse’s love language and celebrate differences. This book contains true-life experiences. All stories are true, no matter how unbelievable they may seem, though names and some other details have been changed in order to protect the identities of the couples. Please read this book prayerfully; learn from the experiences of these men and women who give heed to my comments at the end of each account. You need not go through all that they have. Your story will be different!
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Presbyterian Handbook For Pastors
$18.00The Presbyterian Handbook has engaged thousands of Presbyterians and other Christians in their everyday faith with a distinctive blend of historical and theological information, fun-filled facts, and practical tips on being a churchgoing follower of Jesus Christ.
Now comes The Presbyterian Handbook for Pastors, which captures all of the essential information any pastor needs to serve and lead in any situation in one volume. Complete with illustrations and bits of humor, this handy resource is ideal for Presbyterian pastors, lay pastors, seminary students, candidates for ministry, and all those seeking the perfect gift for their pastors.
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Being United Methodist In The Bible Belt
$19.00Written in a humorous, accessible style, Being United Methodist in the Bible Belt is an easy-to-understand guide to the kinds of theological questions that many United Methodist youth and others ask. This concise book is an engaging and insightful resource for any United Methodist youth, parent, or educator seeking to better understand their unique brand of Christianity in light of the understandings of those from the evangelical tradition. With helpful sidebars explaining United Methodist history and polity and questions after each chapter for reflection and action, this book is ideal for Christian education courses for youth and adults, new member classes in United Methodist churches, as well as personal reading. This is an ideal book for adolescents and young adults and those who nurture them.
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Life Well Lived Bible Companion
$14.99Open this Bible Companion to dig deeply into the principles of God’s Word, to hear God’s Voice, leading you toward developing A Life Well Lived. Christians often wonder if their decisions and behaviors are truly pleasing to God, if, in God’s eyes, they are living life well. New Christians may say, “Okay, I have placed my complete trust in Jesus to save me from my sins. Now what? What does this look like every day?” In A Life Well Lived Bible Companion, Charles Swindoll starts with the poignant and inspirational message in his book A Life Well Lived, which is based on Scripture in the book of Micah. Using biblical teaching and an inspirational messages, he leads Christians to abandon unnecessary feelings of doubt, showing that a life lived unto God is a life well lived Find freedom from unscriptural notions of failure and understand the rewards of an obedient heart.
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Restored : Experience Life With Jesus
$12.00re*stored (ri-‘stor-d); to bring back to or put back into a former or original state
Best-selling author of Victory Over the Darkness, Bondage Breaker, Steps to Freedom in Christ delivers Restored; a concise guide for new and long-time believers to walk in life restored, the way God intended for you.
If you are just learning about Jesus or have been a Christian for years; Neil Anderson gives foundational truths in this reminder of where you came from, who you are, and how much God really does, love you. When you look deeper at your true identity, you’ll discover freedom and experiencing the life you were meant to live, restored in Christ.
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Step By Step
$32.48Daily Devotions for the whole family. For all who have begun with Genesis 1 on January 1st and found themselves hopelessly behind weeks, or even days, later – or for those who have a desire to read the Bible regularly but don’t know where to start – here is the perfect way to begin, or renew, the practice of daily Bible reading. Step by Step takes readers through an entire year of learning more about who God is and how we are called to follow him. Each day’s reading includes biblical texts, selected by theme, along with a short section explaining and applying the truths from the Bible and a prayer. Readers need only bring open hearts and minds to their daily time with God. Eddison’s notes are warm, personal, practical and encouraging. They draw examples and illustrations from history and from everyday life with the goal of encouraging Christians to live in obedience to Christ. The best commentary on Scripture, Eddison says in his Foreword, is Scripture itself. A particular strength of presenting Bible passages in this way is that readers can appreciate the larger biblical themes and God’s consistency and faithfulness throughout salvation history. Readers will see God’s unchanging message from the Old Testament to the New and his promises from Genesis all the way through to their ultimate fulfilment in Revelation. Perhaps now more than at any other time, Christians are bombarded at every turn with messages that seek to turn them from the costly path of obedience to Christ. Eddison’s desire is to see Christians everywhere strengthened, through daily time with God and in his Word, to run the race with perseverance.
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Family : All Age Worship
$24.99This is a ready-to-use resource for all-age worship services on the theme of Family. Using a wide range of innovative teaching activities, users will be able to simply put on family services. It includes drama, poetry, prayers, activity ideas and lots of humour. It will make life easy – you can either use the ideas straight from the page or adapt them by adding your own ideas. Topics covered include: Mums and Dads, siblings, money, work, conflict and household jobs.
