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Play With Fire
$18.99Play with Fire, the debut book by popular speaker and teacher Bianca Juarez Olthoff, is the reminder that God isn’t waiting until you have more resources or a spouse or a job so he can use you. He’s ready to use you now. Using the mythical creature, the Phoenix, which was also referenced by early church leaders, she parallels this story with God’s work in her own life, highlighting the beauty of reinvention with fire as both the impetus and the method for change. Olthoff reminds us that we serve a God who is redemptive and can take the worst situations and use them for His glory. Play With Fire is a bible-infused message that will help women discover:
*The way out of the middle is moving forward
*The personal and powerful nature of the Holy Spirit
*The power and sacrifice of transformation
*The unique calling and purpose of life involves transformationWith Olthoff’s distinct style, strong storytelling gifts, and powerful bible teaching, Play with Fire will remind readers that God has huge dreams for them. In Bianca’s words, “He’s whispering in the wind and speaking through the fire and shouting in silence the extraordinary dream He is birthing in you. His dream for you is far greater than the dream you have for yourself. It’s not your identity or income or influence that will make this happen. Like Zechariah 4:6 says, “‘It’s not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord.” It’s time to play with fire.
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Making Of A King
$14.99Information on the making of a king: the making of a king is a prerequisite to office politics. It places high premium on the processes we must go through before we get to the throne-where god wants to elevate us to. Despite the challenges in life especially the goliath challenge, god enables us to surmount all those insurmountable hurdles during our journey with him. Information on marriage is not a bed of roses: marriage is a sacred institution made by god but we humans use marriage contrary to how god designed it. Some ladies marry to please friends, prove a point to their parents, still others, marry because everybody is marrying. Some marry because they are frustrated with their growing. God created marriage for three main reasons: sharing, support and respect/honor. Information on turning failure into success: success is not something you do once but something you do repeatedly. Success is a culmination of hard work, preparation, perseverance, endurance, vision and an unremitting devotion to the things you wanna see happen. Information on things that destroy us: there are a lot of things we do that destroy us and I focused on three-bitterness, bad friends and greed. In life, never be bitter over past hurts and disappointment because it will poison every good thing that god has planted in you. Evil company corrupts good habits so do not joke with it. Never be greedy over anything in life because you will not be buried with your earthly possessions. Nothing lasts forever except god and his word.
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Dead Living Church
$14.99“The Dead-Living Church” re-defines the concept of church (the true Ekklesia), her global positioning and her responsibilities according to the original intent of God. Jesus’ declaration in Matthew 16, “I will build my church and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it” far outweighs the theological assumptions and religious beliefs about what church is supposed to be. This book is not a product of professionalism; it is a prophetic release by the Spirit of the living God. The Church is not a denominational gathering of religious people, but the Ekklesia, the people called for an assignment, the assembly of legislating on behalf of God on earth. This book will take you through a journey. Its intent assuredly will awaken your spirit man to experience a paradigm shift from ‘Churchianity’ to that which is God’s original intention.
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False Adequacy : Finding God At The End Of You
$26.65Do you consider yourself a prideful person or know someone that is? Many times, we overlook pride and don’t see it for what it is which is relying on our own strength and seeking our own way. When we do this, we reject the will of God for our lives.
In this book, the author shares his story of a time in his life that he had to deal with humility. He was forced to walk to all his destinations for a while after his car broke down and he didn’t have the money to fix it. Then, he realized that he was a very prideful person and had been living his life to please only himself and not the Lord.
He teaches the reader that we as Christians have a false perception that God wants to make us look good and this is a fallacy. The truth is that our virtues, gifts and talents have been given to us by God to glorify Himself. Not us. Once we understand this, then we can truly live in such a way to bring glory to God which in turn brings us much freedom and joy.
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Rocks Dirty Birds And Briars
$47.14In the parable of the sower, Jesus foretold all the ways the world would try to reject God’s Word. Rocks will be thrown at the righteous, dirty birds will try to steal your peace and assurance, and briars will try to choke out the clear truth with noise and confusion. Today, the rocks are hardened hearts that have turned from God, the dirty birds are enemies of the Gospel dispelling negative influences, and the briars are the media channels seeking to distract, confuse, and alarm. Satan uses these threats to scorch out, choke out, and steal away God’s Word. Yet God is unchangeable and infallible. His Word is the seed that produces truthfulness, holiness, and obedience-and we are called to plant it, nurture it, and tend it in order to have a fruitful harvest.
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2 Chairs : The Secret That Changes Everything
$34.00At one time or another we will all have troubles. Life will be crazy, painful, messy, and suddenly tragic. Often times we don’t cause it, sometimes we do. Regardless of how it arrives, it is essential to be prepared. 2 Chairs asks three vital questions: Does God know your situation? Is it too hard for Him to handle? Does He have a good plan for you? Following those questions, Beaudine offers seven practical steps in times of trouble. Readers will be equipped to walk courageously, faithfully, and cheerfully to the other side of their crisis.
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Prosecuting Jesus : Finding Christ By Putting Him On Trial
$22.00Who is Jesus? Christians have been arguing about the answer to that question since there have been Christians, and it seems unlikely that they’re going to agree on an answer anytime soon. Mark Osler, always a bit uncomfortable in church, was never able to find a Jesus that seemed real to him–until he put Jesus on trial.
