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Ministers Service Book For Pulpit And Parish
$29.99Pastor McNeil shares the forms, orders, prayers, and aids he’s relied on for more than 20 years, so you can depend on them now! Categories include public worship, the administration of sacraments, ministering to the sick, and more. Features practical suggestions for each category, and a lectionary for the Old and New Testaments. 249 pages, pocket-sized softcover from Eerdmans.
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Calvary Chapel Distinctives
$11.99What makes Calvary Chapel Distinctive? It’s always good to have a grasp of the distinctive work that God has done in our fellowship. If Calvary Chapel is exactly like the church across the street it would be better to simply merge the two. But, if there are qualities that make us different, then we have a unique and special place in the plan of God. Certainly there are churches that share many of our beliefs and practices. But God has done a wonderful work of balance in the Calvary Chapel movement that does make us different. Some churches believe in the gifts and ministry of the Holy Spirit, but don’t have a strong emphasis on Biblical teaching. Others place a strong emphasis on teaching the Word of God, but don’t believe the gifts of the Spirit are available and valid today. In Calvary Chapel we value the teaching of the Word, and posses an open heart to the work of the Holy Spirit. This balance makes Calvary Chapel a distinct and uniquely blessed movement of God. And so, it’s important to understand the Biblical principles that explain why God has allowed us to exist and grow.
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Sexual Character A Print On Demand Title
$21.99Aiming to combat the confusion today regarding sexual issues, theologian Marva Dawn offers a fresh biblical understanding of human sexuality, dealing with such issues as marriage, divorce, teenage dating, and homosexuality.
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56 Lectionary Stories For Preaching Cycle B
$18.68“Emilio Lopez received a surprise phone call from his bishop one day. “Would you be interested in a call to a white congregation in a neighborhood that is becoming Hispanic? I think you’re just the kind of pastor they need in these days of transition.””
— from the Advent 1 story
Here are 56 short stories for use in preaching. Each is a contemporary adaptation of a biblical theme.
“56 Lectionary Stories for Preaching” offers one story for each Sunday in the church year plus stories for Christmas Eve/Day and Ash Wednesday.
The collection is based upon the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle B. Authors represent clergy storytellers from five denominations from across the United States and Canada.
Most of the stories are based on gospel texts. Some stem from first or second lesson scriptures. The collection offers a well-rounded selection of themes. Stories often offer surprise endings that catch listeners’ attention. Stories in this collection strengthen believers’ faith.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Lectionary Worship Aids Series 3 Cycle B
$21.18“Hear the good news! The victory that defeats the world is our faith, for who is victor over evil, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. Friends, believe the good news!”
— Declaration of God’s Forgiveness for Easter 2
“Lectionary Worship Aids,” Series III, Cycle B, follows in the CSS tradition of providing creative worship resources for congregations.
Series III is based on the Revised Common Lectionary and New Revised Standard Version.
Each Sunday offers:
– Listing of the four lectionary texts for the day
– Call to Worship
– Prayer of Confession
– Declaration of God’s Forgiveness
– Exhortation
– Prayer of the Day
– Prayer of Thanksgiving
– Prayer of Dedication
– Psalm (congregational reading)Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Worship And Warfare
$9.40Worship and Warfare is a treasury of truths which can enrich your prayer ministry. This booklet includes names of God, reminders of His character, hymns, quotes, and scripture verses which will stimulate, guide and refresh your prayer times.
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Otros Evangelios – (Spanish)
$13.99The Christian believer needs to be aware of the new threats to the faith. In this book Pablo Hoff tells his story, explains the present situation, reviews their doctrine and shows biblical answers. In addition, some of the religious groups not totally oriented by the Bible have their own varying doctrines.
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Hard Living People And Mainstream Christians
$23.99If you can’t stand four-letter words, you shouldn’t read this book. This book contains expletive language used by hard living people, so that readers will better understand the hard living culture and discover ways to minister within it. “Through stories of hard-living people and pastors who minister with them, Tex Sample challenges mainline churches to break the yoke of middle-class captivity and join with the Christ who lives among the poor and marginalized. The book is inspirational, analytical, and practical in its treatment of an issue too long ignored by contemporary church leadership.” – Kenneth L. Carder, Resident Bishop, Nashville Area, The United Methodist Church
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John Knox : An Account Of The Development Of His Spirituality
$30.00One of a series of books on key individuals in the Christian life, which introduces them against their contemporary background with a concise biographical chapter, followed by examples of their works. This book looks at the life of John Knox.
