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Changing The Face Of Hunger
$19.99If the Democratic party wants to learn how to court the evangelical community, they’d do well to learn from Tony Hall. As a Congressman, Tony Hall was reluctant to wear his faith on his sleeve. But if he was to be true to the faith he professed, he had to find a way to bring God into the political world in which he worked. He found the answer to this dilemma in one of the most awful places he’s ever visited-Ethiopia. He realized, as he watched a doctor combing the crowds of starving Africans looking for a half-dozen lives he could save, that he would travel among the hungry and bring their needs to the attention of Washington. He even went on a much-publicized 22-day fast to call for attention to these issues. Years later, and after traveling to more than 100 countries, Tony Hall has seen it all-desperation, honor, starvation, redemption, and hope. From the dark corners of a political prison in Romania to the barren landscape of famine-stricken Africa, people are suffering and we can help.
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Picturing The Gospel
$26.99IVP Print On Demand Title
In our image-based culture, people need to visualize something to understand it. This has never been more true about our communication of the gospel. But sometimes our understanding of the gospel gets stuck in a rut, and all we know is a particular outline or one-size-fits-all formula. While we hold to only one gospel, the New Testament uses a wealth of dynamic, compelling images for explaining the good news of Jesus, each of which connects with different people at different points of need. Neil Livingstone provides a guided tour of biblical images of the gospel and shows how each offers fresh insight into God’s saving work. Walking through Scripture’s gallery of pictures of salvation from new life to deliverance, from justification to adoption, Livingstone invites us to deepen our understanding of the gospel. By letting the truth and power of each permeate our lives, we will be better able to articluate the life-changing gospel of Christ to a world that needs to taste–and see–that the Lord is good.
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Way Of The Lord
$35.99This careful and profound new work is a collection of previously published essays examining the experience of Scripture in the way it informs a wholly Christian life. With a special focus on the commandments and the Psalms, there is also a generous section on what other parts of the Old Testament have to say to our observations of theology today. In the first section, Patrick Miller is compelling in his portrayal of the rich complexities of the Ten Commandments and convincing in his assertion that aspects of the Decalogue appear and are expanded throughout Scripture. His second section shifts to the Psalms, revealing them to be as much a book of theology as a book of poetry and song, pointing a way of faith and life. The final section expands to consider more wide-ranging topics in theology and anthropology, contemplating the character of God and the nature of the human.”Part of being human, Miller writes, is a slow building up of trust based on experiences of God’s earlier deliverances. . . . It is in insights such as these that Miller is at his best. Throughout the book Miller’s writing is logical and profound. A close but clear reading is possible because Miller walks a reader through to his conclusion. One may not agree with all the conclusions reached, but Miller arrives at them fairly and with both textual and scholarly support. He offers fellow scholars and students alike a wealth of insights based on a lifetime of study. His book provides an excellent tool; it is an up-to-date reference work, particularly on the commandments and the Psalms. It is sure to be cited widely by those writing journal articles. Miller’s work “always outstanding, always reasoned, always well-written ” leaves a reader grateful for the chance to be walked through the richness of topics in the biblical text by one who has so profoundly shaped biblical scholarship for decades.”
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Lost Gospel Of Judas
$19.99With the discovery of the Gospel of Judas came an outpouring of hyperbolic language, both negative and positive. Alongside the overwhelming opinions of historians and scholars was the quiet bewilderment of people who simply weren’t sure what to think, confusion that wasn’t helped by vast media attention. In The Lost Gospel of Judas, Stanley Porter and Gordon Heath attempt to set the record straight. They begin with a look at the initial responses to the announcement of the gospel’s existence, then provide a brief history of Judas himself as seen in the New Testament and in church history, and of Gnostic philosophy. Further sections consider other recent textual finds and examine the discovery, content, and authenticity of the gospel. They also delve into the relationship this new gospel has with the New Testament canon and contemplate the “Lucky Winner” theory of canonical history. The Lost Gospel of Judas sifts through all the evidence, presenting the results with more than enough scholarship to be respected and enough clarity to be easily understood.
