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By God's grace, I have taken it upon myself to write down some of the principles that He taught me concerning discernment, spirit beings and walking in the realm of the spirit. So many people in Christendom have little or no knowledge at all concerning what goes on in the spiritual realm. As a result, they are not able to fight off the enemy of their soul who is out to steal, kill and destroy every human being. My hope is that people's spiritual "eyes of understanding will be enlightened" as they study the principles outlined in this book. It is designed to help the reader understand the key principles about discerning of spirits, the origin of evil spirits, the activities of evil spirits, how to identify evil spirits and how to expel evil spirits. I also answered one of the most frequently asked questions in the body of Christ today, "Can a Christian Have a Demon?" It is my hope and desire that by the time an average person goes through the teachings outlined in this book, he or she will no longer be ignorant about evil spirits and about spiritual matters. I therefore, encourage you to take the Chapters in this book seriously and make a determination to apprehend the principles outlined in each Chapter. May the Lord give you great revelation as you read.

"This little work, after having passed through fifteen editions in this country (USA), and we know not how many in England, after having been translated into French, German, Greek, and many more languages, printed in raised letters for the blind, and last of all, having been adopted as a school-book for the liberated slaves at Sierra Leone, is now sent forth by the publishers in a new dress, with the addition of two new Lectures." - Author's Preface John Todd (1800-1873) was a graduate of Yale College and Andover Theological Seminary. His theology was molded by the works of Jonathan Edwards, and he had the privilege of pastoring Edwards Memorial Church in Northampton, MA. These lectures are the fruit of a ministry directed with conviction to the consciences of the young. From the opening page of these lectures the reader is addressed in such a personal way that he cannot but hear the words for himself. Not only should these be read by and to children, but every pastor and Sunday School teacher should read it and learn the delicate art of speaking to children. This was a best seller in the middle of the 19th century, but it has been buried for more than 125 years. It is high time Todd was able to speak again for the cause of God and truth.

The three decades since the founding of MSUU (Ministerial Sisterhood Unitarian Universalist) have seen not only a remarkable increase in the percentage of women in professional ministry but an equally remarkable transformation of the nature of ministry itself. Reading these sermons affords an opportunity to see what's been on women's (and men's) minds and how these concerns have contributed to the changes --Rev. Dr. Marni Harmony, Minister, First Unitarian Church of Orlando, Florida, and Founding Member of MSUU told through sixteen award-winning sermons. It is also the story of women in ministry and their rise from a tiny minority to over half of the Unitarian Universalist ministers in only twenty-five years. issues that concern both women and men. Often drawing on historical women's lives and words for inspiration, thirteen women and three men explore the challenges of living lives of integrity and faith in today's world. By sharing their insight and wisdom, these authors encourage all who share their words to live more authentic lives and do what they can to work for a more just world.

Published in 1887, this is a collection of sermons by George Salmon who was a distinguished mathematician as well as a theologian. The contents include gnosticism and agnosticism; union with Christ; the pure in heart shall see God; success in searching after righteousness; pain and disease; hunger and thirst after righteousness; the keynote of the epistle to the Hebrews; bowing in the house of Rimmon; shame; the denial of Peter; charity and love; charitable belief; slavery; the interpretation of scripture; reward according to work; the two classes; working together with God; and the forgiveness of sins.

Preface By The Reverend Stanislaus St. John.

"Weapons of Mass Distraction" is a compilation of sermons that challenge us to think and act responsibly on current social issues that promise to have a huge impact on the planet's well-being in the coming century.

Globalization, the attack on democracy, the mistreatment of women, and the growing AIDS pandemic are but a few of the topics taken on by these courageous sermons that dare to challenge the prevailing mindset that labels democratic protest as unpatriotic.

This collection of hope-inspiring messages, accessible to persons of all faiths, is anything but anti-American. In fact, they speak to the very core values held high by this country for so long.

"Weapons of Mass Distraction" is a welcomed theological dialogue with the great social issues of our generation, coming from the perspective of the "silenced majority" those who's protest cries against wars of aggression did not make the evening news; and who's votes in the 2000 presidential election were ignored to the detriment of millions.

Finally, "Weapons of Mass Distraction" is a call to action; a call to all those who "see the trouble we are in" and have the courage enough to do the work of rebuilding the walls.

