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52 Powerful Devotionals for the Busy Mom
Be instantly drawn into God's presence as you experience weekly
devotionals for the busy mom. As a mom you give of yourself all day
long, every day. These intimate moments with God were written with
you in mind, to fill you with inspiration and instill you with
encouragement so you can keep on being the positive mom you want to
be.
Each devotional includes
* an inspirational scripture
* guided journaling sections
* powerful quotes
* a mom-related message
* you-can-do-it choices
* a prayer
Beginning in Genesis and moving through the Bible, these practical
devotionals will give you weekly boosts of encouragement to help
you become a positive mom all week long.
The Campus Survival Guide, from the editors of the popular Student
to Student and Campus Voices books, features sixty student essays
on topics ranging from communion sacraments to super heroes. Like
its popular predecessors in the series, each devotional includes a
list of Scripture readings for the week, along with a companion
article offering helpful, humorous, or inspirational information.
Articles coincide with events commonly occurring during the
academic year, with seasonal entries focusing on holidays, semester
exams, spring breaks, and summer vacations. A perfect gift to keep
Christian college students focused on what matters most!
"The Power of Fasting and Prayer" is the first book in the
Spiritual Growth Series that seeks to help you achieve what
ordinary medical science cannot do - drugs with killer side
effects: Millions of people around the world are hurting and are
being deceived to "believe in themselves" through conventional
counseling for answers which never come. "The Power of Fasting and
Prayer "is a dynamic step - by - step miracle book that shows you
how to fast and pray to invite the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus
to come into your life and to renew the spirit of your mind for
boldness to defeat all spiritual forces that only the Spirit of God
can see them.This exercise will give you humility and obedience to
follow instruction from the Word of God for your salvation,
healing, and solution to your problems. But the most important part
is that, the information in this book is FREE No consultation Fees,
no medical fees and no prescription to fill. Just by your God -
given FAITH This is a must read book for all believers.
2012 Reprint of Original 1898 Edition. Exact facsimile of the
original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.
This might be considered a companion volume to "With Christ in the
School of Prayer," and a further elaboration of the same great
theme, that is, the importance and power of prayer in the Christian
life. A valuable appendix, entitled "Pray Without Ceasing,"
contains prayers for a month. Also includes other aids and guides
to the life of Prayer.
Devotional Hours with the Bible is an eight volume set, Volume VI
studies the Gospel of Matthew. There are two methods of studying
the Bible. One is, verse by verse, giving close thought to every
word, even looking into etymology and grammatical construction, so
that the exact sense of the text may be learned. Commentaries that
take us over the Bible in this microscopic way are valuable. We
need every particle of light on the Scriptures we can get. Then
another way of studying the Bible-is in order to get from it
practical lessons for our own daily common life. What does the
passage teach us? What Divine instructions have we in it for
ourselves? Devotional Hours with the Bible is an eight volume set
by J. R. Miller. The set includes: Volume I From the Creation to
the Exodus (ISBN: 978-1-61203-199-6) Volume II From the Exodus
through the Life of David (ISBN: 978-1-61203-200-9) Volume III From
the Psalms (ISBN: 978-1-61203-201-6) Volume IV From Solomon to
Malachi (ISBN: 978-1-61203-202-3) Volume V From the Gospels, on the
Life of Christ (ISBN: 978-1-61203-203-0) Volume VI From the Gospel
of Matthew (ISBN: 978-1-61203-204-7) Volume VII From the Gospel of
John (ISBN: 978-1-61203-205-4) Volume VIII From the Acts, the
Epistles and Revelation (ISBN: 978-1-61203-206-1) James Russell
Miller was a popular Christian author, Editorial Superintendent of
the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and pastor of several
churches in Pennsylvania and Illinois. He was the General field
Agent for the United States Christian Commission, an organization
established by the Young Men's Christian Association after the
First Battle of Bull Run. Miller authored nearly 100 books and
articles.
Heyward directly addresses our vulnerability to terror, especially
its religious and political aspects. Examining six images of
God--God of War, God of Peace, God as Father, God as Spirit. God in
us, and God in all--the author locates an authentic religious
response in a healthy balancing of God-images, while religiously
motivated violence stems from absolutist theories that fix on only
one image of an inexhaustible deity. Stressing mutuality and
openness, Heyward sketches a creative Christian response to
violence, terror, and war.
2012 Reprint of Original 1903 Edition. Exact facsimile of the
original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.