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Street Girls : Hope On The Streets Of Brazil
$24.99Street Girls tells the inspirational story of the Meninadanca Project – a charity established to reach out to the street-girls of Belo Horizonte in Brazil. It will introduce you to the Street Girls themselves and inspire you with stories of how God has brought hope to their lives through Matt Roper and the Meninadanca team. Its personal, readable style coupled with a poignant immediacy make this a uniquely compelling and moving read.
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Power Of Dad
$18.73He loves me. He loves me not. This is the confusion we have left with the next generation. When we read the newspaper or watch the news we are often shocked by the acts of today’s youth. What we have failed to ask ourselves is what role have we as men played. Begging for an identity the youth of this nation has for the most part been void of the voice of its fathers. The Power of Dad challenges men around the world to lift up their voices. The Power of Dad will transform your life and revitalize the relationship that you have with your child. What you can expect to learn from this book: The power of a father’s infl uence How to stop your past from hindering your child’s future The power of an apology How to love yourself more so that you can fully love your child The eight mirrors of a man How to help develop your child’s identity
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Star Witness : Prophetic Letters Of Matchless Grace
$28.73Personal success mysteries are more than health fitness quests, and they do have real resolutions! Are you ready for supernatural wisdom which is the providence of good life-fitness? The key to conquering lifetime fitness is to reach far higher than self. The author found the way to unlock his pursuits to conquer life fitness quests, and now you can too!
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True I D
$20.61Each of us has our own unique identity. Your nationality, your gender, your personal appearance, and even the car you drive can tell the world about you. Your salvation through Jesus Christ identifies you as well. You are in a select group known as the family of God and that membership carries with it certain responsibilities. The Apostle Paul wrote about this special identity in the book of Ephesians. In TRUE I.D., Dr. Dino Pedrone guides the reader through a comprehensive study of this epistle that will help you at any stage of your Christian life. TRUE I.D. will help you see what a privilege it is to be a child of God and how rich your life can be as a result of your relationship with Him.
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Spiritual Reflections : Through Prayers Of Poetry
$16.86This book is a unique and easy read that helps the reader take inventory of their spiritual strengths and weaknesses. It helps the readers come to terms with many truths about our lives in the 21st century and helps them recognize the constant pull of society away from God’s way. In the author’s own way, he encourages the reader to reflect on the many choices we are faced with in our daily lives and leads them on a journey toward spiritual growth.
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Divorce And Remarriage
$19.98Product Description
Dr. Joseph A. Webb, Patricia Lane Webb, Joseph is an ordained minister, evangelist, author, counselor and pastor-teacher. He continues to preach and teach seminars across the USA and the World in person and through his extensive library of media teaching. His ministry experience and heartfelt interest in the church’s response to marriage and family crisis is the driving force behind the ministry. Joseph and Patricia know well the heartache in the loss of a loved one by death and separation. Both have been happily married and widowed. Married to each other late in life both families had been active in ministry and found themselves searching for Gods plan within the heartache. As a result life brought about all new situations, adjustments and yes– problems. These circumstances have required a new focus and time to reflect. Their ministry and literature is influenced by their own personal experiences. “I have been pleased to receive and review your manuscript on Divorce and Remarriage- The Trojan Horse Within the Church. The readers cannot help but be impressed with the scholarly research that you have done on this subject…for those who sincerely want the truth, your book will be a valuable resource.” -Bill GothardAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Philippians And Colossians
$13.50This is the latest release in Enduring Word Media’s commentary series by David Guzik. David Guzik’s commentaries are noted for their clear, complete, and concise explanation of the Bible. Pastors, teachers, class leaders, home study groups, and everyday Christians all over the world have found this commentary series remarkably helpful.
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Acing The Interview
$17.99At some point, most people have been caught off guard by tough interview questions. This book helps readers take charge of the situation! In Acing the Interview, the employment expert Dr. Phil called “the best of the best” gives job seekers candid advice for answering even the most unexpected questions, including: You really don’t have as much experience as we would like-why should we hire you? * How many hours in your previous jobs did you have to work each week to get everything done? * What do you consider most valuable-a high salary, job recognition, or advancement? The book also arms readers with questions to ask prospective employers that could prevent their making a big job mistake: What would you say are the worst parts of this job? * What are the major problems facing the company and this department? * Why aren’t you promoting from within? Taking readers through the entire process, from the initial interview to evaluating a job offer, and even into salary negotiation, Acing the Interview is a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners guide to interview success.