Drawing on his training as a federal prosecutor and professor of law, he and a group of friends staged the trial of Jesus for their church, as though it were happening in the modern American criminal justice system. The event was so powerful that before long Osler received invitations to take it on the road. Each time he served as Christ’s prosecutor, the story of Jesus opened up to him a bit more.
Prosecuting Jesus follows Osler in this extraordinary journey of discovering himself by discovering Jesus. Juxtaposing things we rarely put together, like the passion of Christ and our ideas about capital punishment, Osler explores an active engagement between Jesus and our contemporary law and culture.
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Dead Living Church
$24.98“The Dead-Living Church” re-defines the concept of church (the true Ekklesia), her global positioning and her responsibilities according to the original intent of God. Jesus’ declaration in Matthew 16, “I will build my church and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it” far outweighs the theological assumptions and religious beliefs about what church is supposed to be. This book is not a product of professionalism; it is a prophetic release by the Spirit of the living God. The Church is not a denominational gathering of religious people, but the Ekklesia, the people called for an assignment, the assembly of legislating on behalf of God on earth. This book will take you through a journey. Its intent assuredly will awaken your spirit man to experience a paradigm shift from ‘Churchianity’ to that which is God’s original intention.
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Compassion In Practice
$16.99Jesus was a spiritual teacher who demonstrated personal and social transformation. His earliest disciples were first known not as Christians but as followers of the Way. Jesus’ Way was a spirituality of radical compassion. He taught how to love and be loved by an extravagantly compassionate God; how to cultivate love for ourselves; and how to love our neighbors by extending love to the outcasts, the offensive, and even our enemies.
Compassion in Practice is an introduction to Christian compassion. It explains not just what Christian compassion looks like but how to practice it in a world ravaged by violence, fear, and reactivity. This book teaches us how to love as Jesus loved.
Expanding on the foundation of Practicing Compassion, Frank Rogers defines the way Jesus prepared his disciples to transform hearts hardened from the assaults of life into compassionate hearts.
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Gift Of Hard Things
$20.99Introduction: The Alchemy Of Grace
1. Maddalena: The Gift Of Burnout
2. Prayer Service Disaster: The Gift Of Disappointment
3. Idiots: The Gift Of Difficult People
4. Graduation Day: The Gift Of Brokenness
5. Women In Black: The Gift Of Anger
6. Initiation: The Gift Of Powerlessness
7. The Ungrieved Grief: The Gift Of Loss
8. The Accident: The Gift Of Suffering
9. The Dark Night: The Gift Of Darkness
10. Butterflies: The Gift Of Death
Epilogue: The Art Of LivingAdditional Info
A master storyteller and spiritual director highlights the ways that we experience God in the midst of everyday difficulties, such as annoying people or failed ministry endeavors. We grow in compassion and spiritual maturity as we embrace these smaller trials.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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After College : Navigating Transitions Relationships And Faith
$18.99Author’s Note
Why This Book?Part I: Real Faith//Faithful To Christ
“Go To An Unknown Land”: Trusting A Familiar God For Unfamiliar Times
In Transition: Facing Change
Take Up Your Cross: Embracing Adversity
The Tyranny Of Choice: Making God-Honoring DecisionsPart II: Real Life//Faithful In Community
Beyond The Quad: Finding Friends
No Perfect Church: Choosing Community
People Are Strange: Preparing For Diversity
Family Matters: Relating To Parents
Twenty-Something Relationships: Navigating Sex, Dating And MarriagePart III: Real World//Faithful To Our Calling
On Purpose: Stewarding Every Area Of Our Lives For Kingdom Good
A Faith That Works: Adjusting To Our Jobs, Connecting Them To Christ
Financial Faithfulness: Managing Money
Conclusion: “The Land Is Good”: Trusting A Constant God For Dynamic Times
Acknowledgments
Appendix
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The first year out was one of the hardest years of my life. -Curt The years after college can be some of the most uncertain, unstable times of life. Recent graduates grieve the loss of community, question their place in the world and struggle to find meaningful work. It can be shocking to discover that college did not fully prepare you for the challenges you now face. “It’s much rougher than I thought. I thought things would just play out, and they didn’t. I don’t have friends, I don’t have a job and I hang out with my parents every night.” -Kate But you are not alone. For more than a decade, Erica Young Reitz has specialized in helping college seniors and recent graduates navigate the transition to post-college life. Drawing on best practices and research on senior preparedness, she offers practical tools for a life of faithfulness and flourishing during a critical, transitional time. This practical guide addresses the top issues graduates face: making decisions, finding friends, managing money, discerning your calling and much more. Discover how you can thrive beyond your undergraduate years. If you feel lost in transition, here are resources to help you flourish as a Christ-follower in a complex world.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Hearing Gods Voice Today
$18.82Practical Help for Recognizing and Listening to God’s Voice
Bestselling author James Goll takes readers on an adventure into the heart of what it means to hear God, and how to do it. Over the course of this journey, both beginners and those who have been listening to God for years will explore biblical principles about prayer, starting from square one. Real-life illustrations inspire and excite readers to have expectant hearts by learning to:
– draw near to God
– trust that he wants to speak
– overcome obstacles that block his voice
– avoid being misled by words not coming from him
– cultivate a lifestyle of hearing him
God is speaking to you–today. Grow in assurance that he wants you to hear.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Without Rival : Incomparably Made Uniquely Loved Powerfully Purposed (Reprinted)
$16.99Bold Bible Teacher Empowers Women to Live Free from Comparison and Rivalry
In this day of challenge and opportunity, women have been the victims of constant comparison and rivalry. It has robbed the church of the feminine voice and contribution that would make her strong.