Born in South Africa, Andrew Murray was sent to study in England at
age ten. When he returned to South Africa as a pastor and
evangelist, he led a revival that shook the country. This book is
an excellent overview of the Sanctification process as performed by
God, within each Christian. Chapters include: 1. The Kingdom of God
2. The indwelling of God 3. Jesus Christ is in You 4. Daily
Fellowship with God
Jesus said, "You must love the Lord your God with all your soul and
with all your strength and with all your mind; and your neighbor as
yourself." - Luke10:27
If one had to choose a single verse in the Bible that is a formula
for successful living, this would be the one to live by, says Joyce
Meyer: love God, yourself and others - in that order.
Many Christians get mixed up about love. They know they should love
God and others, but many do not understand that loving oneself is
one-third of God's equation. They mistakenly think of it as
selfishness or self-aggrandizement.
Joyce Meyer believes that this misconception is one of the greatest
pitfalls in the Christian journey. Loving oneself in a balanced,
healthy manner is essential in order to have healthy relationships
with God, ourselves and others.
Drawing upon her previous work and teaching series as well as
original devotions, the author of "Power Thoughts" examines the
three loves that we've been commanded to exhibit.
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Times change, but human nature does not. Neither do the daily
struggles that all Christians experience in their walk with the
Lord. Today as two thousand years ago we fight anger, pride, lust,
spiritual sloth. Now as then we strive to be more diligent in
prayer, more faithful to the commandments, more patient and
charitable toward others. And in our time, no less than in the
earliest centuries of Christianity, we need wise guidance to direct
us on the road to holiness.
In " A Year with the Church Fathers ," popular Patristics expert
Mike Aquilina gathers the wisest, most practical teachings and
exhortations from the Fathers of the Church, and presents them in a
format perfect for daily meditation and inspiration. The Fathers
were the immediate inheritors of the riches of the Apostolic Age,
and their intimacy with the revelation of Jesus Christ is
beautifully evident throughout their theological and pastoral
writings: a profound patrimony that is ours to read and cherish and
profit from.
Learn to humbly accept correction from St. Clement of Rome. Let
Tertullian teach you how to clear your mind before prayer. Read St.
Gregory the Great and deepen your love for the Eucharist. Do you
suffer from pain or illness? St. John Chrysostom\'s counsels will
refresh you. Do you have trouble curbing your appetite for food and
other fleshly things? St. John Cassian will teach you the true way
to moderation and self-control.
" A Year With the Church Fathers " is different from a study guide,
and more than a collection of pious passages. It is a year-long
retreat that in just a few minutes every day will lead you on a
cycle of contemplation, prayer, resolution, and spiritual growth
that is guaranteed to bring you closer to God and His truth. From
the Church Fathers we should expect nothing less.
People tell us it is too late to warn of dangers, too late to give
the final message to the world, too late to expect others to
respond to the pleadings of the Word of God as are presented to
them. Oh my friends, it is not too late. We must strive and urge
and plead and warn until the very day that probation ends for
mankind. We are to live the Enoch life This is our commission. And
this is a twofold work: to develop a character of righteousness by
living a life of personal purity and pleading with God and to teach
a lesson of godliness by kindly acts and warning and pleading with
men.
Chanting is a powerful way to raise the energy within oneself to
achieve whatever goals you set before you. In 'Wiccan Chants', I
present you with over 30 powerful chants that I personally use on a
daily basis. These chants are powerful yet simple to use and cover
a wide variety of situations, from Focusing your Mind to Protecting
your Children from harm.
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2012 Reprint of 1925 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original
edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "Days of
Heaven on Earth' was compiled by Simpson himself in response to
repeated requests for daily readings. From his over 2,000 printed
sermons, he selected these thought-provoking meditations, one for
each day of the year. This spiritual gold mine met with instant
approval and has been through many printings. Valuable wherever
wise words are treasured. During the beginning of the twentieth
century, Simpson became closely involved with the growing
Pentecostal movement, an offshoot of the Holiness movement. It was
common for Pentecostal pastors and missionaries to receive their
training at the Missionary Training Institute now Nyack College]
that Simpson founded. Through the school and his own writings and
teachings Simpson had a great influence on Pentecostalism, in
particular the Assemblies of God and the Church of the Foursquare
Gospel.
