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Life is often messy. We hear people say, “My life is a mess,” or “This situation is a mess.” What they mean is that life has become difficult, painful or confusing. But God never promised us a trouble-free life. In fact, His Word tells us to expect the opposite. In John 16:33, Jesus says, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (NIV).
In Blessed in the Mess, beloved Bible teacher Joyce Meyer shows us how to be blessed in the midst of life’s most challenging circumstances. The Bible is filled with instructions on how to handle ourselves when difficulty comes our way, and Blessed in the Mess shares that wisdom through poignant and practical teaching that equips us to remain stable and hopeful in every situation. No matter what problems we may face, there is a way to remain joyful and patient as God works on them. If you have not handled the messy issues or challenges in your life well in the past, then with God's help, you can begin to manage them better, starting now.
We should never waste our pain. Through the wisdom distilled in this book, we can learn how to gain something from our messes, use those insights to avoid trouble in the future, and share our experiences to help other people find blessings in the midst of their messes.
Our world needs courageous leaders who will recognize the need for God-motivated action and follow through with a God-led plan.
Whether your vision for change is local or global, simple or complex, for your home, business, or ministry, Courageous Leaders will help you remain on a true course and reach the goal set before you.
A great hands-on guide book for strategic planning.
God made your heart for love, joy, peace, and wholeness. But
pastors say that more than 90% of their congregations struggle with
unforgiveness - and unforgiveness can make us forget what we were
made for. What if the most pervasive sin of our day is invisible,
hidden deep inside our hearts? What if it affects every aspect of
our lives and relationships so quietly and insidiously that most of
us miss it altogether? Bruce Wilkinson believes unforgiveness is
that sin. Through the teachings of Jesus, The Freedom Factor
reveals the link between our suffering and our unforgiveness. But
it also shows how to forgive - for real and forever. The story
doesn't have to end with the pain of our wounds. Whatever happened
to us happened. But the God who made your heart has shown a way
past the wounds, back to the life and love that we were made for -
a path toward freedom.
Study seven miracles in the first 12 chapters of John that reveal the
identity and divinity of Jesus.
The Gospel of John is one of four books that describes the life of
Jesus. John’s gospel is organized in two big divisions, the book of the
signs and the book of the suffering servant.
The first part introduces us to Jesus through the lens of 7 key
miracles or signs that Jesus does to disclose His identity and prove
His divinity. These signs are meant to show us who Jesus is and what He
is like. They disclose to us what He cares about and point us back to
God.
For all of us following Jesus or maybe those who are just looking into
Jesus, these signs will point us on a path to the Savior.
Session Topics:
• Follow Me
• I Am He
• I Am Working Also
• Believe in the One He Sent
• I Am the Light of the World
• I Am the Resurrection and the Life
• I Will Draw All People to Myself
Kinders vra soms uitdagende vrae, soos: Wie het vir God geskep? Waar is die hemel? Hoekom laat God toe dat virusse oorneem? Kan God enigiets doen? Kan Hy dinosourusse weer laat lewe? As God alles weet, hoekom moet ek bid?
Dit is soms moeilik om te antwoord op eerlike soos dié. Bybelvrae en antwoorde vir kinders is ’n handige hulpmiddel vir saamlees of selflees. Dave Strehler, ’n gerespekteerde skrywer met jare lange ervaring in kinderbediening, gee toepaslike Bybelgebaseerde antwoorde op meer as 80 vrae wat kinders vra oor God, geloof en die Bybel.
Elke vraag bevat genoegsame Skrifverwysings, ʼn kort bespreking asook ʼn interessante veelkeuse-vraag wat kinders self kan antwoord. Twee woordraaisels is ingesluit wat kinders uitdaag om al die name van die boeke in die Ou en Nuwe Testament op te spoor. Daar is ook ’n afdeling met kort opsommings van elke boek van die Bybel, met sleutelverse uit die boek wat gememoriseer kan word.
This book will educate you in the care of your spouse,' explains Dr
Willard Harley. 'Once you have learned its lessons, your spouse
will find you irresistible, a condition that's essential to a happy
and successful marriage.' This fresh and highly entertaining book
identifies the ten most important needs within marriage for
husbands and wives. It teaches you how to fulfil each other's
needs. Couples who find each other irresistible during the early
years of their marriage may become incompatible if they fail to
meet these central needs. According to Dr Harley, the needs of men
and women are similar, but their priorities are vastly different.