In a wild, vibrant, and relatable style, Lisa challenges women to:
– embrace the fact that God loves us uniquely rather than equally
– realize their undisputed calling
– reconnect to their divine identity
– dismantle the rivalries that keep us from God’s fullness
There has never been a more desperate need for each of us to discover who and why we are a daughter without rival, loved by a God without rival, entrusted with a promise without rival, to complete an assignment without rival, that is destined for an eternity without rival.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Standing Up When Life Falls Down Around You
$18.75Compassionate and Practical Advice Helps Readers Move through Hard Times
There are things in life that knock us to the ground. The death of a loved one, the loss of a job, the betrayal of a friend, the turmoil of complex family issues. Sometimes it feels as though life is falling down around us. In those world-rocking times, we can hang on to hurts or we can surrender our pain to the One who promises us abundant life.
In this practical and encouraging book, trusted author Elizabeth B. Brown shows weary readers not only how to survive life’s difficulties but how to move beyond them to a place of strength and confidence. She shows them that they are not alone and are not destined for a life defined by the chaos of crises. Then she shows readers how to understand and accept their situation, surround themselves with people who can guide and encourage them, and grow through the process.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Who Am I
$19.99God knew you before you were formed.
Throughout their lives many people struggle to fit in, find their reason for existence, and truly know who they are in Christ. For children of God, this does not have to be the case.
There are more than one thousand names and titles in the Bible that God has given us. Studying these names provides a panoramic view of one s purpose. This understanding also causes the dawning of a new day spiritually, an awakening of immense proportion in a child of God.
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Readers will understand the meaning of their God-given names and titles, boldly affirm This is who God says I am!, and reflect this confidence in their daily lives.”Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Controlling The Tongue
$15.99The words we speak have power. Often the consequences of our careless words are far reaching and eternal. At one time or another we all have experienced saying something in a moment that takes hours (or weeks or a lifetime) to make right.
In his engaging teaching style, Dr. R. T. Kendall helps you learn how to take control of the words you speak. He brings you straight to the Bible to identify characters who spoke without thinking as examples of how not to do things, demonstrating conclusively through their lives that, even when you fail, God will use you as He used them.
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Disciples Making Discples
$17.00Disciples Making Disciples: Guide for Covenant Discipleship Groups and Class Leaders, by Steven W. Manskar is for pastors, Covenant Discipleship group members, and class leaders. It provides information needed to organize the ministry, form groups, write a covenant, lead a meeting, support groups so they help the congregation live out its mission of making disciples for the transformation of the world. The book also describes the office of class leaders and how to introduce this powerful disciple-making office to the congregation.
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When You Cant Pray Second Edition
$13.99We encounter many obstacles to prayer, some the result of crises life dumps on us, others because of obstacles we make ourselves. However, the inability to pray doesn’t make us inadequate Christians.
Al Truesdale identifies the various hindrances to a life of prayer and offers practical alternatives rooted in biblical scholarship that will help us discard discouragement. When You Can’t Pray will help you move forward armed with more faithful, more accurate interpretations of difficult scriptures and circumstances of life.
This second edition contains updated source material, relevant references to current events, and two brand-new chapters.
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Kingdom Of God In You
$11.99Kingdom of God in You, is a unfold revelation of God’s blessing and deposit in your life. This book Kingdom Of God In You contents the mysteries of the kingdom of God and how to receive the kingdom as well. This book explains how you can discover your kingdom, rule here as King of your Kingdom and enjoy the kingdom blessings. As the word of God declares that as God is in heaven even so shall we be on earth. God rules in heaven as the King of glory and has given you the earth to rule in glory as his son and that will make him the King of Kings but you cannot rule without discovering your kingdom. So this book the Kingdom of God In You contents the unfold mysteries of the kingdom of God as deposited in your life. Jesus said that the kingdom of God will not come with observation, but that the kingdom is in you already, so read this book to discover your kingdom and save yourself from serving as a servant in another man’s kingdom.
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Mueve Montanas – (Spanish)
$15.99John Eldredge, autor bestselling del New York Times ofrece una guia paso a paso hacia una oracion eficaz.
Los discipulos le preguntaron a Jesus !ensenanos como orar!. La mayoria de cristianos-la gran mayoria de gente-quiere orar y en verdad oran, pero no se sienten confiados en el proceso. Este libro ofrece una guia paso a paso a traves de diversas ocasiones en las que las oraciones pueden ser aplicadas, incluyendo el fundamento biblico que respalda la tecnica, anecdotas alentadoras y modelos de oraciones. Durante veinte anos, John Eldredge ha ensenado a la gente como orar y ha tenido resultados asombrosos. Por su experiencia, el conoce lo que se interpone en el camino de un oracion eficaz y como ayudar a la gente hacia una oracion realmente efectiva.
