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Books > Christianity > Christian Religious Experience
What might happen if we live out of loving encounter with God and
build in response to what he reveals? How can we make space to hear
God and say yes to him? What if being a leader is all about being a
follower? Is it really that simple? These are the questions that
have led Jill Weber on the adventure of saying yes to the more of
God - the invitation to really live. This honest, warm and
compelling book speaks directly to those who long to encounter more
of Jesus, to know how tune into the small movements of the heart,
and to have trust in every moment of their lives. With wisdom and
wit Jill explores prayer, discernment, vocation and leadership
through her story of building and becoming a House of Prayer,
offering encouragement that gives readers the confidence to say yes
to what God is already doing. Jill's story will build faith in
readers and help them to discover the freedom that lies beyond that
yes - of giving it all for Jesus. Even the Sparrow is both an
invitation and a challenge - to walk step by step as God leads
might lead us on paths that are at turns messy, complicated and
inconvenient, but as we follow him the path can also be unexpected
and breathtaking beauty.
A short, full-colour gift book that explores and unpacks the
meaning of baptism
In our age when the church can too often seem like a poor copy of
the world, Chad Bird challenges us to reclaim the astounding
originality of our ancient, backward faith. Where the world
stresses the importance of success, Bird invites readers to embrace
nine specific failures in the areas of our personal lives, our
relationships, and the church. Why? Because what human wisdom deems
indispensable is so often an impediment to our spiritual growth,
and what it deems insignificant is so often essential to it. With
compelling examples from the Bible and today, Bird paints an
enticing picture of the counterintuitive, countercultural life that
God wants for us. He helps readers delight in all of the ways that
Jesus turned the world upside-down, allowing us to experience true
freedom, not from our weaknesses but in the midst of them.
Christianity Today Book Award What does it take to be a church
planter or other ministry entrepreneur? Most leaders start out with
passion, a sense of calling, and a focus on building ministry
skills. Such things might get some results, but they are not enough
to sustain a healthy ministry-or a healthy life. Beyond the
vocational capacities every church planter needs, there's a range
of capabilities more difficult to measure but even more essential:
what veteran church planter Tim Morey calls spiritual competencies.
Morey provides here a practical guide to spiritual formation geared
to the unique needs of church planters. He helps readers answer the
questions, What are the spiritual capabilities that I as a church
planter need to develop? How might I lean into the work Jesus is
doing in these vital areas? Spiritual competencies have to do not
just with behaviors but also with the motivations, agendas, and
scripts that drive behaviors. Morey explores how church planters
can become people who invest in their own physical, emotional,
relational, and spiritual health accept limits and share
responsibilities can be trusted with power are able to stay
resilient and grow through difficulties can minister without being
noticed find a sustainable pace that helps them avoid burnout The
health of a church or any ministry organization is directly linked
to the health of its leaders. Church planters may be used to
improvising, but when it comes to their spiritual lives, they can't
afford to just wing it. Featuring real-life stories from leaders,
suggested practices, and discussion questions in each chapter, this
book will equip individuals and teams (and those who coach them) to
commit to an intentional plan for spiritual formation-for the good
of their churches, their relationships, and their own lives as
disciples of Jesus.
"Over the last twenty years spiritual director, teacher, and
pilgrim Tracy Balzer has made more than a dozen transatlantic
visits to Scotland's Isle of Iona, welcoming the hallowed spaces of
the island to sculpt, bend, and sustain her spiritually. ""It might
be said that Iona has been my spiritual director,"" says Balzer,
for with each visit she is freshly confronted by key questions of
faith: Who am I? Who is God? What am I to do with my life? Set
against the backdrop of Iona's deep Christian history and exquisite
natural beauty, A Journey of Sea and Stone explores these
questions, prompting each of us to reach for meaning in our daily
lives and to consider the myriad ways God might be inviting us into
something new. Tapping our innate desire to seek and find, to
encounter God in creation and in the history of faithful people,
Balzer guides us in our own journeys to cultivate and find
sustenance and connection in sacred spaces. Deep passages of
reflection are complemented by rich illustrations reflecting the
island's stunning terrain and Celtic heritage, providing spiritual
seekers and armchair travelers a fresh entr'e into the world of the
sacred, wherever they may be."
