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Its News To Me Messages Of Hope For Those Who Havent Heard Cycle A
$16.18All too often, many people find traditional worship dull and the sermons they hear impractical for living in today’s world. Yet Linda McCoy is convinced that the message of God’s unconditional love is the most vital word for life anyone can receive — especially those who have never heard or truly experienced it. Her inspiring sermons share that message of hope with modern Americans by bridging the gap between the sacred and the secular. As the fruit of her non-traditional ministry directed toward those who have never been part of a church or who have been “turned off” or “disenfranchised” by the established church, McCoy’s short, to-the-point messages effectively and relevantly communicate the good news to anyone who is searching for an experience of the Divine. Readers of these sermons will be connected to a deep sense of purpose and enriched by God’s amazing love and grace.
Sermon titles include:
* Prepare For Arrival — Matthew 3:1-12
* The Power Of A Dream — Matthew 2:13-23
* Positive Identification — John 1:29-42
* Building Bridges — Matthew 5:21-37
* It’s A Mystery — Matthew 17:1-9Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Becoming Parents : How To Strengthen Your Marriage As Your Family Grows
$26.95Moving into parenthood is typically a time of great joy and excitement, but it also brings fatigue, stress, and conflict. From the authors of the best-selling Fighting for Your Marriage and A Lasting Promise, this unique and innovative guide offers indispensable advice on how to protect and preserve your marriage and take care of yourselves as you become parents. Based on scientific research and containing real-life examples, Becoming Parents challenges you to seize this opportunity to really thrive in your relationship and in parenting together as a team.
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Finding God Finding Each Other
$12.98He was raised a Protestant. She was Jewish. They were both clinical psychologists, convinced that human reason could explain everything and eventually resolve every issue. But when their relationship began to fall apart, a miraculous vision became the beginning of a pilgrimage that would lead these two non-believers into a deep and lasting relationship with each other – and with Jesus Christ. Finding God, Finding Each Other is the story of how God intervened miraculously to transform them and helped them create a loving and lasting marriage relationship. This love story not only chronicles the spiritual journeys of Linda and Vincent Ruhl, but also reveals biblical principles of individual character change, relational transformation, and how a broken marriage relationship can be redeemed and made whole.
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Shadows Of Things To Come
$18.99A fascinating look at Christ’s relationship with His disciples and the activities of the early church so that we can better understand the present and predict the future.
“One of the greatest sources of prophetic vision is found by better understanding our past,” says Rick Joyner. “I studied Christ’s interaction with the apostles as well as the life of the early church to be obedient to a heavenly vision in which I was told that I would not be able to accurately foresee the future until I understood the past.” In this important book Joyner looks at the life and ministry of the apostles and of later generations so that Christians today can close the openings the enemy has used to gain entry and do his deadly work. He examines the successes and failures of Christians of the past so we can better understand how to be God’s servants today.
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Chain Reaction : A Call To Compassionate Revolution
$18.99Darrell Scott launches a crusade for changing the world based on the ideals of his daughter Rachel, whose martyrdom at Columbine High School is chronicled in the bestselling book Rachel’s Tears.
Rachel Scott and her killer Eric Harris both talked about starting a “chain reaction.” Eric used violence to kill and destroy at Columbine High School. But Rachel chose another path. In a personal creed she wrote one month before her death in the Columbine tragedy, she explained her conviction that if one person goes out of his or her way to show compassion, it will start a world-changing chain reaction of kindness.
For Rachel, this was a solemn calling. And now her father, Darrell Scott, is carrying on her crusade by challenging people of all ages to commit themselves to creating a revolution of compassion that can make a real difference in our troubled world. Chain Reaction spells out this challenge in compelling detail, providing moving examples of practical compassion and giving illustrations from Rachel’s life and journals.
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Gods Timing For Your Life (Reprinted)
$12.94Bestselling author Dutch Sheets will inspire and encourage readers with this clear, revelatory study of God’s appointed times and seasons. Going beyond the basic definitions of kairos and chronos, Sheets brings fresh insight to the subject, examining Scripture to show how kairos (strategic) times and chronos (general) times are not two separate and unrelated seasons in our lives but, rather, are often simply different phases of the same process. He discusses how God brought about His divine shift in the lives of men and women throughout the Bible and the many ways in which God used these seasons of change to deepen His people’s understanding of Him.