Este libro inicia con un replanteamiento libertador acerca de que es la oracion. La mayoria de cristianos sostienen el equivocado concepto de que la oracion es esencialmente pedirle a Dios que intervenga. Esta suposicion ha llevado a una confusion y dolor incalculables a muchos que hacen sus peticiones pero Dios parece no escuchar… o no le importa. Mientras Jesus dijo a sus discipulos Te dare las llaves del reino de los cielos; todo lo que ates en la tierra quedara atado en el cielo, y todo lo que desates en la tierra quedara desatado en el cielo (Mateo 16.19 NVI). Cuando actuamos desde nuestra posicion de autoridad en Cristo, abordamos la oracion con mucho mas seguridad. Asi como un padre espera que sus hijos crezcan y puedan vestirse ellos mismos y conseguir un empleo, Dios no quiere que sus hijos sean tan simples con respecto a algo tan esencial como la oracion. La oracion madura es una relacion de companerismo con Dios para llevar a cabo las cosas.
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God At Work
$18.99Discover God’s assignment for you at work. Live each day with purpose. This one statement describes the driving force behind Ken Costa’s foundational book God at Work. Millions of Christians go to work each day and face a seeming divide between the sacred and the secular. They wrestle with the dichotomy of being compassionate in a competitive environment. Does God care about the 40 hours we spend at our office every week? In God at Work, while reflecting on his own experiences in the workplace, Costa says the answer is a resounding “yes”. God does care and He not only wants to be intimately involved He wants to inhabit our workplace. Costa asserts you were made by Him, you are loved by Him, and you are called by Him. God at Work proves faith and work can be reconciled. God at Work highlights the main “Pressure Points” faced by every working person:
*Does my work matter to God?
*How am I to handle ambition and failure?
*Facing tough decisions
*Stewardship of money and givingAfter decades of rumination on this very thought, Costa shows how God himself is at work and has been since the creation. He invented work. He is active and understands the nature of work. God at Work encourage readers to transform their work station into a “worship station”. Young or old, this timeless message will inspire each of us to truly live each day with purpose.
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Heavens Court System
$16.23God said the heavenly court, whenever that popped up God said court is now in session. I don’t care where you are in the things of God there are things about to open up like never before for the body of Christ. Decisions are about to be made specifically for your benefit hallelujah. Do you believe there’s power in prophetic? There’s power in prophetic decrees hallelujah. Part of the heavenly court is decreeing.
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Rewriting Your Broken Story
$18.9912 Chapters
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How do you fix a broken story? In this fallen world, life is not how we thought it would be. Jobs vanish, relationships crumble, health fails. How do we find the hope to persevere? We can make sense of our broken stories by setting them in the context of a larger and greater story. Kenneth Boa shows how God can transform our lives with an eternal perspective, when we live with the end in mind. In light of eternity, our struggles are temporary and our plot twists are not fatal. We are hard-wired by God with eternity in our hearts, and that longing gives us purpose, blesses others and helps us make a permanent mark on the world. Knowing our future is crucial to living our present. When we set our stories within his great story, we learn to live with a heavenly perspective and follow it all the way home.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Know Your Why
$19.99Are you working for cash, a career, a cause-or a calling? “Why do you do what you do?” People work for a variety of reasons. For many, the primary purpose of their work is cash. Their principal motivation is the paycheck that funds their everyday needs. Their work is a means to an end. Others are motivated by ambitions for a career, to move up the professional ladder and expand their experience, becoming more skilled in a particular area. Still others work for a cause, believing in the wider purpose of their work, attempting to make a difference in the world-to leave a mark in some way. All of these are legitimate motivations. However, missing from all three is any sense of the value of work itself. The focus is on the output of the workplace, rather than valuing the input. What we need is calling. Those who see their work as a calling experience a rich integration in their lives. They sense a purpose, a direction to their activities. Work has intrinsic meaning, rather than being simply a means to an end. In many ways this is precisely what the Spirit of God does in our lives. When we are in the flow of the Spirit, we are cooperating fully in our God-given callings. When people embrace their callings, they love their work, can manage inevitable tensions that arise, and are welcomed by their colleagues, who sense that there is something beyond the cash or career objectives. But how do we get there? Know Your Why is written with one objective: to help you find your life’s calling so that you can be more satisfied, fulfilled, and happier at work. “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit-fruit that will last.” -John 15:16 NIV
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How To Survive A Shipwreck
$18.99Life is turbulent. On that, we can all agree. Disappointed dreams, broken relationships, identity crises, vocational hang-ups, wounds from the past-there are so many ways life can send us crashing up against the rocks.
In this deeply personal book, Jonathan Martin draws from his own stories of failure and loss to find the love that can only be discovered on the bottom. How to Survive a Shipwreck is an invitation to trust the goodness of God and the resilience of your soul. Jonathan’s clarion call is this: No matter how hard you’ve fallen, no matter how much you’ve been hurt, help is on the way-just when you need it most.
