Politicians in Washington are grappling with a soaring national debt that threatens our status in the world and, indeed our very future. The government funded by this debt is seen as too big and intrusive. Yet, eighty years of liberal progressivism have left us a nation ill prepared to face a future of less government. Even more urgent than the massive debt accumulated over the decades are the crumbling institutions left in the wake of the failed experiment of socialism. Americans sense that the old social contract of "cradle to grave" care no longer works, if it ever did. They know that anarchy is not a replacement for big government and are searching for a new world view.But the way forward will never be found until we understand how our nation fits within a higher purpose for all men and women. The Four Institutions of the Cultural Mandate provide this understanding and clarifies what the American people must do to secure our country's future. This book shines a light on these institutions and provides the new world view and the new social contract Americans are longing for.George Radanovich was elected to Congress in 1994. He served as president of the freshman class of the new republican majority and pressed the need for cultural reform to accompany the reduction in the size of government. A believer that politics and jurisprudence are downstream from culture, The New World Order is the Old World Order, is the culmination of his thirty-year effort to develop a new social contract based on cultural reform. He retired from Congress in 2011, after the tragic loss of his wife, and returned to his hometown of Mariposa, CA, to raise their 12 year-old son, rebuild the family vineyard and establish a foundation, The Four Institutions, to restore the institutions of the Cultural Mandate. For more information, go to thefourinstitutions.com.

"In this masterful work George Gray calls the church to live out the most natural expression of her love and obedience to the Master. Grounded in careful exegesis, comprehensive, and sensitive to the complexities of modern life, Gray examines the Gospels as a script that reveals not only how Jesus shaped the first disciples, but how we must carry on making disciples in His name."

-David B. Capes, Thomas Nelson Research Professor, Houston Baptist University

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Discipleship is not about teaching someone to pray and read his or her Bible; it is about learning how Jesus wants us to pray and read our Bibles. Discipleship is not about the doctrine of the Church, but the doctrine of Jesus Christ, the head of the Church. It is not about attending a church service, but attending to the Lord Jesus's view of what it means to be the church.

In "Discipleship from Jesus's Perspective," author George Gray presents a guide for becoming a disciple the way Jesus intended, that discipleship means adhering to His expressed will. Gray carefully examines Jesus's pivotal statements regarding discipleship and unearths the key principles that transform the art of making a disciple from a subjective guessing game to an objective and definitive master plan.

Including purposeful questions and exercises, "Discipleship from Jesus's Perspective" provides practical steps for following the master plan and applying the commands to everyday life to become a true disciple of Jesus.

Journey through the biblical stories of the early Christian movement, and see what kind of wild adventures await those who truly believe Jesus. Throughout the book of Acts, believing Jesus and what he said is the core value that marked every believer in the first church. Because they believed Jesus, the early Christians were willing to risk everything-their comfort, their homes, even their lives. In this eight-session video Bible study (streaming included), Lisa Harper launches into the book of Acts to discover how Jesus' command to spread the gospel changed the lives of those who believed and shaped the culture that surrounded the growing church. At the end of this journey together, not only will you have studied this wild, adventurous, risk-taking book of the Bible; but you'll see how God supernaturally orchestrated the events in Scripture to bring about the message of salvation that the early believers preached. Today, we are faced with the same risks. Will we truly believe the words of Jesus and allow them to transform every part of our lives? This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including: The study guide itself-with discussion questions, conversation starters, video notes, and a leader's guide. An individual access code to stream all eight video sessions online (you don't need to buy a DVD!). Sessions and video run times: The Declarations that Define Us (21:30) - The book of Acts, an extension of Luke's gospel Earth, Wind, and Celestial Fire (19:00) - The Holy Spirit's dramatic entrance Checkered Pasts Can Make Incredible Preachers (21:00) - The powerful preaching of Peter and Paul What's Mine Is Yours (20:00) - Finding freedom in freely giving Loving More People, More (16:00) - A challenge to welcome everyone The Need to Be ReGospeled (19:30) - Even Peter and Paul made mistakes along the way Turning Your World Upside Down (20:00) - A closer look at THIS Jesus: the one we're following Bearing the Chain Because (24:00) - Anything is worth seeing the gospel suddenly click for someone Watch on any device! Streaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2027. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.

Share and pass on the faith from A to Z with this guidebook of all things totally Catholic In this comprehensive resource, adults and children ages 9-12 are provided with child-appropriate and theologically-correct language based upon the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Containing extensive information on what Catholics believe and how they live, this manual also offers readers ways to engage in the faith.

The Bible, American Standard Version, Verseless Second Edition is a bible without verse numbers from Genesis to Revelation in a single volume, single column format. It is only the text with chapter numbers. It does not have a preface, foreword, index, concordance, study notes, or maps. Certain distinguishable features of this new edition include the durable cloth hardcover, the flowing arrangement of the text, and the highly readable font. A marked improvement in quality and appearance.

In this classic, Augustine of Hippo describes how to interpret and teach the Scriptures. Although written 1600 years ago, it considers the role literal and allegorical interpreation of scripture, and is particularly relevant today. A valuable, and readable resource for preachers and teachers.

Churches throughout the world's developed nations are losing members in droves. As a result, parishes are downsizing or consolidating to remain intact-- in many cases to just survive. There must be a reason, and this author opines that antiquated Church doctrines are no longer relevant to 21st century minds. If religions are to remain viable entities in our rapidly accelerating world, they must be willing to re-examine their outdated doctrinal systems to better resonate with an educated populace. Primitive man created his gods and goddesses-and fi nally "God"-- in his own image, believing that these entities manipulated the forces of nature that were beyond his own ability to control. In doing so, he imbued his divine creations with his own best-and worst-attributes because they were what he witnessed around, and about, himself. His gods, like their mythological counterparts, were often powerful, tyrannical and self-aggrandizing beings, demanding praise, worship and blood sacrifi ce; gods who would wrathfully smite those who would not bow down in worship to them. But that was then, and this is now. Instead of rigid religious rules and antiquated beliefs, our psyches crave an inner directed experience of the Divine from which we can derive a sense of value, purpose and meaning for the lives we live. This book hopes to sound a wake-up call to the world's major religions before they fi nd themselves placed on dusty library shelves, among other "quaint and curious volumes of forgotten lore." i Unless this reconstruction can happen, religion, as it has existed for millennia, cannot help but wither and die.