The public university classroom is a place where socialization still occurs: it's where students learn to be citizens of the world. Having attended to political correctness and multiculturalism, universities are now facing the issue of spirituality in their quest to educate the whole person. In this book, Chris Anderson takes up this task by carefully exploring how a professor of faith can help a public university accomplish its pluralistic mission. Anderson illustrates how the study of secular literature throws fresh light on the ways in which the Bible can be read. He also deftly shows how a sympathetic study of the Bible trains secular readers for understanding the abiding significance of the Western literary canon as a kind of scripture. Anderson thus gives readers a book that is as much about the experience of a faithful teacher and the proper ends of education as it is about discovering the right ways to read texts - be they sacred or secular.

In this book, author Murray Dueck helps you to develop your spiritual eyes, enabling you to glimpse the Kingdom of Heaven shining through everyday life. After reading this book, you will be able to: -Encountering God in the routine events of life -See God at work in your church, community, and the world -Pray according to what you see the Father doing -Know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God-not the enemy-is in control of your life

This work is a sermon preached at Paul's on December 10, 1654 on the monster of sinful self-seeking, together with a description of the heavenly and blessed self-seeking. These words may very fitly be called Paul's complaint, or black bill of indictment drawn up against the times in which he lived. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read. Written in Old English.

This sermon contains reflections upon the excellent things done by the great God more generally in creation and redemption, and in the government of the world, but more particularly in the remarkable revolutions of providence which are everywhere the matter of present observation, with a postscript giving an account of some very stupendous accidents which have lately happened in France. Also found within is a sermon preached unto the convention of the Massachusetts Colony in New England with a short narrative of several prodigies which New England had of late had the alarms of heaven in. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read. Old English text.

1923. A guide to writing sermons, summed up by the following quote: Every great sermon must contain three things; a smile, a tear, and a vision of beauty. Contents: Literary Values and Influence; Historical Values; Dramatic and Imaginative Elements; The Moral Message; A Sound Philosophy; and The Messianic Heart.

These words show that a notoriously bad man may find better quarter from the generality of this naughty world than the very best. They likewise serve to admonish thee that you should not be much disturbed, nor altered in your opinions, when you behold such a man much caressed and followed with triumphs and applauses; or if you should see men of goodness and great virtues abandoned and despised. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read. Written in Old English.

Daniel Heimbach examines the biblical teachings on sexual morality as well as four counterfeit views that have crept into our "sexually revolutionized" society. He gives us an in-depth look at the moral relativism that has spread through our culture and opens our eyes to the effects that nonbiblical sexual choices have on individuals, the family, the church, and the culture.

Part One addresses 'Theological Foundations.' The five essays in this section deal with the Bible, Theology and Ecumenism. The subjects of theological methods, contextual hermeneutics, and appropriate curriculum are given special attention. Of course even foundational issues cannot be discussed in a vacuum and so each of the essays addresses these foundational subjects in the light of African realities. Part Two deals with 'Contemporary Issues.' It is particularly in this section that the traditional themes in African theology have been somewhat displaced by concerns which are today very pressing indeed. Three essays are devoted to the question of HIV/AIDS. This disease, which has devastated the African continent, demands a theological and practical response from those who claim to follow Jesus Christ. If the churches do not respond to this crisis with energy and determination we should not be surprised if the next generation wonders whether the Gospel has the power which we claim that it has. Two essays address the question of Islam and Muslim-Christian Relations in Africa. The resurgence of Islam in the world today is a concern of many. For those who believe in Jesus, this is a challenge which demands much wisdom and love. How should we respond to our Muslim neighbours? What are appropriate and thoughtful ways to share the love of Christ? Two further essays appear under the title of 'The Marginalized.' This could, of course, be a much large section. Those who suffer from AIDS could be included in this number, and one might have expected to see at least one essay on the place of women. In this volume, however, the 'disabled' and youth are highlighted. Both groups are clearly in need of the attention of the churches, and both groups are clearly misunderstood and neglected. The final section of Part Two contains essays, which focus attention on 'Theological Paedagogy.' All of the other contributions to this volume make suggestions and arguments about curriculum, resources, and issues of concern for theological educators. The causal aim of this book is that these essays may help us to reflect in an intentional way on the implications of contemporary realities for the future of theological education.

1850. Part One of Three. Thomas Arnold, famous schoolmaster, head of Rugby School writes in the preface: The sermons contained in this volume are printed exactly as they were preached, with the exception of a very few verbal alterations. In their matter they have not attempted to enter upon points of criticism, or to engage in any of the more difficult questions of theology. They are directly practical; but it has been my endeavor in all of them to enforce what may be called peculiarly Christian practice; that is, such a perfection in thought, word, and deed, as the Spirit of God should inspire to the enlightened understandings and willing hearts of those whom Christ redeemed, and who are now no longer under the law, but under grace. This volume contains 30 sermons, each based on a passage from the bible and two sermons on the interpretation of prophecy. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417945656, 1417945664.

