Download or read book As One Who Serves written by James M. Pitsula and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2006-04-04 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pitsula's history also takes student culture into account. He argues that the youth of the sixties created the "citizen student" who participates fully in the life of the university - and helped make the University of Regina.
Download or read book He Who Serves Hu written by George C. Retherford and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-11-22 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those who have discovered and cultivate their imaginations explore endless galaxies, unending dimensions and timeless travels within their conscious awareness. These are those who have been chosen by the great HU to ride the waves of Light and Sound, aiding in the healing of His lower worlds of creation. Lord Region has passed all the tests. He has learned all the disciplines. He is ready to do battle with and ensnare the one that causes all the worlds to tremble. But, this servant of the God, Kal, is elusive and cunning. His intellect is genius. In this book is a tantalizing climax to a trilogy wherein Lord Region learns more about himself than even he wants to know. Your inner senses will come alive as you live this final episode. Within your mind's eye you will question, "Does this tale, in fact, actually relate to these times of terrorists and corrupted ethical concepts? Or is there an even deeper and greater meaning hidden in the wellspring of the telling?"
Download or read book Gospel Principles written by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This book was released on 1997 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide and a Teacher’s Manual Gospel Principles was written both as a personal study guide and as a teacher’s manual. As you study it, seeking the Spirit of the Lord, you can grow in your understanding and testimony of God the Father, Jesus Christand His Atonement, and the Restoration of the gospel. You can find answers to life’s questions, gain an assurance of your purpose and self-worth, and face personal and family challenges with faith.
Download or read book Preaching Through Luke written by James C. Goodloe IV and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-01-22 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luke wrote this Gospel so "that you [Theophilus] may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught [i.e., catechesis]" (1:4). It proceeds with a barrage of questions. The first comes from Zechariah: "How shall I know?" (1:18). This is a question of knowledge. The angel Gabriel answers that we shall know by the word of God (1:19). The second comes from Mary: "How will this be?" (1:34). This is a question of agency, of how the Son of God can become human. Gabriel answers that it will be by the power of God (1:35). The third comes from Elizabeth: "Why me?" (1:43). Why should the gospel of Jesus Christ come to her? Mary answers that it has to do with God's choice, election, mercy, and salvation (1:47-55). The fourth has to do with John: "What then will this child be?" (1:66). Zechariah answers that he will be a prophet (1:76-79). John is not the Christ, but he will go before the Christ. Thus begins the catechism according to Luke, a series of questions in order that we may have certainty concerning the things we have been taught.
Download or read book To Those Who Serve written by Griffin Templeton and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the age of a spiritually misguided culture, To Those Who Serve shares timely and practical applications of Biblical principles with the law enforcement and service communities. Author Griffin Templeton introduces a true north for those disoriented by society’s ever-shifting moral compass. Shedding true light into the life of the law enforcement officer and those who serve, he gives an inside look at the challenges our nation’s bravest face. Templeton provides strategies to revitalize those in the trenches and presents an enlightening perspective for family and friends surrounding service members. Drawing on personal stories from those on the front lines, he allows their voice to help shape the narrative and illustrate the point of his message. He gently guides you into new territories and challenges all, including those outside this community, to reevaluate their outlook. From anecdotes to amens, To Those Who Serve seeks to brighten the horizon for the nation’s up-and-coming servant-leaders and aid those currently serving to finish the race with strength and integrity. It offers a guide and resource to those in the field, providing solid answers to some of life’s toughest questions.
Download or read book Serving Without Sinking written by John Hindley and published by Live Different. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows busy Christians how to serve joyfully, not wearily.
Download or read book Discipleship Training in Luke s Gospel written by Ralph F. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 821 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wouldn't it be wonderful to be trained as a disciple by Jesus himself? To be one of that band of Twelve and then Seventy who followed him around Galilee and Judea. As they walked with Jesus, he molded them as disciplesDisciple Lessons in Luke's Gospel is a conscious attempt to put you and me in the place of those first disciples. It's a JesusWalk. Over 120 lessons, you'll look at each of Jesus' healing acts, each word, each confrontation, each parable, and ask the question: What should I as a disciple be learning from this?Written over a period of three years and experienced by over 5,000 students from 123 countries, Disciple Lessons in Luke's Gospel is being used by God to mold many in Christ's image. Now slightly revised and available in audio form and via e-mail, this series can help form you as a disciple.Preachers will be glad for the careful exegesis of each passage, footnoted research, and deep digging that results in present-day applications. Teachers will use the deep, probing questions at the end of each lesson. But the one who will benefit most is you, the earnest disciple, who wants to learn genuine discipleship at the feet of the Master. Third Edition.