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American Hour : A Time Of Reckoning And The Once And Future Role Of Faith
$28.95An internationally known writer and speaker on religion and public life brilliantly ananlyzes the causes of our current moral malaise. Guinness examines how perilously close we have come to losing the shared beliefs, traditions and ideals that have helped shape America and sets forth a compelling view of a new role for religion.
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William Ewart Gladstone A Print On Demand Title
$28.99Perhaps the most eminent Victorians, a master alike of par liamentary debate and public oratory, and regarded as the greatest Christian statesman of his day, William Ewart Glade stone (1809-1898) governed Britain at a time when the country stood at the apex of world affairs. In this book historian David Bebbigton presents a superb, balanced portrait of Gladestone – his character, his convictions, his actions, his legacy.
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PastorPower
$23.99Power is a persistent topic of conversation in circles both sacred and secular. Yet, how are those who follow a crucified Christ, one “whose strength was made perfect in weakness,” to think about power?
Martha Ellen Stortz presents an important volume for all those who lead or would lead in the ministry of the church. She lays an ecumenical groundwork for understanding ministry and authority, then systematically examines the different dimensions of power inherent in both: power over — or coercive power; power within — or charismatic power; and power with — or coactive power. Through case studies and in-depth discussions, Stortz offers guidance for balancing these three dimensions of power in one’s own ministry, enabling readers to recognize their own gifts or liabilities and shape their leadership styles to reflect the image of Christ.
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Hidden Keys To A Loving Lasting Marriage
$19.9928 Chapters
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Fulfilling Marriages Don’t just happen.In fact, truly joyful marriages are a lot of work! In Hidden Keys of a Loving Lasting Marriage, best-selling author Gary Smalley shares the principles of strong marriages. He points out the common problems between husbands and wives. And he shows how to turn those troubles into teamwork.
Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage explores:
Two reasons why marriages fail
How to meet the needs of your spouse
How a husband’s lack of affection weakens a marriage
Crucial differences between men and women
How to motivate your spouse to listen to youThis book is a combination of Smalley’s earlier published works, If Only He Knew and For Better or For Best. The first half of the book discusses the husband’s part in building a successful relationship. The second half of the book shows how wives can nurture their marriages.
Good marriages don’t just happen. They take both husband and wife working together to understand, appreciate, and honor one another. This books shows couples how to do just that.
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Whistling In The Dark
$21.99Awry and thought-provoking jaunt through the spiritual terrain of our everyday language — a lexion of uncommon insight to jar the mind and nourish the soul. “I think of faith as a kind of whistling in the dark, because in much the same way,” writes Buechner, “it helps to give us courage and to hold the shadows at bay.”
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Music Thru The Eyes Of Faith
$31.65“Christian musicians know of the obligation to make music as agents of God’s grace. They make music graciously, whatever its kind or style, as ambassadors of Christ, showing love, humility, servanthood, meekness, victory, and good example . . . Music is freely made, by faith, as an act of worship, in direct response to the overflowing grace of God in Christ Jesus.”
Co-sponsored by the Christian College Coalition, this thought-provoking study of music-as-worship leads both students and experienced musicians to a better understanding of the connections between music making and Christian faith.
“Christian music makers have to risk new ways of praising God. Their faith must convince them that however strange a new offering may be, it cannot out-reach, out-imagine, or overwhelm God. God remains God, ready to swoop down in the most wonderful way, amidst all of the flurry and mystery of newness and repetition, to touch souls and hearts, all because faith has been exercised and Christ’s ways have been imitated. Meanwhile, a thousand tongues will never be enough.”
Best relates musical practice to a larger theology of creation and creativity, and explores new concepts of musical quality and excellence, musical unity, and the incorporation of music from other cultures into today’s music.