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Blueprints For Worship
$24.99165 Pages
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This book is intended to provide practical assistance for pastors, musicians, and others who plan and lead worship in local congregations. Based upon the 1989 United Methodist Hymnal, the 1992 United Methodist Book of Worship, and the 1992 Revised Common Lectionary, this book will enable you to create, design, build, and lead effective worship experiences in your local congregation. Through a worksheet format that culls information and references from the sources mentioned above, you’ll be able to more effectively integrate preaching, music, movement, and environment.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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GodViews : The Convictions That Drive Us And Divide Us
$22.00GodViews is a provocative and insightful look at the divisions within the church. The author is a notable conservative Presbyterian whose thinking and writing style has many fans on the liberal end as well. Here, Jack Haberer discusses five different concerns of Christians: preservation of truth, promotion of intimacy with God, unity in the church, caring for victims, and welcoming the marginalized.
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When The Saints Go Marching Out
$29.00This book challenges churches to see all their members as potential missionaries, and so to return full circle to the New Testament church model of ministry. Beals founds his practical advice about how to go about this in Trinitarian theology. Section One describes congregation-based mission; Section Two explains how to mobilize resources for mission creatively. Section Three suggests ways to train and care for volunteers, and Section Four discusses expanding mission once outreach has been established.
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Dancers Of Riverside Park And Other Poems
$23.00These inspirational poems reflect Peggy Shriver’s close and careful observations of the daily events of life. With keen perceptions of both the natural world and human nature, she moves beyond the familiar sentiments of political advocacy to compassion, concern, ministry, and on occasion, confrontation. Her poems are a treasure trove of thought and emotion and challenge both the heart and mind.
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Ancient Israels Faith And History
$56.00Relying on archeological artifacts and anthropological study, George Mendenhall re-tells the story of Israel’s history and faith. While careful not to move beyond the evidence, Mendenhall also provides an account of the theological dimensions of Israel’s history.
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4 Witnesses
$17.9912 Chapters
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Bringing the stories of Jesus to life for the contemporary reader, Robin Griffith-Jones revives the original power and the intent of each of the four gospels. He presents a lively discussion of how and why each gospel was written, considering the substance and style of the testimony itself as well as the unique context of each story. Mark’s gospel tells the rebel’s story of Jesus as a failed revolutionary whose mission mysteriously succeeds. For Luke, Jesus is a heroic, compassionate social revolutionary who confidently and mercifully dies on behalf of all humanity. John’s gospel is a mystic’s interpretation of the divinity of Jesus told in powerful poetic language.“Who do you say I am?” Each gospel offers its own answer to Jesus’ question, influenced by the context of its writing and the personality of its writer. All four gospels taken together provide what one alone could not: a remarkably full and compelling presentation of Jesus and his message.
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Weight Of Glory
$16.99Selected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses show the beloved author and theologian bringing hope and courage in a time of great doubt. “The Weight of Glory,” considered by many to be Lewis’s finest sermon of all, is an incomparable explication of virtue, goodness, desire, and glory. Also included are “Transposition,” “On Forgiveness,” “Why I Am Not a Pacifist,” and “Learning in War-Time,” in which Lewis presents his compassionate vision of Christianity in language that is both lucid and compelling.
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Abolition Of Man
$17.99In this graceful work, C. S. Lewis reflects on society and nature and the challenges of how best to educate our children. He eloquently argues that we need as a society to underpin reading and writing with lessons on morality and in the process both educate and re-educate ourselves. In the words of Walter Hooper, “If someone were to come to me and say that, with the exception of the Bible, everyone on earth was going to be required to read one and the same book, and then ask what it should be, I would with no hesitation say The Abolition of Man. It is the most perfectly reasoned defense of Natural Law (Morality) I have ever seen, or believe to exist. If any book is able to save us from future excesses of folly and evil, it is this book.” This beautiful paperback edition is sure to attract new readers to this classic book.