Are you able to identify which of the following needs are his and
which are hers? In what order would you place them? Admiration,
Affection, An attractive spouse,Conversation, Domestic support,
Family commitment, Financial support, Honesty and openness,
Recreational companionship, Sexual fulfilment
Rev. James A. Solomon is the President of Jesus People's Revival
Ministries Inc., as well as the General Overseer and Senior Pastor
of Jesus Family Chapel, with 28 branches in Nigeria, the United
Kingdom and several other countries. The international headquarters
for both ministries is based in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United
States of America. Rev. Solomon is a man who is truly gifted with
an extraordinary anointing on the subject of Spiritual Warfare,
Healing and Deliverance. In his efforts to serve the body of Christ
beyond his own ministries, he also serves as director for the West
African Regional Directorate of the International Accelerated
Missions (I.A.M.), a network of missionary churches based in New
York. Rev. Solomon started from very humble beginnings in his
native country of Nigeria, West Africa, way back in the 1980s. With
his team of ministers and due to popular demand, he has taken the
revelation of Spiritual Warfare and Deliverance to massive venues
such as the stadium domes in the major cities of Nigeria. He has
also conducted a series of conferences, and organizes quarterly
Deliverance Night Services in the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada,
Japan and all over the United States. Many have received freedom
from satanic bondage and oppression at these quarterly deliverance
services. He is in high demand as a guest minister in many crusades
and conferences. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his
family. He is married to Rev. Mrs. Florence A. James and they are
blessed with 4 children
Redeem your story, redefine your creativity, and make a life that
truly matters Sometimes the greatest gift you can receive is for
your life to fall apart. After years stuck in a painful cycle
fueled by past abuse and ongoing addiction, actor, artist, and
director Blaine Hogan finally hit rock bottom. No longer able to
hide behind the veneer of success or find comfort in the shadows of
compulsion, Blaine was forced to look at the story his life was
telling and realize he'd lost the plot. Desperate to find hope, he
gave up a budding career and took a major life detour where he
discovered that facing his past was the key to unlocking a new kind
of creativity. In Exit the Cave, Blaine shares the stories that
shaped him while exploring how our relationship to our past defines
how we imagine the future and live in the present. Through powerful
personal revelations, he invites you to take up the practices of
radical imagination and real creativity so you can tell a better
story with your life. If you've ever been stuck, addicted, ashamed,
discontented, or lost, take courage--a richer, more imaginative,
and meaningful life is waiting for you just outside the cave. "A
tender but fierce story of survival, reckoning, and redemption.
Blaine manages to somehow weave themes of acting, allegory,
addiction, family, and faith into one beautifully written account
of his own healing. This is the kind of story that will redeem
you."--Laura McKowen, bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest
"Blaine Hogan has inspired me for many years with his unique way of
seeing the world. In this book you'll find a blast of inspiration
and a trusty guide to help you exit the cave and enter a world that
is real and beautiful and vital."--Brad Montague, New York Times
bestselling author and illustrator of The Circles All Around Us,
Becoming Better Grownups, and Kid President's Guide to Being
Awesome
The spiritual vision of Trobisch's classic answers to love's questions is reproduced here in a new edition.
Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad
We live in soul-scorching times. The 24-7 onslaught of contemporary
life--with its never-ending feed of global tragedies and shrieking
demands for our attention, to say nothing of the ordinary pressures of
work, family, friends, and community--has left us ragged, wrung-out,
and emptied.
In his life-changing new book, John Eldredge distills a lifetime's
wisdom about healing into a series of practical, ready-to-implement
practices for putting yourself back together. These simple steps will
enable you to begin recovery, help you focus on what matters most,
disengage from the tragedies of this broken world, and discover the
restorative power of beauty. The practices include:
- the one-minute pause
- benevolent detachment
- practicing kindness,
- getting outside, and
- stepping back from technology
The practices explained here are ready for the taking. You don't need
abandon your life to get it back. You can restore it here and now. And
you will never be the same.
John Eldredge is a bestselling author, a counselor, and a teacher. He
is also president of Ransomed Heart, a ministry devoted to helping
people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God's
love, and learn to live in God's kingdom. John and his wife, Stasi,
live near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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