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Muhammad Prophet Of God
$22.99Founding not only a world religion but also an empire and a civilization, the prophet Muhammad was undoubtedly one of the most influential men in history. Amid the swirl of current judgments regarding Muslims and their religion, this book by Daniel Peterson offers a concise, objective, accessible biography of the first Muslim. Blending the texts of traditional sources into an engaging narrative, Peterson begins with the impoverished and orphaned childhood of Muhammad, highlighting his evident strength of will, character, and resourcefulness. Peterson then moves through the prophet’s life, detailing Muhammad’s visions and revelations and examining the beginning of a religion that continues to affect the entire world in dramatic ways. Respectful and readable, Muhammad, Prophet of God opens a clear window on the life and influence of the founder of Islam.
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Future Of Creation
$31.66In these essays, written during the fertile years between Theology of Hope and The Church in the Power of the Spirit, world-renowned theologian Jurgen Moltmann demonstrates the remarkable depth and rhetorical power so characteristic of his major works. Here collected in one volume are brief, vital articulations of Moltmann’s thought on such topics as eschatology, transcendence, hope, creation, the theology of the cross, the Trinity, development, the practice of liberation, justification, and biomedical progress.
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1 Minute Promises Of Comfort
$13.73Resting in Gods promises provides great solace, renewal, and hope for those undergoing trials. This gathering of One-Minute Promises of Comfort provides biblical assurances in brief inspirational meditations.Each entry includes a Scripture and a devotion to shed light on Gods love. Whether read page by page or topically, this devotional offers readers facing change, disappointment, loss, or worry the blessings of Gods strength and compassion.More than 20 topics unveil Gods power to transform lives and His faithfulness to do so.
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Christian Counseling : An Introduction
$24.99Christians who counsel, counselors who are Christian – what is the difference? What makes Christian counseling distinctive from secular counseling approaches? Malony and Augsburger introduce the substance and method, including family systems methodology, of Christian counseling as a major voice. The book also includes how to do a faith assessment; how to collaborate, consult, and refer; the centrality of Christ in the counseling process; how to address issues of sexual and cultural diversity with sensitivity; and the destiny of Christian counseling.
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Friday Saturday Sunday
$34.00The three days of Holy Week – Good Friday, Silent Saturday, and Easter Sunday – provide the framework for these wonderfully written and thoughtful reflections on these universal human experiences.
Drawn from important novels, plays and poems.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Mudhouse Sabbath : An Invitation To A Life Of Spiritual Discipline
$16.99After her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity, Lauren Winner found that her life was indelibly marked by the rich traditions and spiritual practices of Judaism. She set out to discover how she could incorporate some of these practices into her new faith. Winner presents eleven Jewish spiritual practices that can transform the way Christians view the world and God. Whether discussing attentive eating, marking the days while grieving, the community that supports a marriage, candle-lighting, or the differences between the Jewish Sabbath and a Sunday spent at the Mudhouse, her favorite coffee shop, Winner writes with appealing honesty and rare insight.
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Bible Translations Comparison Pamphlet
$4.99Compare 20 Bible Translations
Ever wondered why there are so many different versions of the Bible? How do you know which translation is best for a particular purpose? This handy fold-out pamphlet-Compares 20 most popular translations:
American Standard Version
Amplified Bible
New American Standard Bible
Revised Standard Version
New Revised Standard Version
English Standard Version
King James Version
New King James Version
New Jerusalem Bible
New American Bible
New International Version
Today’s New International Version
God’s Word
Holman Christian Standard Bible
New Century Version
New Living Translation
New International Readers Version
Good News Translation
Contemporary English Version
The MessageReading level
Describes the purpose of each translation
Explains texts used for translation
Gives sample verses in each translation
Bible Translations Comparison offers help in understanding translators’ different approaches (word-for-word, thought-for-thought, paraphrase, or some combination of the three). It also gives background on source texts and tells which texts were used for each version.Add to cart5 in stock
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Lords Prayer Pamphlet
$4.99This fold-out chart gives a fantastic in-depth look at the The Lord’s Prayer (The Model Prayer). This is the best-known prayer in the Bible and is important because Jesus told his disciples to pray in this way. Memorizing the Lord’s Prayer and learning the main parts of the prayer will enrich your life and will help keep life’s priorities in the right order.