With visionary artistry and pastoral wisdom, Jonathan Martin reveals what we’ll need to make it through those uncharted waters, how we can use these defining experiences to live out of our depths, and why it will then become impossible to go back to the half-life we once lived.
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Whatever The Cost
$16.99Are You Ready to Live With a Full-Throttle Faith?
This trade paper edition follows the story of entrepreneurial twin brothers, David and Jason Benham, from their formative years in professional baseball to their rise as owners of a multi-million dollar business empire to securing an HGTV reality series. It’s a journey where the brothers learned how they must die to their dreams not just once, but twice-as they walked away from professional baseball careers and later as their television series was stripped away from them. These experiences helped them realize that the key to powerful living is found when we die to our dreams and face our fears, and choose to live powerfully through it all. The biblical principles they implemented to guide their lives are what give us the courage to stand for what is right.
The book will expand on principles such as:
*Be a Fountain to Others and not a Drain
*Produce More in Value than You Receive
*Work to Your Ability and not Your Pay
*Breathe Life into All Situations
*Hold to a Standard of Disciplined Living
*Find Your Greatest Blessings on the Other Side of Your Greatest FearsAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Gods Outrageous Claims
$18.99God’s astounding claims about himself and his work on our behalf are embedded throughout the pages of Scripture. He sees potential in us that we don’t see in our wildest dreams. He sees qualities that we don’t think we can ever achieve. He has faith in us that we lack in ourselves. But when we know and fully understand what He has promised, we are liberated to grow in virtue, live out our faith as an adventure, relate to others with authenticity, earn a living with integrity, and make a difference in our culture-all through his power. Lee Strobel’s insights into the benefits of living as a fully devoted follower of Christ are refreshing and powerfully relevant. Using true stories, including his own, he shows that Christianity really works, that we really can live transformed, authentic, and effective lives – and that God’s promises and power are very real and very true.
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Living Among Lions
$16.99Meet Daniel. A Transformed Man Who Transformed His World. What does an ancient Jewish prophet have to do with modern America? What, if anything, can we learn from a man who lived 2,400 years ago as a captive in the land we now call Iraq? As it turns out, quite a bit. David and Jason Benham are convinced the biblical example of Daniel holds the keys to contemporary Christians living victoriously in a world increasingly hostile to people of faith. Like Daniel, many believers today find themselves in an unfriendly environment, one opposed to the God they serve. Yet, like Daniel, they must learn how to take a stand while serving the people around them. Living Among Lions is for Christian brothers and sisters who have the potential to transform their world but find themselves standing in the shadows wondering how to respond in an unfriendly environment. Divided into three sections, Living Among Lions covers three distinct characteristics that made Daniel strong: Conviction, Commitment, and Courage. Daniel possessed all of these qualities and lived them out. As a result, God gave him unprecedented favor and supernatural power. A mere slave living in exile, Daniel emerged as one of the most powerful men in the known world. Daniel’s conviction, commitment, and courage empowered him not merely to survive in Babylon but to thrive. He did not conform to his world; he transformed his world.
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Drawing Of This Love
$19.99Embark on a journey of spiritual growth with Julian of Norwich as your guide. Popular retreat leader and former monk Robert Fruehwirth explores the stages of faith development using Julian’s Revelations of Divine Love, inviting readers into a deeper, more honest and grounded faith
Julian of Norwich is an ideal companion for personal spiritual growth because her mystical experiences led her to a kind of faith that makes sense to 21st century Christians — a God of unconditional love, of merciful compassion and honesty, and radical belief in the goodness of creation and humanity. Her example provides a map for a faith journey from initial trust, through critical questions and struggle, to resolution – a pattern many experience today.
Fans of Julian will find this a fresh and different exposition of her work, combining the commonly understood teachings of Julian with an exploration of what happens when we try to live them.
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Lyrics From An Old Soul
$18.73Short Story Collection The Dream Hanger covers the lives of three young females who each come from very different backgrounds, yet life has ironically brought them to the same place. As each character struggles to pick up the pieces of life, God’s purpose and plan for them becomes all the more real. By trashing their plans, they begin to pick up their dreams and live again. Are you who you are because of what you are? Or are you what you are because of who you are? Is a piece that deals with the lives of two young men, each thoroughly a victim of their own society. Growing up in the city streets, they each become products of what they see. Through a few bad decisions and wrong turns, they each find the path that God has for them on a road to discovering the meaning of life, friendship, and forgiveness. Runaway Home is about the life of a young girl who has the misfortune of witnessing a terrible incident as a child. This incident spiritually scars her, and causes her to have a skewed outlook on life. As time wears on, it’s through the after math of this very incident that she will find ambition, life, and love, proving yet again that everything can be used for the glory of God. Even with all of her attempts to escape her pain, God brings her back to purpose.
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Moments With Martin Luther
$18.00“How do we preach in a way that affirms Christian theology while also honoring the insights of other faith traditions?” “How do we preach about and help create genuine Christian community in a social networking culture?”