Download or read book Servant Leadership the Heart That Serves written by Holly Spence and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-02-08 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As leadership and the Body of Christ ventures into outward focused ministries and develop inward ministerial structures to hold the impending harvest, we find a deficit in consistent faithfulness and service from pure hearts in leaders, as well as congregants. There is a vacuum of heart-based leadership development where we examine the motives and intents of the heart in order to labor in purity with one another that all men see the love of God as a bright light shining in darkness. True leadership is the salt of the earth and the light of the world. A leader's unrestrained service exemplifies the magnitude of God's love for man. Christ gave his all for us all, in order to show us all...God's heart. The Light of the servanthood of Christ must be seen by all men in order to build individual lives. It is time for leaders to reexamine themselves and become strengthened their resolve to serve the Lord without restraint, and thereby give our lives fully to Kingdom purposes.
Download or read book 180 written by Dillon Schupp and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In six months, you can be better than you are today. You can be a better spouse. A better parent. A better friend. A better employee, boss, student, teacher. You don’t have to stay the same and accept your current life as “That’s just the way I am.” You can change. More precisely, you can change as Jesus changes you. And He does that as you develop a daily habit of reading and applying His Word. 180: Becoming the New You is a six-month journey through the life of Jesus that is designed to develop what will be the single most life-changing habit of your life: connecting with Jesus daily through His Word. As you do so, you’ll discover that following Jesus is about more than simply going to heaven when you die. Following Jesus is just as much about becoming a brand new you while you’re alive. .
Download or read book Luke 2 volumes in 1 ESV Edition written by R. Kent Hughes and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luke's carefully researched and orderly account of the life of Christ is one of the finest pieces of historical writing from the ancient world. More importantly, it boldly proclaims the story and significance of Jesus, emphasizing his "gospel" as good news for the whole world. In this illuminating commentary, respected pastor R. Kent Hughes explores Luke's historical claims about the life of Christ and his overarching message, offering helpful insights into the biblical text and pastoral reflections on how it applies to everyday life. Written to help preachers and Bible teachers communicate God's Word more effectively, this commentary explores how the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus constitute the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and guarantee salvation to all who believe on his name. Part of the Preaching the Word series.
Download or read book Serve Others First in a Me First World written by Courtney Rees and published by WestBowPress. This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What prompted the Samaritan man to pause? Why did Jesus prefer Marys actions over Marthas? And the seventy-two anonymous recruits in Luke 10, who were they? In our personal lives and as a church, a life geared toward service is the best way to live. So what does it look like to live a serve-oriented life? How would the church shift its influence if it loved through action? A life of service can be different. When we are tired, and our schedules are haggard and crazy. It's hard to put others before ourselves. And yet, at the end of the day we question the big things like purpose and contentment. We wonder, "How could this look different?" In SERVE, we dive into Luke 10 and discover that Jesus was the advocate and voice of SERVE. From watching Him, we learn what it looks like to serve with excitement, creativity, excellence, discipline, vigor and yes, even how to take rest stops along the way. Join the journey and learn how to put others first in a me-first world.
Download or read book Radical Christian Voices and Practice written by Zoë Bennett and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the margins of the biblical canon and on the boundaries of what are traditionally called 'mainstream' Christian communities there have been throughout history writings and movements which have been at odds with the received wisdom and the consensus of establishment opinion. If one listens carefully, these dissident voices are reflected in the Bible itself-whether in the radical calls for social change from the Hebrew Bible prophets, with Jesus the apocalyptic prophet who also demanded social and economic justice for his oppressed people, or perhaps from the apocalyptic tradition's millenarian visions. The use of the Bible has been fertile ground throughout Christian history for prophetic calls for radical change within society as a whole and the church in particular. The essays contained in this volume examine aspects of this radical tradition, its doctrine, hermeneutics, pedagogy, and social action. They offer a sustained development of the theme of the Bible and its reception and appropriation in the context of radical practices, and an exposition of the imaginative possibilities of radical engagement with the Bible in inclusive social contexts. Part 1 treats New Testament texts directly-the Lukan writings, Paul and the Book of Revelation; Part 2 explores some examples of reception history and of radical appropriation of the Bible in history and literature; Part 3 addresses contemporary issues in liberation theology and public theology. This book is a Festschrift in honour of Professor Christopher Rowland, the Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture in the University of Oxford.