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Divine Conspiracy : Dallas Willards Study Guide To The Divine Conspiracy (Studen
$15.99This study guide expands the discussion begun in The Divine Conspiracy, focusing on and clarifying key issues and encouraging a fuller understanding of Christian discipleship. Here you will find:
Overviews and summaries of each chapter of The Divine Conspiracy
Scripture meditations to enhance your understanding of the text
Study questions to facilitate stimulating discussion and reflectionAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Epistle To The Romans
$24.99Effectively minister from the book of Romans as it comes alive in this verse by verse commentary. The Epistle to the Romans is a valuable tool for theological study, referencing, bible study, sermon preparation, teaching, and instruction, as well as a tremendous source for personal enrichment.
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God Calling
$6.99“Jesus.” Say My Name often. It was in My Name Peter bade the lame man walk. “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth arise and walk.
“Jesus” The very sounding of My Name, in love and tenderness, drives away all evil. It is the word before which all the hosts of evil flee.
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Twilight And Dawn
$6.991. Throbbing Pain
2. O God, Don’t Let Them Hear Me Cry
3. A Rare Type Of Bone Cancer
4. Cobalt Treatments
5. When God Speaks, He Does Not Go Back On His Word
6. The Holy Spirit Was There
7. I’ve Been Healed Of Bone Cancer!
8. The Beginning Of A New Life
9. You Are Indeed A Miracle! P. 75Additional Info
TWILIGHT AND DAWN: The Great Physician’s Second OpinionThe story of Gwen Lanning, a woman from Oregon who contracted an aggressive and cruel type of bone cancer. God heard the prayers of hundreds of people, and Gwen’s cancer-riddled body was miraculously restored; not a trace of the dreadful disease remained. A great faith-builder, this dramatic book is an excellent evangelistic tool and gift item for those in need of its message.
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Prayers And Blessings DayBrightener
$10.99God is in control of every detail, even when circumstances derail us from the simplicity of that truth. Prayer has an amazing ability to keep us on track, while blessings encourage our hearts to keep moving forward. Let this calendar be a daily reminder that God cares, God listens, and God blesses-and he wants to take you in the direction of His very best-always.
Product Details:
Padded cover
Wire coil
366 dated pages
Stand-up easel
Beautiful four-color art inside and outScripture taken from the New International Version
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Ministers Handbook
$19.991. Helps For Worshipping
– Preparing To Worship
– Using Liturgy
– Preparing The Church Music
– Writing The Worship Service2. Helps For Special Occasions In Worship
– The Lord’s Supper
– The Ordinance Of Baptism
– Dedications In The Life Of The Church
– A Service For Licensing To The Ministry
– A Model Service Of Ordination
– Models For Installation Of Pastor
– Commissioning Service For Lay Ministers/Missionaries
– A Model Service For Anniversary Celebrations
– Special Days Or Seasons3. Helps For Special Occasions In The Lives Of People
– When A Baby Is Born
– At Graduation
– When Young People Enter New Phases Of Life
– When Marriage Takes Place
– When A Remarriage Takes Place
– Renewal Of Vows
– When Sickness Strikes
– When Death Comes4. Prayers For Pastoral Spiritual Growth
– Prayers For Personal Needs
– Prayers For The Church
– Prayers For The CommunityAppendix 1: Helps For One Considering The Ministry
Appendix 2: When Retirement Comes
Appendix 3: Preparing Communion
Appendix 4: BaptismAdditional Info
THE MINISTER’S HANDBOOKThe contents of this handbook are the result of years of experience as a pastor in small and large churches, as a denominational executive, and as a missionary in a land of another language and culture. It is the result, too, of various stages of change and growth.
May this book be a practical manual for pastors that will enable them to have resources to utilize during their ministry to others.