Questions Preachers Ask examines many questions that are on the minds of preachers today, questions that focus on how to preach the gospel in a culture where biblical knowledge cannot be presumed and where the Bible is often viewed as untrustworthy. Well-known preachers, scholars, and authors, including Barbara Brown Taylor, Gail O’Day, Anna Carter Florence, Richard Lischer, Cleo LaRue, and Thomas Lynch, provide the answers.
This book, compiled to honor writer, preacher, teacher, and scholar Thomas G. Long at the end of his teaching career, addresses practical questions such as “How do we proclaim the good news to young adults who are on the margins of church or have left it?” and “How do we preach to faith communities that are highly diverse?” Perfect for preachers at any stage of their ministry, these essays offer hope and guidance for handling the difficult task of preaching in today’s congregations.
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Blessing Of Humility
$14.99We all admire humility when we see it. But how do we practice it? How does humility?the foundational virtue of the normal Christian life?become a normal part of our everyday lives?
Jerry Bridges sees in the Beatitudes a series of blessings from Jesus, a pattern for humility in action. Starting with poverty in spirit?an acknowledgment that in and of ourselves we are incapable of living holy lives pleasing to God?and proceeding through our mourning over personal sin, our hunger and thirst for righteousness, our experience of persecutions large and small, and more, we discover that humility is itself a blessing: At every turn, God is present to us, giving grace to the humble and lifting us up to blessing.
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Invitation To A Journey (Expanded)
$20.99M. Robert Mulholland Jr. defines spiritual formation as “the process of being formed in the image of Christ for the sake of others.” Compact and solid, this definition encompasses the dynamics of a vital Christian life and counters our culture’s tendency to make spirituality a trivial matter or reduce it to a private affair between “me and Jesus.” In Invitation to a Journey, Mulholland helps Christians new and old to understand that we become like Christ gradually, not instantly. Not every personality is suited to an early morning quiet time, so Mulholland frees different personality types to express their piety differently. He reviews the classical spiritual disciplines and demonstrates the importance of undertaking our spiritual journey with (and for the sake of) others. This road map for spiritual formation is profoundly biblical and down to earth. In the finest tradition of spiritual literature, it is a vital help to Christians at any stage of their journey. This edition is revised and expanded by Ruth Haley Barton with a new foreword, practices and study guide.
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Beloved Mess (Reprinted)
$13.99God’s Empowering Love for Us in the Midst of Our Mess
Life is messy. And Christians are not exempt. Unfortunately, this is not the message we tend to hear. We’re told to be moral, look good, and set a positive example. After all, we’re the only Jesus some people see–so we better make him look good. That’s a heavy burden. And so we work feverishly to hide our messes from each other and from God for fear of judgment . . . all the while wondering how we can ever be loved.
But Christianity is not about being less of a mess. It’s about admitting that we need to be saved “from” trying to clean ourselves up. In “Beloved Mess,” author and blogger Kimm Crandall frees Christians to live with the assurance that God loves us right here, right now. He’s not waiting for us to clean up our act before we’re worthy to come to him. He wants us to stop trying to fix the mess so that we can allow him to wash it away for us.
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Walking To Jerusalem
$21.99Small beginnings. Detours along the way. Questions about how and when God is going to fulfill His purposes. We know the end of David’s story, but David only knew it step by step. Like us, he had to follow God’s path even when it seemed too slow. He had to believe that realizing our life’s purpose is only the beginning of our calling, not the culmination of it. He had to trust that God sometimes allows years to go by between an anointing and a crown.
In Walking to Jerusalem, Dr. Chris Hill travels through the twelve cities that shaped David’s life and explores what those places mean in light of God’s calling to us. Dr. Hill also walks with us through the “cities” in his own remarkable story. Along the way, you will discover, or reawaken, your own unique calling. You will more fully understand the places you have already traveled, become attuned to the spiritual city where God has you now, and be better equipped for where God is leading you.
Walking to Jerusalem reminds us that where we start does not determine where we end up. Each step we take is a part of who we will become. So journey with David from his Bethlehem beginnings to his Jerusalem home. Discover with this shepherd boy that destiny is never just a destination. It’s a process God uses to shape who He has called us to be.
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Pursuing God : A Reckless Irrational Obsessed Love Thats Dying To Bring Us
$18.99Is God lost?
Many of us feel that way. It’s as if God’s gone missing, out in the universe somewhere-and we must pick up the hunt, following any trail of breadcrumbs he may have left to go out and find him. We speak of “searching for God,” “exploring spirituality,” and “finding faith.”
But what if we have it backward? What if God is the one pursuing us? What if our job is not to go out and find God, but simply to stop running and hiding? Not to earn God’s love, but to receive it? Not to turn on the light, but to step out of the shadows?
Jesus reveals a God on the prowl, pursuing us, hunting down his world for reconciliation. And the question we’re left with is not whether we’ve pursued hard enough, searched long enough, or jumped high enough . . .
The question is, “Do we want to be found?”
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Come With Me
$17.64Proverbs 31 Author Calls Women to a Revolutionary Faith
What if there was a real-life invitation to a lifetime of unexpected destinations and adventure? What if your faith was the key?
In her warm, conversational way, Proverbs 31 author Suzie Eller shows how your faith is just that. How when you take a step away from the uncertainty, the to-do list, the busy life, the worries and excuses, you take a step toward the One who promises to delight and surprise. Who brings you deeper than you ever thought possible.
