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With Contributions by John Piper, John MacArthur, Jerry Bridges, Randy Alcorn, and Helen Roseveare
These powerful calls to godly perseverance from four admired Christians elevate the value and necessity of lifelong faithfulness in the lives of God's people.
Many people seek to better their lives by leaving, changing, swapping, or modifying their commitments. But God's Word holds up a beautiful value that, while difficult, leads to deep satisfaction...
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Have you been discouraged, betrayed, or hurt by the people you are trying to minister to? Many times people don't realize that minsters are real people; instead, they think pastors are exempt from being hurt, disappointed, and that they don't deal with the reality of their emotions.
This book will bring restoration to ministers who have been hurt while fulfilling the call of God on their lives. Through humorous and heart-touching stories, ministers...
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Runny noses. Dirty diapers. Unfolded laundry. The day-to-day life of the average housewife is filled with countless tasks that can feel mundane and ordinary, causing women to wonder if they're missing out on bigger and better things. Eager to encourage such struggling homemakers, pastor's wife and mother of three Gloria Furman highlights the reality of God's grace in all of life, especially those areas that often seem boring and unimportant. Filled...
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The Domino Effect Leader's Kit helps us enter into the story of good and evil that we find not just in history but all around us. What will we do with the evil that invades our lives and our world? Were we set up to be messed up? Is our world a problem of evil or an opportunity for goodness? The Domino Effect, the first installment of a trilogy, rips the bandage off of the issue of evil. This aggressively theological and intensely personal initiative...
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Mothers and daughters have a lot to talk about. That's how God designed it. A mother is her daughter's first role model, teacher, and friend, and she carries the responsibility of passing on to her daughter a legacy of biblical womanhood.
Join mother-daughter team Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Whitacre as they give you insights and suggestions on how to talk-really talk-to each other about what it means to become a godly woman. Tips and study questions...
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You know you know it…
But then again, maybe you don't.
Even if you go to church, it doesn't mean that you are being exposed (or exposing others) to the gospel explicitly. Sure, most people talk about Jesus, and about being good and avoiding bad, but the gospel message simply isn't there-at least not in its specificity and its fullness.
Inspired by the needs of both the over-churched and the unchurched, and bolstered by the common neglect of the...
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Does your church make you uncomfortable?
It's easy to dream about the "perfect" church-a church that sings just the right songs set to just the right music before the pastor preaches just the right sermon to a room filled with just the right mix of people who happen to agree with you on just about everything.
Chances are your church doesn't quite look like that. But what if instead of searching for a church that makes us comfortable, we learned to...
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"To love [God] with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." –Jesus' words in Mark 12:33
Without question the crucial issue in living the Christian life is the condition of your heart. Actions may be temporarily deceiving, but ultimately our outward behavior will reflect what's inside, because our internal attitudes form...
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Our culture has a few catch phrases: Be who you want to be; Do what makes you happy. We are told to do our own thing and follow our own rules, which often makes the Bible appear to be oppressively restrictive and hopelessly outdated, even to Christians! Responding to the misdirection of our society and misperceptions the church has of God's law, Professor Jerram Barrs helps readers recognize the beauty in and purpose of God's rules for living healthy,...
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Have you ever wondered where God is?
Is He only there during the good times or the bad?
Does He even care about all the people, places, and things He has created?
This story is a beautiful illustration that shows an expression of how God is always there for the many experiences we all have throughout our lives right from the very beginning.
With scriptures captured through each page reflects the love, grace, life, peace, and joy God has...
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Using stories from their own 2006 thru-hike, scripture passages, inspirational quotes, and words of wisdom from Native Americans, the authors describe the spiritual revelations they encountered on the Appalachian Trail."The Walk" draws the many parallels between walking the trail and a "walk of faith" by exploring eight spiritual topics: The Path, Prayer, Perseverance, Family & Community, Praise & Worship, Materialism vs. Simplicity, Pride & Humility,...
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Uses Jesus' words and actions found in the New Testament to systematically evaluate his rhetorical stylings, drawing real lessons from his teachings that today's readers can employ.
Jesus of Nazareth never wrote a book, held political office, or wielded a sword. He never gained sway with the mighty or influential. He never took up arms against the governing powers in Rome. He was a lower-class worker who died an excruciating death at the age of thirty-three....
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From devastating wars to destructive relationships, everyone knows that our world lacks the true and lasting peace we all long for. Yet God has promised us that peace is possible. Andy Farmer, a seasoned pastor and biblical counselor, explores what it means to find true peace-peace with God, peace with each other, and peace with the world. In examining common threats to peace such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and conflict, Farmer helps us...
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God wants you to experience complete forgiveness and the freedom to embrace all of the blessings, challenges, and joys that He has for you-now and in your future. Unfortunately, many live in bondage to guilt and unforgiveness that stifles their ability to love and receive love. In Experiencing Forgiveness, Charles Stanley identifies the components of forgiveness and teaches you to forgive others, to accept God's forgiveness of your sins, and to find...
97) The Story of Everything: How You, Your Pets, and the Swiss Alps Fit into God's Plan for the World
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Most of life is mundane: work, school, home, TV, church, sleep, repeat. Sometimes it seem as if there's no point to our "normal" lives. But what we must remember is that we're actually part of something huge: God's story-the greatest story ever told. In The Story of Everything, Jared Wilson takes readers on a journey that starts before the creation of the world and ends after everything has been made new. Wilson shows us that the gospel isn't just...
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A Pew Study reports that only 2% of America's twelve million bloggers claim "religion, spirituality or faith" as their main topic. This leaves a great mission field in cyberspace, say contributors to The New Media Frontier, because the latest forms of communication present so many opportunities to promote the cause of Christ in other topics and fields. Before blindly jumping in, however, Christians need to weigh the possibilities against the consequences,...
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Are the 10 Commandments still relevant today?
Do they still apply? Which ones? What do they mean in light of God's mercy revealed in Jesus?
Highlighting the timelessness and goodness of God's commands, pastor Kevin DeYoung delivers critical truth about the 10 Commandments as he makes clear what they are, why we should know them, and how to apply them. This book will help you understand, obey, and delight in God's law- commandments that expose our...
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Becoming a Woman of Grace takes you on a transforming journey to the boundless reaches of God's grace. In this study guide, Cynthia Heald explores the many ways God's grace has already enriched your life and how you can know His grace more fully and then extend it to others. Filled with the elements that have endeared Cynthia Heald's study guides to millions-key Scripture passages for study and reflection, provocative questions for discussion and...
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