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Author : Witness Lee
Publisher : Living Stream Ministry
ISBN 13 : 0870835785
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book The History of the Church and the Local Churches written by Witness Lee and published by Living Stream Ministry. This book was released on 1993 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Green
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467465631
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)
Download or read book Evangelism through the Local Church written by Michael Green and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to practical evangelism: its biblical basis, theological backbone, and current practice Michael Green draws from a lifetime’s experience in this seminal work on the theory and practice of evangelism. Green shows how the good news of Christ is communicated most effectively through the local church. This comprehensive resource includes a primer on Christian apologetics and concrete suggestions for congregations and individuals sharing the gospel. Green challenges the hang-ups which so often accompany the very mention of evangelism. His classic work will continue to inspire new generations of evangelists.
Author : Sam Metcalf
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830898891
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Beyond the Local Church written by Sam Metcalf and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2016 IVP Readers' Choice Award Many people have given up on the church. But that doesn't mean that they've given up on God or Christianity. In many cases, it was merely that local church congregations were not the best context for missional people to live out their sense of God's call. The good news is that God is raising up vibrant movements of Christians in a vast array of vocations around the world: disciple-making ministries, missions, relief and development, social activism, advocacy and much more. These are all strategic ways to live for the kingdom—in venues beyond the local church. Wherever movements of the gospel have occurred, visionary people and apostolic structures have been essential. Mission leader Sam Metcalf shows how God has always worked through entrepreneurial individuals and organizations that launched out in fresh ways. He gives biblical and missiological foundations for missional movements, showing that what has often been called "parachurch" is an equally valid manifestation of the church. Affirming the strengths of apostolic personalities, Metcalf shows how they can be deployed to cross cultural barriers, renew secular societies and transform the nations with the power of the gospel. God may be inviting you to join what he is doing around the world. Answer the call and discover how God can use you beyond your imagination.
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Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 0857861018
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)
Download or read book Revelation written by and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Author : Frederick E. Maser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (426 download)
Download or read book How to Write a Local Church History written by Frederick E. Maser and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Watchman Nee
Publisher : Living Stream Ministry
ISBN 13 : 0870836005
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book What Are We written by Watchman Nee and published by Living Stream Ministry. This book was released on 1991-06 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James B. North
Publisher : College Press
ISBN 13 : 9780899003719
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)
Download or read book A History of the Church written by James B. North and published by College Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Church history books must choose either brevity or thoroughness. A History of the Church does an excellent job combining both. Although it has been used as a college textbook, it also has been used successfully in local churches and personal study of church history as well.
Author : Gregg R. Allison
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 143353603X
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)
Download or read book Sojourners and Strangers written by Gregg R. Allison and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a church? This can be a difficult question to answer and Christians have offered a variety of perspectives. Gregg Allison thus explores and synthesizes all that Scripture affirms about the new covenant people of God, capturing a full picture of the biblical church. He covers the topics of the church's identity and characteristics; its growth through purity, unity, and discipline; its offices and leadership structures; its ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper; and its ministries. Here is a rich approach to ecclesiology consisting of sustained doctrinal reflection and wise, practical application. Part of the Foundations of Evangelical Theology series.
Author : Gerald Bray
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493402552
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)
Download or read book The Church written by Gerald Bray and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned evangelical theologian Gerald Bray provides a clear and coherent account of the church in biblical, historical, and theological perspective. He tells the story of the church in its many manifestations through time, starting with its appearance in the New Testament, moving through centuries of persecution and triumph, and discussing how and why the ancient church broke up at the Reformation. Along the way, Bray looks at the four classic marks of the church--its oneness, holiness, catholicity, and apostolicity--and illustrates how each of these marks has been understood by different Christian traditions. The book concludes with a look at the ecumenical climate of today and suggests ways that the four characteristics of the church can and should be manifested in our present global context. This accessible introduction to the church from an evangelical perspective explores ecclesiology through the lenses of church history and doctrine to reveal what it means for us today. Bray discusses the church as a living reality, offering practical ways churches and individuals can cooperate and live together.
Author : Watchman Nee
Publisher : Living Stream Ministry
ISBN 13 : 1575939576
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (759 download)
Download or read book Baptism written by Watchman Nee and published by Living Stream Ministry. This book was released on 1997-11 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kendell H. Easley
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1433680793
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (336 download)
Download or read book The Community of Jesus written by Kendell H. Easley and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for upper division college students, seminarians, and pastors, The Community of Jesus delivers a biblical, historic, systematic, and missional theology of the church. Today the word church provokes wide-ranging reactions and generates discussion on a variety of issues among Christians and non-Christians alike. In order to sort through this maze of responses and topics, a biblical and theological foundation must be laid that provides a clear vision of the church of the Lord Jesus Christ and its significance in God’s eternal purpose. With extensive pastoral, teaching, missions, and administrative experience, this team of contributors carefully sets forth the biblical teachings concerning the church and then builds on this core material, relating the theology of the church to salvation history, church history, God’s glory, and God’s mission: • Paul R. House, “God Walks with His People: Old Testament Foundations”• Andreas J. Köstenberger, “The Church According to the Gospels”• Kendell H. Easley, “The Church in Acts and Revelation: New Testament Bookends”• David S. Dockery, “The Church in the Pauline Epistles”• Ray Van Neste, “The Church in the General Epistles”• James A. Patterson, “The Church in History: Ecclesiastical Ideals and Institutional Realities”• Stephen J.Wellum, “Beyond Mere Ecclesiology: The Church as God’s New Covenant Community”• Christopher W. Morgan, “The Church and the Glory of God”• Bruce Riley Ashford, “The Church in the Mission of God”
Author : Bengt Sundkler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521583428
Total Pages : 1268 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (834 download)
Download or read book A History of the Church in Africa written by Bengt Sundkler and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-05-04 with total page 1268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bengt Sundkler's long-awaited book on African Christian churches will become the standard reference for the subject.