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Pack Up Your Gloomies In A Great Big Box Then Sit On The Lid And Laugh
$13.99Pack Up Your Gloomees is filled with bittersweet stories of Barbara’s journey through the minefields life and her wise and encouraging responses to letters from hurting parents. Best of all, each chapter ends with a day brightening, laughter-packed collection of Gloomee Busters. She lovingly lights the way for others by sharing her own struggles with.
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Ripe Life : Sermons On The Fruit Of The Spirit
$21.99These sermons on “the fruit of the Spirit” are developed out of Galatians 5: 22-23. This theme is often selected by pastors who preach because it is an excellent vehicle into understanding the characteristics of personal integrity at home and on the job.
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Let The Oppressed Go Free
$39.00This important collection draws together fascinating recent studies of aspects of the New Testament of special interest to women by Louise Schottroff, a leading European scholar. These essays, translated for the first time, will deepen feminist scholarship in the English-speaking world. There are insightful depictions of the Virgin Mary, “the woman who loved much,” Mary Magdalene, and the women at Jesus’ grave. Schottoff also studies Paul and women in the first Christian communities of the Roman empire. Such fresh interpretations will be valuable to students at all levels as well as to scholars and interested lay readers.
The Gender and the Biblical Tradition series brings to a wide audience important new discoveries concerning women and the Bible, ancient Israel, and early Christianity. The books explore the role of sexuality within the biblical tradition and document the continuing influence of biblical treatments of gender on subsequent life and thought.
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New Genesis : Theology And The Genetic Revolution
$30.00How should living things and our own human nature be changed in the hands of those who can alter them genetically? How do we set limits, and what goals are legitimate pursuits? Neither the science of genetics nor the theory of evolution can answer these questions alone. This book’s contribution to a theological understanding of science and technology helps in showing how Christian theology can provide a solid frameword for considering these issues.
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Divorcing With Dignity
$18.00This practical guide provides an alternative to the standard methods of arbitration and litigation used by divorcing couples–and shows how mediation can be utilized instead. Based on the author’s professional experience in law and as a minister who has mediated for more than five hundred couples, Tim Emerick-Cayton provides illustrations on how to survive the pain and anguish of divorcing while maintaining personal integrity and faith. With case examples of those who have experienced successful mediation, Emerick-Cayton shows how mediation reduces cost, hostility, and confusion. Emerick-Cayton says mediated agreements are complied with almost twice as often as court-rendered judgments.
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Christian Beginnings
$60.00This book starts with a general introduction by Jurgen Becker, and continues with a study of the interaction of Jesus with the world around him by Christoph Burchard. Varieties of early Christianity are illuminated in an examination of the oldest Jewish-Christian community by Carsten Colpe; “The Circle of Stephen and Its Mission,” by Karl Loning; and “Paul and His Churches,” by Jurgen Becker. Starting from the gospels, John K. Riches explores “The Synoptic Evangelists and Their Communities.” “Post-Pauline Christianity and Pagan society” are analyzed by Peter Lampe and Ulrich Luz. “Apocalyptic Currents” are reviewed by Ulrich B. Muller, and finally C. Kingsley Barrett delineates “Johannine Christianity.”
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God With A Human Face
$20.00“The face of God” is a potent metaphor, like none other. To see God’s face is something more than theoretical, mystical, or conceptional–and to see it, we must look at the face of Jesus. In this innovative book, John Purdy focuses on the face of Jesus and explores twelve Gospel stories beginning with Jesus’ birth and moving through his crucifixion and resurrection. Purdy shows us that by looking at Jesus, God’s intentions toward us can be discerned.
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When All Else Fails Read The Instructions (Student/Study Guide)
$16.99In When All Else Fails, Read the Instructions, Mooer takes a close look at three sections of the Bible which dramatically underscore key “instructions” for living: 1. Instructions for Meaningful Living- The Beatitudes, 2. Instructions for Moral Living- The Ten Commandments, 3. The Bottom Line Instruction- The New Commandment of Jesus, “Love One Another.” Drawing upon rich stories and personal experience, Moore illustrates how these Bible passages can help you find meaning and fulfillment in life.
