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Author : William H Willimon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781791018894
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (188 download)
Download or read book God Turned Toward Us written by William H Willimon and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflections on the words the church uses to communicate the faith.
Author : Bishop William H. Willimon
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1791018904
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (91 download)
Download or read book God Turned Toward Us written by Bishop William H. Willimon and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talk the talk and walk the walk. The challenge of the Christian life is learning to talk Christian. Somebody has got to tell us, give us the words that open the door to the faith called Christian. Each of us is due the delight of discovery that in submitting to God’s talk to us. God Turned Toward Us: The ABCs of Christian Faith is organized by the words the church teaches us to use to talk about ordinary life apprehended by a God who is Jesus Christ–short, meditative reflections upon key concepts that guide Christians, new or longstanding. Praise for God Turned Towards Us “Reading God Turned Towards Us is like walking through a diamond mine. The opening segment on “Abortion” is itself worth the price of the book! Consider these gems: On the Cross: “The cross is a mirror that reflects who we really are as well as a window where we are given a privileged look into the heart of who God is.” On Sanctification: “The Gospels depict the disciples on a continual road trip. They journey, not only step-by-step closer to Jerusalem but also day-by day closer to Christ, that is, sanctification.” --Mike Lowry, Resident Bishop of the Central Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church God Turned Toward Us: The ABCs of Christian Faith is no ordinary book about Christian beliefs and practices. Rather, it is a sometimes jarring, always interesting, consistently insightful, and persistently provocative invitation to “talk the talk and walk the walk” of Christian discipleship. Addressing topics from A (Abortion) to Z (Zaccheus), Bishop Willimon prods us to listen more attentively to the God who continues to speak amid the confusion and turmoil of our times. This is a valuable resource for individuals and groups who genuinely want to hear a word from the Lord. --Kenneth Carder, Retired Bishop of The United Methodist Church
Author : David F. Wells
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 9780801097003
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Turning to God written by David F. Wells and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does a person have to "convert" to be a Christian? Or can one merely "follow" Jesus by studying Scripture? Does the Bible ever say that conversion is necessary? Or is it a development of the church? Turning to God explores these fundamental questions about regeneration and conversion, distinguishing Christianity from every other faith as one in which conversion is unique, supernatural, and necessary for salvation. In it you will find a clear, thoughtful, balanced discussion of the Christian conversion experience, including its history, controversy, and scriptural basis. Anyone who has marveled at the mystery of how and why we turn to God, along with those skeptical of religious conversion, will find themselves challenged and encouraged by this thorough treatment of one of the fundamentals of the Christian faith.
Author : Tony Evans
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0802487734
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (24 download)
Download or read book America written by Tony Evans and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can YOU help bring hope to our nation? At a time when it seems that our nation is toppling over—morally, culturally, economically, and politically—you may be asking this question: Is there any hope for America? Dr. Tony Evans says YES. In America: Turning a Nation to God, Dr. Evans helps Christians understand that at the core, America's problems are spiritual. And, God and His rule are America's only hope. As His people, God is calling us to return to Him in humility and repentance, to submit to His rule and authority. Only as we commit to doing so, individually and collectively, will we realize that hope. We hold within the collective body of Christ not only the power but also the capacity to put our country back on the path of ascendancy. This straight-forward teaching, when embraced by believers in our nation, will usher in the greatest revival in American history.
Author : Kay Arthur
Publisher : WaterBrook
ISBN 13 : 0307458725
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Turning Your Heart Toward God written by Kay Arthur and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover What It Really Means to Be Blessed In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus identified attitudes that bring God's favor: weeping over sin, demonstrating meekness, showing mercy, nurturing peace, and more. Some of these phrases have become so familiar that we've lost sight of their meaning. In this powerful study, you will gain a fresh understanding of what it looks like to align your life with God's priorities. Here you will discover anew why the word blessed mean walking the fulness and satisfaction of God, no matter your circumstances. As you look closely at the meaning behind each of the Beatitudes, you will see how these truths can shape your choices every day--and bring you closer to the heart of God. 40 Minutes a Week Could Change Your Life! The 40-Minute Bible Studies series from the teaching team at Precept Ministries International tackles the topics that matter to you. These inductive study guides, designed to be completed in just six 40-minute lessons with no homework required, help you discover for yourself what God says and how it applies to your life today. With the leader’s notes and Bible passages included right in the book, each self-contained study is a powerful resource for personal growth and small-group discussion.
Author : Jerry Smith
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1607998203
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Does God Give Us More Than We Can Bear? written by Jerry Smith and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The child of a raped housekeeper who was deaf, mute, and poor, Jerry Smith had trouble before he even started. Does God Give Us More Than We Can Bear? takes readers through disappointments and failures as Jerry does his best to battle overwhelming odds with a deck seemingly stacked against him. Did God give Jerry more than he could bear? As an aging Jerry ponders this very question, he is diagnosed with an untreatable and terminal lung disease. With nowhere left to turn and a deadline with fate, God then reveals his plan for Jerry's life. Now, cured of his previously incurable disease but still suffering the damage caused, Jerry has been given new direction and shares with readers his struggles, stories, and wisdom. In these recollections, he reveals hope, a light for the darkest days, years, and even decades. Jerry's story is the perfect example of how God will use anything for good, even when it seems most unlikely. He now lives to share his story, the hope he has, and how the lessons he learned can change lives.