Author : Andy Johnson
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433555735
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)
Download or read book Missions written by Andy Johnson and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every local church should be engaged with global missions, even if most individuals in the church aren't called to go overseas. But what does this engagement actually look like? How can local churches train, send, and support missionaries well? Unpacking principles from the Bible and applying them in the context of real life in a local church, this new book in the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series is filled with practical steps and advice for supporting missionaries, forming international partnerships, sending short-term teams, and engaging with the nations here at home. This book casts a vision for the local church as the engine of world missions—for the joy of all people and the glory of God.
Author : Witness Lee
Publisher : Living Stream Ministry
ISBN 13 : 0870837753
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book The Living and Practical Way to Enjoy Christ written by Witness Lee and published by Living Stream Ministry. This book was released on 1994 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Colin J. Hemer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567319431
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (673 download)
Download or read book Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia In their Local Setting written by Colin J. Hemer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1987-03-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a new foreword by David E. Aune, this modern classic by Colin J. Hemer explores the seven letters in the book of Revelation against the historical background of the churches to which they were addressed. Based on literary, epigraphical, and archaeological sources and informed by Hemer's firsthand knowledge of the biblical sites, this superb study presents in the clearest way possible a picture of the New Testament world in the later part of the first century and its significance for broader questions of church history.
Author : James W. Thompson
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 144121965X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)
Download or read book The Church according to Paul written by James W. Thompson and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid conflicting ideas about what the church should be and do in a post-Christian climate, the missing voice is that of Paul. The New Testament's most prolific church planter, Paul faced diverse challenges as he worked to form congregations. Leading biblical scholar James Thompson examines Paul's ministry of planting and nurturing churches in the pre-Christian world to offer guidance for the contemporary church. The church today, as then, must define itself and its mission among people who have been shaped by other experiences of community. Thompson shows that Paul offers an unprecedented vision of the community that is being conformed to the image of Christ. He also addresses contemporary (mis)understandings of words like missional, megachurch, and formation.
Author : Bishop J.L. Payne
Publisher : Church House Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780975275771
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (757 download)
Download or read book Churches Of God In Christ Usa Official Manuel written by Bishop J.L. Payne and published by Church House Pub. This book was released on 2004 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manuel for Ministers and Local ChurchesBuilding the Local Churches in their structure with others in fellowshipLocal Churches maintaining their AutonomyAutonomy Autonomy is independence and self-government. It is each local church separately submitting, spiritually speaking to the Headship of Jesus and doing the work that God has assigned to the local church, with the ability and means available, preaching and edification (I Timothy 3:15, Ephesians 4:16; Acts 13:1). Submitting to one another in the fear of the Lord, bond of Peace establishing New Testament order, structure, and pattern. The general church is important in serving its role as a body of churches universally. Autonomy is not having a central or controlling board to maintain the doctrinal and moral purity of each local church within that union (this is denominationalism). Such a practice is a violation of the autonomy taught in the scriptures and the New Testament church. A local church must be challenged if they believe and practice a false teaching or doctrine contrary to scriptures and New Testament church. Christ as head of the church challenges such actions done in His name. The blessing of brothers and churches in fellowship gives accountability. We are able to answer to one another, thus giving protection and support in ministry worldwide. We must have the right to reveal and challenge the word in us to help us. This practice is seen throughout the New Testament. This is not a violating of our autonomy! It is obvious that God designed autonomy in both the local and universal church to be a safeguard. When one local church went astray, it did not automatically affect other local churches, even when they were in the same geographic area. For instance, Pergamos held the false doctrine of the Nicolatians, but this did not affect the other six churches within the same region as Pergamos (Revelation 2:3). We must appreciate the fact that the false beliefs of Pergamos were revealed and challenged by John and Jesus to the knowledge of the local church at Ephesus, Smyrna, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. A violation of autonomy would have been for the local church at Ephesus to demand, as a church, that Pergamos repent and conform. Preachers, in the epistles were repeatedly seen exposing and challenging error in local churches where they were not a member. Autonomy is meant to be protection against group alliance contamination, but not exemption from liable accountability, and responsibility of actions. The challenge against error or exposure of sin and false doctrine must always be maintained in preaching the pure gospel! We must answer to the gospel we preach in our churches and the world. The truth is that the autonomy of local churches in the early church of the First Century is clear. The history of these primitive churches total commitment to the risen Lord gave them the Power to turn the world upside down, thus right side up. They established fully Christs presence in the earth a local and universal order."