These prayers, rites, rituals and devotions are for the independent
Gnostic practitioner. Herein, one will find prayers of blessing,
consecration, thanksgiving, healing and more, as well as a complete
collection of sacramental rites for individual practice. Sacraments
contain appropriate rubrics, and rites and rituals presented
include the Eucharist, Initiations, Baptism and the mysterious and
powerful Mystery of the Five Seals. The selections in this book are
based on, and inspired by, those found in a number of sacred texts
from various religious traditions which flourished in Europe, North
Africa and West Asia during the First through Seventh Centuries CE,
most prominently those traditions considered Sethian Gnostic. Some
of the material herein has been published previously in "The Book
of the Stranger" and "Mysteries of the Gnostic Ascent;" however,
this material has been revised and supplemented with additional
content. For more about the author's approach to the modern Gnostic
practice, please see "This Way: Making Sense of Gnosis in a
Nonsensical Reality," available on Amazon.com in paperback and
Kindle formats.
Illumination, in art, refers to the decoration of ancient sacred
manuscripts and books with colored, gilded pictures. The
illuminations in these ancient parchments often appeared as
involved miniatures, decorative initials or ornamental border
designs. The were intended to add beauty and reverence to the Holy
text. The illuminations in this book are also designed to add
beauty and awe to your devotional time as your draw closer to God.
2012 Reprint of Original 1953 Edition. Exact facsimile of the
original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.
(c)New introduction and foreword Martino Publishing. This work is
the first English translation of her 13th century classic-the
mystical writings of Mechthild of Magdeburg. The only complete
codex of this work is in the library of Einsiedeln in Switzerland,
where the translator spent three years translating the codex from a
South German translation of 1344. The book is a collection of
visions, revelations, thoughts and letters written in alternating
prose and poetry. The variety of its contents includes practical
advice on daily conduct, as well as the most sublime descriptions
of high mystical experience. Her works were early translated into
Latin, and were almost certainly known to Dante, whose vision of
heaven, hell and purgatory went on to have a great influence in
Western Literature. Her influence is traceable in the Paradiso and
by some scholars she is thought to have been the Matilda in the
earthly paradise. Her works remains to this day a classic text of
Christian mysticis
ABOUT THE BOOK: Rich or poor, popular or unnoticed, we're all
looking for the same thing-new life. But if young people don't get
things right on the inside, they will never be the happy,
successful people they were created to be. Happiness and success
are an inside job. This is a book about "S-Words"-the "don't go
there" words-those topics that get Sunday school teachers replaced
and youth pastors fired: self-esteem, significance, sex, secrets,
and suicide. Dive deeply into the topics we've all wrestled with
and discover what God says about life's toughest issues. **** ABOUT
THE AUTHOR: Jason Creech became a Jesus follower at age 19. After
earning his bachelor's degree in art and design, he took his first
staff position at a local church in Southeastern Kentucky. He has
14 years of pastoral experience in the area of student ministry. In
2006, Jason founded Mirror-Mirror, a nonprofit organization that
allowed him to bring high-energy events, college scholarships, cash
prizes, and the hope found in Jesus Christ to over 56,000 public
school students throughout Kentucky and abroad. Jason now serves on
the staff of LifeSteward Ministries, coaching ministry leaders
across the U.S. and internationally to experience God's presence
and His increase. Additional titles by Jason include New.U and
Navigate, available Summer 2011.
THE MYSTERIES OF THE REDEMPTION PRAYER BOOK (INTERFAITH PRAYERS):
'The Mysteries of the Redemption Prayer Book' compiles prayers
written by saints in every world religion. This book provides an
excellent resource to put yourself in the mind and heart of the
saints as they prayed to God. (For more info - http:
//outofbodytravel.org)
About the Book There is a season and a time for every purpose to be
accomplished in life. When a desired change is delayed or denied,
frustration will be inevitable. Life loses its colour when deprived
of necessary change and remains tasteless when the button of
progress is paused. Inspired by Holy Spirit, Success Oyewole
creates a fresh appetite for positive change in this book by
harnessing biblical principles, life experiences and spiritual
resources. In this book, you will get to know your need for change,
how to recognize your due season for change, connecting the power
for positive change, Jesus: The unchangeable changer and many more.
Change is a product of insight. You need to read this book for
insights. About the Author Success Mercy Oyewole's Prayer and
Intercessory Ministry has brought liberation to families, nations
and body of Christ. With strong prophetic grace, she is a welcome
speaker at international conferences. She is the president of Grace
Liberation Global Ministry, Women Global Mission which is a
prophetic intercessory gathering of women with branches in
different city around the world. Through Hegai Female Leadership
Academy (HEFLA), she mentors and equips women to have a fulfilling
life, marriage and ministry. She also coordinates a Female
Minister's Apostolic Network (FEMAN). She has a foundation to reach
out to widows called Mercy Widows Foundation. She has authored
other inspiring books on women, marriage, ministry and prayers.
Success is happily married to Emmanuel and blessed with anointed
children.