Pamphlet includes–
Each phrase in the prayer, both with traditional and contemporary wording.
The main parts: Recognizing God’s power and position, submitting our will to his will; asking for our needs; asking for forgiveness. Other prayers in Scripture that follow similar patterns.
Jesus and the Ten Commandments.
History of the Lord’s Prayer – Why it was different from the kinds of prayer of Jesus’ time.
Other biblical teachings on prayer.Add to cart6 in stock
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Fruits Of The Spirit Plush Strawberry
$8.99Bring the Fruits of the Spirit into your daily life with this adorable collection of plush fruit friends.
Providing a physical reminder of the important values of God’s gifts of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, these plush fruits encourage us all to share God’s gifts with the world around us.
Features:
*Tactile touch-and-feel plush offers young children a soft, fluffy experience, encouraging an early love of Godly character through sensory engagement
*Easy to clean, durable, and simple for tiny hands to hold
*Bright colors and positive expressions help stimulate happiness and security
*Promotes adult-child interaction
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Fruits Of The Spirit Plush Apple
$8.99Bring the Fruits of the Spirit into your daily life with this adorable collection of plush fruit friends.
Providing a physical reminder of the important values of God’s gifts of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, these plush fruits encourage us all to share God’s gifts with the world around us.
Features:
*Tactile touch-and-feel plush offers young children a soft, fluffy experience, encouraging an early love of Godly character through sensory engagement
*Easy to clean, durable, and simple for tiny hands to hold
*Bright colors and positive expressions help stimulate happiness and security
*Promotes adult-child interaction
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Goodnight Moon
$9.99In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. “Goodnight room, goodnight moon.” And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room-to the picture of the three little bears sitting in chairs, to the clocks and his socks, to the mittens and the kittens, to everything one by one-he says goodnight.
In this classic of modern children’s literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day.
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Book Of Enoch
$9.95R. H. Charles provides a definitive translation of one of the most noted apocalyptic works still in existence. Often described as the lost book of the Bible, The Book of Enoch seems to have been written in Palestine by several different authors in the first and second centuries B.C. For hundreds of years it was accepted by the early church fathers, but it was rejected by the council of Laodicea in A.D. 364. Today, it remains a written remnant of the Apocalypse — an ardent testament to hope and the triumph of good over evil in the dawning of a world to come. Rife with concepts of original sin, fallen angels, demonology, resurrection, and the last judgment, it is a vital document to the origins of Christianity.
The Book of Enoch is comprised of various monumental works: The Book of Enoch, The Parables, The Book of the Courses of the Heavenly Luminaries, The Dream Visions, The Concluding Section, and The Noah Fragments. Each work is independent, but all the works are bound by a common theme: the punishment of the wicked and the blessedness of the righteous. This edition, complete with analysis and notes, is an indispensable resource for the study and understanding of both the Old and New Testaments.
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Wrestling With The Text (Student/Study Guide)
$33.25Through its reporting of young adults wrestling anew with that ancient text, the Bible, this volume marks an important occasion of and for Mennonite conversation about identityy and scriptural authority. When Jacob wrestled with God’s messenger in Genesis, he did not let go until he received a blessing. So Jacob was renamed Israel, or “God Wrestles.” A theme uniting this book’s 16 stories plus responses is this reality of wrestling in search of blessing.
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Friends Of Religious Equality
$49.98In the nineteenth century the dissenting Christian community fought for the civil rights of Roman Catholics, non-Christians, and even atheists on an issue of principle which had its flowering in the enthusiastic and undivided support which nonconformity gave to the campaign for Jewish emancipation. This book offers a case study of a theologically conservative group defending religious pluralism in the civic sphere, showing that the concept of religious equality was a grand vision at the center of the political philosophy of the dissenters.
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James Denney 1856-1917
$49.99James Denney is now best known for his The Death of Christ, considered a standard treatment of objective atonement understood in substitutionary terms. However there is a breadth and depth to Denney’s thought, a richness and passion in his theological work, an attractive integrity and spiritual immediacy in his writing that resists any reducing of his legacy to that of being an apologist for one aspect of Christian doctrine. This is the first major study of Denney to use the large corpus of Denney’s unpublished theological papers and sermons held in New College, Edinburgh. These, together with Denney’s published work, and wider biographical research, form the basis for this intellectual and contextual biography of one of Scotland’s most attractive and forceful theological personalities.