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Saint Anthony Tiny Saints
$11.65St. Anthony of Padua was a 13th-century Franciscan friar known for his rich knowledge of Church theology. Even more importantly, he had an incredible ability to explain the Faith so that anyone could understand even the deepest truths. Anthony is often seen holding the child Jesus, who once appeared to him and touched his face. St. Anthony has become beloved by millions as the patron saint of lost things.
Feast Day: June 13
Patronage: Amputees, Expectant Mothers, Lost Things, Married Couples, Seafarers
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Saint Maximillian Kolbe Tiny Saints
$11.65Father Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish Franciscan with a deep love for Mary, especially her Immaculate Conception. To share the Gospel, he founded monasteries, published a newspaper and magazine, and operated an amateur radio station. In 1941, the Nazis arrested Kolbe and placed him in Auschwitz concentration camp. When ten prisoners were condemned to death by starvation, Kolbe volunteered to replace a young father, who later attended Kolbe’s canonization.
Feast Day: August 14
Patronage: Addiction, Families, Journalists, Prisoners, Right To Life
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Saint Joseph Tiny Saints
$11.65Joseph is a quiet hero, the man God trusted to be Mary’s husband and Jesus’ foster-father. Joseph showed deep faith during Mary’s pregnancy, great courage in leading his family into Egypt, and fatherly wisdom while teaching his son how to work and pray. A carpenter by trade, Joseph is the patron saint of workers. He died with Mary and Jesus by his side, and is invoked for a happy death.
Feast Day: March 19
Patronage: A Happy Death, Carpenters, Fathers, Men, Workers
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Saint Charles Borromeo Tiny Saints
$11.65Charles Borromeo was made a cardinal in 1559 by his uncle, Pope Pius IV. While the Church was suffering the effects of the Protestant reformation, Charles did his best to bring about internal reform. He prayed, helped organize the Council of Trent, made the Archdiocese of Milan a place of conversion and virtue, and sacrificed his personal wealth to care for the poor and sick.
Feast Day: November 4
Patronage: Bishops, Cardinals, Catechists, Catechumens, Seminarians
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Life Transforming Truth
$13.99The body looks healthy on the outside, but inside a sickness has set in. With the line between truth and error blurred, theological distinctives considered inconsequential, and the pulpit becoming the focal point of a commitment to entertainment rather than the faithful ministry of the Word of God, postmodern evangelicalism is suffering from theological anemia. In spite of this weakening state, a strengthening cure is available.In Life transforming truth: an introduction to the doctrines of grace, William E. Payne has provided the mega-vitamins so needed today. With a thoroughly biblical approach coupled with clarity of thought and expression, Life-transforming truth is the perfect primer for a weak and ailing Christian church. Explaining and amplifying “the doctrines of grace with the grace of the doctrines,” Pastor Payne provides answers to the profound questions of those struggling with the wonderful truth of God’s sovereign grace while strengthening and bringing a deeper understanding to those already embracing these God-honouring doctrines. Understanding depravity – Rejoicing in election – Affirming particular redemption – Effectual calling – Explaining perseverance – Exploring regeneration – Declaring justification – Experiencing sanctification – The privilege of adoption – The hope of glorification. Be prepared to be challenged and changed as you read these pages and discover God’s gracious dealings with humankind. These truths will transform your life – from the inside out – as you consider God’s wonderful kindness to a sinful world.
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Creation According To The Scriptures
$19.95Subtitled A Presuppositional Defense of Literal Six-Day Creation, this symposium by thirteen authors is a direct frontal assault on all latitudinarian and otherwise waffling views of Biblical Creation. It expldes the “Framework Hypothesis,” so dear to the hearts of many respectability-hungry Calvinists, and it throws down the gauntlet to all who believe they can maintain a consistent view of Biblical infallibility while abandoning literal, six-day creation. It is a must reading for all who are observing closely the gradual defection of many allegedly conservative churches and denominations, or who simply want a greater grasp of an orthodox, God-honoring view of the Bible.
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Season To Heal
$12.95This is a book for women who struggle to come to grips with the lingering emotional pain of an abortion. It assures readers that their pain is a valid, natural response to abortion, that they can find relief from it, and that healing is a realistic hope.