Two thousand years ago, 12 men answered the call to follow a man they hardly knew–and they were changed in ways they never imagined. Today that same invitation echoes across history, beckoning you to an adventure that will spill into every aspect of your faith and life. Come with Me. Will you say yes?
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Stronghold Of Jezebel
$14.98Introduction
The Jezebel Spirit
In The Beginning
The Wedding
The Ministry
The End Of Jezebel’s Reign
Characteristics Of Jezebel
Happily Ever After
About The Author
Recommended BooksAdditional Info
This is a book that God has laid on my heart for some time now. I believe that both men and women have dealt firsthand with a spirit called Jezebel. I’m talking about more than just a distant spirit in the Church. I was actually married to this foul spirit. This is a true story of my personal life. I really was married to a woman with a Jezebel spirit. I will tell you the story but will omit the names of people because we don’t deal with flesh and blood but principalities and powers of wickedness in high places. I will start out this book with a chapter that gives some scriptural basis on the spirit of Jezebel and characteristics of this spirit. Then I will write the story referring to many if not all of the characteristics of the Jezebel spirit. I know some people will really get stirred and lash out at me, but until you walk a mile in my shoes, who are you to judge? This book will be controversial, and if you know me at all, I thrive in controversy.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Created In The Image Of God
$13.26When we live and think according to how God created us, it promotes mental and physical health. This book gives scientific evidence of how our thoughts affect our health and happiness. Scriptures are given that tells us how God wants us to think and science gives evidence of our physical and mental health when we live as God created us, with a mind of love and hope. Also given is how our mental and physical health is affected when we do not live and think in accordance to the way God created us. If we live with fear, worry, anxiety, or anger, it can be toxic to our health.
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Christianity Explored Leaders Kit (Teacher’s Guide)
$59.99Kit Includes:
Christianity Explored DVD
Christianity Explored Leader’s Guide
Christianity Explored Handbook
Quick Start Guide
Video Download CardAdditional Info
This stunning new look Christianity Explored contains the same trusted content. Christianity Explored gives people time and space to discover the best news they’ve ever heard. Over seven interactive sessions, as they explore Mark’s Gospel, people find out who Jesus is, what he achieved, and what it means for us today. The course is very flexible. You can use it one-to-one, or in larger groups, in churches, or in homes.This brand new Leader’s Kit contains everything you need to run your course – a revised Leader’s handbook that’s more concise and user-friendly, a guest handbook, a DVD and a code to download digital copies of the video sessions.
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Christianity Explored Handbook
$4.99Introduction
1. What Are We Doing Here?
2. Who Is Jesus?
3. Why Did Jesus Come?
4. Why Did Jesus Die?
5. Why Did Jesus Rise?
6. How Can God Accept Us?
Day Away Part 1: How Will We Respond?
Day Away Part 2: What Do We Want Jesus To Do For Us?
Day Away Part 3: What Choices Will We Make?
7. What Does It Mean To Follow Jesus?Additional Info
This stunning new look Christianity Explored contains the same trusted content. Christianity Explored gives people time and space to discover the best news they’ve ever heard. Over seven interactive sessions, as they explore Mark’s Gospel, people find out who Jesus is, what he achieved, and what it means for us today. The course is very flexible. You can use it one-to-one, or in larger groups, in churches, or in homes.This new look, easy-to-use guest Handbook contains everything a participant needs for the course sign and features a section on the reliability of Mark’s Gospel.
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Cruciform Church : Becoming A Cross Shaped People In A Secular World (Expanded)
$24.98“This new edition of The Cruciform Church finds Churches of Christ at a quite different place than they were sixteen years ago when the book was first released. On the one hand, our culture is more clearly post-modern and post-Christian. All of the Christian players today are finding themselves cultural outsiders, much like the earliest Christians. We are waking up to the reality that we are in a missionary situation in our own culture, and this is forcing us (slowly, by fits and starts) to rethink our priorities and our mission. On the other hand, Churches of Christ themselves are engaging more and more in the kind of healthy theological rethinking that this book called for back in 1990. Many congregations are shedding the sectarian or exclusivist outlook, gaining new appreciation for their heritage, refocusing on the central doctrines of the faith, and entering into serious dialogue about carrying out the mission of God in this new time…Perhaps this new edition can continue to provide stimulus and guidance as the adventure continues. Toward that end, this edition contains a new chapter, “Last(ing) Things,” that seeks to show the close relationship between eschatology and discipleship, between one’s view of the coming kingdom of God and the cruciform life.” – From Allen’s Preface to the Revised Edition
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Medieval Wisdom For Modern Christians
$30.00Most evangelical accounts of church history tend to leave out the medieval period. Tapping into current evangelical ancient-future interests, church historian Chris Armstrong introduces the riches of the medieval church, helping contemporary Christians discover authentic faith and renewal in a forgotten era. Armstrong explores key ideas, figures, and movements from the Middle Ages in conversation with C. S. Lewis and other thinkers, making medieval wisdom accessible and edifying for today’s church.