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Transatlantic Revivalism : Popular Evangelicalism In Britain And America 17
$49.98Revivalism has always been an important strain in American Protestantism. At times it has been the dominant influence. Often perceived as a home-grown movement, revivalism actually originated in England and has thrived in both countries with the help of two centuries of intellectual cross-pollination. This book focuses on English and American evangelicals during the early and mid-nineteenth century. Examining, first, American revivalism in the crucial state of its development, from the 1790s to the 1840s – when evangelicals used their most aggressive conversion techniques – it goes on to show the significant effects these developments had on the English revival movement. The revival tradition ultimately became orthodoxy in America; in Britain, however, it failed ever to achieve real respectability. Transatlantic Revivalism examines this contrast. It shows how attitudes and institutions in Britain prevented the flowering of an American style revivalism; conversely, particular American conditions allowed Methodism, which in England exerted only limited influence on Protestantism, to become the largest and most thoroughly revivalistic of all Protestant denominations. Church historians have often under-emphasized or deliberately ignored evangelical life; its emotionalism, disorder, and impropriety were an embarrasment to them. More recent historical scholarship has been primarily interested in tracing the secular implications of revivalism. This study focuses on those major evangelical denominations, particularly the Methodists, which in both countries provided the primary expression of evangelicalism and which gave it its cutting edge.
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Picture Of Health Daily Power Plan 100 Day Devotional
$34.98You can have complete victory over weight problems, sickness, and every disease! Whether you need to lose (or gain) weight, lower your cholesterol, survive menopause, recover from cancer, diabetes, or any other disease, the answer is the same and you will find it in this book. These devotionals challenge you to stay motivated as you say goodbye to the bondage of dieting and disease forever!
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School Of Mentoring And Leadership 2
$19.98This book, Progressive Achievement: Receive it; Maintain It, teaches you how to mentor yourself while you move in progression to overcome obstacles that would usually frustrate prosperity. It enlightens you about the various types of progress that may come your way and how to manage them. It also encourages you to overcome failure and disappointment. The book also helps you to understand the concept of self-mentoring in the course of progressiveness as part of the characteristics of the Holy Spirit.
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Are You Ready For True Love
$15.61Discern between relational fits, misfits, and counterfeits. There are a lot more counterfeit men than money. About the only exercise some guys get is running out of money and after women. Brains are what a man looks for in a wife, after not using any in selecting one. If a man tells a woman she’s beautiful, she’ll overlook most of his other lies. Courtship is that period during which the female decides whether or not she can do any better. The trouble with marriage is not the institution. It’s the personnel. One reason why so many marriages are failing is that so many inexperienced people get into them. Avoid cupidity meeting stupidity. It is better to be single and happy than married and miserable. Most girls seem to marry men like their fathers. Maybe that’s the reason so many mothers cry at weddings. Romance often begins by a splashing waterfall and ends over a leaky sink. For many an adult education begins with marriage. Don’t get into the sea of matrimony on a wave of enthusiasm. Beyond love at first sight, get divine insight. Learn a lot before tying the knot.
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Adultery : 101 Reasons Not To Cheat
$15.61This book will scare the hell out of you! Adultery is a living hell. Divorce is a dose of death. Don’t be another casualty of infidelity and divorce. Be forewarned concerning the dangers of adultery. Adultery is a disguised detour en route to your personal demise. Read this book and be armed for battle to overcome temptation. Arrest the adversary before he beguiles and destroys you. Rise up with a renewed purpose and divine force to nullify the attacks of the enemy. Fight to preserve your personal and marital purity. This book is spiritual food, a weapon with which to war against the enemy, and a treasure to prepare your heart for both matrimony and eternity. This perverse and adulterous generation needs a fresh revelation of the repercussions of adultery. The inhabitants of the earth learn righteousness by God’s judgments. Adults also suffer affliction when they commit adultery. A fearful judgment awaits the adulterer. Wrongdoing is always followed by the consequences of our actions. Develop a hatred for the enemies of your marriage and learn how to guard against them. Hate evil and prolong your days. Be stripped and strengthened by the Spirit to overcome the lusts of the flesh.