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Lamb Of God
$43.99What is our participation in the divine humanity? According to Bulgakov, humans “consist of an uncreated, divine spirit . . . and of a created soul and body.” Prior to Christ’s coming, humans do not have the power to realize in themselves the new spiritual birth that is not of flesh and blood, but of God. In explaining this important doctrine, Bulgakov begins by surveying the field of Christology with special reference to the divine humanity. He then considers the role of the Divine Sophia, examines the foundations of the Incarnation, explores the nature of Christ’s divine consciousness, and ponders Christ’s ministries while on Earth. A profound discussion of Christ’s kenosis as a model for humanity rounds out this comprehensive and valuable study. The Lamb of God is one of the greatest works of Christology in the twentieth century and a crowning achievement in the examination of the theology of divine humanity.
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I Would Die For You (Reprinted)
$21.17In a day of iPods and MySpace, when adolescents can seem self-serving and self-absorbed, the powerful story of the life of BJ Higgins proves that things can be otherwise. BJ’s life was one of passionate service to God and to other people. He even inspired Bart Millard, lead singer of Mercy Me, to write and record a song to honor him. After a six-week battle with an infection contracted on the mission field, BJ’s earthly life was over–he was only 15 years old.
I Would Die for You tells BJ’s inspiring story. It combines the writing of parents Brent and Deanna Higgins with selections from BJ’s journals, school papers, and blog, along with true stories from family members, church and hospital staff, and friends. Through this multi-layered text, youth pastors, teens, and those involved in missions work will get a glimpse of a young man who gave his life to God, lived the gospel, and died for his devotion. Stirring and full of encouragement, I Would Die for You is poised to inspire a new generation of believers to give their lives in God’s service.
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Tales And Prayers For New Life In Christ
$19.93What is a story? Is it simple communication, a way to relay information about an event? Is there more to a story than that? In fact, stories are powerful. They not only inspire our imagination, but they also serve as a connection with our past, preserving core events in our history. Stories can create a feeling of community, bonding people together in a common history. They reveal truths to us that would otherwise remain hidden. Sometimes we cannot grasp a notion until it is revealed in a story. From the story of our birth to our newspaper obituary, stories are the fabric of our lives.
It is no wonder that Jesus taught us using parables, defined in the introduction as “simple translations of the unfathomable word of God into human language.” Like other stories in our lives, Jesus’ parables offer humanity hope and enlightenment. Consequently, stories have pervaded our worship of God, the master storyteller. Through sermons, prayers, and hymns, the grand tale of God’s relationship with humanity is retold every Sunday.
It is in this spirit that Tales and Prayers for New Life in Christ is given. Each story, complete with a synopsis, a link to the liturgical calendar, and a corresponding scripture, offers us a glimpse into the mystery of life and faith. These stories, including “Angie,” “Bullpen Mud,” and “A Vision of Peace,” can be used in sermons, small group discussions, or even as a complement to personal prayer and reflection. It is suitable for congregations, families, friends, and individuals. Let each tale lay down the foundation on which you create a story of your own.
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Baccalaureate : Guidelines For Inspirational Worship Services To Honor Grad
$11.18Preface
Introduction
Time Line For Baccalaureate Preparations
Student Participation
Sample Informational Letter To Local Pastors
Sample Letter Of Invitation To Faculty And Administrators
Sample Informational Letter To Seniors
Sample Formal Invitation
Sample Press Release For Local Newspapers
Sample Public Service Announcements For Radio And Television
Order Of Worship With Explanations
About The Bulletins
Sample Bulletin
Music For Baccalaureate
Bouquet Of Thanks
Scripture Challenge
About The Meditations
Sample Meditation: Dispelling The Darkness
Sample Meditation: The Clean Slate
Sample Meditation: Light For Our World
Sample Meditation: Becoming A Follower
Gifts For The Seniors
Reception Guidelines
Funding For Baccalaureate
ReferencesAdditional Info
Graduation is a time of new beginnings. The old chapter has come to an end, and the time has come to turn the page. The Baccalaureate service offers loved ones a time to pray a blessing over graduates of high school and university and to send them on their way. It reminds them to seek guidance from the Lord as they start down a new path.This resource contains everything needed to get a Baccalaureate service up and running. It includes:
A time line for preparation (part of the FREE excerpt — click to download)
Sample letters and press releases to churches, schools, and local media
An order of worship (with music suggestions)
Sample bulletin
4 sample sermons
Reception guidelines
much more
Download FREE excerpt (includes FREE “Time Line For Baccalaureate Preparations”)The components of this resource book will ensure that your service is a success. Baccalaureate: Guidelines for Inspirational Worship Services to Honor Graduates is essential to reviving the Baccalaureate service tradition in your community. With this volume you’ll be covering your new graduates in prayer and blessings as they spread their wings and take flight.
