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"Concrete, accessible, actionable help in the most important
challenge of human living."--JOHN ORTBERG, founder, BecomeNew.Me
Having spent years of his life studying the Holy Spirit, renowned
theologian and acclaimed author Jack Levison shares the seven
secrets to a fuller, deeper and more powerful relationship with the
Spirit. Packed with biblical insights, practical strategies,
focused prayers, Scripture meditations and rich reflections, each
short, energizing chapter will fuel your spiritual growth,
empowering you to · break out of the familiar · experience your
own personal Pentecost · cultivate healthy habits that strengthen
the Spirit-filled life · connect with the heart of the Spirit A
season of breakthrough awaits you. Here is your guide to
embracing the Spirit-filled life--and discovering the Helper
who fills you up, pours you out and transforms the world through
you. "Jack Levison opens secrets of the Spirit-filled life from
across the pages of Scripture and gives us seven pathways for
living the Spirit-filled life. What a gift!"--AMOS YONG, professor,
theology and mission, Fuller Seminary "What a terrific guide for
living the Spirit-filled life! I highly recommend this book."--ADAM
HAMILTON, senior pastor, United Methodist Church of the
Resurrection, Leawood, Kansas; author, Luke: Jesus and the
Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws
Imagine raising six spirited kids on a grass farm-today. Newspaper
columnist Dorcas Smucker and her brood live out their days in full
view in this collection of musings-picking blueberries while
watching for bears, hoping for angels while driving off the
freeway, moving into the "thousand-story house," and enduring
lectures from teenage children about the virtue of respect. Three
books in one, this collection includes Smucker's Ordinary Days:
Family Life in a Farmhouse, Upstairs the Peasants are Revolting:
More Family Life in a Farmhouse, and Downstairs the Queen Is
Knitting. Often slightly off-stride and with disarming humility,
Dorcas finds endless materials for stories and life lessons in
everyday happenings. As she says, "I, like my mother, feed my
children mashed potatoes and stories. I repeat the ones I heard
from Mom and turn our family escapades into tales to be repeated
while washing dishes or snapping buckets of green beans on the
front porch. A story is much more than just a story, of course. It
is entertainment, identity, interpretation, and lessons. This is
who we are, this is why we do what we do, this is important, that
is not, and don't ever whack your brother's finger with a hatchet
like your dad did to Uncle Philip." This delightful trilogy
includes some of Smucker's best writing. She covers topics and
dilemmas everyone can relate to while also inviting readers to
explore her Mennonite family's more personal experiences. Her voice
is humorous, encouraging, and at times, doubting, but she never
takes herself too seriously. As you read, her stories will
entertain you and ultimately soothe your soul.
Discover Prayer as a Supernatural Portal to Spiritual Dimensions!
Many believers’ prayers go unanswered because they never fully enter
the spiritual realms that their prayers open up!
Apostolic leader and author, Robert Henderson, is world-renowned for
his bestselling series on The Courts of Heaven. In this new work on
prayer, Robert provides Biblical strategies for every believer to
unleash the full power of their prayers, and see them answered!
God gave us prayer as more than a religious ritual. In fact, prayer is
a supernatural portal through which we encounter God in multiple
spiritual dimensions!
In the Gospels, Jesus presented three different dimensions of prayer.
Each one is connected to a specific identity of God:
- Father: We encounter God the Father in the Secret Place and
Throne of Grace.
- Friend: We take our place as Friends of God when we operate
as intercessors.
- Judge: We come before the Judge when we are dealing with an
adversary who resists our breakthrough.
When Christians learn how to operate in each of these spiritual
dimensions, they can align their prayers with God’s will, and release
His power for miraculous results!
An Unlikely Missionary Dispels the Myth That
Miracles Happen Only in Africa
Michele Perry may be an unlikely person to start a missionary
orphanage in war-torn Sudan. Born without her left hip and leg, she
is no stranger to overwhelming impossibility. She's learned from
childhood to rely fully on God, who constantly surprises her--and
she and her Sudanese children, more than one hundred of them, have
witnessed him moving in miraculous and wondrous ways again and
again.
Here she shares some of these amazing, inspiring stories. More than
that, she shows how readers can genuinely, fully experience God in
their everyday lives--whether in Africa or at home, wherever they
are. She helps them understand what he looks like, what it means to
hear his voice, what it's like to see a vision, and how to
recognize the holy in the ordinary. With these practical keys,
believers will be able to open the floodgates of life changing,
supernatural encounters with God.
A Thousand-Mile Pilgrimage with Martin Luther In 2010, Andrew
Wilson and his wife, Sarah, walked in the footsteps of Martin
Luther, re-creating his famous pre-Reformation pilgrimage from
Erfurt to Rome. Their trek was well publicized, with coverage in
the Christian Century, First Things, the Wall Street Journal, and
Books & Culture. They were also interviewed by travel expert
Rick Steves on his popular radio program. As they walked their
journey of a thousand miles over seventy days, thousands of readers
followed along on the Wilsons' blog. This engaging narrative brings
readers along as Andrew and Sarah traverse Europe, visiting sites
such as Coburg Castle, Ulm's Munster, the Alps, Milan, Florence,
and Rome. Their journey provides a unique window into the history
of the Protestant Reformation and a creative entryway into the life
of Luther. The book also reflects on the contemporary ecumenical
significance of the events of the Reformation, exploring what the
changes of the past 500 years mean for the Christian present and
future. Beautifully written and enjoyable to read, Here I Walk
offers a unique combination of firsthand travel narrative,
fascinating explorations in history, and theological and spiritual
reflection. Pictures, maps, and an afterword by Sarah Hinlicky
Wilson are included.
This fresh study from an internationally respected scholar of the
Reformation and post-Reformation eras shows how the Reformers and
their successors analyzed and reconciled the concepts of divine
sovereignty and human freedom. Richard Muller argues that
traditional Reformed theology supported a robust theory of an
omnipotent divine will and human free choice and drew on a
tradition of Western theological and philosophical discussion. The
book provides historical perspective on a topic of current interest
and debate and offers a corrective to recent discussions.
The New Beacon Bible Commentary is an engaging, indispensable
reference tool to aid individuals in every walk of life in the
study and meditation of God's Word. Written from the Wesleyan
theological perspective, it offers insight and perceptive
scholarship to help you unlock the deeper truths of Scripture and
garner an awareness of the history, culture, and context attributed
to each book of study. Readable, relevant, and academically
thorough, it offers scholars, pastors, and laity a new standard for
understanding and interpreting the Bible in the 21st century. Each
volume features: COMPLETELY NEW SCHOLARSHIP from notable experts in
the Wesleyan tradition CONVENIENT INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL for each
book of the Bible including information on authorship, date,
history, audience, sociological/cultural issues, purpose, literary
features, theological themes, hermeneutical issues, and more CLEAR
VERSE-BY-VERSE EXPLANATIONS, which offer a contemporary,
Wesleyan-based understanding derived from the passage's original
language COMPREHENSIVE ANNOTATION divided into three sections,
which cover background elements behind the text; verse-by-verse
details and meanings found in the text; and significance,
relevance, intertextuality, and application from the text HELPFUL
SIDEBARS, which provide deeper insight into theological issues,
word meanings, archeological connections, historical relevance,
cultural customs, and more EXPANDED BIBLIOGRAPHY for further study
of historical elements, additional interpretations, and theological
themes
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