Publisher Marketing: This is a book for women who struggle to come to grips with the lingering emotional pain of an abortion. It assures readers that their pain is a valid, natural response to abortion, that they can find relief from it, and that healing is a realistic hope.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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PrayerWalk : Becoming A Woman Of Prayer Strength And Discipline
$17.00Challenge your body. Feed your spirit. Change the world.
Ask any Christian woman about her most recent New Year’s resolutions, and you’ll likely find that “exercise regularly” and “pray more” were at the top of her list. We all long to look and feel our best, to live actively and healthfully. More than that, we desire to connect intimately with our God. Yet physical health and spiritual growth often take a backseat to the urgent demands of grocery shopping and bill paying, time with family and friends, and long hours at the office.It’s Time to Exercise Your Prayer Life.
Three years ago, author Janet Holm McHenry suffered from depression, weight gain, and exhaustion. Then she began a prayerwalk routine that not only transformed her life but also profoundly impacted the lives of those around her.Learn how you, too, can set out on a journey to increased energy, better health, and greater joy-and experience a rich, full prayer ministry that will have a lasting impact on your loved ones and community-in PrayerWalk.
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Fatherless In Galilee
$99.91Fatherless in Galilee explores the stories of Jesus, who, lacking a father, called upon God to act in this paternal role. Andries van Aarde offers an explanation of the historical figure of Jesus who destroyed conventional patriarchal values by caring for fatherless children within the Palestinian society of his time. Aarde’s compelling portrait adds an entirely new dimension of historical Jesus scholarship by convincingly demonstrating that Jesus’ own experience of marginalization provided the foundation for his compassionate ministry to society’s outcasts.
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Larissas Breadbook : Ten Incredible Southern Women And Their Stories Of Cou
$15.99Do you ever wonder what makes the South one of the most incredible places on Earth? As Larissa discovers, it’s the awe-inspiring women. In this engaging story, ten remarkable women from rich and varied cultures share their words, their wit, their wisdom, and their lives.
The language of these women “is colorful and nuanced and often poetic, and the folks whose lives the storyteller enters and exits are complicated and comic, and at the same time often tragic. This community, woven together by the storyteller’s enchantments…is moving and memorable.” Lois Parkinson Zamora, professor at University of Houston, made those comments about the stories in Just Plain Folks, Lorraine Johnson-Coleman’s earlier work. But they could just as easily have been written about the characters in Larissa’s BreadBook.
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Learning To Live The Love We Promise
$15.99Master wordsmith Lewis Smedes helps readers look at relationships and how they work. He answers such questions as: What do committed relationships do for us? To whom should we commit our time and devotion? Which, if any, relationships should last forever and how can we make them last?
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Mighty To Save
$24.99In this study from Luke, Pastor Phillips show us themeaning and significance of the miracles of Jesus -notonly as proofs of Jesus’ person, but as content richindicators of his work for sinners -and applies theirlessons to contemporary life.
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Mark : Believers Church Bible Commentary
$29.9920 Chapters
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Mark’s Gospel Speaks plainly, yet sometimes in riddles, of God as revealed in Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, the Son of God. Mark presents God’s reign, its present hiddenness and future glory, and its surprising way of coming. Mark tells of discipleship, its costs, rewards, failures, and renewel. Mark is also about Jesus and his followers crossing barriers to pass Gods grace on to those formerly excluded. Mark’s resurrection message is open-ended. Readers supply their own ending, not just in words, but by following the resurrected Lord.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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7 Secrets Of A Healthy Dating Relationship (Student/Study Guide)
$12.991. Guess What-Its No Secret!
2. Being A Wise Guy
3. The Hot-water Test
4. A Fool For Love
5. Party Animals
6. Making Music
7. The Attitude Of Gratitude
8. No, Please-You First
Conclusion: Finding True Love
102 PagesAdditional Info
Choosing whom to date -and ultimately finding true love – is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. It can be done by impulse, driven by misinformation from others. Or it can be done through a thoughtful process, guided by proven principles. This book will help you do just that. It identifies some of the most important Biblical principles for building loving relationships with members of the opposite sex.7 Secrets To Healthy Dating Relationships is for anyone interested in building close relationships. Whether you’re looking for someone to date, already in a relationship, or even considering marriage, 7 Secrets reveals seven powerful ways for both becoming and finding people with whom you can build healthy relationships.