Author : Saint Ḟeofan (Bishop of Tambov and Shatsk)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781888212228
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Turning the Heart to God written by Saint Ḟeofan (Bishop of Tambov and Shatsk) and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A manual of true spiritual transformation in a world of often cheap grace. A classic book by St. Theophan the Recluse.
Author : Susan M. Shaw
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813172853
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book God Speaks to Us, Too written by Susan M. Shaw and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showing that Southern Baptist women are more complex and rebellious than outsiders might think, the author presents the views of more than 150 women, often using their own words, and finds in them an unshakable belief that God speaks as directly to them as to any pastor.
Author : Esther Fleece Allen
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310344778
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book No More Faking Fine written by Esther Fleece Allen and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. If you've ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it is to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. When life hurts, we often feel pressure--from others and ourselves--to keep it together, suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who lovingly invites us to give honest voice to our emotions when life hits hard. For most of her life, Esther Fleece Allen believed she could bypass the painful emotions of her broken past by shutting them down altogether. She was known as an achiever and an overcomer on the fast track to success. But in silencing her pain, she robbed herself of the opportunity to be healed. Maybe you've done the same. Esther's journey into healing began when she discovered that God has given us a real-world way to deal with raw emotions and an alternative to the coping mechanisms that end up causing more pain. It's called lament--the gut-level, honest prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never wastes. No More Faking Fine is your permission to lament, taking you on a journey down the unexpected pathway to true intimacy with God. Drawing from careful biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals how to use God's own language to come closer to him as he leads us through our pain to the light on the other side, teaching you that: We are robbing ourselves of a divine mystery and a divine intimacy when we pretend to have it all together God does not expect us to be perfect; instead, he meets us where we are There is hope beyond your heartache, disappointment, and grief Like Esther, you'll soon find that when one person stops faking fine, it gives everyone else permission to do the same.
Author : Bishop William H. Willimon
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1791008062
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Preachers Dare written by Bishop William H. Willimon and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preachers Dare is adapted from Will Willimon’s Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale and is inspired by a quote from the great theologian Karl Barth. In a world in which sermons too often become hackneyed conventional wisdom or tame common sense, preachers dare to speak about the God who speaks to us as Jesus Christ. Willimon draws upon his decades of preaching, as well as his many books on the practice of homiletics, to present a bold theology of preaching. This work emphasizes preaching as a distinctively theological endeavor that begins with and is enabled by God. God speaks, preachers dare to speak the speech of God, and the church dares to listen. By moving from the biblical text to the contemporary context, preachers dare to speak up for God so that God might speak today. With fresh biblical insights, creativity and pointed humor, Willimon gives today’s preachers and congregations encouragement to speak with the God who has so graciously and effusively spoken to us.
Author : Dean O Webb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780991480524
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (85 download)
Download or read book U-Turn to God written by Dean O Webb and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, you will read testimonies of broken lives that have been changed by the power of God. Addiction knows no boundaries. Some Faith Farm Ministries' students have been abused, broken, prostituted, or convicted as criminals; some having served prison time. Others come as children from loving homes and a church background, but were sidetracked into drugs and alcohol by peer pressure. Some have been upstanding citizens who were involved in some kind of accident or sustained an injury that led to an addiction to prescription pain medicines and have lost everything. Others have been very well off financially and had their lives destroyed because of their addictions. Regardless of their circumstances, they have made a complete "U-TURN" in their lives. These are stories of lives transformed by the power of unconditional love and the grace of God. Dean Webb has done an excellent job of bringing a book to the reader that testifies of the grace, mercy, and goodness of the Lord, as He stands waiting, with open arms, to welcome home His prodigal sons and daughters, whose lives have been shattered by addiction. This book is a celebration of all who have passed through the gates of Faith Farm Ministries and were set free by the power of Almighty God. No one who made a choice to socially use a mood-altering substance intended to become addicted to it. Addiction is destructive for families, friends, finance, relationships, jobs, health, and really, anything that a person holds dear to their heart, including his own life, if he does not get help. An old Japanese proverb says, "First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man." The same can be true for any mood-altering substance, when a man or a woman has an addictive personality. Webster's New World Dictionary defines rehabilitation as, "to restore to rank, reputation, etc., which one has lost; to put back in good condition." Faith Farm Ministries is NOT committed to putting "back in good condition." We are committed to regeneration. Webster's defines regeneration as, "spiritually reborn; renewed; to cause to be spiritually reborn; to be made anew." No one can argue that addiction is now at epidemic levels. Everyone knows someone; a loved one, a neighbor, a co-worker or friend who has addiction issues. Overcoming codependency can be as difficult a challenge as overcoming an addiction. Faith Farm lives out its purpose for our students daily: "Restoring Hope... One Life at a Time" and these are their stories. Please enjoy reading them.