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For Gods Sake Shut Up
$17.9413 Chapters
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The old maxim is true: sometimes it is not just what you say, it is how you say it. One of the great problems in the Christian community today is a general inability to communicate effectively without polarizing or driving people away. Sometimes the greatest problem is the seeming inability of many Christians to learn the truth of another old maxim: silence is golden. For God’s Sake, Shut Up!, by Communications Specialist Brian Kaylor, offers numerous insights for Christian leaders and followers who desire to share their beliefs in more meaningful and effective ways.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Higher Ground : A Call For Christian Civility
$20.291. Christian Civility, Not Rancor
2. Biblical Obedience, Not Biblical Defense
3. Fruit Of The Spirit, Not Worldly Standards
4. Spritual Weapons, Not Worldly Weapons
5. Humility, Not Self-Promotion
6. Biblical Forgiveness, Not Grudges
7. Respecting The Minority, Not Majoritatiansim
8. Moderation, Not Extremism
9. Constructive Conservatism, Not Carnal ConservatismAdditional Info
In his inspiring new book, Higher Ground: A Call for Christian Civility, Russell Dilday writes that it is time for Christians to move beyond the squabbles and struggles that characterize much of their interaction with one another these days and set their relations on a more biblical and spiritual path. We need to move beyond the lowlands of caustic controversy to the higher ground of Christian civility. The purpose of Higher Ground is not merely to point out what’s wrong or to cast stones at expressions of incivility. Instead, each chapter offers a ?higher ground? alternative to the most troublesome forms of interaction between us. The book is an attempt to shine the lamp of experience on our history and let it guide Christians to learn a gracious, restrained, and well-mannered civility among one another.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Through The Clouds
$16.18Through the Clouds by Michelle Waters is a Bible devotion book with Christian devotionals. Here are some of the topics covered in this Bible devotion book:
* Daily devotions
* Christian daily devotions
* Christian devotionals
* Bible devotions
* Devotions for women
* Spiritual devotions for womenThere’s nothing like seeing a rainbow after a particularly stormy time. It reminds us of the promises of God and of his steadfast love — even for harried moms. To be a mother often means being able to see through the clouds of life that threaten to overshadow God’s abundant grace and mercy and beholding the promise of God’s rainbow. The devotions in Through the Clouds, each accompanied by a scripture verse and a prayer, are a perfect resource for busy moms who need to take a few quiet moments each day with the Lord. These brief meditations will encourage them to see the rainbows and remember God’s promises — no matter how much laundry is waiting!
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Bee Attitudes
$16.18Frank Ramirez believes that youth and children are the church of today and should be invited to participate regularly in worship. To this end, he has written delightful plays that are meant to bring Christ into our ordinary days. Whether performed in elaborate style with costuming and staging, or simply read directly from the script in a much simpler style, these plays that include copy privileges will add whimsy to worship services while teaching deep truths. It will be hard to determine who enjoys them the most — the children and youth who are performing or the parents and grandparents with the cameras!
From “Witnesses to the Light” — which features angels named Fantastic, Marvelous, Wonderful, and Gabriel — to “Holy Water” — with sheep named Be Bop, Bo Peep, Bah Humbug, and Bill — all six dramas presented in The Bee Attitudes will delight young and old.
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And One To Grow On
$24.98Having barely settled into the hard but satisfying like on their Canadian homestead, John and Katy Bramwell are suddenly uprooted by the far-reaching tentacles of WWI. Then, soon after they relocate to the States, John inadvertently becomes the only suspect in th disappearance of an elderly local resident. Can he ever escape this cloud hanging over his head? Although the Bramwells often struggle just to provide the necessities of life for their steadingly growing family, there is always plenty of love to go around. But will that be enough when tragedy comes calling?