Download or read book Empowering Leadership written by Michael Fletcher and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major problem in the local church today is lack of leadership. Simply put, we have more needs than we have leaders to meet those needs. So, how do we train better leaders faster? The truth is, very few churches really have a well-thought-out leadership development plan. Growth requires continually adding healthy new leaders, who carry the church culture forward and embody its core values. Everyone knows it, but how do we achieve it? In Empowering Leadership author and leadership consultant Michael Fletcher says leaders like this can't simply be bought, nor can they be hired from someone else's leadership assembly line. Developing leaders at every level, to create an environment that attracts potential leaders, and to build better leaders faster, an organization needs more than a pipeline. It needs a culture that develops leaders organically. Finding the right kind of leaders to guide your church on a path of continual growth comes out of keeping the right focus, and that focus is not just on the leaders. In fact, as Fletcher says, It isn't about the leader. It never was about the leader. It will never be about the leader. It will always and only be about Jesus and his people. It's about the people. True leadership development includes the often messy, but necessary, interaction of life upon life. So hiring pastors and key staff roles from within the church is the very best policy—people who "breathe" the culture of the church and who have helped create the culture you want to maintain. If your church or organization needs a good leadership development structure, then you're holding the right book. Empowering Leadership details Michael's greatest insights on how to build better leaders faster by creating a leadership development culture in your church or organization—naturally, organically, continually. Empower your church or organization through great leadership. This book will show you how!
Download or read book Servant Leaders of the People of God written by Robert Morris Schwartz and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spirituality of the American priesthood based on the documents of Vatican II and the teaching of the U.S. bishops.
Download or read book God Our Servant written by Rev. Richard W. Ames and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God, Our Servant: The We Might Also Become Servants By: Rev. Richard W. Ames Many believe that we are the servants of God, but what if it were the other way around? After 40 years of teaching, visiting, and counseling Christians, Rev. Richard W. Ames knows that there are “gaps” in Biblical knowledge and the expression of that knowledge for many believers, gaps which have also existed in his own faith. God, Our Servant: That We Might Also Become Servants addresses many of these misconceptions and is geared toward helping those who have faith grow in their understanding of that faith. Take for example the phrase, “All the good people will be in hell, while all the bad people will be in heaven,” which is explored in greater detail within. Discover the position and attitude God assumes as he works with the sin of every human; He is the servant of the sinner, not his or her master.
Download or read book Christ s 40 Commandments For Use by Those in Ministry written by and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christ’s 40 Commandments for Use by Those in Ministry (dark blue) This concise reference book is essential for those in all aspects of ministry. Assisting in Bible study? There are 959 verses grouped by commandment. Preparing a sermon? There is more than a year’s material. Counseling individuals? There are relevant quotes from Jesus Christ. Related Gospel verses assembled together give complete research per topic. Engaging in personal reflection? There are guidelines on how to live. Researching in a busy world? There is an easily-read layout. Needing a great gift? This is it – for you and others. This text is a valuable tool.
Download or read book The Parables of Jesus written by Luise Schottroff and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A premier New Testament scholar explores how Jesus' trial and execution are portrayed in the New Testament and how that portrayal has affected biblical studies, Christian theology, and Jewish-Christian relations through history. Tomson has written an accessible, responsible analysis of the biblical accounts of Jesus' death, demonstrating how, through compounded misunderstandings, they contributed to anti-Jewish sentiment in the early church and later history. Tomson's question of how Jesus is to be understood in his first-century Judean context is a critical one not only for biblical scholars, but for anyone concerned about human rights and interreligious dialogue today.