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Teologia Practica Pastoral – (Spanish)
$14.99Would you like to know how to prepare your vision and present it to writing to the church? How to give specific job functions to each of your collaborators? How many types of leaders there are? How to write thankful notes to thankful offerings? Which are the critical phases in the pastoral ministry? What place the pastor’s wife occupies? How many different ecclesiastic governments exist? How to celebrate different ceremonies, from funerals to dedicating babies? These and other topics are discussed in this practical guide for pastors.
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Refocusing The Vision (Revised)
$31.18Refocusing the Vision is the revised and greatly expanded version of Barbara Fiand’s best-selling book, Living the Vision. Fiand revisits this earlier work with the eyes and experience of ten years. In Living the Vision, Barbara Fiand mapped an agenda for nuns living with the reforms set forth by the Second Vatican Council. These reforms included relaxing the rules regarding dress and living arrangements. Today many nuns live in apartment-style convents and dress in secular clothing. In addition, many nuns have eschewed traditional roles such as teaching and missionary work in favor of more fulfilling careers in social action and spirituality. Many nuns today even run parishes where no priest is available. In this new edition the reader will find three added Appendices, but by far the most revision and expansion will be found in chapter 4. The questions raised there are provocative and may be disturbing to some.
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Flesh Of The Church Flesh Of Christ
$26.95How does the ecclesiology of communion go back to the very sources of the great ecclesial tradition? How should we explain that a Christian is never alone, even before God? How should we perceive that the Church is a communion before being a society, a mystery before being a structure? These questions reflect the inner being of the Church that is at the center of Flesh of the Church, Flesh of Christ.
The late renowned scholar J.-M.-R. Tillard defines what the flesh of the Church is for the New Testament and the period of the undivided Church. He enables readers to understand not the structure of God’s Church but the living reality of grace for which this structure exists. Tillard explains that the “flesh of the church” is communion of life for humanity reconciled with the Father and with itself “in Christ.” He also shows that through the power of the Spirit and the Word, the Church is the “flesh of Christ” in the osmosis of the sacrificial flesh of the Lord and the concrete life of the baptized, of which the Eucharist is the sacrament.
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God Dwells With Us
$29.95The image of the Temple speaks of a building, of a place of God’s heavenly presence, and yet the experience of many Christians has been of God’s indwelling in the human heart. In God Dwells with Us, Mary Coloe crosses the centuries through John’s Gospel text and plunges into the experience of the Johannine community. Here, readers receive a sense of God’s indwelling as promised by Jesus, and how it relates to the symbol of the Temple in the gospel narrative.
In the years after the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple, the Johannine community looked to the symbol of the Temple as a key means of expressing its new faith in Jesus. During his lifetime he was the living presence of Israel’s God dwelling in history. In the absence of the historical Jesus, the believing community-past, present, and future-continue to be a locus for the divine indwelling and so can truly be called a living Temple.
God Dwells with Us offers a new and consistent perspective on the symbol of the Temple which clarifies the christology of the Fourth Gospel. It establishes a new plot for this gospel-the destroying and raising of the Temple; and shows how this occurs within the text. The chapters provide a new approach to its structure. It is unique in its treatment of John 14:2 where it establishes that the new Temple is the household of believers on earth. It also presents a new interpretation of the Johannine Crucifixion and the scene with Jesus’ mother and the Beloved Disciple.
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Beyond The Ordinary A Print On Demand Title
$21.99Over the past few decades mainline Protestant congregations have not easily embraced the notion of spirituality. As much as any aspect of church life, spirituality has been misunderstood, misused, and resisted by both clergy and laity. Yet times are changing. Today many people feel a deep spiritual hunger and are out looking for fulfillment in a wide variety of settings. In this new context, mainline congregations need to awaken to the presence of the Spirit in their midst and equip leaders to nurture both the personal and corporate spirituality of their congregations.