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Suddenly Your World Falls Apart
$16.86Suddenly-Your World Falls Apart-A Guide To Grieving Wellis a personal testimony and practical guide in dealing with life changes when the death of a spouse occurs. Even when there has been a long illness, adjusting to that loss can be hard and seem sudden. Nancy Markworth Brown has written an inspiring book that evolved through her own losses of two husbands’ sudden deaths only five years apart. Nancy has lead a grief support group at her church for eight years and has included a workbook page after each chapter to help participants stay close to God through scripture and meditation questions. This book is for bereaved, support groups, or individuals. It would also be helpful for someone trying to help a friend through a loss, or a minister. What Others Have Said About The Book I sensed a deep and settled trust in God that can only come after tragedy strikes. Gently it says, you can make it. You are not alone. Jonathan Friesen, writer. This is a book to give to anyone you love who is hurting because of a loss. Nancy encourages faith in God without platitudes. She offers hope while still validating the depth of pain that grief can cause. Sharon Hinck, author of THE SECRET LIFE OF BECKY MILLER Compassion is what clearly marked Jesus as He walked on earth. Today He uses gentle healers like Nancy Markworth Brown to touch and heal the brokenhearted. Nancy’s guide to grieving well is a valuable resource for church groups and individuals. Margaret Montreuil, author of GOD IN SANDALS and GOD WITH US.
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Truth Of The Gospel
$35.00In this intensive exegesis of the Epistle to the Galatians, renowned German theologian Gerhard Ebeling strives to open “our eyes to the explosive force that produced this text, a force which, through this text, can explode over and over again. Using rigorous technical tools, Ebeling interprets Galatians in such a way that “the truth of the Gospel” confronts the general reader as well as the specialist. He clarifies and emphasizes the relevance of this explication to the real-life struggles of contemporary Christians.
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Lectionary Preaching Workbook Series 5 Cycle A (Revised)
$59.93Bigger, stronger, better! This newly revised edition of Russell Anderson’s best-selling Lectionary Preaching Workbook retains all of the great features that have made it an indispensable tool for busy pastors who need a helping hand with their weekly homiletic research and want to make the most of their limited preparation time. Combining concise but insightful textual notes with a wide range of creative preaching ideas, each chapter provides plenty of starting points for developing stimulating sermons that make the scriptures come alive for the people in the pews. In addition to a convenient sermon planning template plus overviews of Matthew (the featured Gospel narrator in Cycle A) and each liturgical season, every week’s material includes:
* a listing of applicable Revised Common, Roman Catholic, and Episcopal lectionary texts
* a theme for the day
* brief commentary on the Old Testament, New Testament, and Gospel lessons
* a prayer for the day
* theological reflections exploring the relationships between the texts
* several possible preaching approaches, each with a suggested title and “sermon angle”
* additional illustrations to assist in fleshing out the messageAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Ping Pong Words
$17.43“Children’s time” — a brief lesson specifically targeted for preschool and elementary age youngsters — is an important part of the Sunday morning worship service in many churches today. But many of those who are called upon to provide these lessons feel too intimidated to write their own material. Pastors, children’s ministry leaders, and Sunday school teachers who need fresh, exciting messages that captivate their young people will find that this collection of easy-to-prepare lessons is just what the doctor ordered.
Geared toward the typical age range of the “children’s time” audience — toddlerhood to age 13 — Ping-Pong Words is a valuable resource for anyone who presents children’s sermons or devotionals. Each of the 31 lessons is scripture-based and runs 3-5 minutes in length, and many include demonstrations using simple visual aids such as ping-pong balls, family pictures, a flashlight, and clothespins to illustrate common precepts in ways that clearly communicate God’s Word to young ears, eyes, and hearts. The lessons are flexible, and can be incorporated into a variety of churches and ecumenical settings. Appropriate for Sunday school, worship services, religious schools and day care programs, Bible clubs, and anywhere else where young people gather to learn about God, this volume is certain to earn a trusted place on the bookshelf.
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Water From The Well Cycle A
$32.43We can all use nourishment to sustain us on our spiritual journey, and there’s no better source to get a refreshing drink from than God’s Word. In these pages, Stephen McCutchan helps you draw from that endless well with a complete set of theological reflections based on scripture texts from Cycle A of the Revised Common Lectionary. His insightful meditations guide you through each Sunday’s passages by focusing on key themes and highlighting the text’s central meaning for our everyday lives.