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Walking Worthy Of My Calling
$38.60Inspired by Ephesians 4:1-3 Walking Worthy of My Calling is a spiritual guide book that invites each reader to journey back to the likeness of God – humanity’s original state and fullest potential. Separated into 3 sections – The Calling, Worth, and Walking – each develops on the one before to offer psychological, theological and philosophical wisdom and understanding with practical application. All with the goal of enhancing this life journey, maximizing our intimacy with God and our fellow creation, uncovering one’s purpose, and intentionally living in the light of our true potential. The author prays that each chapter will ignite an awareness of the Call and affirm your commitment to keep walking.
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Walking Worthy Of My Calling
$15.93Inspired by Ephesians 4:1-3 Walking Worthy of My Calling is a spiritual guide book that invites each reader to journey back to the likeness of God – humanity’s original state and fullest potential. Separated into 3 sections – The Calling, Worth, and Walking – each develops on the one before to offer psychological, theological and philosophical wisdom and understanding with practical application. All with the goal of enhancing this life journey, maximizing our intimacy with God and our fellow creation, uncovering one’s purpose, and intentionally living in the light of our true potential. The author prays that each chapter will ignite an awareness of the Call and affirm your commitment to keep walking.
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Deeper Journey : The Spirituality Of Discovering Your True Self
$20.99As you journey deeper in the Christian pilgrimage, you come to realize that the Christian life is more than merely replicating particular spiritual disciplines or practices. You begin to understand that at the core of Christian faith is the transformation of your very identity. M. Robert Mulholland Jr. exposes the false selves that you may be tempted to hide behind and helps you to instead discover the true self that comes from being hidden with Christ in God. If the goal of the Christian journey is Christlikeness, then you must reckon with the unhealthy ways that you root your sense of being in things other than God. Along the way, you will discover a growing sense of intimacy and abandonment to God. Not only will you encounter the joy of discovering your own self, you will also find a greater love for others and compassion for the world. The expanded edition includes a study guide for individual reflection or group discussion.
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From Butterflies To Caterpillars
$14.98It’s a known fact that most butterflies struggle getting their wings. It seems as if the pain of leaving the cocoon is oftentimes just too much to bear. However, without this experience, the butterfly will never gain the strength to fly. So even in the midst of all of the pain and strife, the butterfly presses on. But what happens to the butterflies that don’t leave the cocoon? Do they just go back to being plain old caterpillars? Or due to the absence of their wings, do they become crippled for life? If truth be told, most people float through life just like this. With the pain of the past just harboring too close to home, many people stumble through life too afraid to step over their failures, to cut ties with their pain, or even to fly by their heartaches. But no matter how hard they try to avoid confronting these issues, they can never grow into the person that God has called them to be without it. As I turned this truth into reality, I began to write this piece. This book deals with the lives of two young ladies (Taja and Nicki) who come from very different backgrounds. Just as butterflies struggle to leave the cocoon, both of these young ladies are struggling to press their way through life. They’ve allowed their past situations to cripple them in their growth emotionally, and in their walk with God, spiritually. Through an unusual twist of events, both Taja and Nicki will learn that both redemption and love are possible for those who believe. As the story unfolds, they’ll finally learn how it feels to spread their wings and fly.
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Restoring Your Vision
$16.99The story of Blind Bartimaeus offers hope. Scripture often says Jesus was ‘moved with compassion.’ This miracle, and many others, were demonstrations of love. They were statements that:
* People have value.
* God is good.
* He cares about us.Bartimaeus’ story is a moving drama of how God cares about humanity. It is more than just a blind man who recovered his sight. In this story God reveals something about His nature and character, and His path to our wholeness.
Like the opening melody of a great musical score, this story gives way to layers of truths that God has built into the text. With each line there is a new stanza that builds upon the previous melody. In the end, a grand chorus climaxes to a tremendous crescendo.
Two basic lessons apply.
First, the underlying concept or truth that is the basis for this story. God wants us to know:
* Something about Him.
* Something about us.
* Something about life.Second, like the ‘movements’ of a great musical masterpiece, these truths build with each new verse.
In the end, we see a series of basic steps whereby we can regain our vision and become whole.
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Lave A Lo Milagroso – (Spanish)
$10.00Unlocking the Miraculous contains power-filled chapters such as Prayer that Opens Doors, Praying Under an Open Heaven and Prayer that Releases the Miraculous and much more. It is studded with spiritual truths and the insights of a man who knows that there are no limits to what God can do if we, his children, come before him in prayer. For the author, the only thing worse than prayer-less-ness is prayer without expectation. Intercession is not a human invention; it is God’s idea. He has called us to partner with him in prayer, believing in faith. This book is for those who desire to enter into this divine partnership and join the prayer revolution.
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Unlocking The Miraculous
$10.00Unlocking the Miraculous contains power-filled chapters such as Prayer that Opens Doors, Praying Under an Open Heaven and Prayer that Releases the Miraculous and much more. It is studded with spiritual truths and the insights of a man who knows that there are no limits to what God can do if we, his children, come before him in prayer. For the author, the only thing worse than prayer-less-ness is prayer without expectation. Intercession is not a human invention; it is God’s idea. He has called us to partner with him in prayer, believing in faith. This book is for those who desire to enter into this divine partnership and join the prayer revolution.
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