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Culture Of Interpretation A Print On Demand Title
$31.99This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. A bold, ambitious undertaking, this book offers a broad-ranging account of contemporary American culture, the complex network of symbols, practices, and beliefs at the heart of our society. Writing from a well-considered Christian perspective, Roger Lundin explores the historical background of some of our “postmodern” culture’s central beliefs and examines the crucial ethical and theological implications of those beliefs.The goal of Lundin’s sweeping cultural analysis is to initiate a meaningful dialogue – within the Christian church about the relationship of Christ to contemporary culture, and outside the church about the nature of the self and of truth. The Culture of Interpretation will be of interest to educated general readers, to scholars in various disciplines (philosophy, history, sociology, English, etc.), and to Christian graduate students in theology and the humanities.
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Hebrew Bible The Old Testament And Historical Criticism
$39.00Writing from a Jewish perspective, Jon Levenson reviews many often neglected theoretical questions. He focuses on the relationship between two interpretive communities–the community of scholars who are committed to the historical-critical method of biblical interpretation and the community responsible for the canonization and preservation of the Bible.
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Islam And War
$30.00This book explores questions regarding the justice of war and addresses the lack of comparative perspectives on the ethics of war, particularly with respect to Islam. John Kelsay begins with the war in the Persian Gulf, focusing on the role of Islamic symbols in the rhetoric of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He provides an overview of the Islamic tradition in regards to war and peace, and then focuses on the notion of religion as a just cause for war.
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Land And The Book
$25.99The Land and the Book provides an overview of the geography and the history of the Bible by the use of brief descriptions of each of the major areas in which the events of the biblical narrative took place (primarily Palestine, Egypt, and Syria) and reviews of the history of ancient Israel, beginning with the patriachs and continuing through the New Testament era and the crusader period to the present.
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To Know As We Are Known
$14.99This primer on authentic education explores how mind and heart can work together in the learning process. Moving beyond the bankruptcy of our current model of education, Parker Palmer finds the soul of education through a lifelong cultivation of the wisdom each of us possesses and can share to benefit others.
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Reading Luke-Acts : Dynamics Of Biblical Narrative
$45.00This excellent book shows how literary criticism illuminates the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, reclaiming them as biblical narrative. William Kurz explores literary aspects such as implied authors or readers, plot, and assumed information, or gaps. He then highlights the role of the narrator, who is the primary key to the focus and perspective of the narrative. Kurz also discovers an implicit commentary in Luke–Acts. Finally, he traces the implications of reading Luke–Acts as canonical Scripture and the merits of literary methods.
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Written Also For Our Sake
$32.00In this book, James Aageson likens interpretation to a conversation and uses Paul as a model for illustrating this. In Paul’s case, interpretation is a conversation between two people, Paul and scripture. Aageson gives four case studies of Paul conversing with scripture: Paul’s use of Abraham texts, his understanding of Israel, his use of the figure of Adam, and his seeing Christ as a figure by which all traditions are understood in new ways.
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Espiritu Santo Revelado En La (Revised) – (Spanish) (Revised)
$15.99This book is written from the evangelical and Pentecostal view. This work is the result of a whole life dedicated to studying the word, from one of the most respected Pentecostal scholars of our day.
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Energizing The Congregation
$25.00ENERGIZING THE CONGREGATION, images that shape your church’s ministry. This study suggests that there are many appropriate ways for congregations to be in mission. The authors conclude that churches are revitalized by claiming the symbols that best articulate self-identity. Thus, churches gain the knowledge to build on their strengths and address their weaknesses. Dudley and Johnson describe five images of churches relationships to their communities over time: the survivor, prophet, pillar, pilgrim and servant styles, which are found in a wide variety of congregations and situations.