2012 Reprint of 1935 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original
edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Andrew
Murray, through this inspirational walk with God, attempts to lift
the veil on much of the mystery of Christ's blood and its precious
source of life. He shares the tremendous power that Christ's Blood
has for each of us if we accept it as our rightful inheritance and
rely upon it to protect and enable us to accomplish our purposes in
God. This volume is a continuation of "The Power of the Blood of
Jesus." Chapters The Spirit and the Blood The Blood of the Cross
The Altar Sanctified by the Blood Faith in the Blood The Blood of
the Lamb The Blood-bought Multitude "When I See the Blood"
Purchased by the Blood The Blood and the Trinity Washed in His
Blood
In this play, Dorothy L. Sayers addressed the crimes and problems
of human life, especially those of the victors in war, in an
entirely novel way, by precipitating an airman in the very moment
of his death back into the company of citizens of the "City," in
this case, Lichfield. The citizens range from Adam and Eve (Adam
himself the inventor of the axe which kills Abel) together with
other biblical characters in the history of redemption brought to
new life as members of the City (e.g., Judas is a common informer).
Others bear burdens of shame, toil, fear, poverty, and ingratitude.
Former inhabitants (e.g., George Fox, Dr. Johnson) help the airman
see that no more than they can he shift the burden of guilt and
grief that they all share. There is but one remedy, to join the
"Persona Dei" carrying his cross, finding indeed that he bears
their burdens for them. The "Persona Dei" is finally seen in
resurrection and glory.
2011 Reprint of 1935 Edition. Full facsimile of the original
edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this
classic exploration of the Scriptures, especially the concept of
Atonement and Redemption, Andrew Murray leads the reader to a
complete understanding of the significance and reality of the power
of the shed blood of Christ. Astounding results can take place in
your life once you have learned about the power of the blood of
Jesus and how to use it in coping with life's difficult situations.
This mighty weapon of spiritual warfare holds the secret to a
victorious life. CHAPTER CONTENTS Chapter 1. What the Scriptures
teach about the Blood Chapter 2. Redemption by Blood Chapter 3.
Reconciliation through the Blood Chapter 4. Cleansing through the
Blood Chapter 5. Sanctification through the Blood Chapter 6.
Cleansed by the Blood to Serve the Living God Chapter 7. Dwelling
in "the Holiest" through the Blood Chapter 8. Life in the Blood
Chapter 9. Victory through the Blood Chapter 10. Heavenly joy
through the Blood
What kind of men were Jesus' disciples? What was it like to be with
Jesus in Palestine? Why did some of the disciples find it so hard
to understand Jesus? Who were the people who killed Jesus? Why did
they do it? This book has been written to help you to answer these
questions. It takes you right into Jesus' world so that you can
hear his conversations with the disciples and watch the things they
did. The stories of Jesus and the disciples in this book are told
in different words from those you will find in your Bible, and
background has been built in from other records of the time. For
example, the Bible gives only the fact that one of the disciples
was a Zealot; in this book the disciple is shown speaking and
acting as we know Zealots spoke and acted. The story of the rich
young ruler has been placed early in Jesus' ministry to show that
he would not accept every man who wanted to be his disciple. The
parable of the Good Samaritan has also been placed in the early
period as an example of the informal way in which Jesus taught.
That you may know what is from the Bible and what is added to make
a complete story, Scripture references for each event are given in
the back of the book. These references will help you to read and
understand the Gospels. As you read what it meant to be a disciple
of Jesus while he was on earth, you will see more clearly what it
means to be one of his disciples today.
In these stressful times, it's easy to get caught up in feeling
anxious, tense, foggy, overloaded, and unable to appreciate the
simple gifts in your life. In this book, Leonard Felder, a popular
psychologist, shares techniques for managing and rebalancing these
emotions and helps you to find your calm, strong center. Felder
draws from traditional Jewish prayers and blessings that have been
used for centuries to refocus the mind; techniques that help you to
reappraise a situation, manage an emotion, spend a moment in
appreciation or contemplation, or to make a moment holy.
Readers don't need to know Hebrew or have a Jewish education in
order to find these techniques resonant and effective; the Hebrew
words or phrases that Felder uses are simple and accessible.
Chapter topics include:
- How to regain your equilibrium when you feel pulled in all
directions
- How to outsmart your moody, anxious brain
- Knowing when to intervene and when to let go in a situation
- Responding with wisdom when someone treats you harshly
- Finding inner quiet and peace when you feel agitated
In each chapter, Felder includes examples drawn from his client
base and explanations from mind-body psychology and neuroscience to
support the effectiveness of this kind of mindfulness practice.
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