Beyond the Ordinary is explicitly written to help church leaders who have had no formal training in spiritual formation. Drawing from years of experience teaching Christian spirituality, Ben Campbell Johnson and Andrew Dreitcer explore the spiritual dimensions of leadership, looking in depth at the meaning of spirituality as it relates to the tasks of ministry. This friendly, inspiring book will enable readers to erase the negative stereotypes of spirituality and develop vital models and practices for the church today.
The book introduces a faithful understanding and practice of the spiritual life to those who have not yet dipped into the well that is Christian spirituality. For those who have already tasted this water and still thirst, it offers a way to dip even more deeply. Chapters discuss the issues surrounding a meaningful spirituality for our changing times, the importance of holding prayer and mission in tension, and the crucial role of Scripture in the formation of our lives. The authors also underscore the importance of vision, myth, and discernment in the spiritual life of the church. And they discuss the power of spiritual practices like discernment and visioning for enhancing the spirituality of congregations and for helping them become agents of social transformation.
Intended for personal and group use by pastors, elders, other church leaders, and those preparing for service in the church, the book includes suggestions for reflection and discussion as well as journaling exercises that encourage learning and growth.
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Powers Weakness And The Tabernacling Of God
$24.99As we embark on a new millenium, uncharted challenges await the church. This volume by one of today’s most valued voices on modern church life offers a wealth of insight into the role of local churches in the twenty-first century. Rooted in solid biblical research and extensive experience, Marva Dawn’s newest book will help churches and their leaders avoid falling into the temptations of contemporary secular culture, including the popular “success” models of church management. Dawn offers ground-breaking scholarship – from the first significant critique of Walter Wink’s work on “the powers” to a relevant new translation of 2 Corinthians 12:9 – and challenges readers to rethink the goals and mission of the congregation, to develop practices that follow God’s “hidden” way of weakness, and to expand their sense of what it means to be a faithful church. Complete with discussion questions, this book provides the trustworthy theological and biblical foundations necessary for building strong churches – and keeping them strong – in today’s world.
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Liturgical Works
$39.99Among the manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls are numerousfragments of liturgical texts: daily and festival prayers, songs and praises, and other fascinating documents. This inaugural volume in the Eerdmans Commentaries on the Dead Sea Scrolls series explores these important ancient texts, throwing new light on the ritual life of Jews at the turn of the common era. Beginning with a general introduction to the Qumran library and Jewish liturgical traditions, James Davila situates the liturgical texts found at Qumran in their historical context in translation of these Hewbrew texts and provides detailed line-by-line explanations of each document. Throughout his book Davila shows how the Qumran liturgical texts draw on and develop traditions from the Hebrew Bible, and he explores their significance as background to Jewish liturgy, Jewish mysticism, and Christian origins. This volume and the complete commentary project will become the standard reference work on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Roman Catholics And Evangelicals (Reprinted)
$58.751. Revelation
2. God
3. Human Beings
4. Christ
5. Salvation
6. The Church
7. Ethics
8. Last Things
9. Apocrypha
10. Scripture
11. Infallibility
12. Justification
13. Sacramentalism
14. Ecciesiology
15. Mariology
16. Purgatory
17. Social Action
18. Educational Goals
19. Spiritual Heritage
20. Evangelism544 Pages
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Protestants and Roman Catholics find they are not as separated thelogically as they may have thought in this comparative study of beliefs.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Listening Ministry : Rethinking Pastoral Leadership
$28.33Listening Ministry is a timely and practical work that invites church leaders (professional and non-professional) to look at leadership in the church in a completely different way. It is also a valuable scholarly work that calls forth new learning through the reflection questions provided at the end of each chapter. The book helps readers rethink the dynamics of ministry from the perspective of listening, focusing on both its individual and communal dimensions. Hedahl’s work presents a unique blend of theological reflection on listening, new and tested research on listening as it relates to church leadership, and suggested forms of listening as education and skills assessment in a continual effort to locate and understand listening as the heart of effective and faithful ministry.
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