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40 Letters To A New Dad
$12.43Becoming a new father can be an overwhelming experience. Suddenly, there is this new life looking to you for protection, provision, and guidance. It can be difficult to know where to begin. Often new fathers look to their own fathers or other elders for counsel and direction as they take on their new lifelong role.
In Forty Letters to a New Dad, Steven Molin reflects in his letters on the wonder of fatherhood as he shares stories and insights from his own parental experience with his son who has recently become a father. As he explores the fathering experience in such letters as ?Reflecting On A Miracle,? ?The Fear Of Parenting,? and ?Now You Know About Unconditional Love,? there is the realization that, as Christians, we have a heavenly Father to which we can look for our example. God loves us more than any father could ever love his child, giving us a model for how fathers should love their own children.
Forty Letters to a New Dad is a perfect gift for men taking their first steps on their journey of fatherhood, assuring them that they are not alone as God walks with them on this wonderfully petrifying and terrifyingly glorious experience of being a new dad.
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Cry From The Cross
$11.18Christianity is a faith centered around an instrument of suffering and death — a cross. The hope of every believer is rooted in it. Over the centuries, the cross has become a universal symbol of both suffering and redemption.
On Good Friday, the cross takes center stage in our worship. Passages from the gospels retelling the agonizing tale of Jesus’ betrayal, trial, crucifixion, and death are recited to the point where the words may become commonplace for some Christians. We may know the words, but have we explored their meaning?
A Cry from the Cross, a series of seven sermons, explores each of the last seven statements given by Jesus as recorded in the gospels of Mark, Luke, and John. As each statement is explored — statements like “Father, Forgive Them” or “Woman, Here Is Your Son” — Robert Cornwall offers deeper insights into the meaning and significance of the cross as it relates to the Christian faith.
This is a useful resource for pastors and lay ministers, one that can be used as an inspiration for Good Friday sermons, a Lenten study series, or simply a window to greater personal insight into that day on a hill outside Jerusalem so many years ago — a day that shaped the future of the entire world.
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BIBLE Be Involved Bible Learners Everyone
$16.18The Holy Bible is a precious resource, one that can speak to us in any circumstance of life. However, we do not always have a Bible in front of us. That is where Bible memorization can help us. But where do we begin?
B.I.B.L.E. — Be Involved Bible Learners Everyone is a Bible study program, including children’s sermons, that encourages children to memorize one specific scripture a week over the course of fourteen weeks. Using various media, including props and songs, this resource allows the scriptures to come to life in the minds of children. Checklists, letter samples, and bulletin inserts are also provided. This study is not solely for children, however. The children’s sermons in this study allow the entire congregation to join with the children in committing these scriptures to memory. There, these verses can be stored, ready at a moment’s notice to bring solace and direction in times of need.
B.I.B.L.E. — Be Involved Bible Learners Everyone is an excellent resource for clergy, Sunday school teachers, or anyone involved in children and youth ministry, instilling in your children wisdom from the Bible that will last a lifetime! Copying privileges are included.
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10 Commandments Of Faith And Fitness
$29.93In today’s live-fast society, poor health and obesity are at epidemic proportions. People have seemingly forgotten to treat with reverence God’s first and greatest gift to them – their bodies.
Building on the Ten Commandments that guide our spiritual lives, Henry Brinton and Vikram Khanna have devised Ten Commandments of Faith and Fitness, a scientifically sound resource that teaches how to properly incorporate physical activity into daily life and how to eat better, while building faith in the process.
For everyone looking to glorify Christ in their spirits and their bodies, Ten Commandments of Faith and Fitness is an invaluable tool to guide you every step of the way.
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Confessions Of A Good Christian Girl
$18.99In this powerful book, prominent Christian speaker and TV personality Tammy Maltby gets specific about the brokenness and pain in her own life and the lives of other “good Christian girls.” This book is not a lurid expose, but an honest and courageous look at the secrets that often lurk behind a “victorious” Christian fadade-secrets that range from feelings of inadequacy to sexual sins, shopping addictions, and thoughts of suicide. This book is also a passionate testimony to the Lord’s eagerness to cleanse and heal those who turn to Him. And it is a fervent appeal to God’s people to own up to the sin, brokenness, and shame in our midst and to extend to each other the same persistent, healing grace that Jesus extends to us.