This volume is perfect for use as a daily devotional — five easy-to-follow formats for personal meditation are included, allowing you to combine prayer time with reading one of the week’s scripture texts and its accompanying commentary. It’s also a valuable reference for sermon preparation, as well as an excellent curriculum for adult classes integrating Bible study with Sunday worship. But however you choose to use it, Water from the Well is an inspirational resource that will strengthen your connection with the divine story and your ability to hear God’s voice speaking through scripture.
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Lectionary Worship Workbook Series 3 Cycle A (Expanded)
$43.68If you’re looking for ways to add excitement to your Sunday morning services while continuing to follow the lectionary texts, look no further! This remarkably inventive volume includes all the core liturgical elements of worship and introduces your congregation to innovative ventures into the fine arts — yet everything revolves around each week’s assigned lectionary passages. Whether you choose to use the stately calls to worship, litanies, and prayers, or try your hand (and those of your congregants) at dance, art, or drama, all can be done to bring glory to God and a fresh sense of his blessing to your services. There’s also a wealth of musical suggestions reinforcing the main themes and ideas of the prayers, including hymns chosen from a wide variety of denominational hymnals, psalm settings, and appropriate anthems for the choir. The Lectionary Worship Workbook is a comprehensive library of creative material that will enable you and your congregation to encounter the living God — and keep your worship services fresh, passionate, and stimulating.
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Preaching The Parables Series 4 Cycle A
$18.68Richard Sheffield preaches and writes with clarity and conviction. He has a rare gift of interpreting parables so they are accessible to his audience while retaining their heavenly truth for our lives. He has a heart for God, and that comes through in this book.
Rev. David E. Gray
Former Acting Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
Presbyterian Chaplain, American UniversityWhen Richard Sheffield sang “I Love to Tell the Story” as a child, he never dreamed that he would end up telling that age-old story for his life’s work. Yet “telling the story” is a vital form of communication for preachers and the most effective way to reach audiences with God’s powerful plan of salvation. People love to hear stories, sing about stories, and tell stories — but above all, they remember stories! Jesus knew this; indeed, he was a master storyteller himself. Jesus’ most powerful sermons — the parables — were simply earthly stories with heavenly meanings, using such common imagery as salt and light, sheep, a mustard seed, weeds, lamps with oil, and workers in a vineyard.
Preaching the Parables expands on 14 of Jesus’ parables appearing in Cycle A of the Revised Common Lectionary and brings them into a more modern setting. In Sheffield’s hands, the stories he loves to tell are as varied as familiar songs in the hymnal: he uses the children’s song “The Wise Man Built His House upon the Rock” as a springboard for a vivid portrayal of the difference between wise and foolish builders; “This Little Light of Mine” provides further insight into Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5; and the plaintive wail of “The Ninety and Nine” reminds us — just like Luke 15 — that if we were the only wandering sheep, our wonderful shepherd would seek for us until we were found.
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Eschatology And Pain In Saint Gregory The Great
$43.73Hester shows that the spirituality of Pope Gregory the Great (c. 540-604) is that of a contemplative looking for Christ and finding him in the pain of this world. The coming judge who punishes is also the God who saves and he does so often through the very pain of human existence. Gregory’s Christ is always the suffering servant and always the j…
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Holy Moses
$16.18In Holy Moses, Arley Fadness takes the reader on a trip with Moses and the Hebrew people. This collection of six family-oriented Lenten services creates excitement and anticipation in children and adults alike as they retell and relive the greatest salvation event in the Old Testament. The Exodus experience is relived and remembered while being applied to the lives of modern Christians.
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To Love Honor And Oh Boy
$17.43“Love is patient, love is kind…” or so we are told in the “Love Chapter.” But how to apply those words practically to our marriages — that’s another story… or really 30 other stories. To Love, Honor, and Oh Boy! tells the true stories of 30 real couples whose partnerships have stood the test of time, and how they applied the wisdom of the definitive handbook on love — 1 Corinthians 13 — to the situations they encountered in their marriages. Each couple’s adventures (and misadventures) graphically illustrate a small portion of this timeless and eternal user’s manual for lovers, written by the One who by his very nature is Love. Some of the stories are humorous; others will make you cry — but all of them will inspire you as you discover how other couples demonstrate through all of their sorrows, joys, laughter, and tears that they are wild about each other. Each chapter also features a take-home point that you can try out in your own marriage. Whether you’re a newlywed, an “oldywed,” or even a not-yet-wed, Patty Mondore’s funny and engaging reflections make To Love, Honor, and Oh Boy! an enjoyable and spiritually uplifting read that’s certain to strengthen your relationship with both the Lord and your partner.