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Unmasking The Powers
$53.33“UNMASKING THE POWERS is one of the most powerful and incisive treatments of the evils which afflict our society and our church that I have ever read. With wisdom, scholar- ship, and evangelical zeal, Walter Wink deals with the many ways that the powers of evil infiltrate our lives. This book is a must for anyone who would understand the seductive and destructive aspects of evil which are so much a part of human life. It provides not only methods by which the influence of evil can be unmasked, but also hints of how that influence can be counteracted.” – Morton Kelsey Professor Emeritus University of Notre Dame
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Canon And Mission
$12.00This book’s theme is that the biblical canon, read as a whole or as a “unity of unities,” calls for a mission, and mission emerges from and always has need of the biblical canon for its witness in an to the world. Beeby proposes the Exodus theme as a way of understanding both the canonical unity of the Bible and Christianity’s mission in today’s world – a mission that must include interfaith diaglogue. The canon moves from creation, he writes, and this movement, restoration, and redemption is through a sent (missio) nation, son, and community.
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Laymans Guide To Counseling
$12.48The increasing need for counseling has caused today’s Christian leaders to become more sensitive to raise up lay-counselors to share this burden with them. Jesus’ command is to “set the captives free”. The Layman’s guide to Counseling shows you how.
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Teaching The Bible To Adults And Youth (Revised)
$21.99Teaching the Bible to Adults and Youth shows how to make the “transparent” – with God evident throughout. Dick Murray offers suggestions for teaching, provides different approaches and perspectives from which to teach and conduct activities for learning, and examines such Bible study series as Kerygma, Trinity, Bethel, and Disciple.
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Truth Unchanged Unchanging
$17.99What is man? What is wrong with the human race? Unless we answer these questions correctly, we can not hope to solve the problems in our world – problems such as crime, exploitation, greed, proverty, pollution and war. Obviously those who shape social policy today are offering the wrong answers. In this masterful apologetic for the gospel, Dr Lloyd-Jones exposes these flaws in modern thinking, especially in the “scientific approach.” In this volume we see a doctor make a penetrating diagnosis of the human condition and show decisively that the true remedy for our ills is in Jesus Christ – and Him alone.
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Mark Volume 2 9-16 A Print On Demand Title
$53.99The fullest commentary ever to come out on the Gospel of Mark, this monumental work by Robert H. Gundry, reflecting years of painstaking scholarship, presents a well-argued alternative reading of the Greek text of Mark. Gundry turns from form and redaction criticism, both of which he considers largely inapplicable to Mark, to a very close reading of Mark’s text as it stands – a reading that pays special attention to such literary devices as word order, chiasm, inclusion, asyndeton, and the historical present tense.
Driving the commentary is Gundry’s provocative thesis that the Gospel of Mark constitutes a straightforward apology for the apparently shameful manner of Jesus’ death; as such Mark is essentially an evangelistic tract rather than an obliquely written handbook of Christian discipleship and church life. Besides positing this bold, seldom-defended thesis, Gundry’s commentary contains these features:
*Thoroughness of treatment, including extensive interaction with other interpretations and detailed discussions of authorship, date, etc.;
*A defense of the Papian tradition, including Mark as getting his materials from Peter;
*A rejection of the view that Mark 13 reflects the Jewish war of 66-70 C. E.
*A lengthy excursus on the Secret Gospel of Mark;
*A rejection of currently popular ironic, polemic, and other symbolic interpretations;
*New literary critical arguments supporting the view that Mark did not originally end at 16:8; and
*A massive bibliography.
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Dwelling Place For Wisdom
$35.00World-renowned philosopher of religion Raimon Panikkar sees wisdom as the art and knowledge of life and a source of happiness and joy–a dwelling place where people are blessed. In this book he discusses four major issues: an existential feminist approach to life and knowldge, a catholic and less fragmented anthropology, a recovery of the most ancient meaning of philosophy, and how to preserve one’s own identity without being shallow, indifferent, or exclusive. He provides a distinctive practical resource for individuals wanting to experience wisdom.
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How To Build An Exciting Singles Ministry
$19.99Seventy million single adults make up the largest minority in the United States–almost 40% of the adult population. With these figures in mind, the need for single adult groups should go without saying. But the need for single adult ministry in our churches is often overlooked. Now, however, Don Davidson provides a thorough, practical guide to single adult ministry and how to establish an effective one in your church. Davidson outlines the necessary steps for creating a unique singles group for new college grads, career people, widowed or divorced persons.
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