First published in 2004, The Jewish Study Bible is a landmark,
one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students
of the Hebrew Bible. It has won acclaim from readers in all
religious traditions.
The Jewish Study Bible combines the entire Hebrew Bible--in the
celebrated Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation--with
explanatory notes, introductory materials, and essays by leading
biblical scholars on virtually every aspect of the text, the world
in which it was written, its interpretation, and its role in Jewish
life. The quality of scholarship, easy-to-navigate format, and
vibrant supplementary features bring the ancient text to life.
This second edition includes revised annotations for nearly the
entire Bible, as well as forty new and updated essays on many of
the issues in Jewish interpretation, Jewish worship in the biblical
and post-biblical periods, and the growing influence of the Hebrew
Bible in the ancient world.
The Jewish Study Bible, Second Edition, is an essential resource
for anyone interested in the Hebrew Bible.
Many people dedicate their whole lives to starting and building
relationships. They believe these connections will bring some
fulfilment to their lives, and that may be so. But there are also
many who struggle to attain or neglect to nurture the most
important relationship a person can have: a relationship with God.
Claude Pitout has lived his life without a belief in and
relationship with God the Father, and so can attest to just how
important that relationship is. His book encourages readers to
explore the question: Are you just religious, or do you have a
personal relationship with God? More than that, though, it explains
just what that kind of relationship looks and feels like, and how
you can have it in your life. A true, close relationship with God
the Father is within your reach. And you can learn how to attain
it. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest
of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NKJV
"A revelatory A-to-Z teaching on the prophetic gift."--Dr. James W.
Goll For more than four decades Cindy Jacobs has delivered
penetrating, accurate prophetic words to the Church. Now she
delivers a powerful, practical, and hands-on training resource for
this much-needed spiritual gift. Discover how to hear God's words
correctly and accurately, how to follow the protocols--and avoid
the pitfalls--of delivering a prophetic word, and how to use your
gift with wisdom, maturity, and love. You will be challenged,
changed, and ready to become a resilient, life-giving conduit of
God's transforming love. "I encourage you to study this book, learn
how to exercise your gift, and become an integral part of God's
solution to healing our world."-- Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president,
NHCLC; author, Persevere with Power "The Holy Spirit will leap off
the page to quicken the essentials for hearing the voice of God in
your life."--Dr. Chuck D. Pierce, president, Global Spheres and
Glory of Zion International Ministries
Three Bestselling Tozer Books in One Powerful Volume A.W. Tozer's
writings will stir your soul and change your life. To this day he
remains one of the most quoted Christians around the world as he
inspires readers young and old with his wisdom, insight, and call
to holiness. The Pursuit of God is an enduring classic that is sure
to resonate if you long for a life spent in God's presence. The
Purpose of Man is a call to worship as God reprioritizes your life
and fills your soul. The Crucified Life will lead you to the cross
so you can be raised to new life in Christ. This collection will
teach you who God is, who you are, and how to live accordingly. In
the end, understanding these truths will bring you deeper into
God's presence and open up the life he wants for you.
God chooses the insignificant people to do significant things.
This book will equip you to pursue God’s unique calling on your life
even when you
feel left out, overlooked, or misunderstood.
God used Moses as a powerful deliverer. But it was Moses’ mother,
Jochebed, who
protected, labored, and interceded for him. The destiny of a nation was
inside a
mother—a person who was unknown and seemingly insignificant. The
Jochebed
Anointing unearths fifteen mysteries that reveal how God is raising us
up to birth
great things. Ryan LeStrange teaches us how to do the following:
- Apply the principles and power of the Jochebed anointing to our
spiritual walk
- Pursue our own unique calling
- Trust God to birth something great in us
In the same way God used Jochebed, He can use us. God uses the weak
things of the
world to confound the things which are mighty (1 Cor. 1:27).
God can use us and our weakness as a platform for His glory.
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