Author : Dennis L. Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780817018085
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)
Download or read book To Live in God written by Dennis L. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The main thing is to have God; to live in God; to have God live in usƒ‚‚]ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚] that is the blessed life." So declared the founder of the Social Gospel, and so forms the hearts of this inspirational collection of Rauschenbusch's thoughts and prayers about the spiritual life. Comprised of a scriptural passage, excerpted reading, and actual prayer written by Rauschenbusch himself, this volume of 180 daily reflections will encourage and exhort readers in spiritual growth and social action. Organized into three sections of 60 reflections each, the book focuses first on the inward journey of solitude, then the outward journey of service, and the common journey of solidarity.
Author : Harold L. Senkbeil
Publisher : Lexham Press
ISBN 13 : 1683593022
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (835 download)
Download or read book The Care of Souls written by Harold L. Senkbeil and published by Lexham Press. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a lifetime of pastoral experience, The Care of Souls is a beautifully written treasury of proven wisdom which pastors will find themselves turning to again and again. Harold Senkbeil helps remind pastors of the essential calling of the ministry: preaching and living out the Word of God while orienting others in the same direction. And he offers practical and fruitful adviceâ€"born out of his five decades as a pastorâ€"that will benefit both new pastors and those with years in the pulpit. In a time when many churches have lost sight of the real purpose of the church, The Care of Souls invites a new generation of pastors to form the godly habits and practical wisdom needed to minister to the hearts and souls of those committed to their care.
Author : Catherine Marshall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780340329856
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (298 download)
Download or read book Meeting God at Every Turn written by Catherine Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On her wedding day, Catherine Marshall's daughter Linda made a special request: that Catherine should sum up what she had learned about God, and his plan for life and families. In this work, Catherine tells the story of 12 turning points in her life.
Author : Renee Swope
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310336295
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Encouragement for Today written by Renee Swope and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pull away from the things that pull you down and find lasting encouragement for today. The women at Proverbs 31 Ministries offer 100 devotions of wit, wisdom, and encouragement for women. For twenty years the P31 team has equipped and encouraged nearly a million women to live in the power of God’s truths that apply to their everyday life. Written by women from every walk of life, you will find inspiration to live authentically and fully grounded in the Word of God. The P31 Team shares from the realities of everyday life including highs and lows, humorous stories and tender moments. You will be drawn toward the truths God offers and enabled to rise above and become all God created you to be.
Author : William P. Grady
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780962880933
Total Pages : 972 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (89 download)
Download or read book How Satan Turned America Against God written by William P. Grady and published by . This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Satan Turned America Against God is the sequel to my last book What Hath God Wrought : A Biblical Interpretation of American History (i.e., What God Wrought - Satan Sought). The book could be subtitled a Biblical interpation of conspiracy history. I have entire chapters that deal with Freemasonry, The Illuminati, Skull & Bones, and The Group (founded by Cecil Rhodes at Oxford University). I also have a chapter entitled The Battle for Washington, D.C. that gives the historical facts for both the Christian and arcane foundations of our capital. (This is the very subject matter that will form the basis of Dan Brown's new novel entitled The Solomon Key.) There are also entire chapters on the shootdown of KAL Flight 007, the Oklahoma City bombing, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the present war in Iraq. (The 9/11 chapter alone is 100 pages long, with 251 endnotes.) The theme of my book is that America's past and present status revolves around our treatment of the Jew and the State of Israel. A combined excerpt from the inside flap and back dust jacket reads as follows: The thesis of this volume is simple - America was created by God for a particular mission and will ultimately be destroyed for abandoning the same. Though unbeknownst to the average citizen, the main purpose for our existence has been to afford persecuted Jewry with a temporary haven of rest, and then to later aid and defend the State of Israel. (It is no coincidence that the letters USA form the center of the name Jerusalem.) America's unique blessings have always been determined according to the divine formula given in Genesis 12:3. How Satan Turned America Against God deals with negative realityas opposed to positive fantasy. Contained within its pages are the results of six years' research, encompassing dozens of high-profile interviews, numerous trips abroad and a bibliography containing 194 entries....This book reveals America's main purpose for her existence, the tragic repudiation of that role and how Satan orchestrated the process. It will afford the reader with an 'understanding of the times...for such a time as this' (I Chronicles 12:32; Ester 4:14). Finally, the three-page Afterword was written by Mr. Sam Cohen, Father of the Neutron Bomb.
Author : Thomas Boston
Publisher : Christian Heritage
ISBN 13 : 9781845509750
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Repentance written by Thomas Boston and published by Christian Heritage. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes an introduction from J. I. Packer Inspiring a new generation to experience the delights of Puritan Literature.