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Job Teaching Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$16.47“The patience of Job” generates an immediate image for most English readers, having been a standard phrase ever since James’s commendation of Job was translated into the King’s English (Jas 5:11). Even those who are not biblically literate have some knowledge of an ancient man who suffered through great afflictions.
Patience, however, is not what the biblical account of Job is about. Indeed, one who reads the entire book will learn that Job ran out of patience early on and filled the air with complaints and accusations toward the God who had left him lorn and lone. Job did show great endurance (a better translation of the word used in Jas 5:11), but he was not always patient. Most people find themselves, at some point, experiencing unexpected pain and sensing some kinship with Job. Like Job, we want to know why suffering comes our way, what we may have done to deserve it, and whether God is playing fair.
The book of Job recounts a dark and dangerous journey toward unseen insights that challenge both human assumptions and traditional theological beliefs. Those who dare to enter Job’s world may discover that their own world–or view of the world–has changed in surprising ways. In the end, however, those who stick with the ancient sufferer may discover spiritual depths they had not previously imagined.
In the Job Annual Bible Study, Tony Cartledge is primarily responsible for the introduction, the commentary sections, and any sermons or sermon outlines. Jan Rush contributed the teaching and worship planning suggestions and is wholly responsible for the youth Bible study section.
Each chapter in the Job Teaching Guide includes teaching options, a suggested worship outline for both a contemporary and traditional service, and approaches for leading discussions. The study examines biblical background, historical interpretation, as well as spiritual, ministerial, and theological themes. It also includes relevant lesson plans for children and youth.
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Blessings In Disguise
$14.00The second book in an exciting and inspiring new series from national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley
They share a precious gift. . . .
Joining Rachel Jackson’s church youth group has been a lifesaver for Camille, Alexis, Jasmine, and Angel. The fabulous four share everything from juicy gossip to mentoring school kids. But their loyalty is put to the test when two of the girls get caught up in problems of their own — and may drag their girlfriends down with them.
Will they forget who their friends are?
Wealthy Alexis seems to have the perfect life — but no one can see her fear as her parents head for divorce. Meanwhile, Jasmine is tired of being the glue that holds her mother and siblings together, and she escapes by moving in with her father. Both girls are tempted to do something drastic to get the attention they crave, and both need to hear Rachel’s hard-won advice on why stealing will only get them more trouble. But when it comes to winning back Camille and Angel’s trust, Alexis and Jasmine will have to find the answers in their own hearts.
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All Things Are Ready
$14.93Make your celebration of the Lord’s Supper flow together with music and other liturgical elements with this stimulating collection of communion prayers. Peter Andrew Smith incorporates imagery and themes from lectionary scripture texts, church seasons, and special pastoral occasions into these eloquent prayers, allowing you to design seamless worship experiences in which the Eucharist reflects and reinforces the focus of the entire service. There are 35 responsive settings of pre-communion prayers for a variety of times throughout the year, including church seasons, seasons of the year, confirmation, stewardship, and more, as well as seven brief post-communion prayers. This volume will be a cherished resource for any pastor or worship planner.
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Leadership In The Salvation Army
$49.99The Salvation Army provides a case study of the way in which renewal movements in the church institutionalize. Their leadership roles, initially merely functional and based on the principle of “the priesthood of all believers,” begin to assume greater status. The Army continues to exhibit a tension between its theology, which supports equality of status, and its military structure, which works against equality, and both schools of thought flourish within its ranks.
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Oxfords Protestant Spy
$49.99Charles Golightly (1807-85) was a notorious Protestant polemicist. His life was dedicated to resisting the spread of ritualism and liberalism within the Church of England and the University of Oxford. For half a century he led many memorable campaigns, such as building a martyr’s memorial and attempting to close a theological college. John Henry Newman, Samuel Wilberforce, and Benjamin Jowett were among his adversaries. This is the first study of Golightly’s controversial career.
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