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10 Commandments Of Dating
$18.99The Ten Commandments of Dating, completely revised and updated, offers hope and sanity to singles who are sick and tired of the dating scene.
Many people are tired of pouring time, energy, and money into relationships that start off great and end with heartache. Because of that, they need The Ten Commandments of Dating to give them the hard-hitting, black-and-white, practical guidelines that will address their questions and frustrations about dating.
Revised and updated for a new generation of daters, this guide will help men and women keep their head as they search for the desires of their hearts. The Ten Commandments of Dating isn’t more relationship advice; it’s relationship common sense.
If people keep the ten commandments of dating, their relationships will run more smoothly, they will be protected from the pain of contemporary dating pitfalls, and they’ll be on their way to building living, lasting relationships.
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Call Of The Elijah Revolution
$22.48The Call to the Elijah Revolution is an attempt to bring to you in print some of the pounding sounds that echo in our hearts. We want to see a whole generation arise that will passionately sacrifice the temporal pleasures of this life so as to embrace The Call of God to seize the moment in which we live. Do you want to see a radical change take place in the church and societies as a whole? If you do, then the contents of this book will fan that fire into even a greater flame.
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TOUCH : Pressing Against The Wounds Of A Broken World
$18.99Before God touched his heart and transformed his life, Rudy Rasmus was a businessman running a “borderline bordello” in Houston. But thousands now know him simply as “Pastor Rudy”-with a downtown ministry at St. John’s Church that he and his wife Juanita started to reach out to those who Jesus called “the least of these.” TOUCH is the amazing story of Rudy’s life and ministry of grace that is changing lives daily. The church has become one of the most culturally diverse congregations in the country with people from every social and economic background, including the homeless, sharing the same pew. Pastor Rudy’s message to touch the lives of those in our own communities has a lesson for us all. Pastor Rudy is also a featured contributor to O, The Oprah Magazine-answering questions on ethics and marking one of the few times O has asked a Pastor to serve in this manner.
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Living Your Faith
$20.00You say you are living for God, but do you enjoy living the Christian life? Have you taken hold of all the promises and privileges that are yours through faith, or are you missing out on much that God has for you? Charles Finney explains how you can be free from guilt and sin and live a life of destiny, clean and pure before the Lord. Read this book and you will:
* Learn of the dangers of idolatry
* Discern between true and false repentance
* Discover the difference between religion and saving faith
* Begin to follow the path of true obedience
* Walk in the steps of practical Christian living
* Experience the true joy of holiness through the Holy SpiritIf your faith needs to be rekindled, this book will show you how to experience a supercharged faith! Discover a new power and joy in everything you do as you begin Living Your Faith.
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Divine Revelation Of Deliverance
$20.00Too many believers live in clouds of frustration and defeat. They suffer unexplained attacks on their lives or the lives of their family. They wonder why they cannot overcome recurring sins and temptations. They struggle to survive amidst a culture that bombards them with evil attitudes and practices. Yet God loves us and desires to set us free from such spiritual attacks.
With more than two million books in print, Mary K. Baxter teams with Bishop George G. Bloomer to reveal the way to recognize and experience deliverance from these demonic attacks of hell. These powerful truths can help you to…
* Recognize and conquer hidden satanic traps
* Break spiritual strongholds
* Overcome your fear of the enemy
* Lock up the destructive gates of hell
* Defeat recurring sins and failures
* Protect individuals, communities, and nations from demonic attack
* Bring healing to the oppressed
* Free people from mental bondage.In these end times, Jesus has given believers undeniable victory over the destructive plans of the evil one. Through our dominion authority in the earth and the powerful keys of the kingdom, we can overcome sin and defeat the enemy while leading many to salvation and new life in Christ.
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Protection From Deception
$16.99According to Scripture, supernatural signs and wonders will multiply as we approach the end times. God isn’t the only one with a plan, however – Satan is plotting a scheme to deceive with supernatural signs and wonders of his own. In this book, Derek Prince warns Christians of deception, equipping them to recognize and resist the Antichrist, test the source of supernatural signs and wonders, and distinguish between the Holy Spirit and counterfeit spirits. By resisting Satan’s schemes and rejecting the false church, believers can beautify the true church and prepare for the end of this age, when Christ will gather those who have remained faithful.
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