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1923. The Rev. G.J. Ouseley was a priest, first in the Established Church of Ireland, and afterwards in the Catholic Apostolic Church. The Gospel was written down by him after he had received it in numerous fragments at different times from Emmanuel Swedenborg (who was seen by trustworthy clairvoyants and afterwards identified from a portrait shown to them), Anna Kingsford, Edward Maitland, and a priest of a former century giving his name as Placidus of the Franciscan Order, afterwards a Carmelite. The unseen communicators wished to reinstall passages that insist on the obvious, though often lamentably neglected, duty of love and protection for animals, relate a number of instances of the personal interference of the Lord of Love to save animals from ill-treatment and teach against the eating of flesh and taking of strong drink.

The Bible is filled with stories about life-changing encounters with the divine -- Moses and the burning bush, Samuel in the temple, the angel's visit to Mary, and Paul's Damascus road experience are just a few examples -- and many modern Christians have had equally powerful experiences of the Lord's power and presence. In this third volume of the acclaimed "Visions" series, 60 contributors share their authentic, intensely personal accounts of holy experiences. Whether they relate transforming moments like visions, healings, or visitations by angels, joyous moments like being in the presence of a loved one who has died, or just the simple sense of God's presence while singing in church or sitting in a sunny meadow on a warm spring day, each vignette is a testament to the indescribable comfort and peace of an encounter with the divine. And because each personal story also illustrates a lectionary scripture passage, Shining Moments is a valuable preaching resource. But even more, this book provides inspiring and heart-warming reading for personal devotion and spiritual growth.

Believe me, my friends, it takes long years, too, and much training from God and from Christ, the King of kings, to make a nation. Everything which is most precious and great is also most slow in growing, and so is a nation. The Scripture compares it everywhere to a tree; and as the tree grows, a people must grow, from small beginnings, perhaps from a single family, increasing on, according to the fixed laws of God's world, for years and hundreds of years, till it becomes a mighty nation, with one Lord, one faith, one work, one Spirit.

After twenty years of meditation and studying, Robert Blumetti has complied a modern perspective on the Norse myths for anyone of European ancestry who seeks a personal connection with the Gods of their ancestors. He has discovered a new understanding of the death and resurrection legend of Balder and its meaning for all people of European ancestry in the twenty-first century. "The Book of Balder Rising" is a religious guide on how the old myths can be a path to a new spirituality in the present modern age. Blumetti's new understanding of the old myths is presented as a guide for personal and spiritual transformation.

Discover the meaning and role that the Gods can play in leading you to the dawning of the New Age of Gimli. Blumetti explains how the old Gods still live on within us, and how we can once again make them a living part of our lives. This book is a must read for all who are interested in the old pagan religions of Europe and its a message of hope and joy for the future that will change your life in ways that will amaze you.

The Bible has played a critical role in the story of Judaism, modernity, and identity. Penny Schine Gold examines the arena of children's education and the role of the Bible in the reshaping of Jewish identity, especially in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s, when a second generation of Eastern European Jews engaged the task of Americanizing Jewish culture, religion, and institutions. Professional Jewish educators based in the Reform movement undertook a multifaceted agenda for the Bible in America: to modernize it, harmonize it with American values, and move it to the center of the religious school curriculum. Through public schooling, the children of Jewish immigrants brought America home; it was up to the adults to fashion a Judaism that their children could take back out into America. Because of its historic role in the development of Judaism and its cultural significance in American life, Gold finds, the Bible provided Jews with vital links to both the past and the present. The ancient sacred text of the Bible, transformed into highly abridged and amended "Bible tales," was brought into service as a bridge between tradition and modernity.Gold analyzes these American developments with reference to the intellectual history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe, innovations in public schooling and social theory, Protestant religious education, and later versions of children's Bibles in the United States and Israel. She shows that these seemingly simple children's books are complex markers of the pressing concerns of Jews in the modern world.

The sermons found in this work could not be arranged according to any proper sequence. Those which refer to doctrine and the Church Seasons are mostly found in the beginning, while those which deal with practical subjects are found near the end. The original manuscripts have been adhered to as closely as possible. Most of these sermons were written out very roughly and were only intended for delivery from the pulpit.